LNAT timing calculator
LNAT's ideal is 500 to 600 words, and its recommended maximum is 750.
LNAT Section A
7:55 per passage
Your result
About 7:55 per passage. Section A gives 42 questions on 12 passages in 95 minutes: about 7:55 per passage, or 136 seconds per question. After 6 passages you want about 47:30 left. Section B is one essay from a choice of 3 in 40 minutes.
- Section A: multiple choice1:35:0042 questions on 12 passages, 3 or 4 questions each. About 136 seconds per question.
- Section B: essay40:00One question from a choice of 3. The LNAT recommends 750 words at most and calls 500 to 600 ideal. Practise with a timed essay.
- Both sections2:15:00135 minutes of test time, not counting check-in.
- Even pace
Four-question passages take longer. 42 questions on 12 passages of 3 or 4 questions works out as six of each, so bank time on the three-question passages.
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Questions people ask
How long is the LNAT?
2 hours 15 minutes of test time: 95 minutes for Section A's 42 multiple-choice questions and 40 minutes for the Section B essay.
How long should I spend on each LNAT passage?
About 7 minutes 55 seconds on average: 95 minutes for 12 passages. That is about 136 seconds per question. After six passages you want about 47 minutes 30 seconds left.
How many questions are in each LNAT passage?
Three or four. With 42 questions on 12 passages, that works out as six passages of each.
Can you get extra time in the LNAT?
Yes, as an examination access requirement, for example for dyslexia, with supporting evidence such as a specialist's report. The LNAT Consortium says extra time can usually be verified within a few days, but it does not publish extended timings. Breaks are not allowed unless approved in advance.
How long is the LNAT essay?
You have 40 minutes to answer one of three questions. LNAT's ideal is 500 to 600 words, and its recommended maximum is 750.
How hard is the LNAT in the UK?
It is hard mainly because of time: Section A is 42 questions on 12 passages in 95 minutes, about 2 minutes 16 seconds each. Section B is one essay in 40 minutes.
How to write an LNAT essay?
Choose one of three questions and argue one clear position in 40 minutes. Aim for 500 to 600 words; the limit is 750.
What does LNAT stand for?
The Law National Aptitude Test. Universities use it to help select applicants for undergraduate law.
What is the LNAT exam?
A test universities use to select for undergraduate law: 42 multiple-choice questions in 95 minutes, then one essay from a choice of three in 40 minutes. It tests reasoning, not knowledge of law.
How should I prepare for the LNAT?
Use LNAT's own preparation guide, hints and tips, practice tests and sample essays, and practise Section A against the clock: 42 questions in 95 minutes is about 2 minutes 15 seconds each.
How do you get your LNAT score?
Section A is marked by computer into a score out of 42, your LNAT score. The essay is not marked by LNAT; it goes with your score to your universities, which see your results before you do.
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How we work this out
What it does
See how long you have for each LNAT passage and question, check your pace mid-section, and run a practice clock, with or without extra time.
The LNAT as described by the LNAT Consortium for 2027 entry: Section A, 42 multiple-choice questions on 12 passages in 95 minutes, and Section B, one essay from a choice of three in 40 minutes.
Method
- Time per passage is Section A's 95 minutes divided by 12 passages: 7 minutes 55 seconds. Time per question is 95 minutes divided by 42: about 136 seconds.
- Checkpoints are the time that should be left after every third passage at an even pace.
- For the pace check, starting passage p means p minus 1 are done. We compare that with how many passages an even pace would have finished, and divide the time left by the passages left.
- With extra time we multiply the published minutes by your approved percentage. The Consortium offers extra time but publishes no extended timings, so this part is labelled a scenario.