Lesson Catalogue

Guided lessons for reading, maths, writing, thinking skills and reasoning across the NSW Selective, Opportunity Class, VIC Selective and scholarship tests. Each skill follows the same path: learn it, practise the foundations, then apply it under exam conditions. Selected foundation lessons are free to read — subscribe to unlock practice and instant marking.

The learning path

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Guided lesson tutorials
Learn each skill step by step, with worked examples and clear explanations.
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Foundation-level practice
Lock in the essentials with targeted practice questions and instant marking.
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Exam-style practice
Apply it under timed, test-realistic conditions to get exam-ready.

Timed Writing

Writing

Understand the prompt, draft under time, get rubric feedback, and revise.

47 lessons · 2 free to read

01Break down the writing promptFind the task, reader, form, and hidden rules before drafting.Free →02Plan the whole responseGive every paragraph a clear job before the first sentence.Free →

Reading Foundations

Reading

Comprehension techniques that work on any passage — across selective, OC and scholarship tests.

12 lessons · 2 free to read

01Keyword Hunt for Reading QuestionsFind answer evidence faster by anchoring keywords and eliminating distractors.Free →02Inference Grid (Claim + Proof)Build stronger inference answers by pairing claim statements with direct proof.Free →

Poem Reading

Reading

Decode the question, read closely, and prove every answer from the poem.

20 lessons · 2 free to read

01Understanding the poem taskRead the stem first and prove answers from exact words.Free →02Speaker and situationWork out who is speaking, and where and when.Free →

Maths Foundations

Maths

Core mathematical reasoning for selective, OC and scholarship tests.

7 lessons · 2 free to read

01Multi-Step Arithmetic & Order of OperationsWork sums in the right order (brackets, then ×÷, then +−) and check with an estimate.Free →02Fractions, Decimals & PercentagesConvert between the three forms and apply a percentage increase or decrease.Free →

Thinking Skills Foundations

Thinking Skills

Critical and numerical reasoning for selective, OC and scholarship thinking-skills tests.

12 lessons · 2 free to read

01Drawing Valid ConclusionsWork out what must be true from the facts, and reject conclusions that go too far.Free →02Finding the Hidden AssumptionFind the unstated idea an argument quietly depends on to work.Free →

Reasoning Foundations

Thinking Skills

NSW, VIC and scholarship reasoning: verbal, logical, quantitative and nonverbal skills.

20 lessons · 2 free to read

01Must-be-true conclusionsProve the option that is forced by the facts, not merely possible.Free →02If-then rulesUse conditional rules correctly, including only-if wording and contrapositives.Free →