Thinking Skills Mock Test 3: 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.
  • Logical Deduction: Drawing necessary conclusions from given rules and conditions.
  • Drawing a Conclusion: Logic-based deduction and inference from given premises.

Sample Questions from Test 3

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

Thinking Skills

Meg, Ned and Ola each have 18 tokens. They take turns drawing a card showing 1, 2 or 3. Even number: give tha…

Question 1 · Multiple choice

Question

Meg, Ned and Ola each have 18 tokens. They take turns drawing a card showing 1, 2 or 3. Even number: give that many to each of the other two. Odd: receive that many from each. Meg draws 3. Ned draws 2. If they end with 25, 10 and 19 respectively (Meg, Ned, Ola), what did Ola draw?

Options

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. Cannot tell

Correct answer

A. 1

Explanation

Method 1: Work through the draws one by one. Everyone starts with 18 tokens. Meg draws 3. Since 3 is odd, Meg receives 3 tokens from each of the other two. So Meg gains 6 altogether, while Ned and Ola each lose 3. New totals: Meg 24, Ned 15, Ola 15 Ned draws 2. Since 2 is even, Ned gives 2 tokens to each of the other two. So Ned loses 4 altogether, while Meg and Ola each gain 2. New totals: Meg 26, Ned 11, Ola 17 Now test Ola's possible draw. If Ola draws 1, Ola receives 1 from Meg and 1 from Ned. That gives: Meg 25, Ned 10, Ola 19 This matches the question exactly. So Ola drew 1.

Thinking Skills

When Eva said she might give up photography to focus on law, Dan said: "You don't have to drop photography. H…

Question 2 · Multiple choice

Question

When Eva said she might give up photography to focus on law, Dan said: "You don't have to drop photography. Hobbies help you stay balanced and can improve focus when you study." Which one of these, if true, most strengthens Dan's argument?

Options

  • A. Law firms value well-rounded applicants with outside interests.
  • B. Eva's parents want her to focus only on exams.
  • C. Many lawyers have creative hobbies.
  • D. Photography equipment is expensive.

Correct answer

A. Law firms value well-rounded applicants with outside interests.

Explanation

Dan is saying Eva does not need to give up photography just because she wants to study law. His idea is that hobbies can help people stay balanced and focused. To strengthen his argument, we want evidence that photography could actually help Eva's future path, not just sit beside it. If law firms value well-rounded applicants with outside interests, then keeping photography could help Eva rather than harm her. That supports Dan's point strongly. The other options are weaker: her parents' opinion does not show Dan is right, many lawyers having hobbies is interesting but weaker, and photography being expensive would weaken Dan's idea. So the strongest answer is that law firms value well-rounded applicants with outside interests.

Core Competencies

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

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