NSW Opportunity Class (OC) Placement Test — Questions and Answers

Question 1: What is the next number in the sequence: 3, 6, 12, 24, ___?

54
42
36
48 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 48

Each term is multiplied by 2, so 24 × 2 = 48.

Question 2: Last Sunday Jenny went to the circus with Eddy and Willy to spend their school holiday. First, they saw the seals performance. The seals balanced themselves on tires and rolled round the ring. A seal balanced on a stool with an umbrella on its nose. After that, the trainer fed them fish. The next item was knife-throwing act. Jenny was afraid to watch it, so she covered her eyes with her hand. Not long after, it was the lion’s act. It was the most exciting performance. The lion jumped through the burning hoops. Everyone held their breath when the lion trainer put his head into the lion’s mouth. Finally, it was the clown’s act. Jenny and her brother liked the clown’s act best. They looked funny with their painted faces and baggy costumes. One of them swung a pail at Jenny. She screamed! Scraps of paper flew out of the pail and audience laughed. What was the last performance that Jenny saw? At the end of show, everyone clapped loudly.

The clown’s act (Correct answer)
The lion’s act
The best costumes
The magic pail

Correct answer: The clown’s act

The text describes the performances in chronological order. It states, "Finally, it was the clown’s act." This indicates that the clown's act was the last performance Jenny saw before the show concluded. The other options refer to earlier acts or general observations.

Question 3: Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 65°. What is the other angle?

125°
25°
105°
115° (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 115°

Supplementary angles add up to 180°, so the other angle is 180° − 65° = 115°.

Question 4: A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 7 cm. What is its perimeter?

38 cm (Correct answer)
42 cm
19 cm
84 cm

Correct answer: 38 cm

Perimeter = 2(l + w) = 2(12 + 7) = 38 cm.

Question 5: Bird is to nest as bee is to ___.

burrow
web
hive (Correct answer)
den

Correct answer: hive

Just as a bird lives in a nest, bees live in a hive — the relationship is animal to its home.

Question 6: Architect is to building as choreographer is to ___.

dance (Correct answer)
music
stage
costume

Correct answer: dance

An architect designs buildings; a choreographer designs dances — both are creators of their respective works.

Question 7: What type of text primarily uses imaginary events and characters to entertain readers?

Narrative fiction (Correct answer)
Informational text
Procedural text
Persuasive text

Correct answer: Narrative fiction

Narrative fiction uses imaginary characters and events primarily to entertain.

Question 8: A snail climbs 3 metres during the day and slides back 1 metre at night. How many days does it take to reach 10 metres?

4 days
5 days (Correct answer)
7 days
6 days

Correct answer: 5 days

Net gain is 2 m/day; after 4 days it is at 8 m, then on day 5 it climbs 3 m to reach 11 m ≥ 10 m — 5 days.

Question 9: A polygon with exactly 5 sides is called a:

Octagon
Hexagon
Heptagon
Pentagon (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Pentagon

A pentagon is a polygon with exactly 5 sides.

Question 10: When an author hints at what will happen later in the story, this is called:

Foreshadowing (Correct answer)
Flashback
Alliteration
Hyperbole

Correct answer: Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing involves early clues or hints about future events in the story.

Question 11: What is the meaning of "chronological order"?

Order in which events happened in time (Correct answer)
Order from most to least important
Alphabetical order
Random order

Correct answer: Order in which events happened in time

Chronological order arranges events in the sequence they occurred in time.

Question 12: A cube has how many faces, edges, and vertices respectively?

4 faces, 6 edges, 8 vertices
8 faces, 12 edges, 6 vertices
6 faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices (Correct answer)
6 faces, 8 edges, 12 vertices

Correct answer: 6 faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices

A cube has 6 faces, 12 edges, and 8 vertices.

Question 13: Caterpillar is to butterfly as tadpole is to ___.

pond
insect
frog (Correct answer)
fish

Correct answer: frog

A caterpillar transforms into a butterfly; a tadpole transforms into a frog — the relationship is larval stage to adult form.

Question 14: A shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles. What is it called?

Rhombus
Rectangle
Trapezoid
Square (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Square

A square has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.

Question 15: In a 4×4 grid, how many individual 1×1 squares are there?

12
14
16 (Correct answer)
20

Correct answer: 16

A 4×4 grid contains 4 × 4 = 16 individual unit squares.

Question 16: If you rotate a triangle 180° around its center, the result is:

The triangle unchanged
A circle
The triangle upside-down (Correct answer)
A mirror image facing the same direction

Correct answer: The triangle upside-down

A 180° rotation turns the triangle upside down relative to its original position.

Question 17: A cinema sells 347 tickets on Friday and 289 tickets on Saturday. How many tickets were sold in total?

596
616
656
636 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 636

347 + 289 = 636 tickets sold over both days.

Question 18: A book has 320 pages. Maya reads 1/4 on Monday and 2/5 on Tuesday. How many pages remain?

120
108
116
112 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 112

Maya reads 80 + 128 = 208 pages, leaving 320 − 208 = 112 pages.

Question 19: Which shape has more than 2 lines of symmetry?

Equilateral triangle (Correct answer)
Irregular pentagon
Scalene triangle
Rectangle

Correct answer: Equilateral triangle

An equilateral triangle has 3 lines of symmetry, while a rectangle has only 2.

Question 20: One paragraph logically following the preceding paragraph and leading into the one which follows is an example of organization.

TRUE (Correct answer)
FALSE

Correct answer: TRUE

Organization in writing involves structuring content in a logical sequence, where ideas are presented in a clear and understandable order. When one paragraph logically follows the preceding one and smoothly leads into the next, it demonstrates strong organizational skills. This logical progression helps the reader understand the overall argument or narrative without getting lost or confused.

Question 21: A net of 6 equal squares arranged in a cross pattern folds into which shape?

Cube (Correct answer)
Rectangular prism
Triangular prism
Pyramid

Correct answer: Cube

A net of 6 equal squares folds into a cube.

Question 22: What does "synonym" mean?

A word with the opposite meaning
A word used only in poetry
A word with the same or similar meaning (Correct answer)
A made-up word

Correct answer: A word with the same or similar meaning

A synonym is a word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Question 23: In a number pattern, the rule is 'double and add 3'. Starting at 2, what is the 4th term?

37 (Correct answer)
33
29
41

Correct answer: 37

2 → 7 → 17 → 37 (each step: × 2 + 3).

Question 24: How many lines of symmetry does a regular hexagon have?

6 (Correct answer)
5
4
8

Correct answer: 6

A regular hexagon has 6 lines of symmetry — one through each pair of opposite vertices and one through each pair of opposite edge midpoints.

Question 25: What fraction of 60 is 15?

1/6
1/5
1/3
1/4 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 1/4

15/60 simplifies to 1/4.

Question 26: How many faces does a triangular prism have?

6
3
5 (Correct answer)
4

Correct answer: 5

A triangular prism has 5 faces: 2 triangular bases and 3 rectangular lateral faces.

Question 27: Which of the following is NOT necessarily a property of a parallelogram?

All angles are right angles (Correct answer)
Opposite angles are equal
Diagonals bisect each other
Opposite sides are equal

Correct answer: All angles are right angles

Parallelograms do not necessarily have right angles; only rectangles and squares do.

Question 28: Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

The team are playing well tonight.
The group of children is very noisy. (Correct answer)
Each of the students have a pencil.
Neither of the answers are correct.

Correct answer: The group of children is very noisy.

'Group' is the singular subject, so it takes the singular verb 'is'.

Question 29: In a class, 18 students like soccer, 14 like basketball, and 8 like both. How many students like at least one sport?

28
40
24 (Correct answer)
32

Correct answer: 24

Using inclusion-exclusion: 18 + 14 − 8 = 24 students like at least one sport.

NSW Opportunity Class (OC) Placement Test

The NSW Opportunity Class Placement Test selects Year 4 students for academically enriched Opportunity Class programs in Year 5 across New South Wales, Australia. It assesses Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, and Thinking Skills through three timed subtests.

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Time Limit

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