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Year 6 · Thinking Skills

Tidy KookaburraNo. 05

40questions40minutesmultiple choice

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Matched to the real test, question by question.

40 multiple-choice questions in 40 minutes — the NSW Selective Test's published shape, sampling the same mix of verbal reasoning, deductive puzzles, numerical logic, and spatial thinking as the Department of Education's published Thinking Skills papers.

Every paper is generated, sat, and hand-reviewed before it is published. If a question is wrong in timing, format, or difficulty, it is rewritten. If the paper does not feel like the real test, you have thirty days to say so and ask for a refund.

— Made and reviewed in Sydney.

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  • ReviewAfter each attempt, the review screen shows the correct answer and an explanation for every question.
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Preview

Three questions from this paper

Pulled straight from this paper, options and all. The correct answers appear in the review screen after you sit it.

  1. Q1

    A three-digit secret code uses three different digits — the smallest first, then the middle, then the largest. Multiplying pairs of its digits gives:

    • smallest × middle = 28
    • middle × largest = 63
    • smallest × largest = 36

    What is the middle digit of the code?

    1. A6
    2. B8
    3. C4
    4. D7
  2. Q2

    There are six coins: 3 large and 3 small. For each size there is one coin with a circular hole, one with a square hole, and one with a star-shaped hole.

    Each coin is stored in a box. Every box shows two symbols. One symbol encodes size (large or small); the other encodes the hole type. They can be written in either order.

    • The box for the large coin with a circular hole shows ■ and ▲
    • The box for the small coin with a square hole shows □ and ◆
    • A third box shows ◇ and □

    Which coin could be placed in the third box?

    1. AThe large coin with a square hole.
    2. BThe large coin with a star-shaped hole.
    3. CThe small coin with a star-shaped hole.
    4. DThe small coin with a circular hole.
  3. Q3

    Aisha wanted to know if people in her suburb read the newspaper. She asked everyone coming out of the newsagent. Almost all said yes.

    Aisha: "So nearly everyone in the suburb reads the newspaper."

    Which one of these sentences shows the mistake that has been made?

    1. AA newspaper can be shared by a whole family.
    2. BThe newsagent might also sell sweets and drinks.
    3. CPeople coming out of the newsagent are more likely than most to be newspaper readers.
    4. DSome people might only buy a newspaper on weekends.
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