Non-Verbal and Critical Thinking Skills

The video tutorial covers the new selective thinking skills assessment, focusing on critical thinking, problem-solving, non-verbal and verbal reasoning. It explains the exam structure, time management, and provides methods for solving various types of questions, including problem-solving, segment identification, age-related, and logic problems. The tutorial also includes a practical example of calculating the cheapest tourist bus ticket combination.

What are the two major abilities that make up thinking skills?

• Mathematical reasoning and logical reasoning

• Verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning

• Visual skills and logical skills

• Critical thinking and problem-solving

What is critical thinking primarily concerned with in the assessment?

• Understanding of arguments

• Time management

• Solving mathematical problems

• Visual reasoning

What does non-verbal reasoning involve?

• Solving mathematical equations

• Answering questions with visual skills

• Understanding words and small texts

• Time management

How many questions are there in the selective schools thinking skills exam?

• 50 questions

• 40 questions

• 30 questions

• 60 questions

In the marble problem, how many marbles does Kai have after the first round?

• 25 marbles

• 40 marbles

• 30 marbles

• 35 marbles

In the faulty segments example, what number is formed by adding the top and bottom right segments to the second diagram?

• Four

• Two

• Five

• Three

In the age problem, how old is Anita?

• Eight

• Ten

• Nine

• Seven

In the goats and kids problem, how many goats had kids?

• 121

• 242

• 115

• 236

Who lives at the right end of the road in the spatial reasoning question?

• Mr. Green

• Dr. Gray

• Miss White

• Miss Black

In the scores and rankings problem, what is the maximum score Layla can achieve?

• 160

• 169

• 270

• 260