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?

B
F
E
D
A
C

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

BRUNT
impact
nonsense
tawny
edifice
dull

3.

Which is the missing section?

A
D
C
B

4. Using the four letters below only, create a seven-letter word.

CILT

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?

E
D
B
C
A

7.

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

C
E
D
B
A

8.

Which is the missing box?

C
D
E
B
A
F

9.

To which hexagon can a dot be added so that both
dots then meet the same conditions as the two dots in the hexagon above?

C
D
E
A
B

10.

What number should replace the question mark?

11.

Which is the missing square?

F
A
C
B
D
E

12.

is to:

as

is to:

B
D
C
E
A

13. ligno- is to wood as vitro- is to
paper
water
wool
stone
glass

14.

What number should replace the question mark?

15. Which word is missing?

broke rage prose cute dared ?

evil
take
palm
snow
hymn

16. 5862 is to 714
and 3498 is to 1113
and 9516 is to 156

therefore 8257 is to ?

17.

What letter is two letters to the right of the letter two letters above the letter four letters to the left of the letter Z?

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

Switches C, A 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?

3861 8712 5247 4356 1485 3645

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?

statement, fluster, retirement, restful, testament

22. Which is the odd one out?

B
D
F
A
E
C

23. What is the meaning of laconic?

dull, uninspiring

tearful

using few words

emotionally unstable

sarcastic

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. Arrange the three-letter bits below into the correct order to spell out a familiar saying:

nwo ion der tha eak rds lou ssp act

27.

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.

28.

Which is the missing tile?

D
A
C
E
B

29. Stuart and Christine share out a certain sum of money in the ratio 4:5 and Christine ends up with ?24.00. How much money was shared in the first place?

30.

What number should replace the question mark?