Classical IQ test with random questions - This test has 30 randomly selected questions. In this way any next solving of the test will produce a fair assessment. The time for solving is limited to 35 minutes.

1.

Which circle below should be placed in the large circle above?

A
D
B
E
C

2. Which word in brackets is closest in meaning to the word in capitals?

BRUNT
edifice
tawny
dull
nonsense
impact

3.

Which is the missing section?

C
D.
A
B

4.

Start at one of the four corner letters and spiral clockwise round the perimeter, finishing at the centre letter to spell out a nine-letter word. You must provide the missing letters.

5. 53 (3) 59
92 (4) 98
34 (2) 38
71 (?) 79

What number should replace the question mark?

6.

When the above is folded to form a cube, which is the only one of the following that can be produced?

D
B
C
E
A

7.

Which shield below has most in common with the shield above?

C
B
A
E
D

8.

Which is the missing tile?

C
D
A
F
E
B

9.

To which hexagon below can a dot be added so that it then meets the same conditions as in the hexagon above?

B
A
C
E
D

10.

What number should replace the question mark?

11.

Which circle should replace the question mark?

B
D
C
E
A

12.

is to:

C
E
D
B
A

13. Isotherm is to temperature as isobar is to:
wind
pressure
atmosphere
current
latitude

14.

What number should replace the question mark?

15. boater, nail, about, ruin, alibi, ?

Which word below comes next in the above sequence?

stray, tiara, treat, suit, trail

16. 3182596 is to 65283

and 6742835 is to 53476

therefore 7496258 is to ?

17.

What letter is two letters above the letter two letters to the left of the letter immediately above the letter three letters to the right of the letter Q?

18. Switch A turns lights 1 and 2 on/off or off/on
Switch B turns lights 2 and 4 on/off or off/on
Switch C turns lights 1 and 3 on/off or off/on
Switch D turns lights 3 and 4 on/off or off/on

Switches B, D, A and C are thrown in turn with the result that Figure 1 turns into Figure 2. Which switch does not work at all?

19. Which number is the odd one out?

9678 4572 5261 5133 3527 6895 7768

20. 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 completely in the dark. How many socks must he take out to make 100 per cent certain he has a pair of black socks?

21. Which is the odd one out?

bolero, calypso, waltz, salsa, polka

22. Which is the odd one out?

B
E
A
D
C

23. The name of which creature can be placed on the
bottom row to complete seven three-letter words
reading downwards?

D A S A M Y W

U R A G A O A

* * * * * * *

24.

Start at one of the four corner letters and spiral clockwise round the perimeter, finishing at the centre letter to spell out a nine-letter word. You must provide the missing letters.

25. 9, 16, 13, 13, 17, 10, 21, 7, ?

What number should replace the question mark?

26. Which word in brackets is most opposite in meaning to the word in capitals?

SENSIBLE (unaware, subordinate, irrational, outlandish, irreverent)

27. The letters below represent a phrase where the initial letters of each word and the spaces have been removed. What is the phrase?

INEFORK

28.

Which is the missing tile?

D
B
A
C
E

29. Peter, Paul and Mary share out a certain sum of money between them. Peter gets 2 /5, Paul gets 0.55 and Mary gets ?45.00. How much is the original sum of money?

30.

What number should replace the question mark?