TSA Oxford Test Preparation
Companies and individuals offering help with TSA do not have a special insight into the nature of the test. While a candidate's performance at any test will improve with some familiarisation or practice, anyone thinking of paying for such help should consider very carefully whether they would be wasting their money.
Specimen Papers
The specimen papers in the following section, will help to familiarise you with what to expect from Section 1 and 2 of TSA Oxford.
Section 1 - Thinking Skills Assessment
- TSA Oxford Specimen Section 1 (pdf, 1.8 Mb)
- TSA Oxford Specimen Section 1 Answer Key (pdf, 19 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2008 Section 1 (pdf, 1.2 Mb)
- TSA Oxford 2008 Section 1 Answer Key (pdf, 57 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2008 Section 1 Score Conversion (pdf, 16 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2009 Section 1 (pdf, 1.5 Mb)
- TSA Oxford 2009 Section 1 Answer Key (pdf, 15 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2009 Section 1 Score Conversion (pdf, 17 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2010 Section 1 (pdf, 346 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2010 Section 1 Answer Sheet (pdf, 74 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2010 Section 1 Answer Key (pdf, 17 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2010 Section 1 Score Conversion (pdf, 17 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2011 Section 1 (pdf, 322 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2011 Section 1 Answer Key (pdf, 18 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2011 Section 1 Score Conversion (pdf, 18 Kb)
Section 2 - Writing Task
- TSA Oxford Specimen Section 2 (pdf, 156 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2008 Section 2 (pdf, 145 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2009 Section 2 (pdf, 128 Kb)
- TSA Oxford Writing Task Commentary (pdf, 9.9 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2010 Section 2 (pdf, 50 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2010 Section 2 Answer Sheet (pdf, 62 Kb)
- TSA Oxford 2011 Section 2 (pdf, 319 Kb)
TSA documents and links
TSA Specification
- TSA Specification (pdf, 284 Kb)
Suggested textbooks
Thinking Skills by Butterworth, John & Thwaites, Geoff
Further reading
Critical Reasoning: A Practical Introduction by Thomson, Anne
Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide by Kemp, Gary & Bowell, Tracy
Critical Thinking for Students by Van Den Brink-Budgen, Roy
Thinking from A to Z (2nd Edition) by Warburton, Nigel
Critical Thinking: An Introduction by Fisher, Alec
The Logic of Real Arguments (2nd Edition) by Fisher, Alec