TEST

YOUR

IQ
400 questions to
boost your brainpower

Philip Carter & Ken Russell

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First published in 2000

Reprinted in 2001, 2004
Reissued in 2007

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Test one

1 Create two words using the following ten letters each

once only.
Clue: grand tune (4, 6)
MYSEVODLTA

2 Which is the odd one out?

ISTHMUS, FJORD, ATOLL, POLDER, ARCHIPELAGO

3 What number should replace the question mark?

6 8 8 8 ? 9

7 5 6 4 4 3

4 CARTON, ENJOYMENT, WORDSMITH

Which of the following words continues the above
sequence?
COPY, REEF, COPE, REST, ACHE
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5 Comparison

is to :

as

is to :

A B C D E

6 What word in brackets means the same as the word in

capitals?
FORTE (endowment, conduct, talent, redoubt, style)

7 What number comes next in this sequence?

25, 32, 27, 36, ?
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8 Place two letters in each bracket so that these finish the

word on the left and start the word on the right. The
letters in the brackets, read downwards in pairs, will spell
out a six-letter word.
Clue: blue-pencil
FA ( . . ) SK
HO ( . . ) AN
KI ( . . ) AR

9 A car travels at a speed of 40 mph over a certain distance

and then returns over the same distance at a speed of
60 mph. What is the average speed for the total journey?

10 Spiral clockwise round the perimeter to spell out a nine-

letter word, which must finish in the centre square. The
word commences at one of the corner squares. You must
provide the missing letters.

B E A

A C N
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11 MEANDER: WIND
TRAVERSE: a) stampede
b) forward
c) across
d) retrace
e) towards

12 What familiar phrase is indicated below?

P A G E
P A G E

13 Comparison

is to:

as

is to:

A B C D E F
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14 The following is an anti-magic square, where none of the

horizontal, vertical or corner-to-corner lines totals 34. It is
possible, however, by moving the position of just four of
the numbers to convert this into a true magic square,
where each horizontal, vertical and corner-to-corner line
adds up to 34.
Can you make the necessary corrections?

4 14 8 1

9 16 6 12

5 11 10 15

7 2 3 13

15 What do the following words have in common?

LEGUMES, QUASHED, AFFIRMS, CLOAKED

16 What number should replace the question mark?

926 : 24
799 : 72
956 : ?
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17 Solve the three anagrams to complete a quotation by

Confucius.
Clue: Save something for a rainy day.
WHEN P . . .P . . . . . C . . . ., . . N . .
SOPPY TRIER DEMON COOTS

..E A.. .. IT.

FOUL ALES

18 Add one letter, not necessarily the same letter, to each

word at the front, end or middle to find two words that
are opposite in meaning.
LOG PITY

19 What number should replace the question mark?

7 10 9 6

5 1 3 7

2 3 2 1

4 12 8 ?

20 What well-known proverb is opposite in meaning to the

one below?
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
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21 Which word means the same as ANCHORITE?

a) recluse
b) hieroglyphics
c) trammel
d) lackey

22 What is the value of x?

64 – 12 × 2 + 6 ÷ 3 = x

23 Fill in the blanks, clockwise or anti-clockwise, to form two

words that are synonyms.

H E A
R E S

T R S
U B A

24 What is JULIENNE?
a) reed bunting
b) an evergreen shrub
c) a sleeveless jacket
d) clear soup
e) a skull-cap
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25 Grid
Each of the nine squares in the grid marked 1A to 3C
should incorporate all the lines and symbols that are
shown in the squares of the same letter and number imme-
diately above and to the left. For example, 2B should
incorporate all the lines and symbols that are in 2 and B.

One of the squares is incorrect. Which one is it?

A B C

1 1A 1B 1C

2 2A 2B 2C

3 3A 3B 3C
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26 Solve the one-word anagram.

APE COLT

27 Insert a word that means the same as the words outside

the brackets.
COOK (. . . . . ) CROSS EXAMINE

28 What number should replace the question mark?

26 1
11 16

36 ?
21 6

29 Make a six-letter word using only these four letters:

RE
FL
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30 Circles
Which of A, B, C, D or E fits into the blank circle to carry
on a logical sequence?

A B C D E

31 Which two words mean the opposite?

DOLOROUS, CONVENE, DISPARAGE, OFFEND, PRAISE,
TREMBLE
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32 What is the name given to a group of ROOKS?

a) murmuration
b) park
c) building
d) set
e) business

33 Replace the dots with a word to make five new words.

PEN
AGE
(. . .) SON
NED
ASK

34 What number should replace the x ?

5 1
÷ =x
6 7
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35 Hexagon
Which hexagon, A, B, C, D or E, fits the missing space?

X Y Z

3 ?

A B

C D E
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36 Place three two-letter bits together to make a CURRENCY.

DO – RO – LI – ES – EK – SH – UB – CU – AL

37 What is always associated with a BINNACLE?

a) a jib
b) a life raft
c) a limpet
d) a mast
e) a compass

38 Fill in the blanks, clockwise or anti-clockwise, to

complete the word.

I
L

I Y
R

39 What number should replace the question mark ?

7 8 8 48

9 7 5 58

11 5 7 48

6 12 5 ?
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40 Symbols

Each line and symbol that appears in the four outer circles,
above, is transferred to the centre circle according to these
rules:
if a line or symbol occurs in the outer circles:
once: it is transferred
twice: it is possibly transferred
3 times: it is transferred
4 times: it is not transferred.
Which of the circles A, B, C, D or E, shown below, should
appear at the centre of the diagram, above?

A B C

D E