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

After Meg (3): M receives 3 from each → M 24, N 15, O 15. After Ned (2): N gives 2 to each → M 26, N 11, O 17. To reach (25, 10, 19), Ola must receive 1 from Meg and 1 from Ned. This happens when Ola draws 1 (an odd number). M 26-1=25, N 11-1=10, O 17+2=19. 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

Evidence that the career path values the hobby supports 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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