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More than 130 guided, interactive lessons. Try one free, no sign-up.
Reading, writing, maths, thinking skills and reasoning for the NSW Selective, OC, VIC Selective and scholarship tests. In the free lessons your child works through parts 1 to 5 with Study Buddy, with no sign-up. The free trial opens parts 6 to 8 and every other lesson.
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Reading Foundations
Comprehension techniques that work on any passage, across selective, OC and scholarship tests.
12 lessons · 2 free
Keyword Hunt for Reading Questions
Find answer evidence faster by anchoring keywords and eliminating distractors.
Inference Grid (Claim + Proof)
Build stronger inference answers by pairing claim statements with direct proof.
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Poem Reading
Decode the question, read closely, and prove every answer from the poem.
20 lessons · 2 free
Understanding the poem task
Read the stem first and prove answers from exact words.
Speaker and situation
Work out who is speaking, and where and when.
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Writing Craft
The moves behind every good piece: openings, development, paragraphs and endings. Start here, exam or not.
12 lessons · 2 free
Find something to say
Produce ideas on demand instead of waiting for one to arrive.
Earn the first line
Open in motion so the reader needs the second line.
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Exam Writing
Every text type you could be asked to write, drafted under time with rubric feedback.
47 lessons · 2 free
Break down the writing prompt
Find the task, reader, form, and hidden rules before drafting.
Plan the whole response
Give every paragraph a clear job before the first sentence.
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Maths Foundations
Core mathematical reasoning for selective, OC and scholarship tests.
9 lessons · 2 free
Multi-Step Arithmetic & Order of Operations
Work sums in the right order (brackets, then ×÷, then +−) and check with an estimate.
Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
Convert between the three forms and apply a percentage increase or decrease.
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Thinking Skills Foundations
Critical and numerical reasoning for selective, OC and scholarship thinking-skills tests.
11 lessons · 2 free
What Must Be True?
Work out what must be true from the facts, and reject conclusions that go too far.
Finding the Hidden Assumption
Find the unstated idea an argument quietly depends on to work.
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Reasoning Foundations
NSW, VIC and scholarship reasoning: verbal, logical, quantitative and nonverbal skills.
20 lessons · 2 free
Must-be-true conclusions
Prove the option that is forced by the facts, not merely possible.
If-then rules
Use conditional rules correctly, including only-if wording and contrapositives.
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