Thinking Skills Mock Test 10: 2026 NSW Selective Format

Master the new Janison-style Thinking Skills exam with our comprehensive 40-question mock test. Designed specifically for students targeting top-tier NSW Selective High Schools.

Duration

40 Minutes

Format

2026 NSW Format

Questions

40 multiple-choice

Level

Official Selective Test Level

Skills Covered in this Test

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

The breakdown

  • Drawing a Conclusion: Logic-based deduction and inference from given premises.
  • Detecting Reasoning Errors: Identifying flaws, assumptions, and gaps in arguments.
  • Relevant Selections: Choosing the option that best supports or completes an argument.
  • Truth/Liar Puzzles: Identifying truth-tellers and liars from statements and constraints.
  • Logical Deduction: Drawing necessary conclusions from given rules and conditions.
  • Finding Procedures: Identifying the correct sequence or steps to reach an outcome.

Sample Questions from Test 10

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

Thinking Skills

Uma, Vic and Will each have 20 tokens. They take turns: even means give that many to each of the other two; o…

Question 1 · Multiple choice

Question

Uma, Vic and Will each have 20 tokens. They take turns: even means give that many to each of the other two; odd means receive that many from each. Uma spins 4. Vic spins 1. If they end with 13, 28 and 19, what did Will spin?

Options

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Correct answer

B. 2

Explanation

Everyone starts with 20 tokens. Uma spins 4. Since 4 is even, Uma gives 4 tokens to Vic and 4 tokens to Will. So Uma loses 8 altogether. New totals: Uma 12, Vic 24, Will 24 Vic spins 1. Since 1 is odd, Vic receives 1 token from Uma and 1 from Will. So Vic gains 2 altogether. New totals: Uma 11, Vic 26, Will 23 Now test Will's possible spin. To finish on 13, 28 and 19, Will must lose 4 altogether, while Uma and Vic each gain 2. That happens when Will spins 2, because 2 is even and he gives 2 to each of the other two. Check: Uma 11 + 2 = 13 Vic 26 + 2 = 28 Will 23 - 4 = 19 So Will spun 2.

Thinking Skills

A councillor argued that free breakfast at school would improve attendance because hungry pupils skip school.…

Question 2 · Multiple choice

Question

A councillor argued that free breakfast at school would improve attendance because hungry pupils skip school. Which one of these, if true, most strengthens the argument?

Options

  • A. Some pupils eat at home.
  • B. Schools that offered free breakfast saw attendance rise.
  • C. Breakfast is already provided elsewhere.
  • D. Pupils like choice.

Correct answer

B. Schools that offered free breakfast saw attendance rise.

Explanation

The councillor's idea is that free breakfast at school will improve attendance because hungry pupils may skip school. To strengthen this argument, we want evidence that free breakfast has already improved attendance somewhere else. If schools that offered free breakfast saw attendance rise, that strongly supports the claim. It shows that the same kind of plan can really make pupils come to school more often. The other options are weaker: some pupils eating at home does not support the argument, breakfast already being provided elsewhere does not show this plan works here, and pupils liking choice is not evidence about attendance. So the strongest answer is the evidence from schools where attendance rose after free breakfast was introduced.

Core Competencies

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

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