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?

A
D
E
B
C

2. able, rot, son, king

Which word below shares a common feature with all the words above?
sit
night
hope
line
take

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
D
A
E
B

7.

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

E
D
B
A
C

8.

Which is the missing tile?

D
E
C
B
A

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
A
C
E
B

10.

What number should replace the question mark?

11.

Which figure should replace the question marks?

B
D
A
C

12.

is to:

A
B
D
C
E

13. mohair is to wool as shantung is to:

silk, cotton, linen, nylon, fabric

14.

What number should replace the question mark?

15. aplomb, dodge, graph, jerk, ?

What comes next?

laugh, maroon, link, nickel, midnight

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

therefore 8257 is to ?

17.

What letter is directly opposite the letter that is two letters away clockwise from the letter that is directly opposite the letter that is three letters away anticlockwise from the letter E?

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 D, 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?

9654 4832 5945 7642 7963 8216 3649

20. My watch was correct at noon, after which it started to lose 17 minutes per hour until six hours ago it stopped completely. It now shows the time as 2.52 p.m. What time is it now?

21. Which is the odd one out?

parabolic, lancet, abutment, trefoil, ogee

22. Which is the odd one out?

B
C
D
A
E
F

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

HOME SO LINE

24.

Three teams, from England, Scotland and Wales, are competing for two trophies, one for golf and one for tennis. How many different outcomes of the two competitions exist?

6, 8, 9, or 12?

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.

Move from star to star along connecting lines to spell out a 10-letter word. All letters are used once each only.

28.

Which is the missing tile?

C
B
D
E
A

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?