Thinking Skills Mock Test 5: 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

  • Matching Arguments: Recognising argument structures that are parallel or equivalent.
  • Additional Evidence: Strengthening and weakening arguments with new information.
  • 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.
  • Logical Deduction: Drawing necessary conclusions from given rules and conditions.

Sample Questions from Test 5

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

Thinking Skills

A breeder has 140 female rabbits. All but 6 have had litters this year. None had more than two litters. In to…

Question 1 · Multiple choice

Question

A breeder has 140 female rabbits. All but 6 have had litters this year. None had more than two litters. In total 202 young were born. How many rabbits had exactly one litter?

Options

  • A. 58
  • B. 66
  • C. 74
  • D. 82

Correct answer

B. 66

Explanation

Out of 140 rabbits, all but 6 had litters. So the number of rabbits that had litters is: 140 - 6 = 134 Let: x = rabbits with exactly 1 litter y = rabbits with exactly 2 litters Then: x + y = 134 because 134 rabbits had litters altogether. The total number of young born was 202, so: x + 2y = 202 Now subtract the first equation from the second: (x + 2y) - (x + y) = 202 - 134 y = 68 So 68 rabbits had 2 litters. That means: x = 134 - 68 = 66 So 66 rabbits had exactly one litter.

Thinking Skills

A solid has a rectangular top and four vertical side faces. When you look at it from above, it looks like a r…

Question 2 · Multiple choice

Question

A solid has a rectangular top and four vertical side faces. When you look at it from above, it looks like a rectangle. When you look at it from the side, which shape does it look like?

Options

  • A. A circle
  • B. A rectangle
  • C. A triangle
  • D. A line

Correct answer

B. A rectangle

Explanation

A solid with a rectangular top and four vertical side faces is like a box or a rectangular prism. From above, it looks like a rectangle because you are looking straight at the top face. From the side, one of its flat side faces also looks like a rectangle. So the shape you see from the side is a rectangle.

Core Competencies

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

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