Thinking Skills Mock Test 6: 2027 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

2027 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.
  • Drawing a Conclusion: Logic-based deduction and inference from given premises.
  • Spatial Reasoning: Visualising and manipulating shapes, positions, and arrangements.
  • Seating Arrangements: Deducing who sits where from ordering and constraint clues.
  • Detecting Reasoning Errors: Identifying flaws, assumptions, and gaps in arguments.
  • Relevant Selections: Choosing the option that best supports or completes an argument.

Sample Questions from Test 6

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

Thinking Skills

Anisha made a design using four identical tiles. Her mother put a black colour mat in the middle of the desig…

Question 1 · Multiple choice

Question

Anisha made a design using four identical tiles. Her mother put a black colour mat in the middle of the design as shown below.

A 4×4 grid made from four identical 2×2 tiles. A black mat covers the four inner cells. Below the grid are four answer options (A–D), each showing a 2×2 arrangement of symbols including arrows, stars, and faces.

Options

  • A.A
  • B.B
  • C.C
  • D.D

Correct answer

D.D

Explanation

The 4×4 design is made from four identical 2×2 tiles, each rotated 90° from the previous. The black mat covers the four inner corners — one from each tile.

By tracing the rotation pattern across all four tiles, the hidden symbol at each position can be identified:

Position in hidden regionSymbol
Top-leftU-shaped arrow
Top-rightDot face (two dots + smile)
Bottom-leftSmall star
Bottom-rightPointed star

Now check the options:

  • A: top-left shows a rounded arc — should be a U-shaped arrow. ✗
  • B: top-left is correct, but the top-right dot face is missing its smile. ✗
  • C: top-left shows a lightning bolt — should be a U-shaped arrow. ✗
  • D: matches the table above exactly. ✓

Thinking Skills

A net of a cube is shown below.

Question 2 · Multiple choice

Question

A net of a cube is shown below.

Which of the following could be a possible view of the cube?

A cross-shaped cube net with a black-triangle face and a funnel-shaped face; four labelled 3D cube views (options A–D)

Options

  • A.A
  • B.B
  • C.C
  • D.D

Correct answer

D.D

Explanation

Step 1 — Look at the given net

Here is the net laid flat. Notice there are two special faces: one has a black triangle in its corner, and another has a funnel shape (a small square connected to a trapezoid).

The net laid flat showing the black-triangle face and the funnel-shaped face

Step 2 — Rotate the net to see the faces more clearly

If we rotate the net, we can see how the four faces in the long strip will wrap around to form the sides of the cube, while the two remaining faces will become the top and bottom.

Net rotated so the strip of four side-faces is horizontal

Step 3 — Fold the net into a cube

The four straight faces wrap around to form the sides, and the two flaps fold up and down to make the top and bottom. Notice how the black triangle and the funnel-shaped face are direct neighbours — they share an edge.

Net folding into a cube showing the triangle and funnel faces as neighbours

Step 4 — Find the correct orientation of the triangle–funnel edge

Looking at where these two faces meet: the wide base of the funnel touches the black triangle, and the black triangle's right-angle corner is nearest to the funnel. Rotating slightly to view this edge head-on confirms the exact connection:

Rotated view showing the black triangle edge connecting to the wide part of the funnel face

Step 5 — Match to the options

Option D matches the cube exactly; other options highlighted for comparison

  • Option A — the funnel-shaped face is not touching the black triangle at all. ✗
  • Option B — the triangle touching the funnel is white, not black. ✗
  • Option C — the narrow part of the funnel is touching the black triangle (it should be the wide part). ✗
  • Option D — the wide base of the funnel correctly meets the black triangle's edge. ✓

Option D is the correct answer.

Core Competencies

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

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