OC Thinking Skills Practice Test 11 — 2027 NSW Opportunity Class Exam

Sharpen deductive logic, argument evaluation, and analytical reasoning with this 30-question OC Thinking Skills practice test. Matched to the 2027 NSW Opportunity Class Placement Test format and timed to build real exam speed for Year 4/5 students.

Duration

30 Minutes

Format

2027 NSW Format

Questions

30 multiple-choice

Level

NSW OC Placement Test Level

Skills Covered in this Test

This practice test mirrors the official weightings of the NSW Department of Education exam.

The breakdown

  • Additional Evidence: Strengthening and weakening arguments with new information.
  • Matching Arguments: Recognising argument structures that are parallel or equivalent.
  • Identifying Similarity: Pattern and structure comparison across cases.
  • Syllogisms: Applying categorical logic and valid inference forms.
  • Evaluating Hypotheses: Assessing whether evidence supports or undermines a hypothesis.
  • Data Sufficiency: Deciding if given information is enough to answer the question.

Sample Questions from Test 11

The first two questions of this mock test (same order and wording as the timed exam).

Thinking Skills

"An effective coach has to be knowledgeable and good at motivating their players."

Question 1 · Multiple choice

Question

"An effective coach has to be knowledgeable and good at motivating their players."

Options

If this statement is true, which of these sentences must also be true?

  • A.Ben is knowledgeable, so he cannot be an effective coach.
  • B.Ben is good at motivating others, so he is not an effective coach.
  • C.Ben is neither knowledgeable nor good at motivating, yet he is an effective coach.
  • D.Ben is knowledgeable, so he may be an effective coach.

Correct answer

D.Ben is knowledgeable, so he may be an effective coach.

Explanation

Step 1: Identify the rule

"An effective coach has to be knowledgeable AND good at motivating their players."

Written as a logical rule:

Effective coach  →  knowledgeable  AND  good motivator

Both qualities are REQUIRED to be an effective coach.

Step 2: What can we conclude about Ben?

Ben is knowledgeable. He has ONE of the two required qualities.

  • Can we say Ben IS an effective coach? No — we don't know if he is a good motivator too.
  • Can we say Ben CANNOT be an effective coach? No — being knowledgeable doesn't stop him; he just might also be a good motivator, in which case he would qualify.

The only safe conclusion is: Ben might (could possibly) be an effective coach, if he also has the motivating quality.

Step 3: Check option D

"Ben is knowledgeable, so he may be an effective coach."

This is true — he has one of the two requirements, leaving open the possibility that he has the other too. ✓

Answer: D — Ben is knowledgeable, so he may be an effective coach.

Thinking Skills

When viewed from the side, an object looks like the picture shown below:

Question 2 · Multiple choice

Question

When viewed from the side, an object looks like the picture shown below:

When viewed from the side, an object looks like the picture shown below: a side view of the object appears above four answer choices labelled A to D asking which is the view from the top.

Options

  • A.A
  • B.B
  • C.C
  • D.D

Correct answer

B.B

Explanation

Look carefully at the outside shape and the shape on top.

In the correct top view, the outside must be a circle, and the top piece must appear as an inverted triangle inside it.

Only B matches both of those features.

  • A has a rectangle inside the circle, not a triangle.
  • C and D do not have the correct outside shape.

So B is the correct top view.

Core Competencies

Additional EvidenceData SufficiencyDetecting Reasoning ErrorsDrawing a ConclusionEvaluating HypothesesFinding ProceduresIdentifying SimilarityLogical DeductionMatching ArgumentsRelevant SelectionsSeating ArrangementsSpatial ReasoningSyllogismsTruth/Liar Puzzles

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