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.

What comes next?

C
E
B
D
A

2. dopiness, uncloaking, dishwasher

Which word below has a feature in common with all the words above?

gallant, crossfire, whirlwind, assault

3.

Which is the missing section?

A
B
C
D

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. 1, 101, 15, 4, 29, –93, 43, –190, ?

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?

C
E
D
A
B

7.

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

B
D
A
C
E

8.

Which is the missing box?

D
B
C
A
E
F

9.

To which of the squares below can a dot be added so that the dot then meets the same conditions as the dot in the square above?

D
B
A
C
E

10.

What number should replace the question mark?

11.

Which is missing?

C
D
B
E
A

12.

as

is to:

A
B
C
E
D

13. rifle is to firearm as cutlass is to:

blade, sword, weapon, steel, sever

14.

What number should replace the question mark?

15. Which word is missing?

broke rage prose cute dared ?

evil
hymn
snow
palm
take

16. 7964325 is to 6975234
and 5822139 is to 2859312

therefore 7469851 is to ?

17.

What letter is directly opposite the letter two places anticlockwise away from the letter directly opposite the letter H?

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 C, A, D and B 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. You have 59 cubic blocks. What is the minimum number that needs to be taken away in order to construct a solid cube with none left over?

21. Which is the odd one out?

exacerbate, alleviate, amplify, escalate, inflate

22. Which is the odd one out?

F
E
H
D
K
I
J
C
B
G
A

23. Change one letter only in each of the words below to produce a familiar phrase:

HOME SO LINE

24.

Spiral clockwise round the perimeter and finish at the centre square to spell out a nine-letter word. You must find the starting point and provide the missing letters.

25. 100, 97.25, 91.75, 83.5, ?

What number should replace the question mark?

26. Only one set of letters below can be rearranged into a sixletter word in the English language. Find the word.

HURLPO
KCIENA
WINCAL
EJBATC
XELPOD
NWIOLM

27. Place a word in the bracket that forms a new word or phrase when tacked onto the word on the left, and another word or phrase when placed in front of the word on the right.

home ( ) fast

28.

Which is the missing tile?

D
E
B
C
A

29. A greengrocer received a boxful of tomatoes and on opening the box found that several had gone bad. He then counted them up so that he could make a formal complaint and found that 68 were mouldy, which was 16 per cent of the total contents of the box. How many tomatoes were in the box?

30.

What number should replace the question mark?