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
B
C
E

2. able, rot, son, king

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

3.

Which is the missing section?

D
B
A
C

4.

Work from square to adjacent square horizontally or vertically (but not diagonally) to spell out a 12-letter word. You must find the starting point, and provide the missing letters

5. 100, 97.4, 94.8, ? , 89.6, 87

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
E
B
D
C

7.

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

D
E
B
C
A

8.

Which is the missing tile?

A
E
B
C
D

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?

A
E
C
D
B

10.

What number should replace the question mark?

11.

Which shield should replace the question mark?

C
D
A
E
B

12.

is to:

D
A
C
B
E

13. mohair is to wool as shantung is to:

silk, cotton, linen, nylon, fabric

14.

What number should replace the question mark?

15. Which word is missing?

broke rage prose cute dared ?

evil
take
hymn
palm
snow

16. 7964325 is to 6975234
and 5822139 is to 2859312

therefore 7469851 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 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, B, C and A 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. On taking delivery of a consignment of eggs the market stall owner was furious to find that several were cracked. In fact, on counting them up in order to assess the damage he found that 72 were cracked, which was 12 per cent of the total consignment. How many eggs in total were in the consignment?

21. Which is the odd word out?

orders, murder, derelict, underworld, detonator

22. Which is the odd one out?

A
I
H
F
K
J
B
G
C
D
E

23. Which of the following is not an anagram of a type of building?

delta arch
raiment
cleats
the Arctic
a blowgun

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, 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?

E
C
B
D
A

29. In 13 years time the combined ages of my three brothers will be 94. What will it be in nine years time?

30.

What number should replace the question mark?