IQ Test for Adults · 5677 Which piece below, when fitted into the piece on the left, will form a perfect square? Choose from the options labelled in the figure.
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Which word in brackets is most opposite in meaning to the word in capitals? PROSCRIBE (allow, stifle, promote, verify, indict)
allow
stifle
promote
verify
indict
What number should replace the question mark? 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, ? Answer with a natural number.
Which number is the odd one out? 9678, 4572, 5261, 5133, 3527, 6895, 7768
9678
4572
5261
5133
3527
6895
7768
Isotherm is to temperature as isobar is to: Choose the best word to complete the analogy.
atmosphere
wind
pressure
latitude
current
Which is the missing section? (The grid has rows 1 2 4 7 / 4 ? 7 10 / 6 ? ? 12 / 7 8 10 ?.) Choose from the options labelled in the figure.
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Which is the odd one out? Choose from the options labelled in the figure.
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Which is the odd one out? Choose from the options labelled in the figure.
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How many minutes is it before 12 noon, if 48 minutes ago it was twice as many minutes past 9 a.m.? Answer with a natural number.
Switch A turns lights 1 and 2 on/off or off/on; switch B turns lights 2 and 4; switch C turns lights 1 and 3. White = ON, black = OFF. Switches C, A and B are thrown in turn and Figure 1 turns into Figure 2. Which switch does not work at all?
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Which is the missing tile? Choose from the options labelled in the figure.
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Which word in brackets is closest in meaning to the word in capitals? BRUNT (dull, edifice, impact, tawny, nonsense)
dull
edifice
impact
tawny
nonsense
Which of the following is not an anagram of a type of food? PAST EIGHT, I CAN ROAM, WIN BOAR, CAN PEAK, COOL CHEAT
PAST EIGHT
I CAN ROAM
WIN BOAR
CAN PEAK
COOL CHEAT
What number should replace the question mark? Three circles each have three segments: (3, 7, 4), (6, 21, 16) and (2, 3, ?). Answer with a natural number.
How many lines appear in the figure? Answer with a natural number.
Which is the missing tile? Choose from the options labelled in the figure.
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able, rot, son, king share a common feature with which word? Choose the best word to complete the analogy.
line
sit
take
hope
night
Which is the only one of the following that is not an anagram of a word meaning out of this world? flow under, sexed Utah, enviable blue, icier blend
flow under
sexed Utah
enviable blue
icier blend
A man has 53 socks in his drawer: 21 identical blue, 15 identical black and 17 identical red. The lights are fused and he is in the dark. How many socks must he take out to make 100 per cent certain he has a pair of black socks? Answer with a natural number.
How many minutes is it before 12 noon if nine minutes ago it was twice as many minutes past 10 a.m.? Answer with a natural number.