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Classical IQ Test

10 Questions
2 Minutes

IQ tests measure an individual’s cognitive abilities in domains including verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, logical inference, working memory, and pattern recognition. This test is not an IQ test per se (those are timed and administered by a licensed professional), but it gives you a sense of how you might score. Take this test to determine whether you’d be able to solve problems resembling those on an IQ test.

1. All tulips are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Which statement must be true?
2. Which number completes the sequence? 2, 4, 7, 11, ___ .
3. Which word best completes the sentence? Her apology sounded sincere, but her smile felt oddly ___.
4. Skeptical is to Credulous as Meticulous is to ___.
5. If all Zargs are Blips, and no Blips are Nors, which statement must be true?
6. Which word best completes the analogy? Erosion is to Coastline as Inflation is to ___ .
7. Which number does not belong?
8. Complete the sequence: 4, 10, 22, 46, ___.
9. A laboratory culture doubles in size every 6 hours. At the end of 24 hours, the culture reaches its maximum capacity. After how many hours was the culture one-eighth of its maximum size?
10. Complete the sequence: 3, 5, 11, 21, 43, ___ .
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Sources

  • Haier, R. J. (2017). The Neuroscience of Intelligence. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wechsler, D. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fifth Edition (WAIS-V), Pearson.
  • Intelligence. Psychology Today.

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