Thinking Skills Mock Test 15: 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

  • Finding Procedures: Identifying the correct sequence or steps to reach an outcome.
  • Additional Evidence: Strengthening and weakening arguments with new information.
  • Spatial Reasoning: Visualising and manipulating shapes, positions, and arrangements.
  • Seating Arrangements: Deducing who sits where from ordering and constraint clues.
  • Drawing a Conclusion: Logic-based deduction and inference from given premises.
  • Detecting Reasoning Errors: Identifying flaws, assumptions, and gaps in arguments.

Sample Questions from Test 15

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

Thinking Skills

Ivan, Jen and Kim each have 18 tokens. They take turns: even means give that many to each of the other two; o…

Question 1 · Multiple choice

Question

Ivan, Jen and Kim each have 18 tokens. They take turns: even means give that many to each of the other two; odd means receive that many from each. Ivan spins 2. Jen spins 3. If they end with 13, 28 and 13, what did Kim spin?

Options

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Correct answer

B. 2

Explanation

After Ivan 2 (even, gives 2): Ivan 14, Jen 20, Kim 20. After Jen 3 (odd, receives 3): Ivan 11, Jen 26, Kim 17. We need (13, 28, 13). Kim must go from 17 to 13 (lose 4). Losing 4 means she gave 2 to each, so she spun a 2.

Thinking Skills

A councillor argued that widening the pavement would reduce crowding because people would spread out. Which o…

Question 2 · Multiple choice

Question

A councillor argued that widening the pavement would reduce crowding because people would spread out. Which one of these, if true, most strengthens the argument?

Options

  • A. Widening costs money.
  • B. Wider pavements elsewhere saw crowding fall.
  • C. Some prefer narrow streets.
  • D. Widening takes time.

Correct answer

B. Wider pavements elsewhere saw crowding fall.

Explanation

Evidence that the measure worked elsewhere strengthens the argument.

Core Competencies

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

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