Intelligence may be narrowly defined as the capacity to acquire knowledge and understanding, and use it in different novel situations. It is this ability, or capacity, which enables the individual to deal with real situations and profit intellectually from sensory experience. A test of intelligence is designed to formally study, under test conditions, the success of an individual in adapting to a specific situation. There are a number of different methods which purport to measure intelligence, the most famous of which is the IQ, or intelligence quotient test. In the formation of such tests many psychologists treat intelligence as a general ability operating as a common factor in a wide variety of aptitudes. Whilst many IQ tests measure a variety of different types of ability such as verbal, mathematical, spatial and reasoning skills, there is now a second school of thought in which it is believed that the earlier definitions of intelligence may be too simplistic. It is now becoming increasingly recognised that there are many different types of intelligence and that a high measured IQ, although desirable, is not the only key to success in life. Other characteristics, such as outstanding artistic, creative or practical prowess, especially if combined with personal characteristics such as ambition, good temperament and compassion, could result in an outstanding level of success despite a low measured IQ. It is because of this that in recent years CQ (creative quotient) and EQ (emotional quotient), to name just two examples, have come to be regarded as equally important as, or even more important than, IQ measurement.
The IQ Workout Series THE COMPLETE BOOK OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS Philip Carter The IQ Workout Series THE COMPLETE BOOK OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS Philip Carter Copyright # 2005 by Philip Carter Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England Telephone: (ỵ44) 1243 779777 Email (for orders and customer service enquiries): cs-books@wiley.co.uk Visit our Home Page on www.wileyeurope.com or www.wiley.com Philip Carter has asserted his rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP, UK, without 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Distripark, Singapore 129809 John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd, 22 Worcester Road, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada M9W 1L1 Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0-470-01773-2 (PB) 978-0-470-01773-9 Typeset in 11=14 pt Garamond by MCS Publishing Services Ltd, Salisbury, Wiltshire Printed and bound in Great Britain by T.J International Ltd, Padstow, Cornwall This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry, in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production Contents Introduction Aspects of intelligence Intelligence quotient (IQ) Test 1.1 IQ test 11 Specific aptitude tests Section I ^ Verbal aptitude Test 2.1 Synonym test A Test 2.2 Synonym test B Test 2.3 Antonym test A Test 2.4 Antonym test B Test 2.5 Analogy test A Test 2.6 Analogy test B Test 2.7 Classification test Test 2.8 Comprehension Test 2.9 Advanced verbal test A ^ multi-discipline Test 2.10 Advanced verbal test B ^ anagrams Section II ^ Numerical aptitude Test 2.11 Numerical sequence test Test 2.12 Mental arithmetic Test 2.13 Working with numbers Test 2.14 Advanced numerical aptitude test Section III ^ Technical aptitude Test 2.15 Technical aptitude test 25 28 28 30 31 33 34 36 38 40 41 46 49 49 51 53 56 60 60 iii The Complete Book of Intelligence Tests Logical reasoning Test 3.1 Pure logic Test 3.2 Progressive matrices test Test 3.3 Advanced logic test 67 67 70 79 Creativity Test 4.0 Creativity personality test Section I ^ Imagination Test 4.1 Imaginative shapes Test 4.2 Wild imagination Test 4.3 Creative logic Test 4.4 The bucket test Section II ^ Lateral thinking Test 4.5 Lateral thinking test Test 4.6 Lateral thinking exercises Section III ^ Problem solving Test 4.7 Problem-solving exercises 84 88 91 93 94 95 101 102 102 105 108 110 Emotional intelligence Test 5.1 Anxious or relaxed Test 5.2 Extrovert or introvert Test 5.3 Optimist or pessimist Test 5.4 Self-confidence Test 5.5 Tough or tender 114 116 120 127 131 138 Memory Test 6.1 Test 6.2 Test 6.3 144 145 145 Test 6.4 Test 6.5 Test 6.6 Test 6.7 Test 6.8 Pattern recognition A Word association Verbal dexterity and memory test ^ anagrams Number=shape recognition Pattern recognition B Instructions Pattern recognition C Shopping list iv 146 147 147 148 148 148 Contents Test 6.9 Attention to detail Test 6.10 Memorising an address 149 149 Answers, explanations and assessments 150 Hints 205 v Introduction Intelligence may be narrowly defined as the capacity to acquire knowledge and understanding, and use it in different novel situations It is this ability, or capacity, which enables the individual to deal with real situations and profit intellectually from sensory experience A test of intelligence is designed to formally study, under test conditions, the success of an individual in adapting to a specific situation There are a number of different methods which purport to measure intelligence, the most famous of which is the IQ, or intelligence quotient test In the formation of such tests many psychologists treat intelligence as a general ability operating as a common factor in a wide variety of aptitudes Whilst many IQ tests measure a variety of different types of ability such as verbal, mathematical, spatial and reasoning skills, there is now a second school of thought in which it is believed that the earlier definitions of intelligence may be too simplistic It is now becoming increasingly recognised that there are many different types of intelligence and that a high measured IQ, although desirable, is not the only key to success in life Other characteristics, such as outstanding artistic, creative or practical prowess, especially if combined with personal characteristics such as ambition, good temperament and compassion, could 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