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
A
D
C
E

2. able, rot, son, king

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

3.

Which is the missing section?

D.
C
B
A

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

FUSE (muzzle, explode, coalesce, immobilise, tighten)

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?

D
B
C
E
A

7.

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

C
B
D
E
A

8.

Which is the missing tile?

E
F
C
A
B
D

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?

C
D
A
E
B

10.

What number should replace the question mark?

11.

Which circle should replace the question mark?

E
C
A
D
B

12.

is to:

as

is to:

B
A
E
C
D

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

14.

What number should replace the question mark?

15. A, C, F, J, O, ?

What letter comes next?

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

therefore 8257 is to ?

17. A B C D E F G H

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

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. If five men can build a house in 16 days, how long will it take just two men to build the same house, assuming all men work at the same rate?

21. Which is the odd one out?

bolero, calypso, waltz, salsa, polka

22. Which is the odd one out?

C
B
D
E
A

23. What is the meaning of laconic?

dull, uninspiring

tearful

using few words

emotionally unstable

sarcastic

24. Produce an eight-letter word by joining together two of these four-letter sets.

cred, agon, lues, once, deva, some, come, pent

25. 71, 81, 74, 77, 77, 73, 80, 69, ?

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
H
B
G
D
F
E
A

29. The average of three numbers is 48. The average of two of these numbers is 56. What is the third number?

30.

What number should replace the question mark?