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Now that you know your IQ score, your Intelligence Type and your rank along the four intelligence scales (Mathematical, Visual-Spatial, Linguistic and Logical), we thought you might want to go back and see how you answered various questions. People often waver on at least a couple of questions, so we've provided the full set of questions along with the answer key.

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1.	Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison? LIVED is to DEVIL as 6323 is to:
		2336
		6232
		3236
		3326
		6332
The most important thing to notice in comparing the words in this problem is that "devil" is "lived" spelled backwards. This is the pattern that you need to apply to the number 6323 - solve the problem by finding which number is 6323 "spelled" backwards. The answer is 3236, option C.

2.	Which one of these is least like the four?
		Horse
		Kangaroo
		Goat
		Deer
		Donkey
Try picturing each of the five animals in the list and thinking of which characteristics 4 of them have in common that is not found in the fifth. You might start by thinking that some have fur. If you picture all of the animals on the list, you actually find that they all have fur. Because all the animals on the list are included in the group called "animals with fur," you know that this cannot be the right answer - you need a categorization that excludes one - and only one - animal from the group. The right answer is that the kangaroo is least like the other four, option B. One reason for this is that a kangaroo can get around on two legs, whereas all of the others are four-legged animals. Another reason is that a kangaroo carries her young around in a pouch, whereas none of the other animals have evolved with pouches to carry their young. There are other justifications as well - how many can you think of? 3. Which number should come next? 144 121 100 81 64 ? 17 19 36 49 50 The most important thing to notice in comparing the words in this problem is that all of these numbers are the product of a number multiplied by itself - they are all squares. In addition, the pattern is a descending list of sequential numbers, squared. Here is the pattern: 144 = 12 x 12 121 = 11 x 11 100 = 10 x 10 81 = 9 x 9 64 = 8 x 8 The next number must be the product of 7 x 7. Therefore, the correct answer is 49, or option D. 4. Even the most ___________ rose has thorns. Ugly Weathered Elusive Noxious Tempting This incomplete sentence is focused on the fact that roses have thorns. When thinking about this fact, you may find that you have a negative reaction to the idea of rose thorns. After all, while thorns may serve a positive purpose for the rose itself, anyone who has grabbed a rose by its thorns knows that this is a negative experience and will view thorns with caution from then on. The way this sentence is constructed tells you that the word you need to fill in the blank is something that contrasts with the downside of roses - the fact that they have thorns. It is a sentence that contrasts positive with negative: "Even the most (positive thing) has (negative thing)." Therefore, we know we are looking for a word that fits into the sentence that describes a positive aspect of roses. In looking over the list of 5 words, all are negative with the exception of the word "tempting". This makes "tempting," answer option E, the best choice to fill the blank. 5. HAND is to Glove as HEAD is to Hair Hat Neck Earring Hairpin When looking for two pairs of things that act the same way, the best way to approach the problem is to identify how the complete pair (hand and glove) relates the two items. When considering the relationship of a hand to a glove, you may characterize the relationship as a glove as a garment that covers or surrounds a hand, or that a hand fits into. After identifying this relationship, you can create a simple question to test the relationships of other pairings to see if the same relationship is present. For example, you may construct a simple sentence such as "Does a head fit into a ___?" When testing each of the 5 answer options, you'll find that option B - Hat - is the only one that shares the same relationship as a hand to a glove. 6. is to as is to When looking for two pairs of things that act the same way, the best way to approach the problem is to identify how the complete pair relates the two items. In this example, the first item in the complete pair is an image of two triangles stacked vertically and the second item is two circles lined up horizontally. The first pair has two items that differ in two notable ways: (1) in their shape (triangle vs. circle), and (2) in their physical orientation (vertical vs. horizontal). The first image is the "opposite" of the second image. When looking for the missing image that completes the second pairing, you should keep in mind what you learned from the first pair (shape and physical orientation). In looking at the first image in the second pair, you'll notice that it contains circles that are stacked vertically. Therefore, you should be looking for the "opposite" of the first pair - triangles that are lined up horizontally. The only answer option that fits this description is D, therefore D is the correct answer. 7. John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 3600 but not 3700. Which does he like: 900 1000 1100 1200 John likes squares of whole numbers. The consistent distinction between the pairs of numbers that John likes or doesn't like is that the one that John likes is a square of a whole number. Take a look: John likes 400. The square root of 400 is 20. John doesn't like 300. The square root of 300 is approximately 17.32; it is not a whole number squared. John likes 100. The square root of 100 is 10. John doesn't like 99. The square root of 99 is approximately 9.95; it is not a whole number squared. John likes 3600. The square root of 3600 is 60. John doesn't like 3700. The square root of 3700 is approximately 60.83; it is not a whole number squared. To answer the question, look through the list of 4 numbers to see which is a square of a whole number. The only number in the list that is exactly equal to a whole number multiplied by itself is 900. The square root of 900 is 30. Therefore, the answer is "A". 8. A fallacious argument is: Disturbing Valid False Necessary 31. Which word best completes the analogy: Water is to glass as correspondence is to... mail stamp pen envelope book To answer this question, you first need to identify the relationship between "water" and "glass" - water goes inside a glass. In reviewing the answer options, you should be looking for something that correspondence "goes inside". The only answer option that fits this relationship is "D", envelope. 32. is to as is to To answer this question, you first need to identify the relationship between "hand" and "boxing glove" - hand goes inside a boxing glove. In reviewing the answer options, you should be looking for something that a foot "goes inside". The only answer option that fits this relationship is "D", ice skate. 33. Which one of the designs is least like the other four? Try thinking of which characteristics 4 of the shapes have in common that is not found in the fifth - you need a categorization that excludes one - and only one - shape from the group. The right answer is that the circle, option B, is least like the other three. The circle is the only shape that does not contain a finite number of straight lines around its perimeter. 34. For the picture sequence above, find the picture that follows logically from one of the six below. To solve this problem, use a process of elimination. For each piece of the pattern you identify (a condition), look through the potential answer options to eliminate those that do not fit the pattern. If you do this for each element of the pattern separately, you should end up with a single shape that fits all of the conditions. First, notice that each square in the existing diagram contains a division line that runs diagonally across it, dividing the square into two halves that contain different color patters. The first condition is that the diagonals of the three existing shapes are placed such that they are forming the perimeter of a diamond-type shape in the center of the overall image. The square that fits in the lower-right quadrant of this image must have a diagonal line that crosses from its upper-right corner to its lower-left corner. The answer options that fit this condition are "C", "D" and "F". The rest of the answer options can now be eliminated. There are two more conditions present, both of which only exist in answer option "C": " Compare the inner halves of the squares that lie across the center point diagonally from one another. The color pattern is inverse such that the half circle of one is the color of the remaining portion of the other. If you apply this condition to the relationship between the blank space and the square diagonally opposite from it, you'll find that the square that fits in the lower-right quadrant of this image must have a green triangle-like shape (half square) surrounded by pink in its upper half. " Compare the outer halves of the squares that next to each other horizontally. The color pattern is inverse such that the half circle or square of one is the color of the remaining portion of the other. If you apply this condition to the relationship between the blank space and the square to its left, you'll find that the square that fits in the lower-right quadrant of this image must have a grey triangle-like shape (half square) surrounded by tan in its lower half. The correct answer is "C" because it meets all three of these conditions. 35. For the picture sequence above, find the picture that follows logically from one of the five below. To answer this question, try tracking the movement of the shades squares. If you'd like to draw it out on scratch paper, try numbering each square from left to right, top to bottom. You would end up with a grid of squares with numbers in each square: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Look at each of the three illustrations that set the pattern and take note of the movement: squares 6 and 11 are shaded in all three illustrations. The fourth illustration should also have shaded squares 6 and 11. in the first illustration, square 4 is shaded. In the second illustration, square 7 is shaded. In the third illustration, square 10 is shaded. This indicates a diagonal movement across the field of squares. The fourth illustration should have a shaded square 13. in the first illustration, square 13 is shaded. In the second illustration, square 9 is shaded. In the third illustration, square 5 is shaded. This indicates a vertical movement from the bottom to the top of the far left side of the field of squares. The fourth illustration should have a shaded square 1. The only answer option that fits these three conditions is answer option "B". 36. Fill in the empty box above with the correct picture from below All of the information given about this illustration indicate that it is symmetrical. Given that, the only squares you need to examine to find the correct fill for the empty box are the corner squares. Each of the corner squares has a diagonal line across the square forming a visual barrier - if the ends of each line were extended, they would cross at right angles and form a diamond-type shape. Answer option "B" completes this pattern. 37. Fill in the white box above with the correct picture from below The first thing you should notice is that there is a box in the pattern which is blocked out. Because it is blocked out, you will need to guess what the image in that space is based on what you know of the pattern. The middle row of this pattern indicates that the larger shapes in any given row are the same, but vary in whether they shaded or not. From this, you can deduce that the large shape in the obscured box is an oval and the large shape in the white box is a circle. This eliminates answer options A and C because neither of them contains a large circle. By looking at the top and middle rows or the left and right columns, you know that each row and column in the pattern contains at least one non-shaded large shape. Because the bottom row currently contains a large shaded circle in two of its boxes, you know that the white box must contain a non-shaded large circle. To further confirm the pattern, look at the small shapes on the diagonal that runs from left to right. You'll notice that the small shapes are exactly the same along this diagonal. Because the box that lies diagonally to the upper left of the white box contains a small plus sign, you know that the white box must also contain a small plus sign. The only image that fits the pattern in the space of the white box is answer option D, which contains a large non-shaded circle and a small plus sign. 38. is to as is to The first step in answering this question is to compare the first pair of illustrations. In doing so, note that the squared edges of the first illustration become rounded in the second and that the color combination is inverted from the first illustration to the second. Applying this information to the second pair, you know you are looking for an illustration with rounded edges where the color combination is inverted from the first illustration to the second (light grey oval with dark grey circle). The correct answer is option "A". 39. is to as is to The first illustration is a square and the second illustration is a vertical line. The first illustration of the second pair is exactly the same as the first illustration of the first pair, except that the lines that describe the square are dashed instead of solid. This information tells you that you are looking for a vertical line (same as the second illustration of the first pair) drawn with dashes (consistent with the relationship between the first illustrations of each pair). The correct answer is option "B". 40. Which design does not belong in this group? Try thinking of which characteristics 4 of the illustrations have in common that is not found in the fifth - you need a categorization that excludes one - and only one - shape from the group. The right answer is that option "C" is least like the other four. Option "C" is the only illustration that does not contain a large shape connected to a small shape. Instead, option "C" illustrates two small, connected shapes. = your answer = correct answer