Thinking Skills Mock Test 7: 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

  • Additional Evidence: Strengthening and weakening arguments with new information.
  • Matching Arguments: Recognising argument structures that are parallel or equivalent.
  • Truth/Liar Puzzles: Identifying truth-tellers and liars from statements and constraints.
  • Data Sufficiency: Deciding if given information is enough to answer the question.
  • Finding Procedures: Identifying the correct sequence or steps to reach an outcome.
  • Drawing a Conclusion: Logic-based deduction and inference from given premises.

Sample Questions from Test 7

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

Thinking Skills

Zoe, Ali and Ben each have 18 counters. They take turns: showing an even number means give that many to each …

Question 1 · Multiple choice

Question

Zoe, Ali and Ben each have 18 counters. They take turns: showing an even number means give that many to each of the other two; odd means receive that many from each. Zoe spins 2. Ali spins 1. If they end with 15, 24 and 15 respectively (Zoe, Ali, Ben), what did Ben spin?

Options

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Correct answer

B. 2

Explanation

Everyone starts with 18 counters. Zoe spins 2. Since 2 is even, Zoe gives 2 counters to Ali and 2 counters to Ben. So Zoe loses 4 altogether. New totals: Zoe 14, Ali 20, Ben 20 Ali spins 1. Since 1 is odd, Ali receives 1 counter from Zoe and 1 from Ben. So Ali gains 2 altogether. New totals: Zoe 13, Ali 22, Ben 19 Now test Ben's possible spin. To finish on 15, 24 and 15, Ben must lose 4 counters in total, while Zoe and Ali each gain 2. That happens when Ben spins 2, because 2 is even and he gives 2 to each of the other two. Check: Zoe 13 + 2 = 15 Ali 22 + 2 = 24 Ben 19 - 4 = 15 So Ben spun 2.

Thinking Skills

A principal argued that longer break times would improve concentration because pupils would be less restless.…

Question 2 · Multiple choice

Question

A principal argued that longer break times would improve concentration because pupils would be less restless. Which one of these, if true, most strengthens the argument?

Options

  • A. Some pupils prefer short breaks.
  • B. Schools that extended breaks saw test scores rise.
  • C. Break times are already 15 minutes.
  • D. Weather affects outdoor breaks.

Correct answer

B. Schools that extended breaks saw test scores rise.

Explanation

The principal's idea is that longer break times will improve concentration because pupils will be less restless. To strengthen this argument, we want evidence that longer breaks have already led to better results somewhere else. If schools that extended breaks saw test scores rise, that strongly supports the claim. It suggests the change may really help students focus and learn better. The other options are weaker: some pupils preferring short breaks does not show the plan fails, how long breaks already are does not prove anything, and weather affecting outdoor breaks is not direct evidence about concentration. So the strongest answer is the evidence from schools where test scores rose after breaks were extended.

Core Competencies

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

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