Description
Book SynopsisEnjoyable mental exercises to help boost performance on IQ tests This engaging book offers readers the ultimate in calisthenics for the brain.
Table of Contents1 Introduction 1
Aspects of intelligence 3
Intelligence quotient (IQ) 7
Test 1.1 IQ test 11
2 Specific aptitude tests 25
Section I − Verbal aptitude 28
Test 2.1 Synonym test A 28
Test 2.2 Synonym test B 30
Test 2.3 Antonym test A 31
Test 2.4 Antonym test B 33
Test 2.5 Analogy test A 34
Test 2.6 Analogy test B 36
Test 2.7 Classification test 38
Test 2.8 Comprehension 40
Test 2.9 Advanced verbal test A − multi-discipline 41
Test 2.10 Advanced verbal test B − anagrams 46
Section II − Numerical aptitude 49
Test 2.11 Numerical sequence test 49
Test 2.12 Mental arithmetic 51
Test 2.13 Working with numbers 53
Test 2.14 Advanced numerical aptitude test 56
Section III − Technical aptitude 60
Test 2.15 Technical aptitude test 60
3 Logical reasoning 67
Test 3.1 Pure logic 67
Test 3.2 Progressive matrices test 70
Test 3.3 Advanced logic test 79
4 Creativity 84
Test 4.0 Creativity personality test 88
Section I − Imagination 91
Test 4.1 Imaginative shapes 93
Test 4.2 Wild imagination 94
Test 4.3 Creative logic 95
Test 4.4 The bucket test 101
Section II − Lateral thinking 102
Test 4.5 Lateral thinking test 102
Test 4.6 Lateral thinking exercises 105
Section III − Problem solving 108
Test 4.7 Problem-solving exercises 110
5 Emotional intelligence 114
Test 5.1 Anxious or relaxed 116
Test 5.2 Extrovert or introvert 120
Test 5.3 Optimist or pessimist 127
Test 5.4 Self-confidence 131
Test 5.5 Tough or tender 138
6 Memory 144
Test 6.1 Pattern recognition A 145
Test 6.2 Word association 145
Test 6.3 Verbal dexterity and memory test − anagrams 146
Test 6.4 Number/shape recognition 147
Test 6.5 Pattern recognition B 147
Test 6.6 Instructions 148
Test 6.7 Pattern recognition C 148
Test 6.8 Shopping list 148
Test 6.9 Attention to detail 149
Test 6.10 Memorising an address 149
7 Answers, explanations and assessments 150
8 Hints 205
