Thinking Skills
1. There are three people, A, B, C. Their jobs are teacher, handyman
and soldier.
x C is older than the soldier
x A is not the same age as the handyman
x The handyman is younger than B
Who is the soldier?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. Cannot tell from the above information.
2. Nancy Lucy and Jane all received flowers. The three flowers are in
three different colors, red, white and yellow.
x Nancy did not receive the red flower
x Lucy did not receive the white flower
x Lucy took a picture with the person that received red flower.
Who received the yellow flower?
A. Nancy
B. Lucy
C. Jane
3. Scott and Bill are both working on building the same chairs in the
factory, Scott works twice faster as Bill. Scott started his work at
8:00 in the morning and finished at 12:00 and he had done 12
chairs. Bill started at 6:00 in the morning and he had finished 24
chairs, what time did he finish his work?
A. 2:00 PM in the afternoon
B. 4:00 PM in the afternoon
C. 6:00 PM in the afternoon
D. 8:00 PM in the afternoon
E. 10:00 PM in the afternoon
4. Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species
are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African
forest elephant, and the Asian elephant.
Which of the below statement is correct:
A. If we look at all the animals in the past, elephants are the
largest animals.
B. Elephants are the largest living animals on earth right now
C. Elephants are listed as endangered animals
D. Lions live on land right now so elephants are larger than Lions.
E. Elephants are the most strong land animals on earth.
5. There are 40 students in year 5 red, the teach asks the students to
take part in the after-school sports, which are basketball and
football, 20 kids take part in the basketball and 16 kids take part in
the soccer game, 12 kids did not take any of the sports.
How many kids took both basketball and soccer?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
E. 10
6. A politician said in a television interview: “The more trade that
countries do with each
other, the better it is for everyone.”
Which one of these statements, if true, best supports the
politician’s claim?
A. Different countries can sometimes make particular goods more
cheaply than others
B. Businesses do better when more people are buying their goods
or services
C. Countries that engage in trade with each other create more
opportunities for economic growth.
D. It is important for a country to have strong businesses.
7. There are five 6 towns on the map, F is on the southwest of E, D is
on the north of E, A is on the north of D, B is on the southwest of A,
C is on the southwest of B.
Which town is on the northwest of F?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
8. In a classroom with five students, here are their math and reading
scores. The student with the highest combined score will have the
opportunity to win the award, provided that their scores in both
subjects are above the overall average of all five students. If not,
the award will go to the student with the second-highest score.
Math
A
B
C
D
E
70
78
80
72
88
Reading
80
82
87
83
80
Who will win the award?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
9. Three small cards are used to form pictures of keys. There is a
circular piece that forms the head of the key. Three small cards are
used to make the body of the key and are allowed to overlap and
can be used in any order. The three cards and a key that can be
made from them are shown below.
Which one of the following keys can be made using the same set
of three cards?
10.
Three people, A,B,C, participated in the competition, and
they happened to secure the top three positions in the competition.
Each person was wearing a pair of shoes in one of the colors:
white, blue, or red.
x A is not wearing white shoes, C is not wearing blue shoes.
x The person who wears the white shoes did not get No.1 in
the game.
x The one who wears the blue shoes ranked the third in the
game.
x C did not rank No.2 in the game
What did B rank in the game, and what colour is his shoes?
A. No. 1 and white
B. No. 2 and white
C. No. 3 and red
D. No. 2 and blue
E. No. 1 and blue