Thinking Skills Practice: Thinking Skills Challenge
Thinking Skills Challenge is a free logic game with fresh puzzles every round: number and letter series, secret codes, ordering clues and “which statement must be true?” questions.
Thinking Skills Challenge
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- Ages
- 8–12
- School years
- Grade 3–Grade 6
- Skills
- Finding the rule in number series, including two-step and growing patterns, Letter series and letter pairs using alphabet positions, Cracking letter-shift and number codes
- Time
- 2–5 minutes a round
- Cost
- Free, no sign-up
- Updated
How to play Thinking Skills Challenge
- Choose a level: Junior (ages 8–9), Senior (ages 10–12) or Mixed.
- Read every line of the question carefully. In logic questions, only use what the clues tell you.
- Pick the answer you think is right. If you get one wrong, read the explanation to see how it works.
- Answer 10 questions and try to build a streak of correct answers.
What your child learns
- Finding the rule in number series, including two-step and growing patterns
- Letter series and letter pairs using alphabet positions
- Cracking letter-shift and number codes
- Ordering people from clues such as “taller than” and “older than”
- Telling what must be true from what only might be true
- Reasoning with “if… then…” rules and days of the week
About Thinking Skills Challenge
Thinking skills tests ask children to reason with new information rather than recall facts. Typical questions include number and letter patterns, codes, ordering puzzles and short logic problems where only one statement must be true. These question types appear in many school entrance and scholarship tests, including the NSW Opportunity Class and Selective tests and 11+ papers in the UK.
Every question in this game is original and made up by the computer as you play, so no two rounds are the same, and each one has exactly one correct answer, checked by the computer. Junior questions suit Grades 3–4. Senior questions, for Grades 5–6, use longer series, five-person ordering puzzles and trickier logic, where some statements could be true but are not certain.
Which level should my child play?
| School year | Suggested level |
|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Junior |
| Grade 4 | Junior |
| Grade 5 | Senior |
| Grade 6 | Senior |
Move up a level after getting three stars two or three times in a row.
🏆 Leaderboard
Full leaderboard →Play a round to get on the board! Create a free account to save your scores.
🖨️ Printable worksheets
Practise away from the screen too: free worksheets with answer keys that match this game.
📝 Use it for test prep
Thinking Skills Challenge builds skills for these tests. Try the ⏱️ Timed test button for exam-style practice.
Frequently asked questions
Are these real test questions?
No. All questions are original and generated by the game. They practise the same kinds of thinking as school entrance and scholarship tests, but they are not taken from any real test paper.
What does “must be true” mean?
A statement must be true if the clues prove it, with no other possibility. A statement that could be true, but might not be, is not the answer.
How can my child get better at thinking skills?
Short, regular practice helps most. Encourage your child to read every clue, jot down orderings or patterns on paper, and check the answer against every clue before choosing.
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