The Selective thinking skills test is crafted to analyse a student's problem-solving, critical and creative thinking skills. Some of the foundational topics include logical reasoning, mathematical deduction, and spatial reasoning.
Thinking Skills Test Structure (25% Weighting)
Consists of 40 multiple-choice questions with a time limit of 40 minutes.
The Selective reading comprehension component are multiple choice questions that measure your child's ability to inference and interpret meaning from a passage and then problem solve to find out the answer. Reading passages could range from poems, novel extracts, cartoons and articles.
Reading Test Structure (25% Weighting)
Consists of 16 questions (2 having multiple parts) with the time limit of 40 minutes.
The Selective mathematical reasoning component consists of multiple-choice questions designed to assess various mathematical skills. Topics covered may include data interpretation, spatial awareness, measurements, number patterns, arithmetic, and algebraic & geometric operations.
Mathematical Reasoning Test Structure (25% weighting)
Consists of 35 multiple-choice questions with a time limit of 40 minutes.
The writing test in Selective is an open response where students have to write either a creative, informative or persuasive text depending on the stimulus.
Writing Test Structure (Updated to 25% weighting)
Consists of a stimulus where students have to write a written response to a single prompt in a time frame of 30 minutes.