The Complete Book of Intelligence Tests : 500 exercises to improve, upgrade and enhance your mind strength (8 page)

Insert the three types of heat below into their correct definition:

radiation, conduction, convection

9 Dynamism is the doctrine that all substance involves __________________ .

Insert the correct word into the above definition from the choice

below:

a) momentum

b) mass

c) force

d) motion

e) gravity

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10 The speed of sound is approximately 740 m.p.h. A fire engine

with its siren sounding is approaching you at 80 m.p.h. At what

speed is the sound from the siren approaching you?

a) 820 m.p.h

b) 740 m.p.h

c) 660 m.p.h

d) 9.25 m.p.h

11

Buckminsterfullerine (as illustrated above) is a natural form, or

allotrope, of carbon. It consists of 60 carbon atoms linked

together to form an almost spherical C60 molecule. Which of the

following does it consist of?

a) 24 hexagons and 8 pentagons

b) 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons

c) 30 hexagons and 10 pentagons

d) 16 hexagons and 12 pentagons

e) 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons

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If you picked up a single cube, turned it around, and looked at it

from all directions, six faces would be visible. If you picked up

the figure above and looked at it from all angles and directions,

how many faces would be visible?

13

The above diagram is proof of which of the following?

a) Fermat’s last theorem

b) Boyle’s law

c) Pythagoras’ theorem

d) Einstein’s general theory of relativity

e) Godel’s theorem

f)

Euclid’s algorithm

g) Coulomb’s law

h) None of the above

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14 In mathematical equations the order of operations is multiplication

before addition. What is the value of ? in the following?

{4[6 þ (4 Â 9 þ 14)]} = ?

15 The _________________ is a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.

Insert the correct word into the definition:

a) Joule

b) Hertz

c) diode

d) dyne

e) Kelvin

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3 Logical reasoning

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines logic as ‘the science of

reasoning, proof, thinking or inference’.

In philosophy, logic (from the Greek logos, meaning word, speech

or reason) is a science that deals with the principles of valid reasoning

and argument. In this context, logic concerns only the reasoning

process and not necessarily the end result. Thus, incorrect conclusions

can be reached by so-called ‘faulty’ means if the original assumptions

are faulty. There are many kinds of logic, such as fuzzy logic and

constructive logic, which have different rules and different strengths

and weaknesses.

A further definition of ‘logical’ is analytical or deductive, and this

definition can be applied to someone who is capable of reasoning, or

using reason, in an orderly, cogent fashion.

It is this latter definition with which we are concerned in this

chapter and all the questions can be solved using this type of thinking

process. There is no specialised knowledge required in order to

solve them, just an ability to think clearly and analytically and follow

a common-sense reasoning process step by step through to its

conclusion.

Test 3.1

Pure logic

Test 1 consists of 10 questions of varying scope and difficulty. There

is no specialised knowledge of mathematics or vocabulary required

in order to solve these questions, just the ability to think clearly and

analytically.

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You have 50 minutes in which to solve the 10 questions.

1 elk

mink

mouse

gibbon

panther

Which creature comes next? Is it:

squirrel, tortoise, tigress, wildebeest, platypus or aardvark?

2 January

February

April

July

November

April

?

What comes next?

3

A

C

B

E

C

G

?

?

G

E

K

H

O

K

?

?

What letters should appear in the fourth square?

4

3

4

7

2

1

6

9

2

8

5

7

4

6

9

7

3

8

5

6

1

2

7

4

3

4

7

5

8

2

9

?

?

?

?

?

?

What numbers should appear on the bottom row?

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9

3

5

6

7

5

6

7

8

9

4

3

5

4

4

3

9

?

8

2

6

7

8

?

What numbers should replace the question marks?

6

1563

6829

5821

9

8

8

?

8

8

5

5

7

7294

3056

3654

What number should replace the question mark?

7

7896432 is to 9872346

and 9247183 is to 4293817

therefore 8629471 is to ?

8 From the information already provided, find the link between the

numbers in each row, and then fill in the missing numbers:

3859

1 1 1 4

^ ^

4978

^ ^ ^ ^

4 6

7579

^ ^ ^ ^

^ ^

9

13

29

31

19

8

15

11

33

?

What number should replace the question mark?

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3829718 is to 87283

and 642735 is to 5346

therefore 6917 is to ?

Test 3.2

Progressive matrices test

The 10 questions here are designed to test and exercise your

appreciation of pattern and design, your ability to think logically but

at the same time to explore with an open mind the various possibilities

that might lead to a correct solution.

In tests of intelligence, a matrix is an array of squares in which one

of the squares has been omitted, and where you must choose the

correct missing square from a number of options. It is therefore

necessary to study the matrix to decide what pattern is occurring,

either by looking across each line and down each column, looking at

the array as a whole or looking at the relationship between different

squares within the array.

The test that follows consists of 10 questions which gradually

increase in difficulty as the test progresses, first starting with 2 Â 2

arrays, then 3 Â 3 arrays and finally 4 Â 4 arrays. The tests also call for a degree of creative thinking, in which you must apply your mind to

each set of diagrams in order to appreciate the patterns and sequences

that are occurring.

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You have 45 minutes in which to solve the 10 questions.

1

Which is the missing square?

A

B

C

D

E

2

Which is the missing square?

A

B

C

D

E

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Which is the missing square?

A

B

C

D

E

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4

Which is the missing square?

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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Which is the missing square?

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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Which is the missing square?

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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Which is the missing square?

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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Which is the missing section?

A

B

C

D

E

F

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Which is the missing section?

A

B

C

D

E

F

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Which is the missing section?

A

B

C

D

E

F

Test 3.3

Advanced logic test

This test is very similar to Test 1 but with a higher degree of

difficulty. As in the case of Test 1, there is no specialised knowledge of

mathematics or vocabulary required in order to solve these questions,

just the ability to think clearly and analytically.

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You have 90 minutes in which to solve the 10 questions.

1

4

9

3

?

37

81

9

32

6

3

1

25

5

68

What number should replace the question mark?

2

48

726

29

73

249

28

53

?

44

What number should replace the question mark?

3

3829

4873

6952

8176

3521

9632

3235

6912

7669

1825

7338

?

What number should replace the question mark?

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4

senate, banana, mirage, curate, revoke

Which one of the words below belongs with the words above?

ginger, humane, abacus, yogurt, sector

5 Five suspects, one of whom is the guilty party, are being

interrogated by the police. Who is the culprit if just three only of

the following statements are correct?

Alf: ‘Dave did it.’

Ben: ‘It wasn’t me.’

Charlie: ‘Ernie is innocent.’

Dave: ‘Alf is lying when he accuses me.’

Ernie: ‘Ben is telling the truth.’

6

0

1

8

2

4

If the number 1943 is represented by the symbols:

1

9

4

3

what number is represented by the symbols:

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5

7

8

6

8

6

8

6

3

?

7

4

2

?

7

8

6

8

5

8

?

4

5

?

3

1

7

2

8

6

7

4

8

5

7

3

What numbers should replace the question marks?

8

A

B

C

D

E

Which is the odd one out?

9 * Start with a full cup of black coffee (no milk) and drink

one-third of it.

* Now pour into the cup an amount of milk equal to the coffee

you have just drunk, and stir well.

* Now drink a further half of the resultant mixture.

* Now pour into the cup a further amount of milk equal to the

mixture you have just drunk and stir well again.

* Now drink one-sixth of the resultant mixture.

* Now pour into the cup a further amount of milk equal to the

mixture you have just drunk, stir well, and finally, drink the

whole cup of liquid.

Have you drunk more milk or more coffee in total?

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10 * You have five bags, each containing 10 balls. One bag

contains red balls, one bag contains yellow, one bag contains