What it tests
Critical thinking and problem solving. No previous knowledge is needed. Questions with four answer options, at about a minute each.
Question types you’ll practise
Arguments
Which statement best supports or weakens a claim.
Deduction
What must be true, given a rule or a set of facts.
Number puzzles
Orders, arrangements and totals.
Spatial
Shapes, views and patterns.
A sample question
Maria follows these habits:
- If Maria goes jogging, she drinks water afterwards.
- If Maria drinks water after jogging, she listens to music.
- Whenever Maria goes swimming, she also drinks water.
On Monday, Maria was listening to music.
On Tuesday, Maria drank water but did not listen to music.
Paul says: “Maria must have gone jogging on Monday.”
Linda says: “Maria cannot have gone jogging on Tuesday.”
Whose reasoning is correct?
Worked solution
Answer: B. Listening to music does not prove that Maria went jogging, because she could have listened to music for another reason. Therefore Paul is incorrect. If Maria had gone jogging on Tuesday, she would have drunk water afterwards and then listened to music. Since she did not listen to music on Tuesday, she could not have gone jogging. Therefore Linda is correct, so the answer is B.
Pacing
With 30 questions in 30 minutes, a question that takes three minutes costs two others. A full timed mock shows where your child’s time goes.