Cambridge Select Insight Non-Verbal Reasoning: Intensive Training

Cambridge Select Insight Non-Verbal Reasoning training in a real exam environment: the screens, the timing and the one-question-at-a-time format work like the real test. The course covers every question type in the real exam, at the same level of difficulty. The question types are not listed here – the full list of topics, with method slides, explained questions and practice sets, opens as soon as you enrol, and the practice sets then unlock one at a time. Access lasts 6 months from the day you enrol.

All question types

Covers every question type in the real exam

Real-exam difficulty

Questions matched to the difficulty of the real test

Real test environment

Same screens, one question at a time, real-test timing

Unlocks when you enrol

Question types shown after purchase; sets unlock one by one

Why this course

Everything needed to raise your non-verbal reasoning score in the Cambridge Select Insight

Non-verbal reasoning rewards method more than knowledge. Once a pupil knows exactly what to look for, questions that once felt like puzzles become quick, reliable marks – and that is what this course trains.

Every question typeEvery question type in the real Cambridge Select Insight non-verbal reasoning section is taught and practised, so nothing on the day comes as a surprise.
Real-exam difficultyQuestions are pitched at the level of the real test, so results in practice are a fair guide to the score on the day.
Real test environmentThe same screen layout, one question at a time and real-test timing, so the format feels familiar before the test.
Method before practiceEach question type starts with short method slides and fully explained questions, so pupils learn how to answer before they practise.
Instant explanationsA wrong answer shows the correct answer and a step-by-step explanation straight away, so mistakes are fixed while they are fresh.
A daily check-in routinePractice sets unlock one at a time as each one is finished, giving a clear routine and progress you can see.

How the course works

Enrol, and the full list of question types opens straight away.
Learn the method for a question type with short slides.
Work through explained questions and see why each answer is right.
Complete the practice sets with instant feedback; finishing one unlocks the next.
Come back to any question to review it at any time during your access.

Who it is for

Pupils sitting Cambridge Select Insight (formerly CEM Select) for entry to UK independent schools.

6 months of access from the day you enrol
Works in the browser on a computer or tablet – nothing to install
Developed by Oxbridge Academy

The question types are listed in full once you enrol.

Choose a topic

Seven topics, one for each non-verbal question type in Cambridge Select Insight (formerly CEM Select), plus two mixed Challenge Papers. Take the topics in any order; inside each topic, work from left to right:

MethodShort slides: the question type, a step-by-step method and the traps.
Explained questionsSee the correct answer, a picture and the method after every answer.
Practice Set30 questions with instant feedback, at Standard and then Higher Level.
Timed TestReal-test number of questions and time limit, reviewed at the end.

Higher Level unlocks when you finish the Standard practice set, and the Timed Test unlocks after Higher Level. Finished sets show ✓ Done, so you can tick them off like a daily check-in.

Speed & AccuracyFind the exact copy of a set of letters, numbers, symbols or pictures – quickly and without mistakes.7 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodSlides: the question type, the method and the trapsLearn

Explained questions8 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type

Method · Higher LevelSlides: the extra checks for harder questionsLearn

Explained questions · Higher Level6 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set · Higher Level30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Timed TestReal-test timing

Timed Test20 questions · 1 minute 30 seconds · review at the endStart

Reflecting & RotatingReflect a picture in a mirror line, or turn it a quarter turn clockwise.7 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodSlides: the question type, the method and the trapsLearn

Explained questions8 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type

Method · Higher LevelSlides: the extra checks for harder questionsLearn

Explained questions · Higher Level6 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set · Higher Level30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Timed TestReal-test timing

Timed Test15 questions · 3 minutes · review at the endStart

Cross SectionsChoose the solid shape that was cut to make a cross section – or NO MATCH.7 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodSlides: the question type, the method and the trapsLearn

Explained questions8 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type

Method · Higher LevelSlides: the extra checks for harder questionsLearn

Explained questions · Higher Level6 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set · Higher Level30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Timed TestReal-test timing

Timed Test16 questions · 3 minutes 30 seconds · review at the endStart

Block CountingCount the small, medium and large blocks in a pattern, and the blocks missing from a cube.7 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodSlides: the question type, the method and the trapsLearn

Explained questions8 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type

Method · Higher LevelSlides: the extra checks for harder questionsLearn

Explained questions · Higher Level6 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set · Higher Level30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Timed TestReal-test timing

Timed Test16 questions · 5 minutes · review at the endStart

Adding PicturesPut two pictures together and choose the result.7 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodSlides: the question type, the method and the trapsLearn

Explained questions8 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type

Method · Higher LevelSlides: the extra checks for harder questionsLearn

Explained questions · Higher Level6 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set · Higher Level30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Timed TestReal-test timing

Timed Test18 questions · 4 minutes · review at the endStart

Picture SequencesWork out the rule and choose the next picture in the sequence.7 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodSlides: the question type, the method and the trapsLearn

Explained questions8 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type

Method · Higher LevelSlides: the extra checks for harder questionsLearn

Explained questions · Higher Level6 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set · Higher Level30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Timed TestReal-test timing

Timed Test18 questions · 4 minutes · review at the endStart

Subtracting PicturesTake one picture away from another and choose what is left.7 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodSlides: the question type, the method and the trapsLearn

Explained questions8 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type

Method · Higher LevelSlides: the extra checks for harder questionsLearn

Explained questions · Higher Level6 questions · see the explanation after every answerStart

Practice Set · Higher Level30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Timed TestReal-test timing

Timed Test18 questions · 4 minutes · review at the endStart

Challenge PapersMixed papers with all seven question types, 30 questions each.2 items

Challenge Paper30 questions · instant feedbackStart

Challenge Paper · Higher Level30 questions · unlocks after the Challenge PaperStart

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