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Taking Practice Exams

How do I take practice exams on my Blueprint account?

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Written by Meghan
Updated over a month ago

Starting Your Exam

Access practice exams either through the Exams page or the Study Plan in your account.

Exam Options

Take Exam

Each exam has the option to be completed as a full exam or in sections.

When you click on Take Exam and choose your exam timing, you are locked into taking the test as a full exam, meaning that it will not be scored until you complete all sections. While you can pause the test and resume later, you should try to take all exams under test like conditions. Test like conditions mean that you complete the test in one sitting and on 1x time.

Take in Sections

You can also choose to take an exam in sections by clicking on the Take in Sections option. You will be able to choose your exam timing just like before, but you can choose which section to start with.

Your section exam will be scored as soon as you finish. You can complete all of the other sections under the same attempt. Section exams are a great way to spot train specific sections without having to sit for the full exam time. We recommend using them closer to your test date (once guarantee requirements have been met).


Timing

Regular time is just like regular time on test day. Regardless of how many sections you’re doing, you also have the option of taking your exam at 1.25x time, 1.5x time, 2x time, or Untimed. If you have received testing accommodations from your testmaker, use the dropdown menu to select the time matching your accommodation. Otherwise, we recommend using Regular time.

Can Exams be Reset?

LSAT exams other than Practice Exam 1 can be reset one time. Practice Exam 1 cannot be reset.

MCAT exams cannot be reset but you do have five attempts on each exam.

During the Exam

Answering Questions

To pick an answer, select the answer choice among the five given to highlight it. Then, click the > icon in the bottom-right corner of your interface to advance to the next question. Do NOT click Complete Section (Checkered Flag icon on mobile) at this time; it will end your section early, and you won't have an opportunity to complete the rest of the questions.

Eliminating Answer Choices

To eliminate an answer choice, click the crossed-out circle icon to gray it out. If you wish to bring back an answer choice you have already eliminated, click the crossed-out circle icon again.

Flagging & Skipping Questions

To flag a question to get back to it later, click the Bookmark icon on the top-right corner of your interface (top-middle on mobile). You have the option of skipping the questions as well. However, since the LSAT does not penalize wrong answers, we strongly recommend selecting an answer before moving on, even if it's just a guess.

Breaks Between Sections

On a Full exam, breaks are automatically given just as they would be on test day. If you take the exam in sections, you will receive your score report for that section immediately following each section, giving you the option of jumping right into another section or reviewing right away.

Ending Each Section

Once you complete the final question of a section (if there is time remaining) the > icon to go to the next question will be grayed out (since there aren't any more questions). The section will automatically end when time runs out, so you can use any time you have left to review questions you have flagged. You also have the option to end the section early by clicking Complete Section (Checkered Flag icon on mobile). However, since you won't have this option on test day, we recommend waiting until time runs out. (Note: if you are taking the test untimed, you will need to click "Complete Section" to end the section.)

Getting Your Score

Full Exam

Once you complete the final section of your exam, you will instantly receive a score. You will also get a detailed score report with accuracy percentages, question-type analytics, and review material for each question. We highly recommend spending plenty of time reviewing each practice exam you take.

Section Exam

At the end of each section, you will receive the same analytics and review material that you would get after a full exam.

To learn more information on how to score your section exams, click on the links below!

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