Thinking Skills Tips22 March 2026The "Who is Correct?" Logic Trap: Mastering Dual-Statement Questions in Thinking Skills
In the Thinking Skills section of the 2026 NSW Selective High School Placement Test, there is a very specific type of logic puzzle that consistently catches students off guard. It involves a set of rules, followed by...
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Thinking Skills Tips20 March 2026How to Solve "Main Idea" and "Main Conclusion" Questions in the Selective Test
If there is one question type that consistently tricks fast readers in the NSW Selective High School Placement Test, it is the identifying the main conclusion (or main idea) question. In the Thinking Skills section, y...
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How to Solve "Weaken the Argument" Questions in the Selective Test
If there is one skill that separates a good Thinking Skills student from a great one, it is the ability to spot a logical flaw. In the NSW Selective High School Placement Test, you will frequently encounter questions...
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Thinking Skills Tips18 March 2026How to Solve "Strengthen the Argument" Questions in the Selective Test
In the Thinking Skills section of the NSW Selective High School Placement Test, evaluating arguments is one of the most heavily tested domains. Within this category, students frequently encounter questions that ask: "...
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Thinking Skills Tips9 March 2026Cracking the Thinking Skills Code: Why This Section Decides Selective Outcomes
For most NSW primary school students, the term "Thinking Skills" is a foreign concept. It doesn't appear on a standard school report card, and it isn't a subject taught during a typical Tuesday afternoon at a local pu...
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Thinking Skills Tips13 February 2026Spotting the Flaw: How to Ace the "Critical Thinking" Questions
It's Not About Being Right In the "Thinking Skills" test, you will often read a short paragraph where someone argues for something (e.g., "We should ban homework"). Your job isn't to say if you agree. Your job is to f...
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Thinking Skills Tips14 January 2026Mental Origami: How to Ace the Visual Puzzles in Thinking Skills
Put Away the Scissors A huge chunk of the "Thinking Skills" and "Mathematical Reasoning" tests involves Spatial Reasoning. You'll see a flat shape (a "net") and be asked, "If you fold this into a cube, which face is o...
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Thinking Skills Tips20 December 2025Thinking Skills 101: Solving "Who is Telling the Truth?" and Logic Puzzles
The "Brain Power" Section The Thinking Skills section is designed to be the hardest part to "study" for because it tests your raw logic. It replaced the old "General Ability" test and is much tougher. Type 1: Who is T...
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