18. How many animals of each species did Moses take with him in the Ark?
None. It was Noah, not Moses.
23. Divide 30 by half and add ten. What do you get?
70. Dividing by half is the same as multiplying by 2.
1 hour. It is a wind up alarm clock which cannot discriminate between a.m. and p.m.
1 hour. If you take a pill at 1 o'clock, then another at 1.30 and the last at 2'clock, they will be taken in 1 hour.
26. Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
All of them. Every month has at least 28 days.
As IQ is hereditary, it is not possible to increase your IQ. It is, nevertheless, possible to improve your performance on IQ tests by practicing the many different types of question and by learning to recognize the recurring themes. The questions in this book are typical of the type and style of question that you are likely to encounter in actual tests and are designed to provide valuable practice for anyone who may have to take this type of test in the future. It is our belief that by practicing different types of IQ tests, and by attuning your mind to the different types of questions you may encounter, it is possible to improve by a few vital percentage points. It is these few percentage points that may prove crucial in increasing your job prospects and may mean the difference between success or failure when attending one of the many job interviews that include an IQ test.
Intelligence quotient (IQ) is an age-related measure of intelligence and is defined as 100 times the mental age. The word quotient means the result of dividing one quantity by another, and intelligence can be defined as mental ability or quickness of mind.
