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TEST

YOUR

IQ

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YOUR

IQ

400 questions to

boost your brainpower

Philip Carter & Ken Russell

Kogan Page Limited

120 Pentonville Road

London N1 9JN

UK

© Philip Carter and Ken Russell, 2000

The right of Philip Carter and Ken Russell to be identified as theauthors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance withthe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library.ISBN-10 0 7494 4833 4

ISBN-13 978 0 7494 4833 2

Typeset by Saxon Graphics Ltd, Derby

Printed and bound in Great Britain by Creative Print and Design(Wales), Ebbw Vale

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The measured IQ of children is equal to mental age

divid-ed by actual (chronological) age For example, if a child ofeight years of age obtains a score expected of a ten-year-old,the child will have a measured IQ of 125, by means of the fol-lowing calculation:

× 100 = IQor

to be judged on an IQ test in which the average score is 100.The results are graded above and below this norm according

to known test scores

Mental age

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Chronological age

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The tests that have been compiled for this book have not beenstandardized, so an actual IQ assessment cannot be given.However, at the end of this Introduction there is a guide toassessing your performance in each test and also a cumulativeguide for your overall performance on all ten tests.

The tests are intended as valuable practice for readers whomay have to take an IQ test in the future, and they will alsohelp to increase your vocabulary and to develop your powers

of calculation and logical reasoning The questions are lenging, and deliberately so, as this is the only way to boostyour performance and increase your brainpower

chal-The book consists of ten separate tests for you to attempt,each of 40 questions Each test is of approximately the same

degree of difficulty A time limit of 90 minutes is allowed for

each test The correct answers are given at the end of thebook, and you should award yourself one point for each cor-rect answer

Use the following tables to assess your performance:

2 Which is the odd one out?

ISTHMUS, FJORD, ATOLL, POLDER, ARCHIPELAGO

3 What number should replace the question mark?

4 CARTON, ENJOYMENT, WORDSMITH

Which of the following words continues the above

sequence?

COPY, REEF, COPE, REST, ACHE

3

6 7

8 6

? 4

8 5

8 4

9 3

5 Comparison

6 What word in brackets means the same as the word incapitals?

FORTE (endowment, conduct, talent, redoubt, style)

7 What number comes next in this sequence?

8 Place two letters in each bracket so that these finish theword on the left and start the word on the right Theletters in the brackets, read downwards in pairs, will spellout a six-letter word.

60 mph What is the average speed for the total journey?

10 Spiral clockwise round the perimeter to spell out a letter word, which must finish in the centre square Theword commences at one of the corner squares You mustprovide the missing letters

nine-Test One 5

A

B C

E N A N

11 MEANDER: WIND

TRAVERSE: a) stampede

b) forwardc) acrossd) retracee) towards

12 What familiar phrase is indicated below?

14 The following is an anti-magic square, where none of thehorizontal, vertical or corner-to-corner lines totals 34 It ispossible, however, by moving the position of just four ofthe numbers to convert this into a true magic square,where each horizontal, vertical and corner-to-corner lineadds up to 34.

Can you make the necessary corrections?

15 What do the following words have in common?

LEGUMES, QUASHED, AFFIRMS, CLOAKED

16 What number should replace the question mark?

14 16 11 2

8 6 10 3

1 12 15 13

17 Solve the three anagrams to complete a quotation byConfucius.

Clue: Save something for a rainy day

LOG PITY

19 What number should replace the question mark?

20 What well-known proverb is opposite in meaning to theone below?

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts

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7 5 2 4

10 1 3 12

9 3 2 8

6 7 1

?

21 Which word means the same as ANCHORITE?

R

A

S S

U T

25 Grid

Each of the nine squares in the grid marked 1A to 3Cshould incorporate all the lines and symbols that areshown in the squares of the same letter and number imme-diately above and to the left For example, 2B shouldincorporate all the lines and symbols that are in 2 and B.One of the squares is incorrect Which one is it?

26 Solve the one-word anagram.

APE COLT

27 Insert a word that means the same as the words outsidethe brackets

COOK ( ) CROSS EXAMINE

28 What number should replace the question mark?

29 Make a six-letter word using only these four letters:

R E

F L

Test One 11

26 11

21 6

? 36

1 16

30 Circles

Which of A, B, C, D or E fits into the blank circle to carry

on a logical sequence?

31 Which two words mean the opposite?

DOLOROUS, CONVENE, DISPARAGE, OFFEND, PRAISE,TREMBLE

12 Test Your IQ

32 What is the name given to a group of ROOKS?

NEDASK

34 What number should replace the x ?

5 ÷1 = x

Test One 13

?

36 Place three two-letter bits together to make a CURRENCY.

38 Fill in the blanks, clockwise or anti-clockwise, to

complete the word

39 What number should replace the question mark ?

Test One 15

I

R

Y I

L

7 9 11 6

8 7 5 12

8 5 7 5

48 58 48

?

40 Symbols

Each line and symbol that appears in the four outer circles,above, is transferred to the centre circle according to theserules:

if a line or symbol occurs in the outer circles:

once: it is transferred

twice: it is possibly transferred

3 times: it is transferred

4 times: it is not transferred

Which of the circles A, B, C, D or E, shown below, shouldappear at the centre of the diagram, above?

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?

A B C

Test two

1 How many lines appear below?

17

2 Susceptible to attack or damage.

Which word below most closely fits the above definition?DEBILITATED, VULNERABLE, UNSTABLE,

4 Change one letter only in each word below to find a known phrase

well-ON TIE WINK

5 Spiral clockwise to spell out a ten-letter word that startsand finishes with the same two letters You must providethe missing letter

18 Test Your IQ

6 Insert the letters provided into the spaces to spell out apalindromic phrase, that is, one that reads the same back-wards and forwards.

Clue: exercise franchise

8 On glancing through your morning newspaper younotice that four pages are missing One of the missingpages is page 8 The back page of the newspaper is 28.What are the other three missing pages?

9 Which of the following is not an anagram of a type ofbook?

12 What number should replace the question mark?

13 Find two words, one in the first grid and one in thesecond, that are antonyms The words can be read back-wards, forwards, horizontally, vertically or diagonally, butalways in a straight line.

14 Odd one out

Which of A, B, C, D or E is the odd one out?

15 Arrange the following words in a line so that each pair ofwords in the line forms a new word or phrase:

for example: word, game, pass, point = pass, word,game, point to give the words or phrases, password,word game and game-point

SHORT, GROUP, WATER, LINE, STORY, AGE, FRESH, FALL

16 Which two numbers come next in this sequence?

38, 24, 62, 12, 74, ?

17 Which is the odd one out?

ROOSTER, BUCK, GANDER, PEN, RAM

18 The following is extracted from which hyphenated word?Clue: viewing area

6

7 6

2

4 9

7

3 8

4

5 4

?

2 3

?

9 7

8

9

20 OUTLINE TAX is an anagram of which 10-letter word?

21 Fill in the blanks, clockwise or anti-clockwise, to

complete the word

22 What is always associated with a CARBOY?

SMALL WATCH ( ) FOIST

24 Solve the one-word anagram

I

25 Odd one out

Which of these is the odd one out?

26 What number should replace the question mark?

E

28 Place two three-letter bits together to make a tree.

CAS – CHE – ACA – RRI – HER – CIA – AND – ALM

29 Replace the dots with a word to make five new words

A B C D E

31 Which two words mean the same?

FLACCID, FLICKERING, MENDACIOUS, INFLUENTIAL,VITAL, LAMBENT

32 Fill in the blanks, clockwise or anti-clockwise, to form twowords that are synonyms

33 Which word means the same as NEOPHYTE?

T

T

O P

R E

?

36 What number should replace the question mark?

37 What is the value of x?

6 3 5 7

4 5 4 3

52 60 60

40 Grid

Each of the nine squares in the grid marked 1A to 3Cshould incorporate all the lines and symbols that areshown in the squares of the same letter and numberimmediately above and to the left For example, 2B

should incorporate all the lines and symbols that are in

Test three

1 You are looking for one word in this paragraph The wordappears only once, its first letter is the ninth letter toappear after a certain vowel and the same vowel is thefifth letter to appear after its last letter

2 Find the starting point and track from letter to letteralong the lines to spell out the name of an American city(12 letters)

There is one double letter in the name

Note: when travelling from letter to letter along a side ofthe triangle, lines may have to pass through letters thatare not part of the solution

3 Sequence

Which option below continues the above sequence?

4 What numbers should replace the question marks?

5 Taking the respective numerical position of the alphabet,decode the following phrase, for example IQ TEST = 9,

17, 20, 5, 19, 20 or 9172051920

1211241211471925145

6 Solve each anagram to find two phrases that are speltdifferently but sound alike, as in: ‘a name’, ‘an aim’.SEMI ARC CRIME ACE

7 Which number is the odd one out?

8 What phrase can be inserted into the bottom row tocomplete the three-letter words reading downwards?Clue: musical solo

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8

36 4

28 32

5 9

20 18

16

56

14 7

A

G

H U

D I

L E

P A

F A

H O

P E

M A W A

9 Solve the cryptic clue below The answer is a 10-letterword anagram contained within the clue.

11 Odd one out

Which is the odd one out?

12 Which two of these words are closest in meaning?

GLUT, SUPPLICATION, AID, CACHE, GUIDANCE, PLEA

13 Which number comes next in this sequence?

15 What, with reference to this question, is the next number

in the sequence below?

3, 3, 5, 1, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, ?

Test Three 35

What number should replace the question mark?

19 Which two words that sound alike, but are spelt ently, mean:

differ-SLACK/REQUIRES

20 Which word in brackets is opposite in meaning to theword in capitals?

FREQUENT (glow, restrain, avoid, discard, resort)

21 Fill in the blanks, clockwise or anti-clockwise, to

complete the word

Test Three 37

22 What number should replace the question mark?

23 What is always associated with DOLMEN?

CHROMATICTIES

4 times: it is not transferred.

Which of the circles A, B, C, D or E, shown below, shouldappear at the centre of the diagram, above?

Test Three 39

?

26 What is the name given to a group of FINCHES?a) a charm

31 Insert a word which means the same as the words outsidethe brackets.

FROZEN RAIN ( ) SUMMON

32 What is the value of x?

35 Grid

Each of the nine squares in the grid marked 1A to 3Cshould incorporate all the lines and symbols that areshown in the squares of the same letter and number imme-diately above and to the left For example, 2B shouldincorporate all the lines and symbols that are in 2 and B.One of the squares is incorrect Which one is it?

36 Which two words mean the same?

PRETENSION, INDECOROUS, GRATUITOUS, FREE,OVERSHADOW, NEFARIOUS

37 Solve the one-word anagram.

GORILLA SET

38 What number should equal the question mark?

39 What number should replace the question mark?

27, 31, ?, 32, 29, 33, 30

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4 6

9

8

2 3

3

4

8 7

8

16

16 14

24

?

E B

?

Test four

1 Which is the odd one out?

CLAVICHORD, SPINET, HARPSICHORD, CLARION,ACCORDION

2 ‘SLOW OR FAST ROADS’ is an anagram of which familiarphrase: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, which means the opposite of

48 Test Your IQ

6 Spiral clockwise round one of the circles and

anti-clockwise round the other to find two words that havesimilar meanings

L

9 What numbers should replace the question marks?

10 What do the following words have in common?

PRECIOUS, CIRCLE, TONE, AUTOMATIC

11 A well-known phrase has had all its vowels removed andhas been split into groups of three letters, which are inthe correct order What is the phrase?

KPT HBL LRL LNG

12 What is the missing number?

13 What comes next?

A, 1A, 111A, 311A, ?

7 5 6 8

5 8

? 6

4 10

? 7

6 8 7 9

2 1 2 6

7 2 5 5

6 1 4 3

14 Complete two magic word squares where the same fourwords in each square can be read both vertically andhorizontally Clues are given, but in no particular order.

P A S T I M E

I M O E

Test Four 51

16 Which is the odd one out?

SALIFEROUS, EVACUATION, REGULATION,

EXHAUSTION, INOCULATED, DUODECIMAL

17 Which number is the odd one out?

18 Which two words are most opposite in meaning?

MALICIOUS, KNAVISH, HOPEFUL, SERVILE, PRINCIPLED,AWKWARD

1826 5964

7984

6793

2478 4672

2731

52 Test Your IQ

19 Which other 12-letter weather phrase can be placed in theright-hand column in order to complete the three-letterwords reading across?

20 I strode to Dorset, ate milk and rice in Limerick andbought Edna a beer in Aberdeen Whom did I meet inAntrim?

21 Insert a word that means the same as the words outsidethe brackets

22 Replace the dots with a word to make five new words.

23 Which number should replace the question mark?

24 What is the name given to a group of HORSES?

4

? 5

3

6 8 6

7

Test Four 53

E B

?

Test Four 57

31 What number should replace the question mark?

32 Solve the one-word anagram

NO MORE STARS

33 Which two words mean the same?

ADVOCATE, LAMPOON, MEDIATE, DEFAME, PROJECT,ARBITRATE

34 Replace the dots with a word to make five new words

35 Symbols

Each line and symbol that appears in the four outer circles,above, is transferred to the centre circle according to theserules:

if a line or symbol occurs in the outer circles:

once: it is transferred

twice: it is possibly transferred

3 times: it is transferred

4 times: it is not transferred

Which of the circles A, B, C, D or E, shown below, shouldappear at the centre of the diagram, above?

58 Test Your IQ

?

37 Fill in the blanks, clockwise or anti-clockwise, to

complete the words

38 What is the value of x?

E

P

40 Grid

Each of the nine squares in the grid marked 1A to 3Cshould incorporate all the lines and symbols that areshown in the squares of the same letter and numberimmediately above and to the left For example, 2B shouldincorporate all the lines and symbols that are in 2 and B.One of the squares is incorrect Which one is it?

Test five

1 How many circles appear below?

61

2 Complete the six words so that two letters are common

to each word That is, reading across, the same two lettersthat end the first word also start the second word, etc.The two letters that end the sixth word are also the firsttwo letters of the first word, to complete the circle A B

4 Sequence

What continues the above sequence?

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5 Which word is the odd one out?

6 What number should replace the question mark?

7 What do these words have in common?

ABUNDANCE, ALLEVIATE, UNTRUTHS, PROCAINE,CHAMBER

SON ERA

OFFENDS

TAP

LAUGHED THRIFTY

RETREAT

HIT

GUESSED ASTOUND

8 What letter should replace the question mark?

9 Solve the anagram in brackets to complete the quotationcorrectly You are looking for a two-word answer (5, 6).Clue: convenience

The (FUTILE SLOTH) is the basis of western civilization (Alan Coult)