sample iq questions + answers

baru-baru ni aku ada p satu interview ni...lpas intervw je aku perlu jalani iq test...berbinar2 jgk la kpala aku ni memikirkan jawapannye....ada yg aku boleh jwb, yg x tau jwb tu berasap gak la pensel aku..hahhahahha....

so, kat sini aku nak kongsi contoh2 soklan iq beserta jawapannya skali... : )

1. Which number should come next in this series?
25,24,22,19,15

A. 4
B. 5
C. 10
D. 14

Correct answer: C
Explanation: The pattern decreases progressively: -1, -2, -3, -4, -5

2. Rearrange the following letters to make a word and choose the category in which it fits.
RAPETEKA

A. city
B. fruit
C. bird
D. vegetable

Correct answer: bird (parakeet)

3. Find the answer that best completes the analogy
people : democracy :: wealthy :

A. oligarchy
B. oligopoly
C. plutocracy
D. timocracy
E. autocracy

Correct answer: plutocracy

4. Please enter the missing figure: 13, 57, 911, 1315, 1719

A. 2123
B. 1879
C. 3002
D. 5004
E. 1784

Correct answer: A
Explanation: All odd numbers in a series.

5. Which number should replace the question mark?


17 8 5 5
13 7 5 4
6 12 6 3
10 6 4 ?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

Correct answer: A
(For each row the sum of the first two columns is equal to the multiple of the last two columns)

6. Which one of the sets of letters below can be arranged into a five letter English word.

A. a t r u n
B. p o d e b
C. r n a s l
D. m o h a t
E. e t l r n

Correct answer: r n a s l (snarl)

7. Find two words, one from each group, that are closest in meaning.
Group A
raise
floor
stairs

Group B
top
elevate
basement

A. raise and elevate
B. raise and top
C. floor and basement
D. stairs and top
E. floor and elevate

Correct answer: raise and elevate

8. Which word does not belong?

apple, marmalade, orange, cherry, grape

A. apple
B. marmalade
C. orange
D. cherry
E. grape

Correct answer: B

9. At the end of a banquet 10 people shake hands with each other. How many handshakes will there be in total?

A. 100
B. 20
C. 45
D. 50
E. 90

Correct answer: C

10. The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is it today?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
E. Friday

Correct answer: E

11. Which number should come next in the series
1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

A. 8
B. 11
C. 24
D. 21
E. 27

Correct answer: 21

12. 165135 is to peace as 1215225 is to

A. lead
B. love
C. loop
D. castle

Correct answer: love

13. Select the number that best completes the analogy
10 : 6 :: 3 : ?

A. 2
B. 1
C. -1
D. 12
E. 4

Correct answer: -1

14. Library is to book as book is to
Binding Copy Page Cover

A. page
B. copy
C. binding
D. cover

Correct answer: page

15. Please enter the missing figure: 4, 5, 8, 17, 44,

A. 80
B. 125
C. 112
D. 60
E. 84

Correct answer: B
Explanation: The difference between the numbers follows the series 1,3,9,27,81

16. Which number should come next in this series?
3,5,8,13,21,

A. 4
B. 21
C. 31
D. 34

Correct answer: D
Explanation: 3+5=8, 5+8=13 and so on.

17. Find the answer that best completes the analogy
languages : meaning :: philology :

A. erudition
B. philosophy
C. ethics
D. semantics
E. grammar

Correct answer: semantics

18. Which number should replace the question mark?

8 5 21
35 32 12
32 28 31
4 ? 28

A. 3
B. -2
C. -6
D. 48

Correct answer: C
(For each row subtract the second column from the first column. The result is equal to the sum of the digits in the last column.)

19. Which number does not belong?
4 32 144
17 28 122
18 64 188
322 14 202

Correct answer: 17
Explanation: 17 is the only odd number.

20. What is the missing letter?
E C O
B A B
G B N
D B ?

Correct answer: H
Explanation: Convert each letter to its numerical equivalent in the alphabet e.g. the letter "C" is assigned the number "3". Afterwards, for each row, multiply the numerical equivalents of the first two columns in order to calculate the letter in the third column.