The Complete Book of Intelligence Tests : 500 exercises to improve, upgrade and enhance your mind strength

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The IQ Workout Series

THE COMPLETE

BOOK OF

INTELLIGENCE

TESTS

Philip Carter

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The IQ Workout Series

THE COMPLETE

BOOK OF

INTELLIGENCE

TESTS

Philip Carter

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Contents

1

Introduction

1

Aspects of intelligence

3

Intelligence quotient (IQ)

7

Test 1.1

IQ test

11

2

Specific aptitude tests

25

Section I ^ Verbal aptitude

28

Test 2.1

Synonym test A

28

Test 2.2

Synonym test B

30

Test 2.3

Antonym test A

31

Test 2.4

Antonym test B

33

Test 2.5

Analogy test A

34

Test 2.6

Analogy test B

36

Test 2.7

Classification test

38

Test 2.8

Comprehension

40

Test 2.9

Advanced verbal test A ^ multi-discipline

41

Test 2.10 Advanced verbal test B ^ anagrams

46

Section II ^ Numerical aptitude

49

Test 2.11 Numerical sequence test

49

Test 2.12 Mental arithmetic

51

Test 2.13 Working with numbers

53

Test 2.14 Advanced numerical aptitude test

56

Section III ^ Technical aptitude

60

Test 2.15 Technical aptitude test

60

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3

Logical reasoning

67

Test 3.1

Pure logic

67

Test 3.2

Progressive matrices test

70

Test 3.3

Advanced logic test

79

4

Creativity

84

Test 4.0

Creativity personality test

88

Section I ^ Imagination

91

Test 4.1

Imaginative shapes

93

Test 4.2

Wild imagination

94

Test 4.3

Creative logic

95

Test 4.4

The bucket test

101

Section II ^ Lateral thinking

102

Test 4.5

Lateral thinking test

102

Test 4.6

Lateral thinking exercises

105

Section III ^ Problem solving

108

Test 4.7

Problem-solving exercises

110

5

Emotional intelligence

114

Test 5.1

Anxious or relaxed

116

Test 5.2

Extrovert or introvert

120

Test 5.3

Optimist or pessimist

127

Test 5.4

Self-confidence

131

Test 5.5

Tough or tender

138

6

Memory

144

Test 6.1

Pattern recognition A

145

Test 6.2

Word association

145

Test 6.3

Verbal dexterity and memory test ^

anagrams

146

Test 6.4

Number=shape recognition

147

Test 6.5

Pattern recognition B

147

Test 6.6

Instructions

148

Test 6.7

Pattern recognition C

148

Test 6.8

Shopping list

148

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Test 6.9

Attention to detail

149

Test 6.10 Memorising an address

149

7

Answers, explanations and assessments

150

8

Hints

205

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1 Introduction

Intelligence may be narrowly defined as the capacity to acquire

knowledge and understanding, and use it in different novel situations.

It is this ability, or capacity, which enables the individual to deal with

real situations and profit intellectually from sensory experience.

A test of intelligence is designed to formally study, under test

conditions, the success of an individual in adapting to a specific

situation.

There are a number of different methods which purport to measure

intelligence, the most famous of which is the IQ, or intelligence

quotient test. In the formation of such tests many psychologists treat

intelligence as a general ability operating as a common factor in a wide

variety of aptitudes.

Whilst many IQ tests measure a variety of different types of ability

such as verbal, mathematical, spatial and reasoning skills, there is now

a second school of thought in which it is believed that the earlier

definitions of intelligence may be too simplistic.

It is now becoming increasingly recognised that there are many

different types of intelligence and that a high measured IQ, although

desirable, is not the only key to success in life. Other characteristics,

such as outstanding artistic, creative or practical prowess, especially

if combined with personal characteristics such as ambition, good

temperament and compassion, could result in an outstanding level of

success despite a low measured IQ. It is because of this that in recent

years CQ (creative quotient) and EQ (emotional quotient), to name

just two examples, have come to be regarded as equally important as,

or even more important than, IQ measurement.

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It should also be pointed out that having a high IQ does not mean

that one has a good memory. A good memory is yet another type of

intelligence, and could result in high academic success despite a low

measured IQ test score.

The object of this book is to identify different types of intelligence

and bring together tests for different aspects of intelligence into one

book, and provide an objective assessment of abilities in a number of

different disciplines.

This will, therefore, give readers the opportunity to identify their

own strengths and weaknesses and thus enable readers to build on

their strengths and work at improving their performance in areas of

weakness.

As well as the identifying of such strengths and weaknesses, the

tests and exercises in this book perform another important function,

that of using and exercising the brain.

Despite the enormous capacity of the brain, we only use on average

2% of our potential brainpower. There is, therefore, the potential for

each of us to expand our brainpower considerably.

It is important that we continually use our brain, for example, the

more we practise at tests of verbal aptitude, the more we increase our

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