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 in the above sequence?

A
D
C
B
E

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?

D
A
C
B

4. Solve the anagram in brackets to correctly complete the quotation with a 10-letter word.
‘The difference between golf and (torn veg men) is that in golf you cannot improve your lie’ George Deukmejian

5. 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ?

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?

A
B
E
C
D

7.

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

B
C
A
D
E

8.

Which is the missing tile?

A
D
E
C
B

9.

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

A
B
D
E
C

10.

What number should replace the question mark?

11.

Which pentagon should replace the question mark?

A
C
D
B
E

12.

13. abyss is to chasm as fissure is to:

crevice, recess, gorge, canyon, opening

14.

What number should replace the question mark?

15. abashed, derail, little, ?

What comes next?

mellow, entail, leader, elicit, status

16. 7964325 is to 6975234
and 5822139 is to 2859312

therefore 7469851 is to ?

17.

What letter is immediately to the left of the letter that is immediately below the letter two to the left of the letter I?

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?

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?

sow, bull, buck, boar, stallion

22. Which is the odd one out?

F
D
A
C
J
I
G
K
H
E
B

23. What is the meaning of laconic?

dull, uninspiring

tearful

using few words

emotionally unstable

sarcastic

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. 100, 99.5, 98.5, 97, 95, 92.5, 89.5, ?

What number should replace the question mark?

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

SPARTAN (scarce, austere, erratic, limited, fierce)

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.

second ( ) some

28.

Which is the missing tile?

A
D
C
B
E

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.

Look at lines both across and down and work out what number should replace the question mark?