Norman Sullivan - Test Your IQ Skills (1997)

Test
Your
iQ
Skills
By
Norman Sullivan
Philip J. Carter
Ken A. Russell
Test
Your
Skills
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Norman Sullivan
Philip J. Carter
Ken A. Russell
Quality Paperback Book Club

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Test Your IQ Skills
Test Your IQ Skills
Copyright © 1987 by Philip J. Carter
Test Your Own IQ

Copyright © 1990 by Norman Sullivan
Test Your Own IQ Again

Copyright © 1988 by Norman Sullivan. Copyright © 1995 by Black Dog & Leventhal
Publishers Inc.
This edition was especially created in 1997 for Quality Paperback Book Club by arrange-
ment with Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc. This edition copyright © 1997 by
Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America

Test Your IQ Skills
by Philip J. Carter and Ken A. Russell
1
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
GROUP ELEMENTARY LEVEL

I: 1
ANSWERS 21
GROUP II: CHALLENGING LEVEL 23

ANSWERS 37
GROUP III: MASTERFUL LEVEL 41

ANSWERS 47
GROUP IV: SUPERIOR LEVEL 49

ANSWERS 52
GROUP V: MULTI-PART STUMPERS 53

ANSWERS 61
SCORING 63
.
INTRODUCTION READ THIS BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Variety is the spice of life, and our aim in putting sides, and one card was gold on one side and
silver on
together this compilation has been to include as wide the other The gambler would take one card and
side.
a variety of puzzles, representing a wide range of diffi- place it on the table showing gold on the back of the
cult/, as possible. You may find some of the questions card. Then he would bet the onlookers even money
easy to answer, while others will tax you beyond your
limits — ^that's okay! The challenge is part of the fun,
that gold would be on the reverse
being that the card could not be the silver/silver card,
side, his reasoning
and you'll certainly find that as you progress through

therefore there were only two possibilities: gold/silver
the book, you'll sharpen your ability to solve problems
and exercise your brain in new and exciting ways.
or gold/gold. A fair and even bet —or is it?
Think of your mind as a muscle, and of these tests as The catch is that the game involves sides, not cards.
your "exercise regimen." The more you work out, the We surt with six sides, three gold and three silver.
stronger you get. And the stronger you are, the more
We eliminate the silver/silver card and we can see one
fun your workout becomes.
gold side. That leaves two gold and one silver unseen.
Here's a linle background on some of the puzzle types Odds are therefore 2-1 that the reverse side is gold.
included in this book. The basic rule is really quite simple. Calculate the
chances that an event will happen and then calculate
the chances that it will not happen. Example: What
PUZZLES OF THE MIND
are the odds against drawing a named card out of a
These puzzles consist entirely of diagrammatic repre- pack of 52?
sentation. To solve them, you have to apply your mind
The probability of drawing the right card is '/Si. The
to each set of diagrams, comprehend the experience
probability of not drawing the right card is S'/Sl. The
before you, and decide what logical patterns and/or
odds in favor of drawing the right card is the ratio of
sequences are occurring. The puzzles do not involve
the first probability to the second, that Is, *A3 to si/ti,
numeracy or literacy, but are purely exercises of the
or I to 5 1
mind, designed to test raw intelligence, free from the

influence of prior knowledge.
CROSSWORDS
GAMBLING AND PROBABILITY On Sunday, December 21, 1 9 1 3, the first crossword
puzzle appeared in the New York Worfd. It vns devised
The urge to defeat the laws of probability is inherent
by Liverpool-born Arthur Wynne, who called it a
in most people, although it was not until the 7th cen- 1
Word Cross Puzzle. Now, of course, crosswords are

tury, when Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician for-
a favorite of puzzlers worldwide.
mulated the first rules relating to probability, that peo-
ple were really aware that they existed.

CRYPTOGRAMS
It was in 1654 that die Chevalier de M6r6 asked Pascal
why he lost when he bet even money that a pair of A cryptogram is a puzzle in which one letter is substi*
sixes would show once in 24 rolls of the dice. Pascal tuted for another. How does one go about decoding a
would be against the gam- cryptogram? The easiest to deal with are those that
demonstrated that 24 rolls
could be slightly in his favor.

contain a four-letter word beginning and ending with
bler, but 25 rolls
the same letter, e.g., FGHF. This is almost certainly
In America during the gold-rush era. a ve^ ingenious
the word THAT, which should enable you to discover
gambling game garnered a lot of money for its perpe-
the word THE, and now you're well on your way to
trators.Three cards were placed in a hat one card solving the cryptogram.
was gold on both sides, one card was silver on both
Knowledge is continually being updated in the fields of Usually the keyword or, in this case, the keyed quota-
letter frequency, word frequency, most comnrion tion, contains the only letters which do not appear In
word endings, and the lik& For example, the order in alphabetical order. By inspecting the plain text, you
which letters appear most frequently in English today may easily pick out where the alphabet appears in
is ETAOINSRHLDCUMFPGWYBVKXJQZ. orderly succession and thus isolate the keyword let-
ters. Above we see A to Y In order, thus suggesting

The nwjority of cryptograms are simple types, where
the keyed quotatkx) is contained in the letters
each letter of the alphabet is substituted for another,
MIRTHSGODECN. Because letters cannot be repeat-
and there is only one message to be decoded. But
ed in simple cryptograms, the fun begins if the keyed
what if the sender of the message wishes to convey a
quotation repeats letters. It is therefore necessary to
further message within the same cryptogram? This is
use your imagination to make sense of the message. In
done by the addition of keywords, which may be hid-
diis case the answer is MIRTH IS GOD'S MEDICINE
den in either the plain or the keyed text As all the
cryptograms in this book have keywords or keyed The addition of keywords has several purposes, in
phrases, we can show how these are uncovered by addition to the practical one of sending an additk>nal
means of the folk>wing comment from Oliver Hardy, message that may escape the attention of an intercep-
which he made to explain why he thought people tor. It gives the compiler an opportunity to comment
found the Laurel-and-Hardy partnership so funny. on the coded material, which is usually a quotatkMi,
and to display his ovtm wit as he adds an extra dimen-

G LZOKK Gl BRK SOPI^ZKO BO BOHO KM
sion to the puzzle
PMFXWOIOWD ZQWGVO GQ OAOHD BRD.
SZI, WGVO SRPMQ RQN OLLK, BO KOOFON IM
SO RSMZI XOHTOPI IMLOIJOH—SZI QMI KM ANAGRAMS

LMMN RXRHI. Anagrams were invented by the Greek poet Lycoph-
This is a simple substitution cryptogram, where one on in 280 A.D. Originally, an anagram was simply a
letter of the alphabet has been substituted for anoth- word vîch, vA)&\ reversed, formed another word.
er, and is therefore deciphered in the usual way. For example, ROOM/MOOR or TIDE/EDIT. The
word "anagram" is derived from the Greek: "Ana"
I GUESS IT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE SO COM- means backwards and "Gramma" a letter.
f>LETELY UNUKE IN EVERY WAY. BUT, UKE
BACON AND EGGS. WE SEEMED TO BE ABOUT The best anagrams are those in which the rearranged
PERFECT TOGETHER—BUT NOT SO GOOD letters bear some relationship to the original word or
APART. name; for example, the letters of the word "SOFT-
HEARTEDNESS" can be rearranged to form the
To find the keyed quotation place the code text in
"OFTEN SHEDS TEARS."
phrase
juxtaposition to the plain text, thus:
Now you're ready to begin. Suggested time limits are
(Plain Text)
included at the beginning of each group of questk>ns.
ABCDEFCHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ You can use these to challenge yourself, or you can
RSPNOTLJG VWFQMX HKIZAB D
ignore the time constraints completely and work
(Code Text)
through the problems at your own rate. Scoring
As nothing appears yet which might look like a mes- guidelines appear at the end of each section. The
sage, arrange the code text alphabetically in juxtaposi- chart matching your composite score with an
tk>n to the plain text: IQ equivalent score is a kx>se assignment of an
"IQ score" and is not Mensa-approved. Again, these
(Code Text)
are only guidelines: you are the best judge of your
ABCDEFGHIJ K LM NO PQ RSTU VWXYZ own success. Have fun!
VW Y HI RTHSCODECNABF KLP U
(Plain text)
r
GROUP I
ELEMENTARY
LEVEL
(Suggested time limit: i hour and 1 5 minutes)
II
I MISSING SQUARE 2 LOGIC
Study the diagram and decide what logically should be Find the next figure:
the missing section from the choices
given.
i;
_ /
(2) ( 3) (4) (5)
CHOOSE FROHt
/
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
CHOOSE FROMt
(d)
13
4
5
1 1
3 TYPIST 5 WORD CROSS PUZZLE

A typist types four envelopes and four letters. She This puzzle is based on the first crossword by Arthur
places the letters in the envelopes at random. What are Wynne.
the chances that only three letters are in their correct
ACROSS DOWN
envelopes?
2 Human being (3) 1 Story (4)
4 Give rise to (5) 2 Only (4)
4 LUCKY CARD 6 Assembled (7) 3 Knob (4)
8 Animal (4) 4 Expose (4)

In a competition, each person receives a card with a
number of rub-off pictures, One picture is nnarked 9 Vivacity (4) 5 Explain (4)
"loser," and only two pictures are identical. If the two
1 Actor's part (4) 6 Spacious buildings (7)
identical pictures appear before the picture marked
"loser*' does, then the competitor wins a prize.
12 Falsehoods (4) 7 Milk suppliers (7)
Greek letter (4) 8 Inn

There are 60 pictures on the card. What are the odds 1
(5)
against winning? 1 Marsh plant (4) 10 Requires (5)
16 Adom (4) 1 Color (3)
18 Adjacent (4) 13 Look Wrth Eyes (3)
19 Page (4) 17 Vegetable (4)
21 Imitates (4) 18 Spill Out (4)
22 Parts of coat (7) 20 Tumbled (4)
24 Parts of body (5) 21 Profess (4)
25 Not high (3) 23 Made of Ebony (4)
14 I
3
1
6 MAGIC SQUARES 7 CRYPTOGRAM

Here are five connected 5x5magic squares. Answers Message keyed, 10-2-4-6
are all five-letter words, and each of the five grids
reads
the sanne both across and
SNL NQGCF SHZC T MHTK GN JNY GSHG LSCF
dov^ffi.
JNY SHZC CDTETFHGCK GSC TEWNMMTODQ
CLUES 14 Medicine LSHGCZCI ICEHTFM. SNLCZCI TEWINOHODQ
1 Faded 15 Set upright EYMG OC GSC GIYGS?
2 Sky blue 16 Shot at billiards KNJDC
3 Money 17 Pains
4 Made nnistakes 18 Makes purchases 8 CRYPTOGRAM

5 Actions 19 Color
Message keyed, 4-3-4
6 Swap 20 Composition
7 Made angry
ME MR SQAHQ EA ZPQJ ELPE HO QOON
21 Vagabond
RAYMEFNO EA VMQN AFDROYGOR. BODLPBR
8 Excuse 22 Runner ME MR QAE RA HOYY SQAHQ ELPE HO QOON
9 Sum owed 23 Sharp RAYMEFNO EA VMQN AFD VOYYAHR OGOQ
ELO RPGMAD MR NORUDMTON PR DOPULMQW
10 Shortens 24 Gives out
ZPQSMQN ELDAFWL ELO HMYNODQQRR.
1 Express 25 Force LPGOYAUS OYYMR
12 Teacher
1 Make amends
1 r- nn
2 r
3 s
4 •
9 li w
li
Ui
t4
1* IS 2t
i} 2i
i« 2l
ift 24
20 a
IS
9 PHONE NUMBER 12 PRODUCT
This was my old telephone number. What does it Rnd the product of
remind you of? (x-a)(x-b)(x<)...(x-2)
(314)159-2654
13 BARTENDER
10 EXPLORER
Two strangers enter a bar. The bartender asks them
Base to explorer at the South Pole: what they would like. The first man says, "I'll have a bot-
tle of beer." and puts 50 cents down on the counter.
"What's the temperature?"
Bartender "Miller at 50 cents, or Budweiser at 45
"Minus 40 degrees" says the explorer.
centsT'
'Is that Centigrade or Fahrenheit?" asks base.
Rrst nran: "Budweiser."
"Put down Fahrenheit" says the explorer. "I dont
Second marc "I'll have a bottle of beer," and he puts 50
expect it will matter."
cents on the counter Without asking him, the bar-
Why does he say thatf tender gives him a Miller. How did he know v^t the
man wanted?
11 LOGIC
14 WAITER!
What is the next logical number in this sequence?
3.7. 10. II. IZ? A man calls to a waiter. 'There's a fly in my tea".
"I will bring you a fresh cup of tea," says the waiter.
After a few nx>nnents the man calls out 'This is the

same cup of tea!" How did he know?
15 ANAGRAM PHRASES
Each word or phrase in quotation nnarks is an anagram
of another word The solution bears some relationship
to the original.
(a) "UP CLOSE' 'TRIRJNG" (7/8)

" " "
Answer "
(b) "EMIT GRUNT' through "MOUTH CASE" (9/9)

" " " "
Answer through
16
16 ANIMALGRAMS 19 CLASSIFICATION
The following are all anagrams of animals: An intelligence test in which you are shown a number
CORONA of boxes and asked to choose the one which is different

(a)
is called "Classification." Which one of the following
(b) PAROLED boxes is the odd one out?
(c) RETIRER
db (^ t^
(d) LESIONS
(e) SOMEDAY
(0 ALPINES (a) W (c) (e)
ORCHESTRA
(g)
20 WHATI NO VOWELS
(h) CALIFORNIA (two words)
Work from the top left-hand square to the bottom
right moving from square to square horizontally, verti-
17 THREESOMES cally or diagonally, to find five words. Every letter in the

grid must be used once only.
(a) These two four-figune numbers share a feature in

comnnon with only one other four-figure number. What
is the feature and what is the other number? Start
3600. 5776
(b) These two four-figure numbers share a feature in

C Y P N M
common with only one other four-figure number. What
H R T N Y
is the feature and what is the other number?
2025.9801 Y R S H Y
M T T Y M
18 SENTENCES H T R P H
Which one of these sentences is the odd one out?
finish
(1) FRIENDSHIP LINGERS UNTIL THE END.
(2) LOVERS STROLL UNDER THE STARS

(3) HEAVEN ALWAYS REPAYS PERFECTION.
(4) THE UPROAR BEGINS AGAIN.
17
21 CUCKOO IN THE NEST 22 SISTERS
Each of the sentences below contains, in the correct Coincidence seems to run in our fannily. Although my
order, the letters of a word that is opposite to the sisters Pam and Fran each have five childrea twins and
nneaning of the sentence, e.g. CLOSE TO BOILING = triplets, Pam had hertwins first, whereas Fran had
COOL triplets first
Rnd the words: Isaw Pam the other day, and she remarked that the
sum of the ages of her children vâs equal to the prod-
(a) A HAVEN OF LOVEUNESS
uct of their ages. I pointed out that although interesting,
(b) NOT FOR SOME TIME OR MAYBE NEVER this v^^ not unique, as Fran could say exactly the sanne
(c) FROZEN, NOT OFF THE SHELF about her children.
(d) A GREAT EFFORT AND STILL FRESH ENOUGH How old are nny sisters' children?
TO DO IT OVER AGAIN
(e) PUT YOUR EFFORT IN SHIFTING IT TOWARE)S
US 23 ZERO
(0 SEW IT VERY TIGHTLY TOGETHER Wfthout changing the order of the digits, insert four plus
(g) A LOT OF COMPANY FOR ME signs, one division sign, and three minus signs between
(h) HATED OR REVILED them to make the calculation correct
(I) READ IN COMPLETE SILENCE TO YOURSELF 98765432! =0

(J) INDEUCATE, UGLY AND UNCULTURED
(k) TRUSTY, EVER SINCERE AND HONEST 24 FAMILY WAY
(0NEW AND INEXPERIENCED MEMBER OF OUR
BODY AND PROFESSION My two undes and five were all bom on differ-
cousins
ent days of the week. Uncle Alan was bom on a Friday
(m) RUN ALONG SPEEDILY IN THE RACE and his daughters, my cousins Judith and Mary, were
(n) NOW STALE AND VERY WORN bom on a Monday and Saturday respectively. My other
uncle, Paul, was bom on a Sunday and his eldest son,
nrry cousin Richard, was bom on a Thursday. His other
sons, Roy and Terry, were bom on the two rennaining

days of the week; but which one was bom on a Tues-
day and which one was bom on a Wednesday?
25 THE MEETING
The nran from the country at the top of the Himalayas
came by plane to meet the man fiiom the Far East who
was wearing a chain around his neck. What was the
weather when they nnet the man from the Middle East?
18
26 MISSING SQUARE 27 LAUGHING MATTER
Find the missing square: these words are connected with
All humor
(a) _H_M_Y
(b) _L_P_T_C_
FR NE TO (c) _A_T_R
(d) _A_LA_U_E
TE FE SN (e) _U_F_0_E_Y
(0 -U_L_S_U_
(8) _0_U_A_LY
ET OE (h) _P_0_
(I) _AJ_A_E
0) -A_LE
Choose fixjnrK (k) _A_C_

(I) J<-T_0_
(M. (Si . (d)
(m) _0_X
TE 2F XN OK (n) _0_E_Y
SL ll M. hL
PC KR SX MX
19
4
6
2
7
8
3
GROUP ANSWERS I
1 d. So that each comer sub-square of each of the 11 17: All numbers, when written out, contain only
four main sections has a line missing. "E" vowels.
2 e There are two black arms one moves through — 1 At some time during the calculation you will be
90 degrees each time and the other through 45 multiplying by (x-x), which equals 0, therefore the
degrees. The dotted line never moves but is covered product will be 0.
by the black arms when the/ coincide with its posi- 1 He puts down four dimes and two nickels. If he
tion.
had wanted Budweiser he would have put down four
3 Nil. If three are correct then four must be. dimes and one nickeL
4 2/1. The number of pictures on the card does not 1 He had already sugared the tea. When the waiter
affect the odds. returned with the supposedly fresh cup. he sugared it
again and knew it was the original tea as soon as he

5 Across: 2. Man, 4. Begot, 6. Paraded, 8. Hare,
took the first sip.
9. Elan, 1 1. Role, 12. Lies, 14. Beta, 15. Reed,
16. Deck, 18. Side, 19. Leaf, 21. Apes, 22. Sleeves, COUPLES FLIRTING:
15 (a) (b) MUTTERING
24. Elbow, 25. Low. THROUGH MOUSTACHE.
Dovm: I. Saga, 2. Mere, 3. Node, 4. Bare, 5. Tell, 1 (a) Racoon, (b) Leopard, (c) Terrier, (d)
6. Palaces, 7. Dairies, 8. Hotel, 10. Needs, 1 1. Red. Lioness, (e) Samoyed, (f) Spaniel, (g) Carthorse,
1 3. See, 1 7. Kale, 1 8. Spew, 20. Fell, 2 1 . Avow, 23. (h) African lion.
Ebon. 1 (a) They contain their square root. I.e.. 3600,

6 I . Paled, 2. Azure, 3. Lucre, 4. Erred, 5. Deeds, 5776; 2500 is the other four-figure number sharing
6. Trade, 7. Riled, 8. Alibi, 9. Debit, 10. Edits. this feature.
1 1. Sute, 12. Tutor, 13. Atone, 14. Tonic. 15. Erect, (b) Their two halves added together equal their
16. Masse, 17. Aches, 18. Shops, 19. Sepia, 20. Essay, 2025 (20 + 25 = 45) and 45^ = 2025.
square root. i.e..
21. Tramp, 22. Racer, 23. Acute, 24. Metes. 25. Press. The other four-figure number sharing this feature is
7 How often have I said to you that when you have 3025.
eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however 1 2. The initial letters of the others spell out musical
improbable, must be the truth? instruments: flute, harp. tuba.
[Conan] Doyle 19 e. It is the only one where the dot is inside the
Message keyed (ELMNTARYDWSO): circle.
Elementary, my dear Watson. 20 Crypt. Rhythm. Tryst. Hymn. Nymph.
known many that we need solitude to find 21 (a) Hell, (b) Soon, (c) Fresh, (d) Effete.
8 It is to
ourselves. Perhaps it is not so well known that we (e) Push. (0 Sever, (g) Alone, (h) Adored,
our fellows. Even the Savior is (I) Recite. 0) Elegant, (k) Recreant. (1) Doyen,
need solitude to find
described as reaching mankind through the wilder- (m) Loiter, (n) New.
ness. 22 Pam has twins aged three and triplets aged one,
i.e.,
Havelock Ellis
Message keyed (HIDEANSK): Hide and Seek.

3x3x1x1x1=3 + 3+1 + 1 + 1. Fran has triplets
aged two and twins aged one. i.e.. 2x2x2x1x1 =
9 pi to nine decimal places: 3.141592654.
It is
2 + 2 + 2+ I + I.
the same as -40 degrees

10 -40 degrees Centigrade is
23 9+8+7+6-5-4-3+2-1=0
Fahrenheit
21
24 Roy on Tuesday, Terry on Wednesday. The 26 SX Each square contains the first and last letters
names appear in alphabetical order, as do the days of of the numbers one to nine positioned in such a way
the week. so as to form a magic square where each horizontal,
vertical, and comer-to-comer line totals 15.
25 It was raining: "Rain" is an anagram of Iran;
"plane" is an anagram of Nepal; "chain" is an anagram 27 (a) Whimsy, (b) Slapstick, (c) Banter, (d) Cari-
of China. cature, (e) Buffoonery, (f) Burlesque, (g) Jocularity,

(h) Spoof, (I) Badinage. (J) Satire, (k) Farce, (I)
Cartoon, (m) Hoax, (n) Comedy.
22
GROUP II
'CHALLENGING
LEVEL
(Suggested time limit: 2 hours and 35 minutes)
23
I LOGIC 2 TROMINOES
Find the next figure: Consider the three trominoes below;
(1) (2) or ur (sr

(D
Choose from:
(D
(a) (b) CO (dV
Now choose one of the following to acconnpany the
above:
08®
(D (X)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
25
3 ADVANCED MATRIX 4 HEADS AND TAILS
Look along the line horizontally, and then down each A friendof yours is tossing a coin and you are betting
line vertically, to find what logically, should be the miss- him on the outcome. You bet on heads every time.
ing square. Your unit stake is $ per toss. You begin by betting $
I I
on the first toss. If you wia you again place $ on the I
Da O
second toss but if you lose you double the stake to $Z
then $4, and continue to double after every loss. After
every win you revert to the $ 00 tosses
I stake After 1
of the coin, heads has come dov/n 59 tinr>es. How much
a ^ r:^ profit have you nnade. assunoing that the 00th toss was
heads?
1
S PROBABILITY PARADOX
Four balls are placed in a hat One is yellow, one is blue
and the other two are red. The hat is shaken and some-
one draw^ two balls fixim the hat He looks at the two
Choose from:
and announces that one of them What
balls is red. are
the chances that the other ball he has drawn out is also
(a)
o (b) ic3 far
red?
6 SNOOKER
The game of snooker is played wrth 1 5 red bails, a black,
(e)
r (f) (g)
I
<h)
a pink, a blue, a brown, a green, a yellow, and a white
ball, which
form a triangle
is the cue
at
ball. Apart from the
the top of the table, and the white,
reds, which
each of the remaining six colored balls must be placed

on its own spot on the table.
Tv«3 novices were setting up their first-ever game. They

knew where to place the red balls and the cue (white)
ball, but hadn't a clue which colored ball went on which
spot They decided to guess, and spot the balls any-
w+iene. How many possible different ways are there of
spotting the six colored balls?
26
7 MAGIC-WORD SQUARE 8 DIAMOND CROSSWORD
This is a sample of a 5 x 5 magic square, so called Ansv^rers run in the direction of compass points.
because the same five words can be read across and
down.
T E P D 1
E L U D E
P U P L 1
1D O T 1
D E L T A
Magic-word squares beconrie rarer as the number of let-

ters increases. An 8 x 8 square has been compiled, but
so far no 9 X 9 or 1 X 10 square has been discovered,
and we doubt if these are possible in English (or in any
other language).
Here are clues for a 7 x 7 magic square. All the answers

are seven-letter words, and they read the same both
across and dovym when placed correctly in the grid.
CLUES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)

Devour greedily
False to his allegiance
Lannp
Settles CLUES
Stricter 1 E Palatable liquid 5 W. Exist
S.E Musical piece 5 Pain

One who enters profession 1 S.
1 N.E. Harsh 6 N. Before

Eccentric
2 S. Errors 6 E. Consumed
2 SE Rubs out 7 E Animal doctors
3 N.E. Spies 7 S. Vehicle
4 E Age 8 E Midday
4 S Volcano 9 S. Religion
4 SW. Evenings 10 N.E Males

4 N.E Sooner than II S.E Bums to the
ground
27
9 DOUBLE CROSS ALPHABET
Insert the 26 letters of the alphabet into each grid once
only. Only one word is connnnon to both grids.
CLUES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)

Narrow strip of leather Addict
Moral corruption Foot covered
A mineral Annoy
Act craftily Leather strip
Nest in rank Touchy

Moisture Falsehood
Value of heaven Shoots
28
1
2
10 CRYPTOGRAM 13 DISPLACEMENT
One word keyed, 1
I floated a lump of metal in a plastic bowl in a bath of
HDHJKPT KUL ALOAHKJNO NS H AUNMK water. Then took the lump of metal out and dropped
I
AUHMY AUNWQ. SMNX H QULHY HOR QUJYYF it into the water. Did the water level rise, fall, or rennain
QUNYYLM NO H PJT PIHQW PINQW. the same?
DA TJIPLMK
(KULXJWHRN) 14 THE BARREL OF RUM PUZZLE
"This barrel of rum is naone than half full," says Charlie.
II CRYPTOGRAM "No it's not," says Harry. "It's less than half full."
Without any measuring implements, how can they easily

Message keyed, 5-2-10 determine who is correct? There is no lid on the barrel
JIXRSJK SH LH GLHC LH SX NIIUH. GZGFCXRSJK and no mm
can be taken out
XLUGH NIJKGF XRLJ CIY GBEGPX SQ LJCXRSJK PLJ
Kl AFIJK, SX ASNN Ml HI; LJM LNALCH LX XRG
AIFHX EiHHSONG VIVGJX 15 MISSING NUMBERS
VFERCH NLA
Fill in the missing numbers:
12 ABOVE OR BELOW 4 7 8 3 8 6
Where would you place 9 and 10 to keep the sequence
going? 6 6 7 4
12 6
8 1 8 6 2
345 78
3 6 5 8 7 6
7 2 6 3 7
8 4 7 4 7 5
29
16 THE 3-2-1 HORROR 18 PYRAMID
Study the numbers in each horizontal row and then You must enter each room once only, in a continuous
decide what logically, the missing nunnbers should be. route, and spell out a I S-letter word. You nnay enter
the comdor as many times as you wisK
331 2311 121321
233 1223 112213
121 111211
17 ANAGRAMS
All of these are one-wond anagrams:
(a) EASTER EGG

(b) IS A CHARM
(c) REMOTE
(d) OPEN CLMM
(e) HOTEL SUITE
(0 BORDELLO
(g) ADMIRER
(h) INTO MY ARM
(0 THERE WE SAT
(D RESTFUL
30
19 ANTIGRAMS 21 ELEVENS
"Antigrams" are anagrams in which the letters of a worxi Place the digits into the grids so that each horizontal and
are reorganized to fonm a word or phrase meaning the vertical line is divisible by 1 1 exactly, when read either
opposite. All the answers here are one word. forwards or backwards. Remember, no multiplication or
(a) I LIMIT ARMS division is necessary. All you need to do is ensure that
the alternate each horizontal and
(b) IS IT LEGAL? NO digits in vertical line,
when added together, equal the same; for example,
(c) FINE TONIC 5l48,or, 5 + 4= +8. I
(d) NICE TO IMPORTS

(e) AIM TO CONDEMN (a)
(0 TEAR NO VEILS I. I,
(g) ARCHSAINTS 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.
(h) ARE ADVISERS 4, 4. 5, 5,
(0 MORE TINY 6, 6, 8, 8, 9.
0) CARE IS NOTED
20 THE MAGIC «37**

If the digits I -9 are placed in the grid as follows:
4 6 2
7 1 9
8 5 3 (b)
I.I. 1.
A total of 1 6 different numbers will be formed if each
2.
horizontal, vertical, and comer-to-comer line is read
both forward and backward. 3. 3, 3. 3, 3,
Rean^nge the digits I -9 in the grid in such a way that if 4, 5. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
each of the 6 three-figure numbers is extended to

1
fonm a palindromic six-figure number (e.g. 462264 or

264462), then each of those 1 6 six-figure numbers will
divide exactly by 37.
31
22 WORDS 25 PAIR WORDS
In each of the following, which is the odd one out? Here are two lists of words.
(a) DEBT. AIM. KNOW. TWO. SCENE AEON Each word in List A has two possible pair words in List B.
(b) SING. RECORD. TEAR. REBEL WIND There are two possible solutions. Pair a word from each
list until you have 9 pairs.
23 FIGURES USTA USTB

Which of these figures is the odd one out? ARROW TRACTOR
TURRET RIVER
FARM BULL'S-EYE
YARBOROUGH BOW
(a)
. ®
(bj (c) (d) (e)
SAND
YEW
VEHICLE
TANK
CARDS
CASTLE
RIPARIAN BANK
24 ALPHABET JACK WOOD
Use the 26 letters of the alphabet once each to conrv BRIDGE
plete these words.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUNA/VXYZ
1 _A_E
2 L Rl__
3 Z__E
4_OU__
54_OY
65 _Y_E
7_E_R_
8__A_I__
9 E_l__
32
26 TEN CLUES 28 U-FRAME
\A/hat do all of the answers to the following clues have Each horizontal and vertical row includes the conso-
in comnron? nants of aword which can be completed by adding a

nunnber of "U" vowels. The two-figure number at the
1 DOCTRINE 6 GAME
end of each line indicates the number of consonants
2 FEELER 7 FRAME and "U" vowels, e.g., 2-1 indicates two consonants and
3 HOLDING FAST 8 THIN one "U" vowel.
4 STRESS 9 MEANING
5 OFFER 10 DWELUNG
R S J T G R K 21
S S C F S C C 4«
27 FOLLOW THAT
The following words form a logical progression:
C c P M P B S 5«
THAT S G S L P F 2 24
DOCUMENTATION C R B S M S C »3
MEANDER
GRAVY
M C C F L S C 43
EMBANKMENT T T P S T F H 31
JUBILEE 41 32 31 41 31 31 41
Which is next EXTERMINATION. OCCUPATION. Each letter in the grid is used only once, and all letters
GRAMMAR, or ZOO? must be used. (The consonants to be used in each line

are not necessarily in the correct order or adjacent)
CLUES
ACROSS DOWN
1 CONTAINER 1 ROOF SUPPORT
2 NORTH AFRICAN 2 SPIRITUAL
DISH TEACHERS
3 BE OVERCOME 3 HORN OF CRESCENT
4 BANTU 4 MATERIAL
5 FEMALE DEMON 5 LIGHT SHOE

6 CLOUD 6 BIRD
7 STRIKE GOLF BALL 7 PART OF LATHE
33
29 NUMBER RHYME 31 SNEAK THIEF
If my three were a four, A sneak thief has been at work in a classroom. When
the pupils return from lunch, 80 percent have lost a
And my one were a three,
pencil, 85 percent have lost a pen, 74 percent have lost
What am would be
I nine less
a ruler, and 68 percent have lost an eraser.
Than half what I'd be. What percentage, at least, must have lost all four items?
I'm only three digits,
Just three in a row.

32 FRACTION
So what in the world must I be?
Do you knovs^ Arrange the follov^^ng digits, I -2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9, to form

a single fi-action that equals one third
(I am a whole number.)
30 FIELD 33 « 1 00** PUZZLE

Without changing the order of the digits, form a calcula-
This field, 1 1 2m x 75m, can be split into 1 3 square plots.
Only four plus and/or minus sigps can
tion equal to 100.
Fill in the dimensions. All dimensions are in whole whole
be inserted between the digits.
nrteters. (Not to scale)
987654321 = 100
34 DECIMATE
When the Roman army needed to punish a large nunrv
7Sm ber of nr>en, every tenth soldier was executed — hence,
the word "decimate," You
one of a band of ,000
are 1
mutinous pirates, captured and tied to numbered posts

arranged in a circle. The first is to be executed, then
each alternate pirate until one remains, who will go free.
Which nunnber post would you choose?
112m
35 DECIMAL POINTS
In this addition sum only one decimal point is in its cor-
rect position. Alter four of the decimal points to make
the sum correct
36.7
1874.5
109.6
14.8
383.11
34
36 ACROSTIC
Solve the clues, place each letter in its appropriate posi-
tion in the grid, and a Shakespeare quotation will
appear.
LING (7)
2F 88 2cne I2C 3f 180
t2AM4E
AVAILS ONESELf OF (4)
I OF 7B t9F I7F 7A
REMAINS (7)
tsc 2tE 76 ISA 10B I3E
HAUGHTY (6)
16F 28 I4F 70 4F 20E 148 S8 SA
AMOUNTING TO (10)
7C 12E 10E 138 90 I8F
MUSCLE CRAMP (7)
t»0 170 OF t7A
SEEKS JUSTICE FROM (4)
1208 9A II0J6A 1160 |7F I6£ I
ENTRANCE (9)
3r 19C"
A CARDINAL NUMBER
m
(4)
lA 9C 17C 68 IT 4B 30
GREAT HAPPINESS (8)
8f 18E 13A
BE OF VALUE (5)
2A 10 8A
FAINTS (6)
100 60 16C ISC 140 lie 17E
UFTUP (7)
3A tIB IF 188
FOAM (5)
38 20A t3C 2or 80 20C
DOES WRONG (7)
2E 9F 1IE
CUT WITH AXE (3)
130 3£ 8C Tl9A sc 198 THaI
OF THE THIGH (7)
I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 t1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
3S
37 I'LL MAKE A WISE PHRASE 39 ALL AT SEA
Place each word in the correct position in the connect Start at the center square and woric from square to
grid and two Shakespeare quotations will appear. square horizontally, vertically, and diagonally to find eight
ships. Every square is used once only. Finish at the top

A, A. ART. BIRD, BUT. DAY, DID, EVER, FAULTS,
right-hand square.
^
GIVE, GODS. HAUNCH, HUMANITY, IN, LIFTING.
MAKE. MEN, NEVER OF, OF. RARER, SINGS, SOME.
SPIRIT. STEER, SUMMER, THE THE. THOU. TO, UP.
US. WHICH. WILL. WINTER. YOU. H T 1 E J C H
E G E R T U T
R Y A F A N E
K/ng Henry /v. Part Z IV. iv

T C N * G K K
H A K O 1 R R
MMjII^
Antony and Qeopatra, V. i.
T
R S
E
P
L
T
R
A W
F E
L
38 DOUBLE ACROSTIC
Each couplet provides the clue to a word. When you
have solved them, read down the first and last letters of
the five words to reveal two further words.
Very brief a note to play.
Liquid measure either way.
Here's a title I suspect
Turkey. Sir, yes with respect
Just an idea or a fancy.
Opinion, belief or view you can see.
Listen closely hear the clue,
You paid attention, good for you!
Now a line, or coalition,
Revolve around it with precisioa
36
2
4
7
31
ANSWERS TO GROUP II
1 b.The outer dot moves clockwise, first by one 1 Nothing is as easy as It looks. Everything takes
position, thentwo positions, then three, etc The longer than you expect. If anything can go wrong, it
inner dot moves counter-clockwise, first by one posi- will do so; and always at the worst possible moment
tk>n, then two positions, then three, etc
Murphy's Law
2 d. To complete
the four different symbols.
every possible grouping in three of
Message keyed: (PRESONGADL) — Press on regard-
less
3 Looking across, the curved lines merge and the

1 9 below, 1 above. Numbers appearing above the
Looking down, the reverse
straight lines disappear.
line are spelled with three letters only.
happens. The missing square is, therefore, (f).
1 When the metal was taken out of the bowl, the
4 You win $59. You will always win the same number bowl displaced water, so the water level
less fell by an
of units that heads comes down in the sequence, pro-
amount corresponding to the volume of water which
viding the final toss is heads.
would have the same weight as the metal. When the
5 There are six possible pairings of the four balls: metal was immersed in the water, it displaced its own
red/red, red(l)/yellow, red(2)/yellow, red(l)/blue, volume of water and the water level rose. The
red(2)/blue and yellow/blue. We know that the yel- amount it rose corresponded to the volume of the
low/blue combination has not been drawn out This metal, very much less than the volume of an equal
leaves five possible combinations remaining, therefore weight of water. Thus, the net result was a fall in
the chances that the red/red pairing has been drawn water level.
out are I in 5.
1 They should tip the barrel onto its edge until the
6 720, i.e. 6!or6xSx4x3x2x I. rum reaches the rim. If they can then see part of the
bottom of the barrel, the barrel is not half full. If they
7 Nestles Lantern
cannot see part of the barrel, it is more than half full.
Entrant Engorge
15 The grid should contain Ixl, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5.
Strange Sterner 6x6, 7x7, and 8x8. The missing numbers are, there-
Traitor fore, 5, 6, 8, 8, all numbers are placed in the grid
and
so that the same number is never horizontally or ver-
8 I.E. Sauces, I.S.E. Sonata, I.N.E. Severe, 2.S. Errata.
tically adjacent
2.S.E. Erases, 3.N.E. Agents. 4.E. Era, 4.S. Etna, 4.S.W.
Eves. 4.N.E. Ere, S.W. Are, 5.S. Ache, 6.N. Ante, 6.E. 16 121 - 1 1 121 1 - 31 1221. Each number describes
Ate, 7.E. Vets, 7.S. Van, 8.E. Noon, 9.S. Zen, lO.N.E. the previous number, i.e., 121 then l-l. 1-2, I -I, then
Gents, 1 1 .S.E. Razes. 3-ls, 1-2,2-ls.
9 Grid One: Across -Jumpy, Thong, Vice. Down - 1 (a) Segregate, (b) Charisma, (c) Meteor.
(d) Policeman, (e) Silhouette, (f) Doorbell,
Quartz, Sky, Fox, Glib. Dew. Grid Two: Across -
Come. Down - Quartz, Ply, Fib, Shod, (g) Married, (h) Matrimony, (I) Sweetheart
Junky, Twigs,
0) Fluster.
Vex.
10 Awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock. 18 Incommensurable.
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black

block.
W.S. Gilbert
(The Mikado)
Word keyed (AUTERON) Alliteration.
37
1
19 (a) Militarism, (b) Legalisation, (c) Infection. 27 Gramnrtar. Each word starts v^ the letter whose
position in the alphabet coincides with the nunrtber of
(d) Protectionism, (e) Commendation, (f) Revela-
tions,
letters in the preceding word, i.e. "THAT" has four
letters; therefore, the next word starts with the
(g) Anarchists, (h) Adversaries, (I) Enormity, fourth letter in the alphabet • D.
(j) Desecration. 28 Across: I . Jug, 2. Cuscus, 3. Succumb, 4. Zulu,
20 123 789 5. Succubus, 6. Cumulus, 7. Putt
456 or 456 or rotations of same Down: I . Truss, 2. Gurus, 3. Cusp, 4. Stuff, 5. Pump,
789 123
6. Ruff, 7. Chuck.
21 (a) 5313
29 Half of "What I'd be" must be a v»rfiole number.
6138 "What I'd be" must be an even number. "What am" I
4389 cannot end in I . There are four possible arrangements

of the three digits.
3564
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(b) 9218
"Whatlam" l?3 13? 31? ?I3
7436
"What I'd be" 3?4 34? 43? ?34
3531
"What am" I is "Nine less than half what I'd be."
5313
So ("WOiat am" + I 9) x 2 = "What I'd be."
22 (a) Aim. All the others contain silent letters.
Examination shows that only "A" fits the bill, and
(b) Sing. All the other words have two pronuncia-
"What am" must be
I 183.
tions.
30
23 (c) All the others are symmetric about a horizon-
tal axis. Le.. they appear the same turned upside
down.
24 I. Wave, 2. Limerick, 3. Zone, 4. Dough. 5. Joy, 31
39 42
6 FVre, 7. Zebra, B. Qualify, 9. Exist.
25
It
SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 n 20 1
2]
9
Vehicle Tank Vehicle Tractor *A
5
Turret Castle Turret Tank 36 33
24
Sand Bank Sand Castle Id
Riparian River Riparian Bank

3 Add the percentages together, vîch gives 80 +
Yarborough Cards Yarborough Bridge
85 + 74 + 68 = 307 among 100 pupils. This gives 3
Jade Wood Jack Cards losses each and 4 bsses to 7 pupils. The least percent-
Yew Bow Yew Wood age is, therefore, 7.
Arrow Buirs-eye Arrow Bow 32 5832

Farm Tractor Farm Bull's-eye 17496
26 They all begin with 'TEN": Tenet, Tentacle, Tena- 33 98-76 + 54 + 3 + 21 = 100.
ckxjs. Tension, Tender, Tennis, Tenter, Tenuous, 34 976. Take 2 to the power v>rhich gives the lowest
Tenor, Tent number above 1000, vîch is 2'° = 1024.
Formula = 1024 {( 1 024- 1 000) x 2} = 976.
35 3.67
38
18.745 38 M ini M
1.096 E ffend I
M.8 NotioN
38.311 Soun D
36 For these fellows of infinite tongue, that can AxiS
rhyme themselves into ladies' favours, they do alvrays 39 Freighter, Yafcht, Tanker, Sloop, Trawler, Frigate,
reason themsehês out again. Junk. Ketch.
King Henry V,yttt.\i2
37 Thou art a summer bird which ever in the haunch

of winter sings. The lifting up of day.
A rarer spirit never did steer humanity; but you,
Gods, will give us some foults to make us men.
39
GROUP III
MASTERFUL
LEVEL
(Suggested time limit: One hour)
41
1
I YARBOROUGH 3 CALCULATE IT
A hand in bridge in which all 1 3 cards are a nine or Why does ( 1 2570 + 0.75) x 6 - 33 = An
1 animal?
below is called a Yarborough, after the second eari of
Yartorough (d. 897), who is said to have bet 000 to
1 1 I
against the dealing of such a hand. What, however, are 4 PALINDROME

the actual odds against such a hand?
Change the position of one number only to nnake this a
palindromic sequence:
2 CRISS-CROSS l,4,Z9,6, 1,5. 10,4
Answers run from the lower number in the direction of
the next highest nunnber, and end on that number. The

next answer starts on that number and runs to the next
5 PARKED CARS
highest number, and so on. This is a true incident See if you can figure out what
actually happened
' 5 * Our country club parking lot slopes steeply from south
to north, and the cars park in a vee-shape facing north
to- ^^ ii *
(downhill), as shown in the diagram
Recently two friends arrived to play a round of golf, and

parked in spaces C and F. About two hours later, when
*' ti" they were halfway through their round, the club pro
went onto the course to tell them that the car in space
F had just rolled forward into the one in space C
Â in perfect order, had no defects, and no
Both cars were
one or nothing had pulled or pushed either car or had
i«
tampered with them in any way. What is the explana-
ll
8"- 6 tion?
3 ^
CLUES
/C/sD^ -4-
1 Expressed in pictures 10 Hot springs (7)
(9) 1 Exchanging for money

2 Pair of eye glasses (9) (7)
3 Tending to expand (9) 12 Pleased (4)
4 Bring about (8) 13 Given medicine (5)
5 Advise again (8) 14 Beaded moisture (3)
6 Small quantity (7) 15 Used to be (4)
7 Covered (7) 16 Dash (4)
8 Slobber (5) 17 Incline head (3)
9 Lazily reclining (7)
43
6 AD NAUSEAM 9 NINE G-R-R-RID
What letter completes this sequence? Place the digits into the grid in such a way that every
AEEOEEIEUE?
horizontal and vertical line when read both forwards
and backwards, and also the sum of the digits of every
horizontal and vertical line, can be divided by nine
7 SWAP AROUND
exactly.
l.l.i.ZZZZ
Change the nunnbers to letters to find three nine-letter
3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5, 6
wonds:
7. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7,
123456789
8. 8. 9, 9, 9.
23 456789
I
893 24567 I
8 ANAGRAM THEMES
In each set below, arrange the wonds in pairs so that
each pair is an anagrann of another word or name.
The seven words produced in (a) will have a linking
theme, and the five words produced in (b) will have a
linking theme. For example, if the words "DIAL" and
"THAN" were in the list they could be paired to form

an anagram of "THAILAND" and the theme would be
countries. I SPOT THE DOT
a)
One of the dots in this circle is an intaider. Which one?
AMPLE CREASE
CAME MORE
CARE RAP
CENTER SHAKE
CHIN THE
COIN TO
CORD TRY
(b)
GAIN LAST
GRIN LOVE
GRIP PANS
HEAT TRADE
HERS TRAMP
44
II CROSSES 12 TARGET
Which of these four crosses is the odd one out? Answers are all six-letter words. Pair up two sets of
three letters to form the answer.
a b
c d Xo\^ r T 1
CLUES
1
3
SEAMEN'S
ANIMATING
ALLIGATOR
CHURCH
SPIRIT
^
4 KEPT IN THIRD PERSON'S CUSTODY
5 INSOLENT PRIDE
6 WATCH A GAME OF CARDS
7 FASHIONABLE
8 POROUS LAVA
9 RUPTURE
10 SMALL PERFUMED BAG
11 SWOLLEN
1 WHIMSICAL NOTION
13 SHELL MONEY
14 SLUGGISHNESS
15 GENTLE BREEZE
1 NECKLACE OF TWISTED METAL
45
13 CHILDREN 16 CANDLES
A woman has nine children bom at regular intervals. One candle was guaranteed to bum for six hours, the
The sum of the square of their ages is equal to the other for four hours. They were both lit at the same
square of his own age. What are the ages of his chil- time After some one was twice as tong
tinne, as the
dren? other. For how long had they been buming?
14 CATEGORIZE
17 COUNTRIES
Arrange the following into groups of three;
Each horizontal row and vertical column contains the
ARQUEBUS
jumbled letters of a country. Find the 20 countries.
ATOLL Every letter on the board is used, but only once.
BOARD
CANAL A A 1 1 R N D 1 1 G
DOOR R N 1 1 U U M P 1 E
RELD
K A T R Y A U A E R
FUNUOCK
GUN K A A E Y N U D E
ISLET T A L N A A A N M
KEY
L R A E 1 G R N A 1
NOTE
STONE M Y J L N 1 A A T T
1 N F A A P B J T A
IS SEQUENCE P M 1 N 1 C A A H S
What is the next number in this sequence, and why? P P Y G U B R C C S
1,4.7,11,15.18.21.24.27.?
46
ANSWERS TO GROUP III
1 In a pack of 52 cards there are 32 cards of nine or 1 All the dots except the one on the extreme right
below. The chance that the first card dealt is one of are in orbiting groups around a central dot.
the 32 is 3V^, the second card 3^^\, etc The chance of
all 1 3 being favorable is 3^2 x 3i/6i ... ^-n or Vitaa.
The odds were strongly in Lord Yarborou^'s favor.
2 I . Pictorial, 2. Lorgnette. 3. Explosive, 4. Engender,

5. Reinform, 6. Modicum. 7. Muffled, 8. Drool. 9.
Lolling 10. Geysers, 1 1. Selling. II Glad. 13. Dosed,

\4. Dew. IS. Were, 16. Elan. 17. Nod.
3 Answer 604. Turn your calculator upside dov«m and

it spells hog!
4 1.4, 9, 6, I, S, 10, 4, 2. Now change to Roman

numerals: I, IV, IX. VI, I, V, X, IV, II.
5 When parking his car. the driver of car F had

unknowingly stopped with his car touching the front
bumper of a car parked in space E. Being in a hurry for
the game, he forgot to put on the handbrake. When,
later, the driver of car E backed out. there was no
bnger anything to hold car F—and rt rolled forward II C. It is the only cross that will not fit snugly inside
into car C a one-inch square.
6 E. The preceding letters are the vowels extracted

from the question!
7 Gkutioned
Auctioned
Education
8 (a) Policeman (Ample Coin). Mechanic (Came

Chin). Teacher (The Care). Carpenter (Rap Center).
Doctor (To Cord). Secretary (Try Crease). Shoemak-
er (Shake More).
(b) Ptarmigan (Tramp Gain). Starling (Grin Last).

Shoveler (Love Hers). Partridge (Grip Trade).
Pheasant (Heat Pans).
9 S2938
49617
12 1. Bethel, 2. Animus. 3. Cayman, 4. Escrow,
78453
5. Hubris. 6. Kibitz. 7. Modish. 8. Pumice. 9. Hernia,
97722 10. Sachet. 1 1. Turgid. 12. Vagary. 1 3. Wampum,
21177 1 4. Torpor. 1 5. Zephyr. 1 6. Torque.
47
7
13 Children 2- 5 -8 -I I. 14- 17 -20. 23 -26 16 Three hours. After X hours,

Le 2^(4) 5^(25) 8^(64) I \\\2\) + 142(196) A had burned x/6 leaving 6-x/6
1 7^(289) 20^(400) + 23^(529) + 26^(676)
- 482(2304).
B had burned x/4 leaving 4-x/4
14 Afxiuebus/Field/Rintlock(AllgMns)
But after X hours. A was twice as long as B.
Atoll/lslet/Key (All islands)
Therefore 6-x/6 = 2(4-x)/4 Therefore x=3.
1 Lines across: India, Peru, Turkey, Kenya, Malta,

Board/Note/Stone (All can be prefixed with KEY)
Nigeria, Italy, Japan, Spain, Cypnis.
Canal/Door/Gun (All have locks).
Linesdown: Mali, Pananta, Fiji, Niger, Iran, Giba,
15 73. It is spelled with 12 letters. The previous num- Burma, Canada, Haiti, Togo.
ber is spelled viridi 1 1 letters, etc
48
GROUP IV
SUPERIOR
LEVEL
(Suggested time limit: 45 minutes)
49
I ODD ONE OUT 3 AMICABLE NUMBERS
Which is the odd one out and why? These are rare nunnbers. They are pairs of numbers in
CHIS PERL which the sum of the factors of one is equal to the
other, and vice verâ. What are the two numbers in the
DENC FRAP
They
first pair? are both under 300.
PORL SPAD
? ?
1184 1210
2 TILES 5020 5564

6232 6368
A two-and-a-half-inch square card is thrown at random
onto a tiled floor. What are the odds against its falling 10744 10856
not touching a line? You should assurne that the pattern 17926 18416
repeats over a large area.
9437056 9363584
ar
# i
.~4t-^
SI
ANSWERS TO GROUP IV
I Spad. The remainder are the first three letters of a 2 To fall and not touch a line, the card must fall so
country followed by the first letter of its capital. Chile- that the center of the card falls within the shaded
Santiago, Denmark-Copenhagen, France-Paris, Peru- area.
Uma, Portugal-Lisbon.
. \.
^y/.// y. —\
8'
/
<
-^2
'^^
^1 %^
/////.
'/^
\ ///
' r
For Against For Against
30i/-»in.2 ? l3 3/m2
In the proportion 1 to 4
For Against
Therefore IQVa 333/4
V/A I3y4
2/4 I3V4
2/4 I3V4
2'/4 133/4
39'/4 883/4
X 4 to remove fractions
157 to 355
For Against
3 220 and 284; i.e.. 220 + 1 10 4- 55 4- 44 4- 22 + 20 4-
II 4- 10 4- 5 4- 4 4- 2 4-1 =504
284 4- 142 4-71 4-44-2+ I =504
52 i
GROUP V
MULTI-PART
STUMPERS
(Suggested time limit Two and a half hours)
In this section, the questions appear with asterisks, to indicate their
degree of difficulty. They are rated as follows:
* Elementary
** Challenging
*«* Difficult
**** Superior
53
I LETTERS 2 NUMBERS
(a) NAât letters complete these sequences? (a) Work out the missing numbers.
(I)* M.V.E.M.J.S.U,N,? (0* 4, 9. 25. 49. 121. 169. 289, 361, ?. ?. 961
(II)* C D. I. U M. V, ? (II)* 97376.7938.1512.?
(Ill)** P.W.E.UG.A.? (Ill)* 1.4.27.256.?
(b)* What is the next letter in this sequence? Ov)** 33278. 9436. 4278. 2996. ?
0,T.F,S.N.E.T.F.S.N.T.T,? (v)*** 22196.4294.988,?
(c) Vy/hat vowels complete these sequences?

(b)*** Consider the number 773 1
(0*** E. OAE EO. EE, UE. no. ?

Now continue the sequence: 153. 193. 197,353.413.
(II)** UA. OA. UEA. EEA, UA. lA. ? 419.793.797.813.819,?.?
(d)* Should the letter K go above or below the line?

(c)** Find the reason for arranging these numbers into
A EF HI groups of three. 1 27, 1 96, 36 1 , 4 1 4, 428, 533, 565, 566.
BCD G J
693.761.775,961.
(e)* Fill in the missing letters.

(d)* Work out the missing number.
55
3 WORDS 4 TEASERS
(a)* What do these words have in common? (a)** A wheel is spun containing 10 red and 10 yellow
STUDIO, CALMNESS. FIRST. INOPERATIVE. DEFEND.

equal segments. Above the wheel is an arrow. What are
the chances that in any 1 consecutive spins the same
(b)* DESTRUCWN is to RUIN as INSJRUaOR is to:
color will appear against the arrow?
TEACHER, TUTOR. TRAINER COACH. EDUCATOR. (b)* Bght bingo balls nunr^red from to 8 are placedI
(c)*** Consider the following list of words: into a bag then drawn out at randonn. one by one. and
the numbers written dovji to form an eight-figure nurrv
RACK. ON, GAIN. RAGE, ROW.
ber What are the odds that the eight-figure nunnber vwll
Now choose one of the following words to add to the by 9 exactly?
divide
list
(c)* If the nnan who always transgressed against divine
HEDGE. WOOD, STORM, TKACK. MAID. WATER. or moral law was named Dennis, the girl who always felt
MILK.
unwell was named Delia, and the lady who had a thing
(d)** Fill in the missing letters and read clockwise to of value was named Tessa, what was the name of the
find the eight-letter words: man who carried a bag of letter^
(d)* Jim Alf. and Sid each vwn on the horses for three
days running. The following are the nine anwunts which
the bookie paid out (starting with the largest amount to
the smallest amount):
$65 $52 $47 $39 $26 $23 $21 $15 $12.

Jim won twice as much as Sid. What v/as the total win-
ning amount for each man over the three days?
S6
S CONDITIONS 6 FAMOUS NAMES
A condition is a test where you are shown one box and (a)* Nanne these ail-American presidents:
then asked to choose, from a list of options, which one
(0 OH! GOING? GREAT NEWS
other box nneets the same conditions, e.g., which of the
five boxes on the right meets the same conditions as (ii) RAM BALL ON CHAIN
the box on the lefl (iii) BOTH HERE ROVER
(iv) WIND OR OWLS WOO
^®n^ O. QQ
(V) LODGE CMC LOAN
a (vi) O DO REVERSE THE TOOL
The answer is 3 because it is the only one where the
(vll) A FOOLER SENT LINK OVERLAND
dot is inside the circle. Now try the following (to
increase the difficulty in A, B, and E, the dots are shown
(b)" Name these well-known writers:
only in the left-hand box).
(1) KEN SCARES CHILD
(ii) REASON ANN ITS HARD CHINS
• al
g@[l a
o° (Iii)
(iv)
LOBNbl OKCHAIIbK
NEW SMILE ESSENTIAL
(V) A BELL CHARMS
(vl) TO STEER NOON SILVER BUS
M c
SHdlElZ (vii) SHAME MARE MUST GO
m mmmm 1 2 3 ,. 4
Tf
5
[5]
S7
7 NO NEIGHBORS 8 SQUARE WORDS
In each of the following, unscramble the letters to find a Spiral clockwise around the perinneter, adding letters in
word. There are no two adjoining letters in the same the empty boxes, and finish at the center square to spell
shape out the nine-letter words. Each word begins at one of
(a)* 1
1
-letter word.
the four comer squares
(a)* (by
p A E
E E R E N
E T M
<b)*» 12-letterword.
(c)* d)***
Tt S| '^^ N N R U E R
E
1 E E R
T A R
(c)*** t4-Ietterword.
(er*
A 1
C E
1 T
58
9 MATCHSTICKS 10 TWO IN ONE
Fifty-seven matchsticks are laid out to form the sum In each of the following, two quotations are squashed
below, which is obviously incorrect together. All the letters are in the correct orxler. Find
the two quotations* To assist the authors' nannes follow
the quotations, but have been squashed together in the
same way.
(a)*
But, by removing two matchsticks, it is possible to make
the sum correct AALLLKLLENOAFyMWINLEDGGIESBIUSTBRUETCRE-
OMELMLBECRATNICOEN.
SPOCLRAATETOS
BB-3B+3B-BB (b)" TOYOEUHARVETRWOEAISRSHEHAR-
BUOTHMSIDANTESOFOFTORHEGIVQU EESDTIV-
lOINNE
SPPOURGPEEON
SB+3B+gB=BB
(a)** Now the same sum is laid out again, but this time
remove e/ght matchsticks to nnake the sum correct (Do
not disturb the nnatchsticks already laid out apart from
the eight to be removed).
(b)* Now, for an incomplete sum This time add 1
matchsticks to make the sum correct (Do not disturb
the nratchsticks already laid out).
~\\\r ~\\ir_ I
!
Jl IL Jl IL~ I I
59
I I FIND THE QUOTATIONS 12 COUNTING TRIANGLES
In each of the following, find the starting point fill in the How many triangles are there in each of the following
missing letters, and a quotation will appear. Then figures? The number of triangles increases in each figure.
rean-ange the missing letters to find the authoryorigina- The first figure is a warm-up.
tor of the quotation.
•(a) Author (5 letters) *(b) Author (6 letters)

(a)* (b)*
(c)* (d)*
*(c) Originator (6 and 6)
60
ANSWERS TO GROUP V
1 (a) (I) P. The initial of the planets in order from 3 (a) They each contain three adjacent consecutive
the sun. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, letters of the alphabet, e.g. studio.
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
(b) Tutor its letters are contained in instructor in
(ii) X. A list of letters in the alphabet which are also the correct order as with destruction/ruin.
Roman numerals.
(c) Maid. All words can be prefixed with BAR to
(ill) S. The initials of the seven deadly sins: Pride, form another word.
Wrath, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, Avarice, Sloth.
(d) (I) Maritime (il) Forsaken (ill) Convened.
(b) T. They are initials of odd numbers: one, three,
4 (a) One in 5 2. Each spin
1 is an even chance, i.&, I
five, etc.
in 1 To repeat 10 times is I in 2"^
(c) (I) lOE They are the vovêls extraaed from the
(b) Certainty. The sum of the digits 1-8 is 36. Any
colors of the rainbovtc red, orange, yellov^, green,
number divides by 9 exactly when the sum of its digits
blue, indigo, violet.
also divides by 9 exactly. It does not matter in which
(II) AUA. They are the vov/els extraaed from the order the balls are drawn out as the sum will always
days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- be 36.
day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

(c) Liam (i.e. Mail reversed). Dennis Sinned, Delia
(d) Above the line. Straight letters go above; curved Ailed and Tessa has an asset.
letters below. (d) Jim wins $26 + $39 + $47 = $1 12; Sid wins $12 +
(e) F.AAN. They are the initials of the months of $23 = $21 = $56; Alf wins $15 + $52 + $65 = $132.
the year. 5 (a) 3. The only one in vyhich the dot could go in
2 (a) (0 529, 841. They are the squares of progres- both circle and triangle.
sive prime numbers. (b) 5. The only one in which dot could go in all three
(II) 1 0. 9x7x3x7x6 = 7938. 7x9x3x8 =
i.e. circles.
1512. 1x5x1x2= 10. (c) 2. The only one that is an asummetrical figure
3125. 5^. The sequence 2\ 3^ 4^ 5*.

(ill) i.e. is I ',
(d) 4. The only one in which the two halves of the
(Iv) 2574. It is the odd numbers from the previous square are a mirror image, assuming the dividing line is
number multiplied by the even numbers, i.e., 99 x 26. a mirror.
(v) 792. It is the square numbers from the previous (e) 5. The only one in which one dot could go in one
number multiplied by the remaining numbers, i.e. 9 x square only and one dot in two square only.
88.V????? 6 (a) (i) George Washington, (ii) Abraham Lincoln,
(ill) Herbert Hoover, (iv) Woodrow Wilson, (v)

(b) 857, 859. Rearrange the digits of 7731 In every
Calvin Coolidge, (vl) Theodore Roosevelt, (vll)
possible way and then divide the resultant number by
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
9.
(b) (I) Charles Dickens, (il) Hans Christian Ander-
Charlotte Bronte, (iv) Tennessee Williams,
(c) 428 + 533 = 961,566+ 127 = 693.361 +414 = son, (lii)
775,565+ 196 = 761. (v) Charles Lamb, (vl) Robert Louis Stevenson, (vll)
Somerset Maugham.
(d) 72. The number at top is one quarter of the sum 7 (a) Fragmentary, (b) Transpontine, (c) Tergiver-
of the two numbers below. sation.
8 (a) Telephone, (b) Enumerate, (c) Circulate, (d)

Reservoir, (e) Intricate.
61
9(a) 1 (a) All knowledge Is but remembrance. —Pbto
All learning Is but recollection. —^Socrates
—Pope
5B-35-3g-Ba (b) To
You have two
—Spurgeon
err is human, to
ears;
forgive, divine.
hear both sides of the question.
<i>) i I (a) Too much rest Is rust —Walter Scott

(b) Old friends are best. —John Selden
UIMCÛIML I lAlU
(c) All bad precedents began as justifiable measures.
—Julius Gtesar
12 (a) 23, (b) 59, (c) 105, (d) Ml.
62
Like the suggested time limits at the beginning of each GROUP ill
test, the scoring guidelines below are very general, 14-17: Superior
and are Included simply to enhance the challenge of 1 1-13: Excellent
the tests, and to give you a sense of competing against
8-10: Good
the masters. Remember that the real goal In partic-
4-7: Try Group II
ipating in intelligence tests of any kind is to reach your
hone your thought processes and 0-3: Try Group I
"personal best," to
problem-solving skills — and to have fun! With that in GROUP IV
mind, here are some basic scoring categories for each
3: Brainy
test and their IQ scoring equivalent:
l-2:PrettySnDart
GROUP 0: Try Group I, II, or III
23-27: Superior
GROUP V (Count each part of a questton as
17-22: Excellent
one question.)
12-16: Good Start
34-42: Super-smart
6-1 1: Keep Striving
26-33: Excellent
0-5: Hit the Books 1 9-25: Good Work
GROUP II 1 1-18: Go back a test or two
3 -39: Superior
1 0-10: Start from Scratch
23-30: Excellent
1 4-22: Very Good

7-13: Need Some Study
0-6: Try Group I
YOUR YOUR IQ YOUR YOUR IQ YOUR YOURIQ

CUMULATIVE EQUIVALENT CUMUUTIVE EQUIVAUNT
CUMUUTIYE EQUIVALENT
SCORE SCORE SCORE SCORE
SCORE SCORE
140 83 122 49 104

129
139 80 121 48 103
126
78 120 47 102
123 138
137 75 119 46 101
121
73 118 45 100
119 136
71 117 44 99
117 135
69 116 43 98
115 134
67 115 42 97
112 133
65 114 41 96
110 132
63 113 39 95
108 131
61 112 37 94
105 130
59 III 35 93
103 129
57 110 33 92
101 128
109 31 91
98 127 55
108 29 90
95 126 53
107 27 89
92 125 52
106 25 88
89 124 51
50 105
86 123
63
Test Your Own IQ
by Norman Sullivan
1
CONTENTS
Introduction GROUP III; MASTERFUL LEVEL
TEST I
GROUP I: ELEMENTARY LEVEL Questions 48

Answers 50
TEST I
Questions 10 TEST 2
Answers 12 Questions 52
Answers 56
TEST 2
Questions 13 TESTS
Answers 16 Questions 58
Answers 6
TEST 3
Questions 17
RATINGS IN GROUP III 62
Answers 20
IQ SCORING INSTRUCTIONS 63
TEST 4
Questions 21
Answers 24
RATINGS IN GROUP I 24
GROUP II: CHALLENGING LEVEL

TEST I
Questions 26
Answers 29
TEST 2
Questions 31
Answers 34
TESTS
Questions 36
Answers 40
TEST 4
Questions 41
Answers 44
RATINGS IN GROUP II 45
INTRODUCTION
How smart are you? Have you ever taken an IQ test? for all subjects. The most frequent and vehement
What is intelligence, anyway? What has it to do with attack against IQ tests is the charge that they are
intuition, imagination, creativity —or any of the other culturally biased against racial and ethnic minorities
special talents we honor? How can we quantify such a and the poor. No one test can be completely "objec-
concept? tive" no matter how hard the test maker tries.
Any measure of intelligence inevitably involves a com- We have attempted to make our book as "culturally
plex set of assumptions about what intelligence is and neutral" as possible. This just means minimizing "cul-
how it is valued in our society. Surveys have shown ture loading" by avoiding the use of words or pictures
that most people rate intelligence amongst the highest that are more accessible to one group than another.
values, along with health and wealth. Although tests of Neutral elements used may include lines, curves,
Intelligence Quotient, or IQ, have outgrown their squares and circles — involving universal concepts such
original purpose (to predict academic success), they as up/down, open/closed, right/left, v*ôle/half,
have survived and maintain a high status because full/empty, larger/smaller, many/few, etc. More com-
they measure a quality deemed of great importance in plex problems involve relational reasoning of figure-
society. series completions and figural analogies.
For more than a century, IQ tests have evoked con- Questions involving reasoning and deduction ques-
troversy and met with conflict at every turn. The sig- tions require you to examine a given premise and
nificance of the test and the fact that it provides a infer conclusions from that premise. Verbal skills test-
"scale" for intelligence has aroused highly charged ed involve knowing the meaning of words and how to
emotions. Theories have been propounded that intel- spell them. Of course, the section requires some edu-
ligence is influenced by environment, especially in the cation and experience, so it is much more culturally
formative years, and by other factors. But heredity loaded than some other areas. We have included
and environment never work in isolation; they always these seaions to make the tests more fun and chal-
work in interaction with each other. So the primary lenging, while still eliminating highly biased entries.
argument comes down to determining what the ratio
of the IQ score is.
IQ tests have been implemented in American educa- FORMAT

tion, and have been used in schools, colleges, graduate
In this book there are three sections —Elementary,
programs, businesses, and corporations. At the Challenging and Masterful, with sixty questions in each
outset it may seem useful and fortunate that we have of the first two sections and forty-five in the third.
a standardized measure with which to gauge people. The tests are meant to amuse and challenge you, cer-
Unfortunately, however, no one has been able to fully tainly taxing your cerebral capacity.
substantiate the correlation between IQ tests and
The example below shows one type of question you'll
intelligence.
find. It is not a conclusive representation of question
Even if we separate IQ tests from the issue of intelli- types, but it does give you a clue into how the test
gence, can we condone using the scores as a basis to requires you to think, and what kinds of things you
select an individual for a particular position? This should look for.
facade of practical usefulness of IQ tests may shroud a

A popular type of question is to choose the 'odd one
much deeper, fundamental problem in our society.
out' from a group of words, shapes, symbols, etc. The
Users of IQ tests must ask exactly what it is measur-
testmaker must take care to ensure that the 'odd one
ing, and whether the tests measures the same thing from the others
out' has an outstanding difference
.
and that the distractors (the choices that are not at the end of each individual test) until you have
'odd') are similar enough to the correct one to pro- completed all the tests. At the end of the book is a
vide some challenge. Here is an example of the type scoring chart with instructions on how to figure out
of question which should not be given, because it your aaual IQ, gauging your scores in relation to the
would give rise to disagreement: majority of people in your age group.
Have a watch or clock handy so that you can carefully
time yourself when you begin each test Speed of

Which is the odd one out?
answering is related to speed of comprehension, so
3 4 5 6 7 8 each test has a time limic A correct answer arrived at

with little delay shows quicker comprehension, yet it
At first glance, there is no apparent answer. It Is no
is better to linger a while and arrive at the correct
use choosing any one number on the grounds that it
answer than to give the wrong answer quickly.
Is odd. even, or a prime number, since there are three
of each. They all follow a straightforward arithmetic When the time limit is up you shouldn't record any
progression, so there is no clue there. What then is more answers, even if you have not completed the
left? Let's spell out the numbers: test For your own interest you may continue to the
end of that particular test. The charm of this book is
three four five six seven eight
that you can choose to take tests adhering to the
Any —because the number of
clue here? Four letters time limits, or you may prefer to go through the tests
corresponds with the number —because itself; five it without regard to the time, simply viewing them as
contains V, the Roman numeral for the number itself; entertainment and pleasure — just as you would tackle
eight —because it is the only word that starts with a a crossword puzzle to pass the time, in no particular
vowel. You could think of other possible answers, but hurry.
they are all weak, simply because no one number has
any distinctive feature.
We hope to have offered brain-teasers you will find
exciting and enlightening, while also providing you
Here is a better example: with an IQ scale you can use to measure and compare
with others'. Remembering that the IQ number game
gauges what we have already learned, and not our
Which is the odd one out? capacity to learn, we can take advantage of it for
6 7 10 15 20 21 more enjoyable and entertaining purposes.
Your reasoning could follow these lines: is there a

common divisor in all but one number? No. Is there a
single odd or even number? No. What about a com-
mon sequence? No — as they increase by 1 , 3, 5, 5, I
Nothing outstanding there. What then, is the only

number in the series that has a characteristic not
shared by the others? The only such number is 7.
because it is the only prime number. This is the sort

of reasoning you will have to practice as you go
through the tests. We are not trying to trick you; we
are trying to challenge you.
You should begin by gathering writing materials —not

only because some of the problems may require
working-out on paper, but also because you should
keep note of your answers and scores (these appear
8
GROUP I
ELEMENTARY
TEST I
Time limit: 25 minutes
I Pair words in the first column with words 3 What two terms complete this series?
in
pairs.
the second column, finishing with nine
AID4H8MI3--
(1) TENNIS (A) WORK
(2) SAFETY (B) STORE 4 What names are these?
(3) HOUSE (Q CLAD (A) OPSNBO
(4) SHOP (D) BENCH (B) KTKU
(5) SEE (E) MATCH (QDQQH
(6) BAND (F) LOCK (D) VMGLEVH
(7) IRON (G) SAW
(8) WORK (H) AGE
(9) TOY (I) HOLD 5 Which is the odd one out?
(A) GRAND (F) BEN FRANKUN

(B) TEN-SPOT (G) CLAM
2 Which of these wrought-iron gates differs
(Q BUCK (H) GREENBACK
from the others?
(D) RAND (I) FIVER
(E) C-NOTE
6 Which scroll is wrong?
vi^_^^--J
10
1
(
7 Assuming four of these dates are correct, 1 2 Which of these moons are waxing
which one is wrong? (becoming larger)?
(A) SATURDAY. JANUARY 7. 764 1
(B) SATURDAY. JANUARY 21. 1764

(Q SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1764 1
(D) SATURDAY. MARCH 1. 1764 1
(E) SATURDAY. APRIL 14. 1764

1 3 Which of the words at the right goes
with those at the left?
8 Which is the odd one out?
PASSED (A) BLUSC
(A) CONSTABLE EARTHS (B) ASSET
(B) ABATTOIR DAD SIMON (Q PALMS
(Q REBATE (D) SPARE
(D) COMBATANT
(E) EMBATTLED
1 4 Which shield is wrong?
9 Two three-letter words will go into the

brackets to complete two other words. Give
C =1
^^
both words.
CA(
appearance?
)ET
Which gentleman has changed his

^wC Zl
^^
^
1 5 Add the difference between the two
lowest numbers to the difference between
the two highest numbers:
91 13 76 12 7 88 17 84 II
14 87 15 86 16 89 85
What are x and y?

NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS AND
1 1
KEEP A NOTE OF YOUR TOTAL SCORE
78695 10 xy ON PAGE 24.
.
ANSWERS TO TEST I
1 (l)(E): (2)(F); (3) (I): (4) (A); (5) (G): 7 (D) (SCORE I POINT).
(6) (H); (7) (C); (8) (D); (9) (B) (score i if all Since 764 was a leap year, there were 29 days in Feb-
1
CORRECT; SCORE >/i POINT IF 8 ARE CORRECT). ruary, so it would be Saturday, March not March 1 1 1
TENNIS can pair only with MATCH, therefore SAFETY

8 (A) (SCORE I POINT).
must pair with LOCK. SEE can pair only with SAW,
All the other words contain BAT. CONSTABLE con-
therefore SHOP nnust pair with WORK. TOY can pair
tains those letters in reverse onder.
only with STORE, so WORK must pair with BENCH.
BAND must go with AGE (SAW has already been 9 BIN and BAR (score point if both are correct). i
used). That leaves IRON and HOUSE in the first col-

The words are CABINET and CABARET.
umn and CLAD and HOLD in the second, which
means that HOUSE must pair with HOLD and IRON 1 F (SCORE I POINT).
with CL7\D. His mustache differs from B and G.
2 C (SCORE I POINT). 11 X is 4; y is II (score point if both are correct).

i
The middle scrolls do not conform with the others. There are two altemate series.
3 S 9 (SCORE POINT IF BOTH ARE CORRECT).

1 I
One is: 7 6 5 4
The other is: 8 9 10 II
There are two separate series. The letters advance
missing the first two (A to D), then three (D to H) and 1 2 A, B and E (score i point if all are correct).
so on. After M there must be five missing letters, bring- With regard to the shape of the moon, D comes
ing us to S. The numbers advance in the same way.
before C: when the moon is in the shape of D it is wax-
4 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT). ing and when in the shape of C it is waning (diminishing
(A) NORMAN (B) IRIS (Q ANNE

in size).
(D) RICHARD I 3 (A) (SCORE POINT). I
In (A) the letters have been increased by one place in This is an anagram of CLUBS, and the three on top are
the alphabet in (B) by two places, in (C) by three anagrams of the other suits:
places and in (D) by four places.
PASSED - SPADES: F-ARTHS - HEARTS;
5 (D) (SCORE I POINT). DAD SIMON - DIAMONDS
RAND is the unit cumency in South Africa All the oth- 1 4 C (SCORE I POINT).
ers are slang terms for currency:
The cross in the bottom right quarter is different from
(A) GRAND -1.000 dollars those in the other shields.
(B) TEN-SPOT- 10 dollars
15 6 (SCORE I POINT).
(Q BUCK -dollar
(D) C-NOTE- 00 dollars 1
Remember to keep a note of your score.

(E) BEN FRANKLIN - 100 dollars
(F) CLAM -dollar
(G) GREENBACK -dollar NOTES

(I) FIVER -5 dollars 1 . 4, 7 and 1 3 caused the most difficulty or took the
longest time to solve. Most points were lost on 4 and
6 F (SCORE I POINT).
13.
Both scrolls are turned the same way; in all the others
one is turned inwards and the other outwards. However, on the whole the problems in this test
were not too difficult. They were deliberately intend-
ed to introduce you gently to the types of problems
you will encounter later, which will become progres-
sively more difficult
12
TEST 2
Which is the odd one out? 4 What places are these?

(A)CHAPEL (D) MILLIONAIRE (A) UVSJO
(B)PROBING (E) PALLBEARER (B)QBSJT
(Q SCATTER (F) SHAREHOLDER (Q MPOEPO
(D) CFSMJO
2 Assuming that the top two cars are cor-
rect, which of those below are wrong? S What letter completes this word?
6 Change KNIT into SHOP in four moves,

changing one letter at a time.
KNIT
2
3
4 SHOP
7 The same three-letter word inside the
brackets will complete all these words:
3 What are X and y?

SC( )
I 336597 12 xy BEH( )
H( )ALL
S (
)\ER
13
8 The map above shows the places listed 1 Which soccer player is incorrectly
below. Using your eyes only, imagine a line dressed?
joining Dallas to Minneapolis. Now imagine a
line going from Washington D.C. to San
Francisco. What city will be nearest to the
intersection of these lines?
ATLANTA MINNEAPOUS
CHICAGO NEW YORK
DALLAS OKLAHOMA CTTY
DENVER PORTLAND
EL PASO SAN ANTONIO
KANSAS CITY SAN FRANQSCO
LOS ANGELES WASHINGTON D.C

(A) ARTIST
(B) I START
(Q TRAITS
(D) STAIRS
(E) STRAIT
(F) ITS TAR
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1 1 Which of these could NOT be drawn I S Group these pictures into four pairs.
with a continuous unbroken tine without
crossing another line?
1 2 Subtract the sum of the three lowest

numbers from the sum of the three highest
numbers.
II 36 7 38 3 45 39 10 48 37 12 36
1 3 Two answers are required here.
(A) Can you make sense out of this?

THEM OMEN TOFT RUTH
(B) Can you make sense out of this?
HAL FALO AFiS BET TERT
HAN NOB READ
1 4 Which word in the second line belongs NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS AND
to the group in the first line?
KEEP A NOTE OF YOUR TOTAL SCORE
ON PAGE 24.
DOG CAT PIG RABBIT
APE EWE EAGLE ERNE LAMB
IS
ANSWERS TO TEST 2
1 (B) (SCORE I POINT). 1 2 I 1 2 (SCORE POINT). I
This word contains a bird - ROBIN. All the others con-

I 3 (SCORE POINT IF BOTH ARE CORRECT.)
I
tain animals:
(A) APE (Q CAT (D) UON (E) BEAR (F) (A) THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
HARE (B) HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NO BREAD
2 C and F (score i point if both are correct).
1 4 LAMB (SCORE I POINT).
3 X is 9; y is 1 5 (SCORE i POINT if both are correct). All the words in the first line begin and end with a con-
There are two separate series. Starting with the first
sonant In the second line all the words begin and end
number and taking the others alternately: with a vowel —except LAMB.
13 5 7 9
15 A D; B G; C F; E H (score i pointifau.
Starting with the second number and proceeding the
CORRECT).
same way:
The pairs are the same words with different connota-
3 6 9 12 15
tions:
4 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT). FACE (human) - clock FACE

(A) TURIN (B) PARIS (Q LONDON (D) LETTER (communication) - LETTER (alphabet)
BERUN HANDS (clock) - HANDS (human)
Each letter is reduced by one in the alphabet
DIGfT (human) - DIGPF (numerical)
5 E (SCORE I POINT).
The word is LEAGUE.

6 KNIT; I SNIT; 2 SNIP; 3 SHIP; 4 SHOP

(SCORE I POINT). NOTES
(You may have used other words, but you still score
None of the problems should have held you up for
one point provided they are actual words.) verjr long, as little writing v/as involved.
7 OLD (SCORE I POINT). 4 and 8 caused the longest delay. In 2 'are wrong' told
The words are: SCOLD; BEHOLD; HOLDALU you that more than one was wrong, whereas in 1 'is
SOLDIER. incorrect' told you that only one was v/rong.
The best clue in 7 v/as provided by

8 KANSAS CITY (SCORE I POINT).
BEH ( ), words which
since the only six-letter
9 (D) (SCORE POINT). I
BEHALF, BEHAVE,
begin with these letters are:
All the others are anagrams of ARTIST. BEHEAD. BEHELD, BEHEST. BEHIND. BEHOLD,
BEHOOF and BEHOVE. Obviously. ALF. AVE. EAD,
ELD. EST. IND, OOF and OVE will not fit the other
Soccer players in black short wear black socb; those in
words. The only one that is common to all is OLD.
white shorts wear vîte socks, E is wearing black shorts
and white socks.
I I B (SCORE I POINT).
As can be seen below, all the others can be drawn with

a continuous unbroken line:
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TEST 3
Which Is the odd one out? 6 Whose face is wrong?

A |\ B /"/ c
2 What is the last term in this series?
B 2 T G 7 C -
7 What WORD should take the place of x?
W X F S S
3 What one word can be added to each let-
ter to form the words for which definitions 8 Give words that will fit each definition.
are given? - Coffer
(A) Part of the body
(A)C Unfledged (B) Theater seat - Play for time
(B) F Uncultivated (Q Aircraft - Carpenter's tool
(QH Honor as sacred (D) Precious stones - Suit
(D)M Plant (E) Animal part - Tanget
(E)S Pale brown (F) Herb -Naive

(F)T Grease (G) Cultivate - Groom
(G) W Roll about (H) Homy growth - Grain

(I) Dance -Sphere
(J)
Game - Metal rod
4 What comes next?
5 What is X?
4 9 X 25
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9 Which one Is wrong? 1 1 Which one does not conform with the
others?
1 2 Find the words that go into the brack-

ets. Each one must logically follow the previ-
ous word and precede the next e.g. SAFETY
(CURTAIN) RAISER.
ELASTIC
( )
MASTER
( )
WORK
( )
WINDOW
( )
TABLE
( )
GLASS
1 What comes next?
208 CIV 52 XXVI -
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1 4 What letter completes the word?
I S Which date does not conform with the

others?
(A) 1417 (B) 1533 (Q 1605 (D) 1722

(E) 1812 (F) 1902

KEEP A NOTE OF YOUR SCORE ON
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ANSWERS TO TEST 3
1 B (SCORE I POINT). I I E (SCORE I POINT).
2 3 (SCORE I POINT). In all the others identical shapes overlap:
The numbers following the letters correspond with (A) two circles
the position in the alphabet of the letters. (B) two equilateral triangles
3 ALLOW (SCORE I POINT). (Q two ovals

The worxis are: (A) CALLOW: (B) FALLOW; (D) two right-angled triangles
(Q HALLOW; (D) MALLOW; (E) SALLOW; (F) two squares

(F) TALLOW; (G) WALLOW In E there are two diamonds v^îch do not overiap.
4 O (SCORE I POINT). 1 2 (SCORE POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT.)

I
The letters KL MN have been turned on their sides. O BAND

is the next letter. PIECE
5 1 6 (SCORE I POINT). SHOP

4 is the square of 2; 9 is the square of 3; 25 is the DRESSING
square of 5; x must be the square of 4 ( 1 6). WINE
6 B (SCORE POINT). I I 3 D (SCORE I POINT).
The face in B is connposed of three circles, four straight

1 4 Q (SCORE I POINT).
lines and five curves. All the other faces have four cir-
cles, four straight lines and four curves. The word is QUEUES.
7 THURSDAY (score i point). I 5 (A) (SCORE i POINT).
Obviously they are the days of the week With the exception of the digits in (A), which add up to
W Wednesday 1 3, the digits in all the other dates add up to 12
T Thursday (x) Remember to keep a note of your score.

F Friday
5 Saturday
NOTES
S Sunday
No great difficulties in this test, but the limited time
(Note: T alone is not acceptable, as the question asks
allov/ance vâs a drawback for slow thinkers.
what WORD should take the place of x.)
A few of the volunteers were caught by 7, failing to
8 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL CORRECT; /! IF 8 OR 9.) recognize that the letters were the initials of the days
(A) CHEST; (B) STALU (C) PLANE; of the week. Because of the short time allowed, few
(D) DIAMONDS; (E) BULLSEYE; (F) SIMPLE succeeded in scoring maximum points in 8. In II it
(G) HUSBAND; (H) CORN; (I) BALU 0) POKER was easy to choose F, believing it to be a rectangle
touching a square, when in fact it shows two overlap-
9 A (SCORE I POINT).
ping squares. TABLE WINE seemed to be the
In 12
These are the keys of a piano. It is not possible to have
biggest stumbling-block. The unusual letters in 14
two grc)ups of three black keys next to each other.
defeated many. Because of the sort time allov^nce,
10 13 (SCORE I POINT). even going right through the alphabet to arrive at the
Change the Roman numerals into nrxjdem numbers:

answer often did not meet the bill, as Q comes so late
in the succession.
208 104 52 26
Without doubt, most would have scored maximum
Each one is half the previous number. Therefore the
points had there not been time constraints, which
next number is 1 3, expressed in modem numerals to
were deliberately imposed to compensate for the
conform with the established pattern.
comparative simplicity of the problems.
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TEST 4
I Pair words in the first column with words 4 Arrange these into five pairs.
in the second column, finishing with ten

related pairs.
(A) MIDDLE (1) COAT

(B) OLYMPIC (2) FATHER
(Q BULL (3) GO
(D) TURN (4) GROUND
(E) OVER (5) LADDER
(F) UNDER (6) AROUND
(G) FOR (7) STILE
(H) OUT (8) STAND

(I) GRAND (9) BID
0) STEP (10) GAMES
2 Which one is wrong?
(A) 9/4+ 1.75 =4

(B) 9/5+ Z2 = 4
(Q 6/5 + 2.8 = 4
(D) 6/4+ 1.5 = 4
(E) 9/6 + 25 = 4
3 Arrange these zodiac signs in their relative

S Words are often associated in pairs, such
pairs.
as 'ducks and drakes'. Complete these pairs:
(1) ARIES (A) WATER CARRIER

ARCHER (A) CHAPTER and—
(2) CANCER (B)
CRAB (B) —and READY

(3) AQUARIUS (C)
UBRA (D) FISHES (Q HALE and—

(4)
(D) VIM and—
(5) PISCES (E) RAM
(E) —and ENDS
(6) SAGITTARIUS (F) SCALES
(F) CUT and—
(G) HIT and—

(H) —and FURIOUS
(I) —and PARCEL
(I)
BAG and—
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6 What Is X? 1 2 Which of the circles at the bottom
I248I6326X should take the place of No. 2 at the top?
7 WITHOUT REFERRING, whose picture

appears on one side of a half dollar coin?
8 Multiply the second highest

the second lowest number and then divide
the result by the third lowest number.
number by
O
10 35 2 32 37 33 9
13 36 12 14 34 3 II
3 4
9 What Is X?
3 6 10 15 X 28
10 What comes next?
A B
(A)
(B)
I
(Q POTATO
(D) LEEK
Which
TOMATO
CABBAGE
is the odd one out?
©
(E) CARROT
22
I
13 If the two figures at the top are correct, 1 4 Two different letters placed in the empty
which of those below are wrong? segment will form two different words. Give
both letters.
o <^
IS Which one is wrong?
O C
6) D
(9
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ANSWERS TO TEST 4
1 (A)(4); (B)(IO); (C)(6); (D)(7); (E)(1); 14 D and B (score i point if both are correct).
(F)(8); (G)(3); (H)(9); (I) (2); Q) (5)
The words are RAGGED and BEGGAR.
(SCORE I POINT IF AU. ARE CORRECT; (/i IF 8 OR 9.)
15 G (SCORE I POINT).
2 (D) (SCORE I POINT).
The angle is 60°. The others are 90°. 45° or 30°.
(D) equals 3; all the others equal 4.

Keep a note of your score.
3 (SCORE POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT).
I
(I)(E); (2)(C); (3) (A); (4) (F): (5) (D); (6) (B)
4 (SCORE POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT.)

I
NOW TOTAL UP YOUR SCORES FOR THE
Rhyming pairs:
FIRST FOUR TESTS.
A (ACE) J (FACE)
B (BOOK) E (HOOK) NOTES
C (UNE) G (NINE)
There were no great difficulties in this test.
D (PAN) H (CAN)
14 gave some trouble: although RAGGED stood out
F (LEGS) 1 (EGGS)
fairly prominently. BEGGAR v/as not so obvious.
5 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; <A IF 8 OR 9.)
(A) VERSE; (B) ROUGH; (C) HALE; (D) VIM; RATINGS AND IQ SCORES FOR GROUP I
(E) ODDS; (F) DRIED (or THRUST); (G) RUN; TEST I Average 10 points
(H) FAST; (I) PART; Q) BAGGAGE
TEST II Average 9 points
6 4 (SCORE POINT). I
TEST III Average 9 ^/i points
The series is incorrectly spaced. When corrected it
TEST IV Average 9 points
reads:
I 2 4 8 16 32 64 TOTAL FOR THE GROUP

(Out of a possible 60 points)
7 John F. Kennedy (score point). i
Over 54 Excellent
8 1 2 (SCORE POINT). I
42-54 Very Good

3&-4I Good
The nunnbers increase by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
37i/i Average
10 (SCORE POINT). I
30-37 Fair
The letters are C D and E. In each case
Under 30 Poor
they are paired and joined together, first
reversed and then printed comectly. The

next letter is F, ananged in the same way. YOUR SCORES FOR ELEMENTARY TESTS
TEST!
I I (A) (SCORE I POINT).

TEST 2
TOMATO is a fruit All the others are vegetables. TESTS
TEST 4
The black section rotates clockwise 40° at a time TOTAL
13 C, D, E (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT).
SEE IQ SCORING INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 63
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GROUP II
CHALLENGING
25
TEST I
I Which anagram is the odd one out? 4 What is X?

(A) REDRESS
3 4 13
(B) BLEAT
(C) BROADSIDE 8 8 56
(D) GARDEN
5 24
(E) LOOTS 1
9 7 40
2 Which tumbler Is wrong?

2 2 2
6 4 10
7 5 18
4 9 77
5 3 X
5 Which is the odd word out?
(A) MICA
(B) ACRE
(C) SOLD
(D) TOMB
(E) TIED
3 From a certain station a northbound train
(F) UPON
ran every ten minutes throughout the day; a
southbound train also ran every ten minutes
throughout the day A man went to the sta- 6 And which is the odd one out here?
tion every day at random times and caught
(A) GAMMA
the first train that arrived. On average he
(B)KAPPA
caught the northbound train nine times out
(Q IOTA
of ten. Why was this?
(D) NAFTA
(E) OMEGA
(F) ETA
7 If ELK/GNU = V3 and HEN/FOX = 3A.

what is this?
PIG/RAM
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8 Pair the words in the first column with 1 1 Which of the figures at the bottom
the words in the second column, finishing should come next?
with ten related pairs.
(A) STONE (1) DAY

(B) FREE (2) MOON
(Q HARVEST (3) WALL
(D) MONUMENTTAL (4) HAND
(E) CORN (5) FALL
(F)HALF (6) FESTIVAL
(G) RIGHT (7) HEARTED
(H) SECOND (8) STONE
(I) SUN (9) MINDED
0) BIG (10) FLOWER
9 What are x, y and z?

76 69 52 65 60 45 54 51 38
43 42 3! 32 33 24 X Y Z
10 What are X and y?
s 20
8 J
W 25
16 T
A 4
5 K
C 7
X L
A y
4 N
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1 2 A rotates clockwise all the time, one 1 4 A turns clockwise, two positions at a
position at a time. If it stops on an odd num- time. B turns counterclockwise, three posi-
ber, ballB moves one place counterclock- tions at a time. After six moves, what will be
wise; if A stops on an even
number, B moves the total of the two front faces? (The con-
three places clockwise. If ball B stops on an cealed numbers progress in the same way as
even number, ball C moves three places the visible numbers: 7, 9 and II on A and 8,
clockwise; if B stops on an odd number, C 10, l2onB.)
moves five places counterclockwise.
At the end of six moves what

spelled out by ball C?
place will be
^
"m
/î A// A TJ
r^
u^N^ s
^^^^^^^"^
1 5 Assuming that the top two houses are
i H--' W\'"'"~-J
vie/// Yv\2oy correct, which of those below are wrong?
Vs
<^'17
2^
1 3 What time will this clock show in 3 '/i
hours' time, assuming that it loses four sec-

onds in every hour? (State the exact time.)
m m m m [(-
m J5.
m m Si
tSfm
HI Pfm
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)
ANSWERS TO TEST I
1 (D) (SCORE I POINT). ELK _ S_I2

All except (D) are anagrams of furniture: GNU " 7 14 2!
(A) REDRESS -DRESSER HEN 8 5 14
(B) BLEAT -TABLE

FOX ~ 6 15 24
PIG 16 9 7
(Q BROADSIDE -SIDEBOARD RAM ~ 18 1 13
(D) LOOTS -STOOL Add the numbers:
2 F (SCORE I POINT). 2a 2Z 21
42 45 32
The design around the top should consist entirely of
diamond shapes, as in B and L One of the diamonds Which gives us:
has become a square. 4 or 2 1 i

6or3 5 1 (v^îch gives the answer I
3 The southbound train ran one minute after the

northbound train (score i point).
8 (A) (3): (B) (5); (C) (6); (D) (8); (E) (10): (F) (2);
(G) (9); (H) (4); (I) (I); 0) (7) (score i pointifallare

4 X IS 4 (SCORE I POINT). CORRECT; >/i IF 8 OR 9).
Square the middle number in each horizontal row and
subtract the left-hand number to give the right-hand
9 X Is 21; / is 24; z is 17 (score i pointifallare
CORRECT).
number. So, in the bottom row:
There are three separate series. Start with the first term
3 squared is 9
and take every third term thereafter
Subtract 5
76 65 54 43 32
xis 4
As they reduce by each time, the next term (x) must
1 1
5 (B) (SCORE I POINT).

be 2 From the second term, proceed in the sanne
1 .
All others are made up with letters in reverse alphabeti- way:

cal order
69 60 5! 42 33
(A) MICA-ACIM
These reduce by 9 each time, so the next term (y) is
(Q SOLD-DLOS 24. From the third term, proceed in the same way:
(D) TOMB-BMOT
52 45 38 31 24
(E) TIED-DEIT
As they reduce by 7 each time the next term (z) is 7.
(F) UPON-NOPU 1
10 X is 4; y is 6 (score point if both are correct). i

Expressing each letter as a number
NAFTA is the acronym North American Free for the
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according to position in the alphabet
Trade Agreement The others are letters in the Greek
e the table appears as below, with what
alphabet
were originally letters circled:
(A) GAMMA - the third letter in the Greek alphabet €) 2S
(B) KAPPA -the Greek letter k

(Q IOTA -the Greek letter i
(E) OMEGA - the last letter (Q) in the Greek alphabet

(hence 'alpha to omega")
5
©
7
(F) ETA - the Greek letter Ti
12
7 I (SCORE I POINT).
r
Give each letter a value according to its position in the
4
alphabet
29
11 B (SCORE I POINT). NOTES
The cube rotates ckxkwise; the hexagpn rotates coun- This test called for quick and clear thinking, and it is
terclockwise; the circle rotates clockwise extremely unlikely that you completed all the ques-
12 BERLIN (SCORE POINT). I

tions within the time limit —
deliberately chosen to
encourage quick thinking. Because of this, and the dif-
The moves are as follows:
ficult nature of the problems, inevitably low averages
BAUA BAUB BAU were recorded by the test group volunteers.
1st move 19 5 B
To obtain maximum points it is best to go fairly quick-
2nd move 7 12 E
ly through all the questions and at first answer only
3rd move 16 6 R those which seem quite easy or quick to solve. Then
4th move 2 1 L you can return to those that were more difficult or
5th move 20 3 1
would obviously have taken much longer, especially if
6th move 15 16 N a considerable amount of writing was necessary.
In this test 3, 7, 8, 1 2, 4 would have taken

1 3 and 1
13 6 hours. 19 minutes, 52 seconds (score point). i
longest either to solve or to write down. It would

The present tinne shown is 2 hours. 50 minutes. 6 sec- have been a good idea to have left them v/hile you
onds. Ignoring tfie seconds, the time in 3 '/i hours will be worked on the others first To have dwelt too long
6:20. In the meantime, the second hand will have lost on any of the extra difficult ones could have deprived
14 seconds. Instead of showing six seconds after the
you of valuable time, leaving you with less time to
hour it will show eight seconds BEFORE the hour—that
spend on the easier problems. Remember, those six
is, 52 seconds. This means that the minute hand will not problems could have gained only six points (and that
have reached the 20-minute mask, but will have passed is assuming you solved them all correcdy). In spending
the 19-minutemark. thistime on them you may have sacrificed anything up
14 7 (SCORE I POINT). to 9 points on problems which you could have solved,

given time to do so.
The moves result as follows:
In comparison with the tests in Group I. you must
A B
have found this one much more difficult, though it is
1st move 7 10
hoped that the experience you gain working on these
2nd move II 4
tests will gradually give you a greater understanding of
3rd move 3 10 them.
4thnrx)ve 7 4
5thnx)ve II 10
6th move 3 4 (Total: 7)
15 D and G (score point if both are correct;

i
M IF ONE).
D (a house vwth an even number) should have a flat
porch. G (a house with an odd number) should have a
chimney stack.
REMEMBER TO KEEP A NOTE OF YOUR

SCORE ON PAGE 45.
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TEST 2
Time limit: 50 minutes (After 25 minutes, take a break and then resume for the next 25 minutes)
I If CROCUS is 7, LUPIN is 1 2 and ROSE 4 Study the top cards and find what city is
is 17, what is TULIP? represented by the bottom cards.
2 Which of the designs at the bottom

should occupy the empty space?
* ^ <? >
jjV o
^
\2M C^ > 0,
1
C:>
•
llu M
m° i o
3 What comes next in this series?
625 1296 25 365 -
S Find one word to fit the first definition
and then, change one letter to make the

word fit the second definition.
(A) Tell -Physically weak through age

(B) Settle - Laugh to scom
(Q Month - Rightly
(D) Season ticket holder - Calculating nnachine
(E) Oval - Outshine
(F) Silent - Bed covering
(G) Conrupt - Holy nnan

(H) Enaperor- It means nothing
31
6 What goes into the empty brackets? 1 What is the last term in the bottom
line?
144 (3625) 125
96 (1618) 126 1/^ .4 ^ .8 1
112 ( ) 144 Â I 1% Z33 3

1/4 I 1^4 25 3 1/4
'/t .625 l</6 1.625

•
—
7 What are x, y and z?
CIFE HFGB GECH
BFEA CI ED CABD 1 1 If NAZY equals WEM. FLX equals KE
FFAF ABFBF X y z 4 and HVW equals YAK, which of the
sequences below equals AZVN?
8 Two poets are mixed up in each of these: (A) TEX
(B) HLF
(A)DRY NORTH-WEST NOW. SON.
(Q KWE
(B)DAFT LIMEHOUSE YES!
(D) NYZ
(Q A LEVEL CO. SO HUMAN!
(E)FLE
9 Which of those at the bottom comes

12 What is x?
next?
3 6 5 4
4 5 6 7
1 2
7 6 X 8
8 5 6 7
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1 3 Write pairs of words for the definitions
given below. In each pair the words are
spelled differently but pronounced the same:
(A) SWAN (1) SEAL

(B) SMALL ISLAND (2) SMALL HOLE
(Q DINED (3) NUMBER
(D) DARK PERIOD (4) CHESS PIECE
(E) CIRCI FT (5) SQUEEZE
(F) EGYPTIAN RULER (6) CARD GAME
(G) MAN (7) POST
(H) HIDING-PLACE (8) MONEY
(1) MAXIMUM HEIGHT (9) FIXING
0) VEND (10) STALL
14 What should go into the empty brack-

etsi
305 (6165) 13
280 (5670) 14
145 (2925) 5
70 (1415) 3
25 ( ) 1
1 5 If PEACE is 30, what letter will complete

this word and give the same total?
HEA-

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ANSWERS TO TEST 2
I 1 8 (SCORE POINT). I 5 (SCOREIPOINTIFAU.ARECORRECT;i/ilF7.)

Give each letter a value according to its position in the (A) INFORM - INFIRM
alphabet Add the total of the consonants in each wotxJ (B) DECIDE - DERIDE
and subtract the total of the value of the vov\/els:
(Q JULY -DULY
T 20 U 21 (D) COMMUTER -COMPUTER
L 12 1 ^ (E) ELLIPSE- ECUPSE
P 30
(F) QUIET -QUILT
48
(G) TAINT -SAINT
30 subtracted from 48 gives the answer 1 8.
(H) NERO -ZERO
2 D (SCORE I POINT).
The black square moves counterclockwise, first one
In the first line divide the number on the left by 4 and
position, then two, then three, and so on. All other
the number on the right by 5. placing the results inside
squares move in the same way.
the brackets. In the second line divide the number on
3 6 (SCORE I POINT). the left by 6 and the number on the right by 7, placing
There are two separate series here. Starting with the the results inside the brackets. Following this procedure,
first temi and taking alternate terms thereafter

in the third line divide the number on the left by 8 ( 1
4)
and the number on the right by 9 ( 1 6), placing the
625 25 5
results inside the brackets (1416).
Each term is the square root of the previous term Start-
ing with the second term: 7 X is 4; y is 4; z is I (score point if all are cor-
i
rect).
1296 36 6
Substitute numbers for letters according to the posi-
Again, each term is the square root of the previous tions of the letters in the alphabet
number.
CIFE 3965
4 MOSCOW (SCORE I POINT). gFEA 2651
This problem is based on the fact that 26 cards make
FFAF 6 6 16 (added)
half of a full deck of playing cards, and there are also 26 HFGB 8672
letters in the alphabet These 26 letters are represented CIED 3954
by the cards at the top: ABFBF 12 6 2 6 (added)
Clubs Ace to 6 AtoF It is obvious that the one nnust be a subtraction last
Spades Ace to 6 GtoL because if H (8) were added to D (4) the result would
Hearts Ace to 6 MtoR be 2 in the units, whereas 4 is already given:
Diamonds Ace to 8 StoZ GECH 7538
rhus the cards at bottom are:
le:
CABD 3 I 24
4 4 14 (subtracted)
Ace of hearts 13th letter M
3 of hearts 15th letter 8 (SCORE I point IF ALL ARE CORRECT; 'A IF 2.)
Ace of diamonds 19th letter S (A) TENNYSON and WORDSWORTH

3 of clubs 3rd letter C (B) MASEFIELD and SOUTHEY
3 of hearts 15th letter O (Q HOUSMAN and LOVELACE
5 of diamonds 23rd letter W
34
9 A (SCORE I POINT). Starting with 5 in the first square
From an examination of the black stripes on the vanes, 5 6 7 8
the following facts emerge
Starting with 4 in the first square
IMC) 1
rotates counterclockwise
position at a tinne
one
4 5 6 7
LM M M 1
rotates clockwise
at a time
one position
I 3 (SCORE POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT;
I M IF S OR 9.)
1 1 1 1 n rotates counterclockwise
position at a time
one
(A) CYGNET
(B) ISLET
(I)
(2)
SIGNET
EYELET
1 1 1 1 D rotates counterclockwise
positions at a time
two (Q ATE
(D) NIGHT
(3)
(4)
EIGHT
KNIGHT
1 1 1 1 D rotates clockwise
tions at a time
two posi- (E)
(F)
RING
PHARAOH
(5)
(6)
WRING
FARO
two
1 i 1 i 1 K^) rotates counterclockwise
positions at a time (G) MALE (7) MAIL
(H) CACHE (8) CASH
1 2'/6 (SCORE POINT: 'A IF YOU HAVE PUT 2.125).
I
(I) CEIUNG (9) SEAUNG
Convert all the fractions into improper fiactions:
0) SELL (10) CELL
'/S 2/5 3/S 4/5 5«
1/3 3/3 5/3 7/3 9/3 14 55 (SCORE POINT). I
1/4 4/4 7/4 10/4 13/4 Divide the number on the left by 5 and multiply the
1/8 518 9/8 13/8 ('%) number on the right by 5. entering the two results
The final fraction could be '% or 2'/§ inside the brackets:
But as in the examples, improper fractions alternate 25 (55) I
with decimal fractions throughout Also, as in the exam-

15 P (SCORE I POINT).
ples, the answer must be expressed in a unit and a fiac-
Give each letter a number according to its position in
tion: 2!/6
the alphabet PEACE totals 30; HEA totals 14. There-
(You may have converted all the fractions into decimal
fore, the 1 6th letter in the alphabet whk:h is P. must be
fractions. In all but the second row this would have
added to bring the total up to 30.
been valid, giving the final answer of 1 1 25. There are,
however, two fallacies:
a) there are no perfect decimal fiactions for '/5 or %,
I
as they are recurring decimals, as in 233 recurring;
b) the already established altemating sequence of NOTES

improper and decimal fiactions should be maintained.)
4.8 and 9 caused the most difficulty with the majority.
I I (C) (SCORE I POINT). The coincidence that there are 26 letters in the alpha-
bet and 26 cards in half of a pack of cards is one that
In the equations given, the number of strai^ strokes
that form the letters on each side AZVN con- you may find used elsewhere in these tests, so it is
is equal
worth bearing in mind. Substitution of numbers for
tains 1 1 straight strokes and KWE is the only one of the
letters according to the position of the letters in the
possible answers which also contains 1 1 straight strokes.
alphabet may also be featured again and is v</orth
12 9 (SCORE I POINT). remembering for the future.
The numbers move from one position clockwise at a

time Starting with 3 in the first square the progression
is:
3 4 5 6
Starting with 6 in the first square:
6 7 8 (9)
35
TEST 3
I If MEN equals 47 47 and TEA equals

1 4 Which of the figures at the bottom should
4471 which of the numbers below repre-
, follow 3 at the top?
sents HIT?
(A) 471
(B) 1147
(Q774
(D) 1441
(E) 447
2 Pair the emblems on the left with the

places on the right.
(A) RED SUN (1) CANADA
(B) LEEK (2) GREAT BRITAIN
(Q SHAMROCK (3) JAPAN
(D) MAPLE LEAF (4) IRELAND
(E) STARS & STRIPES (5) WALES
(F) UNION JACK (6) UNITED STATES
3 Copy this grid and complete this cross-

word puzzle from the words listed on the
left
ANGER
ASTER
BATON
BLUSH
ZiZlI
CARRY
CHASM
CIGAR
COMIC
in: Y
CRASH
CUBIC
HONEY
HURRY
MONEY
ORGAN
36
S What are x and y? 7 Which number from I to 9 Is x?
A A B B
A B C B
B X A B
y C A A
13 22 17 14
6 Which book is wrong?
(A)AM LAWI
SWAN BOAT
(B)
(Q AM A NIB
I
Vanity Fair (D) LOST HOE

Barnaby Rudge
W. M. Thackeray
Oiaries Dickens
(E) NEAR GIANT
9 What is X?
12 3 2 10 12
Jude the Obscure 2 5 12 10 16 13

Thomas Hardy 12 I X 10 24
1 Multiply the square root of the highest

number by the square of the lowest number.
44 6 169 7 152
5 166 9 158 8
3 168 4 167 10
37
1 1 A closet has been removed from a 12 What is X?
room, leaving a space on the floor with no
carpet The rest of the floor is carpeted, and
49I32235579X
fortunately there are some pieces of carpet
left over. Which two pieces will fit the empty 1 3 Pair the given name in the first column
space and exactly match the existing carpet? with the surnames in the second column.
(A) CHARLES (1) MILTON

(B) WILLIAM (2) MARLOWE
•!_ ^*
(Q JAMES (3) LEACOCK
(D) HILMRE (4) KINGSLEY
(E) JOHN (5) CHAUCER
CHRISTOPHER
•••V
(F) (6) BLAKE
(G) EDWARD (7) SPENSER
(H) EDMUND (8) BELLOC
(1) SItPHEN (9) BARRIE
(D GEOFFREY (10) LEAR
14 Which word is s ipetled wrong?
(A) EMBARRASS
(B) SIEGE
(Q ACCOMMODATE
(D) HARASS
(E) DECEIVE
(F) PUSILANIMOUS
(G) CATALYST
38
1 5 Here is part of a jigsaw puzzle on which
a triangle is marked. Which is the missing
piece?
39
1 1
ANSWERS TO TEST 3
1 (A) (SCORE I POINT). America All the others are in Africa:
(Thisproblem was deliberately posttioned near ques- (A) MALAWI

ton II in the previous test to see whether you have (B) BOTSWANA
benefited from reading the explanations.)
(Q NAMIBIA
The number of straight lines that make up the wonds (D) LESOTHO
agrees with the number of straight lines that make up
the numbers. 471 is the only figure that has the same 9 1 3 (SCORE I POINT).
number of strokes, six. as HIT. The totals of the columns are:
4 9 16 ? 36 49
2 (A) (3): (B) (5); (C) (4); (D) (I); (E) (6); (F) (2)
In other words, 2 squared, 3 squared, 4 squared, etc
(SCORE I POINT IF All ARE CORRECT).
3 (SCORE POINT FOR EITHER OF THE FOUOWINC.)

I
10 I 17 (SCORE I POINT).
1 B and D (score i point if both are correct; >a if

c B 1 C C H A S M ONE).
I
"J
H A A 12 2 (SCORE POINT).
A S T E R BATON Spaced correctly the
I
series becomes:
S R 4 9 13 22 35 57 9(2)
M N E Y CARRY After the

the total
two numbers, each subsequent number is
first
of the previous two. The sum of 35 and 57 is

91
The becomes the largest

smallest figure in the center 1 3 (A) (4); (B) (6); (C) (9); (D) (8); (E) (I): (F) (2);
figureon the outside, while the other figures remain in (G) (10); (H) (7); (I) (3); 0) (S) (score i point if all
the same order. ARE CORRECT; 'A IF 8 OR 9).
5 < is 7; y is 5 (score i point if both are correct). 1 4 (F) (SCORE I POINT).
Incidentally, A Z is B is 4 and C is 9.39 ft should be spelled PUSILLANIMOUS (meaning cow-
arclly).
6 B (SCORE I POINT).
Even page numbers always appear on the verso (left) 15 B (SCORE I POINT).
and odd numbers always appear on the recto (right).
REMEMBER TO KEEP A NOTE OF YOUR
Starting at 7 and working clockwise, two adjacent num- SCORE ON PAGE 45.
bers in the top semicircle ane added. In the opposite
segments ane factors of that total:
NOTES
7 + 8=15; 3x5=15
3 + 5 = 8: 2x4 = 8 3, 5, 7, and 1 1 gave the greatest difficulty, and 3
9 + 9=18; 9x2=18 should have taken the most time. 6 was easy unless
you were preoccupied with the authors and titles,
Hence
searching for a discrepancy in one or the other. 1
8 + 4= 12; 6x2= 12 was tricky and definitely trying on the eyes! The pat-
terns were so similar and it was not easy to differenti-
8 (E) (SCORE I POINT). ate between the left and the right halves of the bare
This is an an^ram of ARGEhfTINA, which is in South space.
40
7
TEST 4
1 What number goes into the empty 6 Without using a straight edge, AB and if
brackets? XY are joined, which number will be nearest

to the point of intersection?
916 (160) 916
971 (177) 879
A X
245 ( ) 511 • •
(A) 'Vi6
(B) 11/13
« 7 «
(q%
(D)t>
(E)yi7
7 S
3 Go from DOVER to PARIS in six moves,
changing one letter at a time. 7 Complete this series:
DOVER 1 2 3 5 8 13 2! 34 55 -
2
3
4 (A) STOP
5 (B) YARD
6 PARIS (Q PANS
(D) EMIR
(E) KNAR
4 What comes between 16 and 4 in this (F) NIPS
series? (G) TRAY
6561 256 81 16 - 4 3
9 A train leaves Womensville for Manstown

with twice as many women passengers as
S Which is the odd one out?
men. At Middleton 6 women get off and1 1
(A) AFGHAN men get on. There are now the same num-
(B)STUPOR ber of each. How many passengers left
(Q INDIAN Womensville?
(D) DEFIANT
(E) LAUGHING
41
1 What letter takes the place of x? 12
IS to
as is to ?
(A) TEAL
(B) COB
(Q PEN
(D) CYGNET
(E) SWAN
42
1 3 Six of these keys will open the door. I
$ Which screw is different?
Which one won't?
w NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS AND

PAGE 4S.
V #%^PK »*•
1 4 Pair these words to make nine titles of

books by Charles Dickens:
(A) UTTLE (!) RUDGE

(B) PICKWICK (2) COPPERFIELD
(Q EDWIN (3) TIMES
(D) BARNABY (4) CHUZZLEWIT
(E) NICHOLAS (5) PAPERS
(F) HARD (6) HOUSE
(G) BLEAK (7) DROOD
(H) DAVID (8) DORRIT
(1) MARTIN (9) NICKLEBY
43
ANSWERS TO TEST 4
1 I 14 (SCORE I POINT). 7 89 (SCORE POINT). I
The two numbers on the left inside the brackets are the Starting with 3, each number is the sum of the two pre-
sum of the digits on the left of the brackets. The nunrv vious numbers. Thus the final term the sum of 34 and
is
ber on the right inside the brackets is the difference 55.
between the sums of the digits on either side of the

8 (G) (SCORE I POINT).
brackets.
All the Other words make words when reversed:
(A) STOP -POTS
the only fraction which contains an odd number
It is
(B)YARD -DRAY
( 1
5) which is NOT a prime number. All the other frac-
tions contain even numbers or odd numbers which are
(Q PANS -SNAP
prinnary numbers.
(D) EMIR -RIME
(E) KNAR -RANK
3 (SCORE POINT. IF YOU HAVE USED OTHER WORDS
I
(F) NIPS -SPIN
YOU MAY SCORE POINT. PROVIDED THEY ARE GENUINE.) I
DOVER 9 99 (SCORE I POINT).
IDOVES number of men who get on at

Let X represent the
Womensvilie The number of passengers vô start the
2R0VES
journey is 3x.
3RAVES
At Middleton:
4PAVES
2x-l6=x+7.
SPARES
therefore;
6PARIS
x=33
4 9 (SCORE I POINT) Vê already know that twice as many women started
There are two separate series here. Starting with the the journey, so there must have been 66 women and
first temn and taking altemate terms thereafter 33 men.
6561 81 9 3 I n (SCORE I POINT).

Each number is the square root of the previous Starting with j
in the first circle and considering every
number. second segment thereafter in the succeeding circles, you
Starting with the second temn: get
256 16 4 James
Again, each number is the square root of the previous Starting with p in the first circle and proceeding in the
number. same way:
peter
5 (C) (SCORE I POINT).
All the Other words contain three consecutive letters of Starting with f in the first circle and proceeding in the
the alphabet same way:
(A) a F G H a n fiank
(B) S T U p r Starting with the first r in the first circle and proceeding
(D) D E F i ant in the same way:
(E) 1 a u G H 1 n g roger
6 5 (SCORE I POINT). Starting with the second r in the first circle and pro-
This is at the EXACT point of intersection. ceeding in the same way:
robi(n)
44
I I (A) (SCORE I POINT). RATINGS AND IQ SCORES FOR GROUP II
A teal is a duck. All the others are swans. TEST I Average 5'/i points
1 2 B (SCORE I POINT). TEST 2 Average 6 points

The very small center suit becomes the large outer suit TEST 3 Average 8 points
The next smallest inner suit becomes the next largest
TEST 4 Average 9 points
outer suit The next smallest inner suit becomes the
next largest outer suit The largest outer suit becomes
the smallest center suit TOTAL FOR THE GROUP
I 3 E (SCORE POINT). I
The teeth (the projections at the end) which turn the

Over 48 Excellent
lock are different from those in the other keys. 43-48 Very Good
14(A)(8); (B)(5): (C)(7); (D)(1); (E)(9);
29-42 Good
(F)(3); (G)(6); (H)(2); (I) (4) (score i point if 28'/i Average
ALL ARE CORRECT: >/i IF 7 OR 8). 22-28 Fair
ISC (SCORE I POINT). Under 22 Poor

The thread tums the opposite way from the others.
YOUR SCORES FOR CHALLENGING TESTS

Keep a note of your score. TEST!
TEST 2
NOTES TEST 3
1 ,4, 9 and presented the most problems. If you

1
TEST 4
solved 9 by algebra, as given in the explanation, it TOTAL
would have not have held you up for long. If you
relied on trial and error it would probably have taken
SEE IQ SCORING INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 63
longer. In 0, which stumped many, the letters were
1
deliberately printed in lower case so as to throw you

off the track that they were proper names.
4S
GROUP III
MASTERFUL
47
TEST I
Time limit; I hour (After 30 minutes take a break and then resume for the next 30 minutes)
I Here is a sign of the zodiac in code: 4 The ball in A moves clockwise, first one
place, then two
then three, and so
places,
izi m B i^ s on. When on an even number the

it lands
ball in 6 moves clockwise; when it lands on
an odd number the ball in B moves counter-

clockwise. The ball in B also moves first one
From this you must now break this naval message
place, then two places, then three, and so
received in code:
on. After six moves what number will the
ball in B finish on?
SS0 0aH0fflz
~5^
6
/^"IT ~5^rv^^
SBHB SH0ma /4 \^
•/ A' \\
/^\
^/\
•/
/./
^\
12^\ ^ U"^^ b -''^3\
0a EKH HOD 10,^
^ \\ -'^'ÎIJ
^
/^
1 --^ê/ ^^'^ 4/
V!.-^
\J3
NQe / \ \. 7/
zV \/
Vis
\ 12/
iB0a[i]0sa0s /,
li x. 11 10^
êV^
2 What is X? 5 What are x and y in this series?
A 2 D 7 X 16 V 29 I 4 3 12 6 30 10 50 15 60 X y
3 What comes next in this series? 6 Which is the odd one out?
8 E 2 T 6 S 9 (A) GREGORY
N 3 T 4 F 5 - (B) NORMAN
(Q WILUAM
(A) TRINITY
(B) ALLEGHENY
(Q ERIE
(D) DELAWARE
(E) PEARL
(F) WABASH
(G) CHEYENNE
48
1
8 Assuming that you have no disabilities, 1 3 Which is the greatest

where can you place your left hand where
(A) 1/4 of 236
your right hand cannot touch it?
(B) 1/16 of 1028
(Q '/^ of 504
(D) '/1 3 of 74
9 Arrange these into four pairs:
(E) H7 of 1020
^ ^ <^
1
line
121
63
4 Which
252
128 104
of the numbers
should take the place of x?
X 182
255
255
30! 336
in the bottom
15 What is X?
10 What
A^
should take the place ofx?
2 4
- 5 3 4 6 7 5 6 8 9 X
II What are x, y and z?
76 69 52 65 60 45 54 51 38
43 42 3! 32 33 24 X y z
1 2 Form ten related pairs from these

words:
GOAL TELEVISION CAR SUN STROKE

MAJOR HIGH BREAST SET KEEPER MASTER
GARAGE PICKET DRUM SERGEANT FENCE
COLOR HEAD RISE PIECE

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49
ANSWERS TO TEST I
I A SEA ATTACK WILL START AT TEN ON earlier). From the context of what has now been solved
WEDNESDAY (score point). i
it should be clear which symbols nepresent O (as in the
The only signs of the zodiac which contain five letters
eighth wond) and D and Y (as in the last wond).
are ARIES. LIBRA and VIRGO. In the coded nnessage You may have decoded this message using different
the first word has onlyone letter, corresponding with methods, but the important thing is to arrive at the cor-
the first letter in the zodiac sign. As this cannot be L or rect solution, whether through inspired guessing or
V. it follows that the zodiac sign is ARIES. This supplies clever deduction.
five symbols which can now be substituted in the nnes-
sage:
2 t I (SCORE I POINT).
Substituting numbers for letters, according to the posi-
A SEA AaaAfflZ! tion
I
in
2
the alphabet of the
4 7 x 16 22
letters,
29
the series becomes:
SIHH SHARH The numbers are

7 + 4.
increasing by I , Z 3, etc So x will be
AH HEKi mm 3
Each
F (SCORE
letter is
I POINT).
the initial letter of the letter preceding it
BEaEEESHAffl 8 (Eight), 2 (Two), etc. and so 5 (Five).
The two-letter word that starts line three begins with A,

and the only possibilities are M. N or T (S has already The moves ane as follov>«:
been accounted for). Whatever this letter is. it is A B

repeated twice in both the second word and the fifth 1st move 14 I
wond. In the latter case, there are no such words as 2nd move II 16
SMARM or SNARN. so that only leaves T. (Also. T is 3nd move 2 8
probably the most commonly used consonant and is
4th move 1 7
featured no fewer than six times in the message)
5th move 6 1
So the fifth wondSTART and the sixth wond is AT.

is
Also, the third wond, as we now know, starts with 6th move 7 9
ATTA — and (remember we are dealing with a naval 5 X is 2! ;y is 84 (SCORE POINT IF BOTH ARE CORRECT;
I
message) ATTACK is a reasonable assumption. In fact

'A IF ONE).
the only six-letter words which start this way are
There ane two series hene. Starting with the first term
ATTACH, ATTACK and ATTAIN. It cannot be
and proceeding alternately:
ATTAIN, because has aineady been accounted for.
I
The fourth wond ends with a double letter -I This .

I 3 6 10 15
double letter cannot be A. B, C D. G, H, J. K, M, N. O, The terms increase by Z 3. 4 and 5. Therefore 1 5 must
P, Q. R. T, U, V, W, X
Y or Z. and must be F or L As be increased by making x 21
the only words ending in FF are BIFF, JIFF and TIFF — In the second series,
6.
preceding ODD numbers are mul-

none of which is likely and the T is already accounted
tiplied by 4 and preceding EVEN numbers are multiplied
for— it is more probable that it ends in LL -ILL It is
by 5. which gives:
cleaHy BILL DILL FILL GILL HILL KILL MILL PILL or
4 (1x4)
WILL and the most likely choices ane KILL or WILL If it
is KILL it means that the last wond starts with KE, but
12 (3x4)
with the letters already fitted, (and using reasonable 30 (6x5)

deduction) the choice is almost bound to be WE. and 50 (10x5)
the full word itself. WEDNESDAY, should fall into place 60 (15x4)
from WE-N (N has aineady been deduced from the
Soy is 21x4.
seventh wond: TE-) ES-A-(W was deduced fr-om WILL
SO
6 (C) (SCORE I POINT).
14 04 (SCORE
1 I POINT).
Although they are all boys' names. (A) and (B) also con- 121 is divisible by 1 1;
tain other boys' names in reverse: ROGER and RON. 252 is divisible by 12;
7 (Q (SCORE I POINT). 1 04 (x) is divisible by 13;
Except for (Q, these are all nanoes of major North 1 82 is divisible by 14;
American Rivers. (Q Erie is a Great Lake. 255 is divisible by 15.
8 On your right elbow (score i point). 1$ 1 024 (SCORE POINT). I
This is the only place vAvdh is completely out of reach Start at circle and move clockwise through-
I in the first
ofthe right hand. out missing two segments each tinDe:
9 AF; BC; DH; EG (score point if all are cor- i

12 3 4 5
rect). The numbers increase by I each time
10 7 (score i point).
Starting at 2 in the first circle
Each pair of digtts is reversed and has I added to each 2 4 6 8 10

digit to become the next pair Thus 24, reversed and The numbers increase by 2 each time
Wnh added to 2 and added to 4. becomes 53. 53
I I
becomes 46. 46 becomes 75, 75 becomes 68. There-
fore 68 must become 97.
3 6 9 12 15
The nurribers increase by three each time

11 X is 21; / is 24; z is 17 (score i point if allare
CORRECT; i/i IF 2).
4 16 64 256 1024 (x)
There are three separate series here. Starting with the
first term and taking every third term thereafter The numbers v^êre multiplied by 4 each tinrte
76 65 54 43 32 Starting at 5 in the first circle
As they reduce by 1 1 each time, the next term. x. must 5 25 125 625 3125
be 21. The numbers v^'ere multiplied by 5 each time
From the second term and proceeding in the same way,
we get Remember to keep a note of your score.
69 60 51 42 33
These reduce by 9 each time, so the next term. y. is 24. NOTES

From the third term, we get
4, 5, 1 1 and 1 5 caused the greatest difTiculty and took
52 45 38 31 24 the longest time. Surprisingly. I did not present the
As these reduce by 7 each time, the next term, z. is 1 7. difficulty nor wasted the time expected. It was either
solved comparatively quickly or not solved at alL
1 2 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; >A IF 8 OR 9.) Once it was realized that the zodiac sign had to be
GOAL KEEPER; PICKET FENCE: CAR GARAGE; ARIES, the rest seemed to fall into place v/ithout
SUN SET; HIGH RISE; COLOR TELEVISION; much complication.
SERGEANT MAJOR; DRUM HEAD; MASTER PIECE; Again, 3 was either surprisingly difficult or surprfeingly
BREAST STROKE easy. was realized quickly that the letters were
If it
I 3 (B) (SCORE I POINT).

the initials of the numbers, the answer came almost
immediately; if not. there was simply nothing to go on.
(A) 59
as there was no noticeable regularity of any kind in
(B) 64 1/4
the series.
(Q56 The time limit was generous enough to altow for the
(D)57 amount of working-out involved with 4 and 2. 1 . 1
(E) 60
51
TEST 2
Time limit: hour 5 minutes
I 1
(take a break after 45 minutes and then resume for the next 30 minutes)
I Give values for A, B. C, and D. 2 The two cards at the top should enable
you to solve the word underneath.
A
O
° ^0
V e 6
^0 po ^9 9 \k? ^
9
^ 6c*
8.
52
3 Which one follows No. 6? 4 Which triangle is wrong?
4b 4> *
>
9
4b 4b
4> \X
^
2 4^ S
in
Pair words in the first column with words
the second column, finishing with ten con-
9 nected or related
(A) OVER
pairs:
(1) TEAM
A 0^ (B)
(D)
RUST
(Q DRAWING
NON
(2)
(3)
(4)
ROOM
BELT
LAST
(E) OUT (5) PIN
(F) HOME (6) SENSE
(G) SHELL (7) STEAD
(H) HAIR (8) FISH
(I) HEAD (9) CAST

a)IN (10) BOARD
53
6 Subtract the sum of the prime numbers 9 Which is the odd one out?
from the sum of the odd numbers (which are
(A) 119
not prime) and add the sum of the even
(B)2I
numbers:
(Q9I
3 6 7 9 (D)77
M 12 14 15 (E)95
16 18 19 21 (F) 105
27 31 33
is France,
what is this?
1 1 If GILBERT is -I , NORMAN is 37, FRED

is 23 and ARTHUR is 4, what is EDWARD?
8 Three of these days have one thing in
common. Which day does not share this
common feature? 1 2 What are the next two terms in this
(A) MONDAY series?
(B) TUESDAY 36 91 21 51 82 12 42 7 -
(Q THURSDAY
(D) SATUFOAY
54
3
13 What are A, B and C?
14 Which of the fractions in the bottom

line should complete the series in the top
line?
3.8 2% 5^ 6.875
7'/4 8.1 77^ 71^ 8375
IS IfîsDand^îsB.
8 1
what is this?
CAT
4

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5S
ANSWERS TO TEST 2
1 A is -I; B is I; C is 7: D is S (score i point if all 4 E (SCORE I POINT).
ARE CORRECT; 'A IF 3). There are four different types of triangle here:
We know that a square is worth 4 points, a triangle 3 equilateral (all sides equal)
points and a circle 2 points. isosceles (two sides equal)
A figure lying ABOVE another adds value to that of its
right-angled (one right angle)
the one below. A figure lying BENEATH another
scalene (all sides unequal)
deducts its value from the one above So, in the first
Each is shaded according to its type, the scalene triangle
diagrann:
being shaded like this:
The top triangle (3) adds its value to the square
beneath it (4) and is worth 7; the circle on the left (2)
adds its value to the square beneath it (4) and is worth
6: the bottom triangle subtracts its value (3) from that In E, however, it is shaded like this:
of the square (4) and is worth I ; the circle on the right
subtracts its value (2) fiTDm that of the square (4) and is
worth 2
Thus in the last diagram:
5 (A) (9); (B) (3); (C) (10); (D) (6); (E) (4); (F) (1);
square A is worth - 1 (3 - 4);
(G) (H) (score point if all are
(8); (5); (I) (2); (J) (7) i
circle B is worth I (3 -
2) CORRECT; >/% IF 8 OR 9). You may score I point if you
square C is worth 7 (4+ 3) have used other combinations of words —but only if
circle D is worth 5 (3 + 2) you have all ten correct.
2 APTITUDE (SCORE I POINT). 6 100 (SCORE I POINT).

Another problem based on the 26 letters of the alpha-
t)et corresponding with the 26 cards in two suits. Here
7 ICE (SCORE I POINT).
hearts represent A to M (ace to king); diamonds repre- In the first row the spots on each cube are added and
sent N to Z (ace to king). given letters equal to their position in the alphabet
Ace of hearts 1st letter A 6(F) 15 (O) 7(G)
3 of diamonds 1 6th letter P In the second row I is deducted from the total of the
spots on each cube In the third row 2 is deducted from
7 ot diamonds 20th letter T
each total. In the last row 3 is deducted fhDm each total:
9 of hearts 9th letter 1
12-3=9(1)
7 of diamonds 20th letter T
6-3=3 (Q
8 of diamonds 2 1st letter U
8-3=5 (E)
4 of hearts 4th letter D
5 of hearts 5th letter E 8 (A) (SCORE I POINT).
The others contain two consecutive letters of the alpha-

bet
In square 2 the top two suits in square I are trans-
(B) Tuesday
posed. In square 3 the bottom two suits in square 2 are
transposed. In square 4 the left vertical column in
(Q thuRSday
square 3 is transposed. In square 5 the right vertical col- (D) saTUrday

umn in square 4 is transposed. In square 6 the top left
9 (E) (SCORE I POINT).
has been transposed with the bottom right in square 5.
All the other numbers are divisible by 7.
Therefore, in the next square the top right will be trans-
posed with the bottom left in square 6.
16
1 CANADA (SCORE i point). NOTES
The hour hand of the first clock is at 6; the sixth letter
If you have followed these tests and explanations
of the alphabet is F. The minute hand is at 1 8: R. The
through, 2 should not have given too much trouble, as
second hand is at I : A. On the second clock, the hour
it is based on a question-type used before. 5. 7, 10
hand is at 1 4: N. The minute hand is at 3: C The sec- and 1 1 were the most time-consuming.
ond hand is at 5: E. Follow the same principle for the
other to clocks and you get CANADA. The incorrectly spaced series in 12 (the answer
becomes very obvious when it is correctly spaced)
I I -27 (SCORE I POINT). should also have not been too troublesome to ardent
Substitute numbers for letters according to their alpha- followers of these tests. Previously I have advised you
betical position. Add the value of the first and second to keep a look-out for series which are incorrectly
letters, subtract the third, add the next, then subtract spaced.
and so on: In 8 the strange coincidence of two consecutive let-
E(5)+D(4)-W(23)+A( )-R( 8)+D(4) I 1
ters in alphabetical order eluded many —probably
5+4-23+ l-l8+4=-27 because it was so obvious!
12 3 and (score i point if both are correct).

1 1 was very but the clue lay in the minus
difficult,
value given for GILBERT, which should have indicated

The series must be spaced correctly:
that there had to be deductions as well as additions.
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
The tenns increase by 3 throughout so 30 is nexc
13 A is 9; B is 63; CIs 16 (score i pointifahare

CORRECT).
Prime numbers are squared in the opposite quarter
even numbers are doubled in the opposite quarter odd
numbers are tripled in the opposite quarter.
14 71/^ (SCORE I POINT).
Convert all the fractions in the top line into improper

fractions:
3'Jt 4% 5^ 6%
This establishes the pattern:
345 456 567 678
So the final fraction must represent 789, which is ''Â.
15 F (SCORE I POINT).
If each letter has a value according to its position in the
alphabet the total of each word is as follov^
P G ... 32
I
D O G 26 . . .
CAT. ..24
32(PIG)-8=4 — that is. D (the 4th letter)
26(DOG)- 3=2—that is, B (the 2nd letter)

1
24 (CAT)-4=6—that is. F (the 6th letter)
57
TEST 3
I Which of the figures below should occupy 3 Here is a roulette wheel. When the ball
the vacant space? stops at zero all the stakes go to the casino.
The ball travels counterclockwise. At the
first spin it stops at the next number. Then it
<w^ misses one and stops at the next After that

each spin brings the
At what
ball one extra number
along (missing two, then three, and so on).
spin will the stakes go to the casino?
^>
2 Which
(A) BUCOLIC
is the
O
odd one out? 4 If CHOP is LARK, what letter completes
the second word here?
(B) DIATRIBE FREE is DAR-

(Q LATIN
(D) HOURI
(E) JACK
(F) LOCUM
58
S The top four cards should enable you to 7 Arrange these into four pairs.
find the word represented by the bouom six
cards.
*
6
4b
6 6 A 8
^0
4k * 4 4
'2
9 9 9.
Oo8
#S<|ÎI
3
*
4»
8 What goes into the empty space?
4
4
f5 A
** 4k *4k 4k
4k

(A) BEGIN
9 What comes next?
(B) AIR GELN-
(Q DEIT
(D) WOLF
(E) BELOW
(F) BEG
(G) NOW
S9
1 Which of the cubes at the bottom 1 4 What letter should take the place of x?
should follow the two at the top?
®
1 5 If A were placed on top B which of the \
outlines below would result?
1 1 How many seven-letter words can you

make out of MALICED?
II
2 Complete this
forx.
13 17 25 32
series, giving a value
37 47 58 x 79
i^ C? O
1 3 Who is the odd woman out?
Ci c>
(A) MARGUERITE
(B) PRUDENCE
(Q FELICITY
(D) BEATRICE
(E) SALLY NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS AND
(F) JENNY
PAGE 62.
(G) OUVE
60
ANSWERS TO TEST 3
1 D (SCORE I POINT). 6 (D) (SCORE I POINT).

The figure is rotating clockwise All the other words contain letters in alphabetical order.
2 (C) (SCORE I POINT). 7 AE; BG; CF; DH (score i point if all are
The first and last letters of all the others are consecutive CORRECT).
in the alphabet
(A) BucoliC
Each modem number in any one segment has a num-
(B) DiatribE
ber in Roman numerals in its opposite segment Starting
(Q Houri with MDC (1 600), this is doubled in the opposite seg-
(D) JacK nnent to give 3200. Moving clockwise, IV is halved, to
(E) LocuM give 2 in the opposite segmerrt This doubling and halv-
ing continues, so by the time we get to IX (9), this must
3 The 9th spin (SCORE I POINT).
be doubled in the opposite segment to give 1 8,
1st spin.... 19 expressed in modem digits.
2nd spin — 3
3rd spin — 9
9 D (SCORE
These are the
I POINT).
initial letters of the first five txxjks of the

4th spin.... 18
5th spin — 32
Bible (the Pentateuch): Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, followed by Deuteronomy.

6th spin 17
7th spin — 27
Examination of the top cubes reveals that they are

8th spin .... 3
rotating forwards (confirmed by the changed positions
9th spin ... . ZERO of the two spots on the side). As far as the facing side is
4 K (SCORE I POINT).
concerned, B, C D or E could be comect but only in B
have the two spots changed their positions in keeping
Give each letter a value according to its position in the
with the forward rotation.
alphabet The total value of the letters in CHOP (42) is
the same as that in LARK (42). The total value of the 11 Four (SCORE POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT).
I
letters in FREE is 34. The total value of the letters in DECLAIM

DAR is 23, which nneans that the last letter must have CLAIMED
the value of 1 1 to bring it up to 34. The I Ith letter of
MEDICAL
the alphabet is K.
DECIMAL
5 BIPEDS (SCORE I POINT).
Another problem based on the 26 letters of the alpha-
Each number is increased by adding the total of its digits
bet corresponding with certain cards. Here clubs repre-
to the number itself So. ( + =2) becomes 13. 13
A to F (ace to 6); spades represent G to L (ace to
1 1 I 1
sent
(1+3=4) becomes 17 etc.
6); hearts represent M to R (ace to 6); diamonds repre-
Following this procedure, 58 (5+8= 1 3) becomes 7 1
sent S to Z (ace to 8). Therefore:
2 of clubs B (2nd letter)
3 of spades (9th letter)
4 of hearts P (16th letter)
5 of clubs E (5th letter)
4 of clubs D (4th letter)
Ace of diamonds S (19th letter)
61
13 (D) (SCORE I POINT). NOTES
They are all women's names, but all except (D) are also
A relatively easy test (to give your brain a rest after
nouns: the hard mental work you have done so far!).
(A) MARGUERITE -the ox-eye daisy

5 should have given little difficulty if you have followed
(B)PRUDENCE - wisdom the reasoning on previous problems of this nature.
(Q FEUQTY- happiness Many of our volunteers failed to get all four words in
(E) SALLY-agoing-forth 1 1, the omission usually being DECLAIM. 3 and 14

(F) JENNY -female donkey gave the greatest difficulty, but all in all the scores
were somewhat higher than in the previous tests in
(G) OLIVE - fruit
this sectk>n.
14 O (SCORE I POINT).
The circles contain four five-lettered words. Starting

with C in the first circle, notice how the following letters RATINGS AND IQ SCORES FOR GROUP III
move one place clockwise in each successive circle:
TEST I Average 7 points
TOTAL FOR THE GROUP

Over 39 Excellent
33-38 Very Good

24-32 Good
23 Average
18-22 Fair
T in the first circle and proceeding in the
Starting with
same way, we get Under 18 Poor
TABLE
YOUR SCORES FOR MASTERFUL TESTS
Starting with S in the first circle, we get
TESTI
STOOL
TEST 2
Starting with R in the first circle, we get
TEST 3
RADI-
TOTAL
word that falls into the
Obviously. the only possible
household context of the other words is RADIO, so
the missing letter is O. SEE IQ SCORING INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 63
NOW TOTAL ALL YOUR SCORES FOR

THE THREE TESTS IN THIS SECTION.
62
THE PUBLISHER'S SCORING INSTRUCTIONS
Count up the number of correct answers you received in the tests in each of the
Elementary, Challenging and/or Masterful test levels. Find your approximate
IQ score in the extreme right hand column. You may measure your IQ after one
category of tests, or look to the sum of your scores for each of the test levels for
your composite score after you have completed all three test levels.
NOTE: This chart is based on test-takers who are 1 6 years or older. If you are
younger than 1 6, add 1 points to your score for every year your age falls below 1 6.
YOUR YOUR YOUR YOUR YOUR

ELEHENTART CHA11ENGIN6 HASTERRIL COMPOSITE APPROXIMATE
TEST SCORE TEST SCORE TEST SCORE TEST SCORE IQ SCORE
60 60 45 165 140
591/i 59 44"/^ 163 138
59 57 44 160 136
58'/4 56 43i/i 158 134
57'/i 55 43 155 132
56'/i 54 42 152 130
56 53 41 150 128
55 52 40'A 147 126
54'/4 51 40 145 124
54 49i/i 39 142 122
53 48 38 139 120
52 46 W/i 134 118
50'/i 44 35 129 116
49 42 33'/i 124 114
47 40 31 1/4 118 112
45'/4 38 30 113 no
44 36 W/i 108 108
421/4 34 27 103 106
41 32 25'/i 98 104
39i/i 30 24 93 102
W/i 23 89 100
37'/i
36 W/i 22 85 98
34'/^ 26IA 21 82 96
25 1/4 20 78 94
33
24'/^ 19 75 92
3l>/i
IV/i 18 71 90
30
28'/i WA 17 68 88
21 'A 16 64 86
27
20'/i 15 61 84
25"/i
14 57'/i 82
24 l9>/4
13 54 80
22'/i l8*/4
l7'/i 12 50 78
21
l6>/t II 47 76
l9"/4
I5i/i 10 43 74
18
9 40 72
I6i/i l4'/i
8 36 70
15 13
63
Test Your Own IQ Again
by Norman Sullivan
1
CONTENTS
Introduction: Read This First GROUP III; MASTERFUL LEVEL
Before You Begin the Tests 7
TEST I
Questions 46
GROUP I: ELEMENTARY LEVEL Answers 49
TEST I TEST 2
Questions 10 Questions 5
Answers 12 Answers 55
TEST! TESTS
Questions 13 Questions 58
Answers 16 Answers 60
TESTS RATINGS IN GROUP III 62
Questions 17
Answers 20 IQ SCORING INSTRUCTIONS 63
TEST 4
Questions 21
Answers 23
RATINGS IN GROUP I 24
GROUP II: CHALLENGING LEVEL

TEST 1
Questions 26
Answers 29
TEST!
Questions 30
Answers 33
TESTS
Questions 35
Answers 38
TEST 4
Questions 40
Answers 43
RATINGS IN GROUP 11 44
1
INTRODUCTION: Read this first, before you begin the tests
How smart are you? Have you ever taken an IQ test? against IQ tests charges that they are culturally biased
What is intelligence, anyway? What has it to do with against racial and ethnic minorities and the poor. No
intuition, imagination, creativity —or any of the other one test can be completely "objective" no matter how
special talents we honor? How can we quantify such a hard the test-maker tries.
concept?
We have attempted to make our book as "culturally
Any measure of intelligence inevitably involves a com- neutral" as possible. This just means minimizing "cul-
plex set of assumptions about what intelligence is and ture loading" by avoiding the use of words or pictures
how it is valued in our society. Surveys have shown that are more accessible to one group than another.
that most people rate intelligence among the highest Neutral elements used may include lines, curves,
values, along with health and wealth. Although tests of squares, and circles — involving universal concepts
Intelligence Quotient, or IQ, have outgrown their such as up/down, open/closed, right/left, whole/half,
original purpose (to predict academic success), they full/empty, larger/smaller, many/few, etc. More com-
have survived and maintained a high status because plex problems involve relational reasoning or figure-
they measure a quality deemed of great importance in series completions and figural analogies.
society.
Questions involving reasoning and deduaion require
For more than a century, IQ tests have evoked con- the examination of a given premise and the inference
troversy and met with conflict at every turn. The sig- of conclusions from that premise. Verbal skills tested
nificance of the test and the hct that it provides a involve knowing the meaning of words and how to
"scale" for intelligence has aroused highly charged spell them. Of course, this seaion requires some
emotions. Theories have been propounded that intelli- education and experience, so it is much more cul-
gence is influenced by environment, especially in the turally loaded than some other areas. We have
formative years, and by other factors. But heredity and included the verbal section to make the tests more
environment never work in isolation; they always fun and challenging, while still attempting to eliminate
work in interaction with each other. So the primary highly biased entries.
argument comes down to determining what their
ratio is in determining IQ score.
American educa-
FORMAT
IQ tests have been implemented in
tion, and have been used in colleges, graduate pro- This book features three sections —Elementary, Chal-
lenging, and Masterful, with sixty questions in each of
grams, businesses, and corporations. At the
the first two sections and forty-five in the third. The
outset it may seem useful and fortunate that we have a
tests are meant to amuse and challenge you, certainly
standardized measure with which to gauge people.
taxing your cerebral capacity.
Unfortunately, however, no one has been able to sub-
stantiate fully the correlation between IQ tests and The example below shows one type of question you'll
intelligence. find. It is not representative of all question types, but
it does offer a clue to how the test requires you to

Even if we separate IQ tests from the issue of intelli-
think, and what kinds of things you should look for.
gence, can we condone using the scores as a basis for
selecting an individual for a particular position? This A popular type of question asks you to choose the
facade of practical usefulness may shroud a much "odd one out" from a group of words, shapes, sym-
deeper, fundamental problem in our society. Users of bols, etc. The test-maker must take care to ensure
IQ tests must ask exactly what they are measuring, that the "odd one out" has an outstanding difference
and whether the tests measure the same thing for all from the others, and that the distractors (the choices
subjects. The most frequent and vehement attack that are not "odd") are similar enough to the correa
one to provide some challenge. Here is an exannple of scoring chart with instructions on how to figure out
the type of question that should not be given, because your aaual IQ, gauging your scores in relation to the
it would give rise to disagreemenc majority of people in your age group.
Have a watch or clock handy so that you can time

yourself during each test. Speed of answering is relat-
ed to speed of comprehension, so each test has a time
3 4 5 6 7 8 limic A correct answer arrived at with little delay
shows quicker comprehension, yet it is better to
At first glance, there is no apparent answer. It is no
linger awhile and arrive at the correct ansv^r, than to
use choosing any one number on the grounds that it is
give the wrong answer quickly.
odd, even, or a prime number, since there are three of
each. They all follow a straightforward arithmetic pro- When the time limit is up you should stop recording
gression, so there is no clue there. What, then. Is left? your answers, even if you have not completed the test.
Let's spell out the numbers: (For your own interest, you might want to finish it,
though.) The charm of this book is that you can

three four five six seven eight
choose to take tests adhering to the time limits, or
Any —because the number of
clue here? Four letters you can go through the tests without regard to the
corresponds with the number —because itself; five it time, simply viewing them as entertainment and plea-
contains V, the Roman numeral for the number itself; sure— just as you would tackle a crossword puzzle to
eight — because it is the only word that starts with a pass the time, in no particular hurry.
vowel. You could think of other possible answers, but
they are all weak, simply because no one number has
We hope we have offered brain-teasers you will find
exciting and enlightening, while also providing you with
any distinctive feature.
an IQ scale you can use to evaluate yourself. Remem-
Here is a bener example: bering that the IQ number game gauges what you have
already learned, and not your capacity to learn, you
can take advantage of it for sheerly enjoyable and
Which is the odd one out? entertaining purposes.
6 7 10 15 20 21
Your reasoning could follow these lines: is there a

common divisor in all but one number? No. Is there a
single odd or even number? No. What about a com-
mon sequence? No —they increase by I, 3, 5, 5, I.
Nothing outstanding there. What, then, is the only

number in the series that has a charaaeristic not
shared by the others? The only such number is 7,
because it is the only prime number. This is the sort of

reasoning you will have to practice as you go through
the tests. We are not trying to trick you; we are trying
to challenge you.
You should begin by gathering writing materials —not

only because some of the problems may require work-
ing-out on paper, but also because you should keep
note of your answers and scores (these appear at the
end of each individual test) until you have
completed all the tests. At the end of the book is a
8
GROUP I
ELEMENTARY
LEVEL
TEST I
What letter will complete this word? 4 If 6 3 5 4 2 equals 5 2 6 3 4. what is:
BCDEF?
5 Join these syllables in pairs to make ten

words:
REC LET LOON SORE

AD BAL TOM FUR
ER ORD BRE TAB
OR CAT EYE HER
BOY SA OUT LE
2 Which one of these figures is wrong?
B 6 Arrange these into four pairs:
•
•
<^^"^
•
flA \X\
vc v\^ •
3 Add the two highest numbers and take

away the sum of the three lowest numbers.
16 13 9 II 23 19
5 14 12 15 18 17
10
7 What are the last two terms in these 1 2 Which is the odd one out?
series?
(A) ELIGIBLE (B) SHEEPISH
Z 13 Y 14 W 16 T 19 - - (C) DELIGHTED (D) FOOLPROOF
(E) GNASHING
8 Which Is the odd one out?

3 Arrange these words in alphabetical order:
(A) LIRA (B) MARKS
(Q DRACHMAE (D) RAND (A) ABRACADABRA (B) ABOUT
(E) FRANCS (C) ABBEY (D) ABUNDANCE
(E) ABACUS (F) ABOULIA
(G) ABBOT
(A) YLAP (B) APREO
14 Who has changed his expression?
(C) V E E R U (D) RENCOCT
(E) SHECS
1 Which of these is wrong?
1 5 Which of these shields are identical?
V
>^ D c r
^^
Nl/
6 M » ^
<r^ o^ ^
1 1 Which date does not conform with the M
9 M O
others?
(A) 1584
(C) 1729
(B) 1692
(D) 1809
99
(E) 1980
KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR SCORE.
II
ANSWERS TO TEST I
1 H (SCORE I POINT). I 2 (B) (SCORE I POINT).
The worxJ is ADHERE. It starts and ends with the same two letters. All the oth-
ers start and end with the same two letters reversed.
2 A (SCORE POINT). I
When the diagonal line from the base-line of the square 1 3 (E) (C) (G) (F) (B) (A) (D) (score i point).
inclines to the right, as in C, E, and G, the right half of I 4 (SCORE I POINT).

J
the square is black.
The mouth should be the same as in B and H.
When it inclines to the left as in B. D, and F, the
bottom half of the square is black 1 5 B and M (score i point).
In A. the right half of the square should be black.

Remember to record your score.
4 D F B C E (SCORE i point). NOTES

The letters must be transposed in the same order as Although all book are graded
of the tests in this
the numbers. according to difficulty, in some prob-

any one section
lems are more difficult (or easier) than others. The
5 (SCORE I point if all are CORRECT; Vi POINT IF 8 ARE
dividing line is slim between a difficult problem in one
CORRECT).
sealon and an easy one in the nexc In the end, how-
REC-OFO EYE-SORE ever, the final count of "easy" and "difficult" problems
CATER OUTLET is immaterial, because the ultimate ratings are based
TOM-BOY SA-LOON on all the problems collectively.
TAB-LE BRE-AD In imposing time limits, two factors have been
HER-BAL FUR-OR considered:
The fact that some problems require fairly lengthy
6 AG BF CH DE (1)
written answers (as opposed to simply writing a letter
(SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT).
or a number);
7 P 23 (SCORE I POINT IF BOTH ARE CORRECT).
(2) Some people write faster than others. According-
Two separate series. Letters descend alphabetically, first ly, where written answers are involved, not only has a
to the next letter then skipping one, then two. and so longer time been allowed, but time has been taken
on. The numbers rise in the same way. from that of comparatively slow writers.
8 (B) (SCORE I POINT). Number 5 in the previous test took our volunteers
All the other currencies contain the letters RA in that longer —because of the amount of writing involved,
and because it calls for a great deal of "trial and error"
order In MARKS these letters are reversed.
deduction. Success depends largely on making a lucky
guess among alternatives.
An anagram of CHESS. the others are anagrams of
types of entertainment
All
Other problems which caused delay in answering or —
(A) PLAY (C) REVUE
failure to answer correcdy —
were 8 and 2, each call- 1
ing for deductions beyond the obvious. In the case of

(B) OPERA (D) CONCERT 8, the fact that one currency is non-European would
1 H (SCORE I POINT). not have been as strong an answer as the one given in
the answer section.
The point has two barbs instead of one, and one set of
tail feathers instead of two.
I I (C) (SCORE I POINT).
The digits add up to 19. In all the others they add up to 18.
12
TEST 2
1 What goes into the empty brackets? 4 Which is the odd one out?
144 (3625) 125
96 (1618) 126
112 ( )
144
2 Fill in the brackets. The word in each set

of brackets must logically follow the previous
word and precede the following word, e.g.,
library (BOOK) mark.
BULL
( )
HOUSE
( )
YARD
( )
BATH
( )
FALL
( )
SIDE
( )
WAY
5 Arrange these strange-looking insects into

3 Using your eye only, which is the missing four pairs:
brick?
13
6 What is X? 9 What is X?
J-M-M-J-S-N-X
1 Complete these words, for which defini-

tions are given:
p je j; Staff
_jP_e_J_ Surgical treatment

8 Arrange the labels into four pairs:
pê^j_ Take the place of
p_±£ Not much hope!
£.6.1 Thrived
S_e_r__ They take off clothes or paint!
p e r Periodical
1 1 Arrange these patterns into four pairs.

|v/^Hh3^-4^
<g»??.-i-is ^
^ -I- 6-25^
1 2 Which of these does not belong?
4 18 16 8 24
14
1 3 Change RAIN into SNOW in three NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS AND
moves, changing TWO letters at a time. KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR SCORE.
RAIN
I
2
3 S N OW
1 4 Which is the odd one out?
(A) PROVERBS
(B) RUTH
(C) EZEKIEL
(D) CORINTHIANS
(E) NUMBEf^
(F) PSALMS
1 5 Assuming that the top two stars are

correct, which of those below are wrong?
^.
^ <^ ^ H
IS
ANSWERS TO TEST 2
1 1416 (SCORE I POINT). 1 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; SCORE Vx POINT
In the first example, divide the left-hand number by 4 IF 6 ARE CORRECT.)
and the nght-hand number by 5. PERSONNEL PROSPERED
In the second example, divide the left-hand number OPERATION STRIPPERS
by 6 and the right-hand number by 7.
SUPERCEDE NEWSPAPER
Thenefons, in the third line, divide the left-hand
DESPERATE
number by 8( 4) and the right-hand
1 number by 9( 1 6).
2 DOG - BOAT - BIRD - WATER - OUT - WALK

1 AE BD CG FH (score i point).
(SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT). 12 18 (SCORE I POINT).
All the others are divisible by 4.

3 C (SCORE I POINT).
13 (SCORE POINT FOR THE FOLLOWING. OR FOR OTHER
I
4 F (SCORE I POINT). WORDS, PROVIDED THEY ARE REAL WORDS AND FULFILL THE
The others pair as follows: A and L; B and K; C and D J; REQUIREMENT OF CHANCING TWO LETTERS AT A TIME):
and H; E and I; G and M. The comb does not pair with RAIN
anything.
1 SAIL
5 AF BG CH DE (score i point). 2 SNIP
6 J (SCORE I POINT).
3 SNOW
The initials are the months of the year The sequence is 1 4 (D) (SCORE I POINT).
every tvwD months:January, March, May, etc. The answer CORINTHIANS is in the New Testament ail the others
is J for January. are in the Old Testament
7 D (SCORE I POINT). 1 5 F and H (score i point if both correct).

The triangle should be on the right-hand side of the
base-line. Remember to record your score.
8 AF BH CG DE (score i point).
A and F each equal 1 1
NOTES
B and H each equal 1 3.
Most time was lost by the volunteers on 1 , 2, 8. and 1 3.
C and G each equal 1 2.
Few were able to solve I within the time limit, yet one
Dand Beach equal 10.
person arrived at the answer almost immediately. He
9 B (SCORE I POINT). was a mathematics teacher at a high school! The rela-
In each section, the letters in the outer ring combine tionship between the numbers outside the brackets
with those in the inner ring to form a word in conjunc- and those Inside struck him instantly, substantiating
tion with LAND, which is common to all the words: the hfX. that one person will excel in a subjea for
which a special aptitude an advantage, whereas
IS U\ND ER is
another will be stumped by it.

G LAND ULAR
OUT LAND ISH Obviously, 8 took some time to solve, as each of the
mathematical problems had to be solved individually.
UP LAND S
S LAND ER In 1 3, the necessity for changing TWO letters at a
time created considerable confusion.
GAR U\ND S
B LAND ISHMENT (X is B)
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TEST 3
(Time limit: 45 minutes)
I What are x and y? 4 If is superimposed on
VZA
which of the OUTLINES below will result?
N |Ai

H H
(A) CABBAGE
(B) HAPPY
(C) FELLOW
(D) KURSAAL
(E) GLIMMER
5 Which column does not conform?
A B C D E F
3 Complete words to fit the definitions. The 17 14 22 31 29 33
number of missing letters is indicated by 9 13 15 22 19 8
dashes. 13 II 17 17 31 19
24 7 2 13 5 20
HAPPEN IRE 2 29 8 4 2 17
10 6 21 3 10 3
DRESS ---IRE
PLOT IRE
DIE ---IRE
WHOLE ---IRE
DOMINION ---IRE
BOG IRE
U\MPOON ---IRE
ARBITRATOR ---IRE
17
6 If the figure below were held in front of a 8 Which row is wrong?
mirror and the mirror turned upside-down,
which of the other figures would be reflected?
9 What is two days after the day after the

day before yesterday?
1 Which Is the odd word out?

(A) MEDICAL (E) RECITAL
(B) BATTLE (F) CLAIMED
(C) ARTICLE (G) TABLET
(A) STARLING (D) BALLET
(B) PARTRIDGE
(C) GROUSE
(D) BLUETIT 1 1 Give words described by these defini-
(E) CUCKOO-PINT tions. Each word must contain AND.

(F) LARK (A) Evergreen shrub
(G) NIGHTINGALE (B) Lizard-like animal
(C) Stray
(D) Footwear
(E) Baton
(F) Part of Scotland
(G) Sweets
(H) Have many love affairs
(I) Spend wastefully
(j) Strainer
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1 2 Which trellis is wrong? 1 5 One of these words Is spelled incorrectly.
Which one?
(A) RECEIVE
(B) IMMANENT
(C) FASCIA
(D) DESSICATED
(E) BUDGERIGAR
(F) SCHISM
(G) PNEUMONIA
(H) NASCENT
(I) LEMUR
1 3 If 3(76) equals 2 2 and 4(320) equals
1
0) CHEETAH
125 what is 5(6100)?

1 4 Without turning the page upside
down, which of these numbers will not read
the same when turned upside-down?
816918
•81818
•189981
•II69II
•196961
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ANSWERS TO TEST 3
1 X is 6; Y is I (score i point if both are correct). 1 (D) (SCORE I POINT).
Starting at number I and moving to attemate segments Apart from this, the words are paired in anagrams;
cloci<wise: MEDICAL with CLAIMED
12 3 4 5 6
(A)
(B) BATTLE with (G)
(F)
TABLET
Starting at number 6 and moving the same way:
(C) ARTICLE with (E) RECITAL
6 5 4 3 2 1
No word shown forms an anagram with BALLET

I I (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; '/i POINT IF 8 OR
In KURSAAL there are two identical adjacent vowels. In
all the other words there are two identical adjacent con- 9 ARE CORRECT.)
sonants. (A) OLEANDER (F) HIGHLANDS or LOWLANDS
3 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; '/i IF 7 OR 8 ARE (B) SALAMANDER (G) CANDY
CORRECT.) (C) WANDER (H) PHILANDER
TRANSPIRE (D) SANDAL (I) SQUANDER
ATTIRE (E) WAND (j) COLANDER
CONSPIRE
I 2 E (SCORE I POINT).
EXPIRE
The diagonal slat from top left to bottom right should
ENTIRE
pass under the other slats.
EMPIRE
QUAGMIRE I 3 3020 (SCORE POINT). I
SATIRE The first two digits on the right side of the brackets are
UMPIRE divided by the digit on the left to give the first digit
inside the brackets.
The remaining number on the right of the brackets
5 E (SCORE I POINT). is multiplied by the digit on the left side of the brackets
Adding up each column: to give the remaining number inside the brackets.
Column A 75 Column D 90
Column B 80 Column E 96 1 4 C (SCORE I POINT).
Column C 85 Column F 100

I 5 (D) (SCORE I POINT).
6 B (SCORE I POINT). This should be spelled; DESICCATED.
The fact that the MIRROR (not the figure!) is held
upside-down will make no difference to the reflection. Remember to record your score.
— NOTES
CUCKOO-PINT is a flower ^the more commonly
l<nown arum or wale-robin. All the others are birds. Questions 3 and 1 1 called for a fair amount of writing,
which is allowed for in the time limit
Except for C, each row contains I equilateral triangle, 2 A few volunteers were stumped by 6. jumping at what
right-angled triangles with the base at the bottom and 2 appeared to be the obvious, but overlooking the vital
with the base at the top. fact that the reversal of the mirror makes no differ-
In C there are 3 right-angled triangles with the base ence to the reflection.
at the top and only one with the base at the bottom. Many lost points on 7 and 1 1 ; in the latter, (A), (B),
9 Tomorrow (score i point). (H), and (J) caused most trouble.

The day before yesterday was two days ago; the day In 1 5. the fairly well-recognized general weakness in
after yesterday was yesterday; two days after that (yes- spelling was revealed. Remarkably, two chefs failed to
terday) is TOMORROW. spot that DESICCATED was spelled incorrealy!
20
TEST 4
I Which of the symbols at the bottom 4 Which is the odd one out?
should take the place of X?
(A) SHORE (C) TUTOR
(B) KEPI (D) ASSB
)( 5 Which letter does not conform with the
o -
others?
)(
)(
A R C D
^ :^ )(
6 What WORD
31 31 X
is
31
represented by X?
2 What is X?
(A) TESTAMENT (D) GRAVAMEN

2 I 8 5 9
(B) PROMINENCE (E) FLAMENCO
3 7 2 6 2
(Q FILAMENT (F) STAMENS
4 2 I I X
8 Give words to fit these definitions. Each

3 Supply the missing letter. (Proper nouns
word must contain a part of the body:
not allowed!)
(A) Apparatus for applying mechanical
power
(B) Fast tinne for a musician
(C) Gardener^s means of transport

(D) Uttering of speech
(E) Nautical pal
(F) Security device
21
9 Arrange these into six pairs: 1 2 Which are the weak linl<s?
1 3 What four-letter word placed inside the

brackets will complete all of these words?
A (
) NT
S U B ( )
( ) R I CK
14 What are X and Y?

10 What is X? 78695 I0XY3 12
3 6 10 15 X 28
1 5 Arrange these shapes in order according

to the number of sides, starting with the one
1 1 Give words to fit these definitions. Each
with the least number:
word must start with the last two letters of
the previous word. (A) OCTAGON
(A) STAR
(B) HEXAGON
(B) FISH
(C) PENTAGON
(C) END OF THE LINE (D) DECAGON
(D) CUSTOMARY PRACTICE (E) TETRAGON
(E) ARMY OFFICER (F) NONAGON
(F) DIVORCE ALLOWANCE
(G) HEPTAGON
(G) SYNTHETIC FIBER
(H) ATTACK NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS AND
(I) WORD EXPERT KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR SCORE.
0) THOROUGHFARE
22
ANSWERS TO TEST 4
1 A (SCORE I POINT). I I (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; 'A POINT IF 8 OR
In each row, the first symbol is the same as the second 9 ARE CORRECT.)
in the previous now, and the other symbols continue in astenSK ALimoNY
the same order
SKaTE NYION
2 2 (SCORE I POINT). TErminUS ONsET
The first column totals 9. The second column totals 1 0. USaGE ETymologiST
This pattern continues, so the final column should total GEnerAL STreet
1 3, by the addition of 2.
1 2 G and H (score i point).
3 J (SCORE I POINT).
I 3 LIME (SCORE I POINT).
The word is: ADJUST (Datsun is not allowed.)
The words are:
aliment
An anagram of HORSE. All the others are anagrams of sublime
fish:
limerick
(B) PIKE
(C) TROUT 1 4 X is 4; Y Is 11 (score i point if both are

CORRECT).
(D) BASS
Two alternate series
5 L (SCORE I POINT).
Starting with the first number: 7 6 5 4 3
The block (the black portion) should be on the right of Starting with the second number: 8 9 10 II 12
the letter
I '/i POINT IF 6
6 SEPTEMBER (score i point).
ARE CORRECT)
These are the number of days in the months. Septem-
(E) —4
TETRAGON sides
ber
before
is the only month which has
and one after it
two 31-day months
(C) —
PENTAGON 5 sides
HEXAGON — 6
it
(B) sides
7 (B) (SCORE I POINT). (G) HEPTAGON — 7 sides
All other words contain AMEN. (A) OCTAGON — 8 sides
8 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; V\ POINT IF S ARE (F) NONAGON — 9 sides
CORRECT.) (D) DECAGON— 10 sides
(A) maCHINe
Record your score.
(B) alLEGro
(C) wHEELbamow
(D) deLIVERy NOW TOTAL UP YOUR SCORES FOR THE
(E) sHIPmate FIRST FOUR TESTS AND COMPARE
(F) alARM THEM WITH THE RATINGS THAT
FOLLOW.
9 ag ci bf dk ej hi (score i point).
The numbers increase by 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
23
1
NOTES
Two of the problems —8 and — 1
1
require feiriy long
written answers (allowed for in the time limit).
The volunteers experienced most difficulty with 8, 1
and IS.
RATINGS IN GROUP I
TEST I Average SVi points
TEST 2 Average 7!/2 points
TOTAL FOR THE GROUP

Outofaposs ible 60 points:
Over 52 Excellent
46-52 Very good
36-45 Good
35 Average
30-34 Fair
Under 30 Poor
Especially if you scored 26 or under, it is suggested
that you go through the problems again, in conjunc-
tion with the answers and explanations, so that you
will have a better understanding of the tests to follow.
24
GROUP II
CHALLENGING
LEVEL
25
TEST I
I Solve the clues, and two boys' names will 4 Which is the odd one out?
appear in the vertical columns headed x and y.
(A) FEDERATION
X y (B) OUTSPAN
(Q CANOPY
FastblrdI
(D) COUPON
(D) ABUTS
Ornamental coronet
(F) REDCAP
Dickens's house
David's weapon S What should go into the empty segment?
Feed a batter
Custom in the conventi
Entertain
2 Which triangle Is wrong?
6 Whose face is in the mirror?
3 Square the third-lowest even number and

subtraa the result from the third-highest
odd number:
9 67 4 II 58 66
2 65 I 8 10 4!
6 71 5 12 25 3
7 41 32 70 69 68
26
7 What is X? 9 Which words go into the brackets? Each
^
Al\
/\^
\
4 5 y
/ /fj\
7\
^/\
word must logically follow the previous word
and precede the next word,
(GREEN)
COMMON
land.
e.g., putting
r^
\i^^
"4 J/.'^^
V^
^-^â
\
I
(A)(
(B)
KICK
(
)
\V
V 3/1
\
2^
\
\j7
6^/ (C)(
PIPE
BACK
)
X^ 10
(D)( )
STATION
(E) ( )
8 TWO different words can be made by PIECE

inserting two different letters into the blank (F) ( )
space. You must give both words. TIME

(G)( )
SPOON
(H)( )
STOCK
(1) ( )
WISE
G) ( )
DOWN
\
27
1 Which of the numbered circles at the I 3 Give words to fit the definitions. Each
bottom should be placed at A, B, C, and D? word removes one letter from the word
above it.
Place for cigarettes
Not on the right course

Go off course
Shallow vessel
— Sea-fish
Affirmative
Musical note
1 4 Which three pieces below will make the

face above?
I I What is the difference between the 1

^M
5 What is X?
^
lowest number and the average of all the
numbers?
9 25 30
X 9 12/\
3 12 15 18
/l /17 \
1 2 Here are seven common words. Which ^ ^^>/20
is the odd one out?
f ^
(A) DIM I x^ V\^6 j
(B) MIND
\102 \ 2iy
(C) MILL
(D) LIVID
(E)
(i^
VIM
MIX
V 60 36V/
(G) CIVIL
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ANSWERS TO TEST I
I X is WILLIAM; Y is FRANCIS (score point if i

9 (SCORE POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT;
I
<A POINT IF 8 OR 9
BOTH ARE CORRECT). ARE CORRECT.)
s W i F t (A) PLACE (F) MEAL
t 1 a R a (B) STAND (G) TABLE
b L e A k (C) LINE (H) FEED
s L i N g (D) FIRE (I) MARKET
P 1 t C h (E) MASTER 0) CRACK
h A b 1 t
10 A 3; B 6; C D 7 (score point if all are cor-
a M u S e rect; '/j POINT if 3 are correct)
I ; i
2 F (SCORE 1 POINT). Careful examination of the spots indicates the direction

The shorter side is shaded. In all the other triangles the of rotation.
longer side is shaded. The first row rotates from left to right; the second
3 3 1 (SCORE I POINT).
row rotates from right to left; the thind row rotates from
right to left; the fourth row rotates from to right
4 (C) (SCORE POINT). I
left
11 13 (SCORE POINT).
CANOPY contains three consecutive letters in their
I
correct order All the other words contain three consec-

I 2 (B) (SCORE I POINT).
utive letters in reverse order All the other wonds are made up of Roman numerals.
5 TNA (SCORE I POINT).

N is not a Roman numeral.
Each word starts with COM. I 3 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT.)
The syllables that follow are read backwards in the
ASHTRAY
outer sections: ASTRAY
COM -FORT -ABLE STRAY
COM MAN DO - - TRAY
COM MISER ATE
- - RAY
COM PARIS ON- -
AY
COM PAT RIOT- -
A
COM PLI AN" - - 14 b. e, and h (score i point if all are correct).
6 A (SCORE I POINT). 15 140 (SCORE I POINT).
Starting with 3 the upper half the number the

in in
opposite segment multiplies it by 2. The next number

Moving clockwise and starting with number I in the
(7) is multiplied by 3; then by 4, and so on. Therefore,
upper half, compare each number with that in its oppo-
20 is multiplied by 7 to give 1 40.
site segment I is doubled, giving 2 in the opposite seg-
ment the next number (2) is halved, giving I in the Remember to record your score.
opposite segment The same procedure continues: dou-
NOTES
ble the next, then halve the next
8 in the upper half is halved to give 4 in the oppo- In question number 6, the volunteers did not always
site segment. realize that the stripes in the tie are diagonally
(An alternative solution is to double all the odd reversed in a mirror reflection.
numbers and halve all the even numbers). seemed to
Numbers 7 and 15 give the greatest
8 E (ENEMY) and O (MONEY) (score i point if difficulty, though much time was lost (not always to
BOTH ARE CORRECT). produce a successful result) on number 9.
29
TEST 2
I Which cup is the odd one out? 4 What comes next?
124 81 6 32 641 2
(A) HEARD (D) URCHIN

(B) RUSHING (E) DIAGNOSED
(C) CLIPPER (F) MONEYED
6 What are a, b, c, and d'

)
3 27 1 32 4 26 3 29
5 25 5 26 6 a b c d
7 What letter should go into the empty

space?
2 What is the TOTAL number of spots on
the rear side?
/ /• / 7 • •
• • • •
• •
•
•
•
/
• • •
•
• • • • • /
• • • •
• •
• • • •
•
• / 8 What letters should be substituted for X
and Y on the last cube?
3 The same four letters in a different order

will complete these words:
(A) ted
(B) I----
(q----t
(D)ey----I
(E) culp----
30
9 If this shape were folded along the dotted 1 2 Examine the first three car
license plates
lines, it could be made into a cube: and then complete the last one:
I like this:
^ GFH 759
FGH
1 3 What are x, y, and z?

If cube were turned upside-down, which
this
of these faces would appear at the top?
3 42 40
7 52 53
B C 12 63 68
18 75 85
? What are x, and z?

25 88 104
y,
A I 3 12 6 M 13
X 102 125
15 12 19 X y z
42 Y 148
1 1 The same word can precede each of
these word-endings: 52 133 Z
(A) CASS
(B)BON
(C)TON
(D)GO
(E) EEN
31
14 If this design were turned ninety degrees I 5 All of in a subway
these nnight be found
counter-clockwise and held in front of a mir- station, but you must unscramble them first
ror, which of the designs below would be
(A) KENERKLOCTO
reflected?
(B) PRAMLOFT
(C) LETISRUNT
(D) TORDUCNOC
(E) SEXPRES
i
32
——
ANSWERS TO TEST 2
1 G (SCORE I POINT). 8 X is I, Y is Q (SCORE I POINT IF BOTH ARE CORRECTi

The handle is in the wrong position as compared with B Vi POINT IF ONE IS CORRECT.)
andD. The finnt face of each cube advances the letter on the
right face by four positions in the alphabet The top face
2 29 (SCORE I POINT)*
advances the front face by three positions on the first
Opposite faces of a die add up to 7. Therefore, nnoving
cube, then by four positions, then by five positions, and
horizontally fronn left to right and starting in the top
so on. (Attematively: increase the top faces by 7 posi-
row, opposite faces are: 6 4 13 5 2 13 4
tions at a time, the other faces by 6 positions at a time).
3 B A L E (in any order) (score i point if all

ARE CORRECT; 'A POINT IF 4 ARE CORRECT.)
The words become: 10 X is 15; / is T; z is 20 (score i point if allare
CORRECT; 'A POINT IF 2 ARE CORRECT).
(A) BELATED (D) EYEBALL
There are three series.
(B) LABEL (E) CULPABLE
Starting with the first term and taking every third
(C) BLEAT
term thereafter:
A L M O S —^The only letter that will conrv
This is an ordinary "doubling" series, but inconnectly

word is T (ALMOST) represented by y The
plete a —
number that follows each letter represents the position
spaced. When correctly spaced, the answer becomes
obvious: 2 4 8 16 32 64 128
in the alphabet of that letter Therefore, T —represented
I
by y —should be followed by 20 (T is the 20th letter)
5 (B) (SCORE I POINT). the value for z.
This contains SHIN - part of the leg. All the others con- Starting with the third term and taking every third
tain parts of the head or face: term thereafter: 3 6 9 12 15 (the value for x).
(A) HEARD - contains EAR I I CAR (SCORE I POINT).

(C) CLIPPER - contains LIP The words become:
(D) URCHIN - contains CHIN (A) CARCASS (D) CARGO
(E) DIAGNOSED - contains NOSE (B) CARBON (E) CAREEN
(F) MONEYED - contains EYE (C) CARTON
6 a is 24; b is 7; c is 23; d is 7 (score point if all
i
I 2 669 (SCORE I POINT).
ARE CORRECT; 'A POINT IF 2 OR 3 ARE CORRECT). The first three license plates follow the same pattern.
There are four series. Starting with the first term and The first letter gives the first digit (H is 8— its posi-
taldng every fourth term thereafter: tion in the alphabet).
3 4 5 6 7(d) The second letter gives the second digit by reduc-
Starting with the second term and continuing in the ing its alphabetical position by I (G — ^the 7th letter
same way: becomes 6).
The third letter gives the third digit by increasing its

27 26 25 24(a)
alphabetical position by I (F becomes 7, increasing its
Starting with the third term:
6th position by I).
I 3 5 7(b) Therefore, in the final license plate:
Starting with the fourth term: F gives 6 (the 6th letter)

G gives 6 (reducing the 7th letter by one)
» 32 29 26 23(c)
H gives 9 (increasing the 8th letter by one).
7 Q (SCORE I POINT).
The word is REQUIEM.
33
—
13 X is 33; y is 1 17; z is 173 (score i pointif all are NOTES

CORRECT; 'A POINT IF 2 ARE CORRECT).
Definitely the most difficult test so far. this one pro-
Moving down the left-hand vertical colunnn, the nunn- duced very low scores by the volunteers.
bers increase by 4, 5, 6, and so on. 25 should be
increased by 8 to give 33 — ^the value for x.
Questions 6 and 10 gave examples of the "multiple
series" type of question, thatis, two or more series
The middle vertical column increases by 10, II. 12.
17
embraced in an overall series, where every second,
and so on. 102 should be increased by 15 to give 1
third, or fourth term has to be considered. It is good

the value for y
to become accustomed to this type of question since
The right-hand vertical column increases progres-
the same principle may be repeated in later tests.
sively— 13. and so on. 148 should be
15, 17. 19.
increased by 25 to give 73 the value for z

1 — Number 4 is an example of a simple series incorrectly
spaced. Again, you may come across similar problems
1 4 A (SCORE I POINT).
later.

I <fy POINT IF 4 Questions 4, 6, 8, and 1 2 gave the greatest difficulty.
ARE CORRECT.) The time limit was extended to compensate for the
(A) TOKEN CLERK test's complexity.
(B) PLATFORM
(C) TURNSTILE
(D) CONDUCTOR
(E) EXPRESS
34
TEST 3
(Time limit: 22 minutes)
Which is the odd one out? 5 What is X?
(A) IAMBUS (D) PAEON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(B) TROCHEE (E) SPONDEE 7 14 1 2 2 1 8 7
(C) RONDURE (F) DACTYL 10 3 4 18 2 1 8 6

8 5 II 12 2 21 3 4
2 II 6 3 13 1 2 10
2 Which one Is different? 2 5 5 1 6 10 2 X
6 A sentence may conceal a "hidden" word.

Thus, in thissentence the word ENSIGN is
"hidden": HeathENS IGNore Christians.

What "voices" are hidden in these sentences?
(A) "Parsifal," set to music, is very popular
(B) Mr Allsop ran on to win the race.
(C) They often or^ganize concerts.
(D) Rumbas, sambas, and waltzes are my favorite dances.
(E) The total tonnage is ten thousand.
7 If the two dotted lines are placed togeth-

3 What comes next in the series?
er, what will be the result?
16 72 38 94 50
4 The black ball nnoves one position at a

time clockwise. The white ball moves two
positions at a time counter-clockwise.
a) In how many moves will they be together again?
b) In which corner will they be when they meet?
35
8 What are x and y? I I Who is the odd man out?
(A) MARCONI (D) BAIRD

(B) CARUSO (E) WHITNEY
(C) EDISON
1 2 What are x and y?
9 Arrange these in order of length, starting

with the shortest
(A) DECAMETER (E) DECIMETER

(B) CENTIMETER (F) METER
(C) MILLIMETER (G) HECTOMETER
(D) KILOMETER
1 3 Which is the odd one out?
10 Which flag is wrong—and WHY? r<^^
o^
C C ) )
c-^
^^"^ C7
<>^
^
E< ^l
36
1072 1055 1021 953 817 545
1 5 Complete the final square:
935 824 713

148 365 582
KWG JVF lUE

UAM WCJ YEG
X7Z W6Y
3U7 5W4
37
1
ANSWERS TO TEST 3
1 (C) (SCORE I POINT). 7 THEME (SCORE i point).
RONDURE is a round outline or object This is the result of placing them together:
All the others are nnetrical feet
(A) IAMBUS: a short accent followed by a long one;
(B) TROCHEE a long accent followed by a short one;

(D) RÊON: a long accent (placed anywhere) and
three short ones;
(E) SPONDEE: two long accents; 8 X is 1 1 ; y is 61 (score i point if both are correct;
'/j point if one is CORRECT).
(F) DACTYL a long accent followed by two short ones.
In the first circle, the number in the top left quarter is
2 D (SCORE I POINT). squared and then reduced by I in the opposite diagonal

The lines are of equal length. In all the others, one line is quarter; the number in the top right quarter is cubed
longer (or shorter) than the other and then I added to give the number in the opposite
lower quarter
In the second circle the same procedure is fol-
Each number reverses the previous number and adds I
lowed, except that 2 is deducted from the squared

to each digit Thus, in the two terms, 6 reversed
first 1 is
number and 2 added to the cubed number
is
6 , which then changes to 72. In the final term, 50

1
the third circle, 3 is deducted from
Therefore, in
reversed becomes 05, which in turn becomes 6 by
the square of 8 (64 becomes 6 the value for y). while
1
1 ,
adding one to each digit

3 is added to the cube of 2 (8 becomes the value 1 1 ,
for x).
4 (A) 7; (B) C (score i point if both are correct; '/a
POINT if one is CORRECT). 9 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; 'A POINT IF 6 ARE
Black Ball White Ball CORRECT)
1st move D A (C) MILLIMETER
2nd move E F (B) CENTIMETER
3nd move F D (E) DECIMETER
4th move G B (F) METER
5th move A G (A) DECAMETER
6th move B E (G) HECTOMETER
7th move C C (D) KILOMETER
5 5 (SCORE I POINT). 1 (B) (SCORE I POINT). The stripes should alternate
Columns headed by an odd number add up to 30. from the edge of the flag, dark-lighc In (B) they begin
Columns headed by an even number add up to 40. The light-dark.
last column adds up to 35, to which must be added 5 to
bring it up to 40, as this column is headed by an even 1 (B) (SCORE I POINT). Caruso was a singer. All the
number others were inventors.
6 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; '/i POINT IF 4 ARE 12 X is 9 or 24; y is also 9 or 24 (score i point if
CORRECT) BOTH ARE CORRECT).

(A) FALSETTO In each case, the numbers at the top are divided by 4 in
the opposite quarter and added.

(B) SOPRANO I is
An alternative solution is that the numbers in the

(C) TENOR
lower quarters are multiplied by 4 in their opposite
(D) BASS
quarters and 4 is deducted from the result
(E) ALTO
38
1 3 C (SCORE I POINT). NOTES
In C there are 8 curves and 6 straight lines. In all the
The numerical problems seemed to give our volun-
others there are 6 curves and 6 straight lines.
—
teers the greatest difficulty 3, 5, and 14 particularly,
1 4 I (SCORE I POINT). though 5 was based more on logical thinking than on

the numbers themselves.
The nunnbers reduce by 7, 34, 1 68, 1 36. 272, and so
—
on 544 therefore reduces the previous number 545 Few succeeded with question number and, surpris-
I
by I. (The terms reduce in multiples of 17.) ingly(now that the metric system has become more
mainstream), number 9 caused a lot of problems, even
1 5 (SCORE I POINT.)
though (B), (C), (F), and (D) were correctly placed.
In the top line, all the way through, whether using let-
ters or numbers, they reduce by one position in each
successive square.
In the bottom line, they increase by two positions,
except for the last term, which reduces its position by
three places from that in the previous square.
39
TEST 4
(You may rest after 25 minutes and then continue for

another 20 minutes.) 3 Which of the figures at the bottom should
follow the six figures at the top?
I What is X?
fll/10/17/37 20^4^3^ 5
IisIitW^x^
_62>^
I III VI X XV XXI XXVIII -
5 Complete this crossword puzzle, choosing

words from the list below:
TUUP
BURST
QUEST
EAGLE
RATIO
zi FULLY
LEVER
ANGER
QUART
TORCH
TEETH
40
6 Which is the odd one out? I What comes next in this series?
(A) ESOPHAGUS (D) STERNUM I II E 8 E 12 T

(B) SCAPULA (^) ULNA T
(C) CLAVICLE '
HUMERUS
7 I7istol0l
1 2 All of these shapes —except one—are of
the same area. Which is the exception, and is
as 1 3 is to 77,
it of greater or lesser area?
and as 19 is to ?
8 Join these words to form 1 other words

or word pairs.
TEN DEN ORC MATE LIGHT

SCHOOL SUN HOME HID DON
WAY DAY HIGH KEY BOY
BULB MON LAND HARD CHECK
9 Which currency belongs to which country?
(A) KRONE (1) SPAIN

(B) LIRA (2) DENMARK
(C) PESETA (3) PORTUGAL
(D) ESCUDO (4) RUSSIA
(E) RUBLE (5) ITALY
10
+V
XAO is to
OXA
as
351
762
is to
?
41
1 3 Which of these is wrong? I 5 Which number is nearest to the number
which is midway between the lowest and the
"A thing of beauty highest number?

is a joy for ever"
II 84 41 9 79
John Keats. 1795-1821 81 7 36 51 47
88 12 8 89 10
"If you can keep your head

when all about you/ Are NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS AND
losing theirs..." KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR SCORE.
Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936
"My heart's in the

the Highlands, my
heart is not here."
Robert Bums, 1739-1796
"If music be the food

of love, play on."
William Shakespeare, 1 564- 1616
14 What does the third clock show?
LOG HUT
42
ANSWERS TO TEST 4
I 55 (SCORE POINT).
I
In each quarter add the numbers in the outer ring, then ESOPHAGUS is the canal from the mouth to the stom-
those in the next ring, and then the next. ach. All the others are bones:
In the top left quarter these totals descend: (B) SCAPULA—shoulder blade
40 39 38 37 (the single number in the center). (C) CLAVICLE—collarbone
In the top right quarter they descend: (D) STERNUM—breastbone
23 22 21 20 (the single number in the center). (E) ULNA— inner bone of the forearm
In the right lower quarter they descend: (F) HUMERUS—bone of the upper arm
115 114 113 112 (the single number in the center).
Therefore, in the lower left quarter they descend:
In each case, the number is multiplied by 6 and is sub-
58 57 56 and then, obviously, 55 (x).
tracted from the result.
8 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; '/2 POINT IF 8 OR 9
Both lines are shorter than those in the other angles. ARE CORRECT.)
3 a (SCORE I POINT). TEN DON
The figure is rotating counter-clockwise, three faces at a MON KEY
time. The designs on the respective faces can be discov- ORC HARD
ered by examining the figures at the top, which are in HID DEN
this sequence:
SUN DAY
LIGHT BULB
CHECK MATE
okbuffH HOME
HIGH
LAND
WAY
SCHOOL BOY
4 XXXVI (SCORE I POINT). 9 (A) (2): (B) (5); (C) (I): (D) (3): (E) (4) (score i
First change the Roman numerals into modern numerals: POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT).
I 3 6 10 15 21 28
1 (SCORE I POINT.)
It can be seen that the terms increase by;
276
Z 3, 4. 5, 6, and 7.
135
Therefore, the final number must increase the previous
one by 8 (28 increases to 36. or XXXVI in Roman I I F (SCORE I POINT).
numerals). Each letter is the initial letter of the previous number
therefore:
5 EITHER OF THESE SOLUTIONS SCORES I POINT.
4 (FOUR) is followed by F.
12 G is of LESSER area than the others, which are all
of the same area (score i point).
I 3 C (SCORE I POINT).
The definite article (THE) is repeated in the second line.
43
1 4 FIR (SCORE I POINT). RATINGS IN GROUP II
The first letter is indicated by the position of the hour TEST I Average 7 points
hand relative to the hours — in this case 6, that is, the
TEST 2 Average S 1/2 points
sixth letter (F).
The next letter is shown by the position of the sec- TEST 3 Average 8 points
ond hand. Here it is on the ninth second, and the ninth TEST 4 Average 5 I II points
letter is I.
The third letter is indicated by the position of the TOTAL FOR THE GROUP
minute hand. As it points to the eighteenth minute, it
Out of a possible 60 points;
shows that the letter is R —the eighteenth letter in the
Over 48 Excellent
alphabet
4(M7 Very good
I 5 36 (SCORE I POINT).
27-39 Good
Record your score. 26 Average
20-25 Fair
Under 20 Poor
NOW TOTAL UP YOUR SCORES FOR THE
FOUR TESTS AND COMPARE THEM Although most of these problems were more difficult
WITH THE RATINGS THAT FOLLOW. than those in the previous group, a score under 20
implies that you should try to acquire a better under-
standing of these types of tests. It would be a good
idea to retry all the problems up to here, in conjunc-
NOTES tion with the answers. As the final ratings — given at
This was a difficult test for our volunteers. the end of all three groups — are the important ones
Questions 1 , 2, 4, and 9 gained the most correct

for assessing your IQ, do not lose heart if your scores
answers, but 3 and 5 might have, had they really
up until now are low. You may still make up ground in
puzzled.
the final group which follows.
In 1 3, it was surprisingly easy to overlook the ^ct that

the definite article was repeated. When a book (such
as this!) is in the proof stage, before being printed, it is
the job of the proofreader to spot any solecisms

which creep in insidiously, however careful the type-
setter has been. Proofreading is itself a very special-
ized job, and yet, surprisingly, it is easy enough to
overlook a printing error like the one in question 13.
44
GROUP III
MASTERFUL
LEVEL
45
TEST I
Time limit: (I hour and 15 minutes)

another 30 minutes.) 3 When a dart lands in an even number, the
next throw lands it in the second odd num-
ber clockwise.
1 Complete these words, using all the let- When a dart lands in an odd number, the
ters contained in this grammatically incorrect next throw lands it in the third even number
sentence: clockwise from the previous throw.
HERE IS TEN FAT CATTLE As you can see, the first dart has already
(A) - E - R - S - M N
- -
been thrown.
R N P R-N- Four more darts are to be thrown. What
(B) - - - -
will be the total score of the five darts?

(C) - O - T - N- N - A -
2 Which of the lower circles should take the

place of number 5?
4 Using the top card sequence as a key,

^
what famous author is this? , [I >
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6
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46
5 What letter starts the last word? 8 Find the words for A, B, C, D, E. F, G. and
PATCH H:
KINK
TEAS /\%\
/C \ B tJ
7x
//\ C y'
\
— END /a\^\ /
/^j^>A
ooT^^ — ^!S\, --^^D
6 A clock shows 9:25. If it were held upside-
down in front of a mirror, which of those ^^^^^ ---.J:^
below would be reflected?
\ /^ \. Ey
\
>^y^
/ ST F \
>w / "^
(A) USDA
(B) NATO
(C) NASA
(D) KIWI
(E) NAFTA
1 The top band rotates counter-clockwise.

The middle band rotates clockwise.
The bottom band rotates counter-clock-
wise.
Each movement brings the next number
into position, and there are eight numbers on
each band, continuing in the same order on
the hidden sides.
7 Which number in the bottom line should After 7 moves, what will be the sum of the
come next in the top line? three numbers in the vertical column above
A, and also the sum of the three numbers
15 16 21 20 9 88 18 28 -
above B?
7 34 19 17 22 66
47
I What comes next here? 14 What is X?
8276412521
12 What is X?
T
18 B
7 M
H 12
19 A ISA advances I place, then 2, then 3, etc.,

increasing its jump by one each time.
X 2
B advances 2 places, then 3, then 4, etc.,
increasing its jump by one each time.
1 3 Which of the numbered figures at the C advances 3 places, then 4, then 5, etc.,
bottom should take the places of A, B, and increasing jump by one each time.
its
C? Which will be the first to reach 25

EXACTLY?
H®^ffl@ A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
H®^ffi B
ABC NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWERS AND

8 10 11 12
48
V ,
..
ANSWERS TO TEST I
1 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT.) 8 (SCORE I POINT IF AU CORRECT; Vt POINT IF 7 ARI
(A) REFRESHMENT CORRECT.)
(B) TRANSPARENT The position of the letters from A to H indicates that
(C) CONTINENTAL the words ane considered in a clockwise direction. Start-
ing with OUT and reading clockwise:
out
a moves one place at a time clockwise,
(A) BACK
b moves one place at a time counter-clockwise,
stop
c moves two places at a time clockwise;
(B) WATCH
d moves to and from opposite segments;
band
e moves counter-clockwise, first one place, then two,
(Q WAGON
then three, and so on.
train
3 68 (SCORE POINT) 1
(D) STATION
1 St throw .. 18 break
2nd throw . 15 (E) FRONT
3rd throw .8 line
4th throw 9 (F) MAN

5th throw . 1 8 (again) slaughter
Total 68 (G) HOUSE

clean
4 MARK TWAIN (score i point).
The four cards at the top indicate the first 23 letters of

(H) CUT
the alphabet out
Ace of hearts up to the 5 .. I -5, or A to E 9 (D) (SCORE I POINT).

Ace of clubs up to the 4 .. 6-9, F to I
Apart from KIWI, which is a non-flying bird, a fruit and
Ace of spades up to th^ 7 10-16, or J to P also a slang term for a non-flying member of the New
Ace of diamonds up to the 7 .. 1 7-23, or Q to W Zealand Air Force, the others ane all acronyms (words
formed from the initial letters of other words):
5 V (SCORE I POINT).
(A) USDA United States Department of Agriculture
Giving each letter a value according to its position in the
(B) NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
alphabet each word must have a total letter-value of 45.
word have a
(C) NASA National Aeronautic and Space Administration
The three letters of the unfinished
total of 23, which must be increased to 45 with the (E) NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
addition of 22—that is, the 22nd letter of the alpha- 10 A 32; B 38 (SCORE POINT IF BOTH ARE CORRECT;
1 M
bet— POINTIF IIS CORRECT).
6 b (SCORE I POINT).
A B
1st move 18 20
7 66 (SCORE I POINT). 3 5
The numbers at the top are divisible by 3 and 4 alter- 9 II
nately 2nd move 25 19
The only number in the bottom line that is divisible 4 6

16 10
by 3 is 66
3rd move 24 18
5 7
15 9
49
.
4th move 23 25 14 22 (SCORE I POINT).

6 8
In each quarter of the circle;
14 16
5th move 22 24 add the numbers in the outer ring; subtract the sum of
the numbers in the next ring; add the sum of the num-
7 1
13 15
bers in the next ring to give the number that goes into
the inner section. So:
6th move 21 23
8 2 the sum of Z 3, 4, and 5 14
12 14 subtract the sum of 1 , 2, 3, and 4 ... 1
7th move 20 22
4
1 3
add the sum of 3, 4, 5. and 6 18
II 13
Total 32 38
~n
116 (SCORE I POINT).
The relative positions are shown below:
Correcting the spacing, the series becomes:
I 8 27 64 125 21
That is; the cubes of: 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The cube of 6 is

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 H 15 16 17 18 19 20 V u 23 24 25
2 1 6, vi'hich means that 6 must follow 2 1
A 1 2 3 4 5 6
I 2 R (SCORE I POINT). 2 3 4 S
B 1
Substituting numbers for letters according to their posi-

tion in the alphabet each horizontal tx)w adds up to 20. C 1 2 3 4 5
Therefore, X must be 1 8, as it is pained Wft}r\ Z and R is
the 1 8th letter

13 A 5; 6 2; C 1 2 (score i point if all are correct;
Vi POINT IF 2 ARE CORRECT).
NOTES
Consider the movements of the black section in each Questions 4, 7, 8, 10, and 13 were probably the most
figure. It goes diagonally across the square from bottom difficult. Regarding 4 (since you may come across
left to top right and then back again: other problems of this kind), worth bearing in it is
mind the coincidence that there are 52 cards in a

—
pack or 26 in half a pack (the equivalent of two
In
HfflHHH
the circle, it moves tw/o segments at a time in a clock-
suits)
fact,
I v\/as
—
and 26 letters in the alphabet Be aware of this
as we may use this tactic again
amused to witness the antics of some volunteers

who were trying to figure out the answer to number
in the future.
wise direction: 6. Holding the page upside-down, and even holding it
up to the light and trying to see through it from the

reverse side were common strategies.
As number
for you were advised previously to
1 1 ,
keep an eye open for series such as this which — —

were incorrealy spaced. hope that you benefited I
In the diamond it moves attemately from top to bottom:

from past experience.
50
TEST 2
(Time limit: I hour)

another 30 minutes.) 3 Pinion (gear wheel) A is the driving pinion,
while pinion B idles on its stub axle.
The black teeth of these pinions are
I Which of the numbered arrows belongs meshed with teeth in the outer ring,
toX? (A) After four revolutions of A in a counter-
clockwise direction, where will the black
tooth of pinion B be?
(B) And where will it be when A has
revolved clockwise through one revolution
and then to where the tooth marked x mesh-
es with the outer ring?
2 What goes into the last rectangle?
32 15 54 10
John Peter 4 Which of the numbers in the bottom line
should be placed under 17 in the top line?
60 10
4 5 6 7 8 10 11 17
2 3
7 2 17 6 13 8 3 5 4
Francis Bartholomew
9 15 20 33 2! 25
SI
S What comes next in this series? 7 Imagine that blocks x and y are removed
from the arrangement below, and that the
remaining shape is turned upside-down.
Which of the other shapes will result?
6 Supply words to go into the brackets.
W
Each word must link logically with the pre-
ceding word and the following word, e.g.,
tea (POT) roast.
FOOD
( )
LETTER
( )
STRONG
( )
STRING
/
(
BAG
) 7
( )
BOMB
(
SHOL.S
( )
LENGTH
( )
CRACK
52
8 These clocks are all wrong, as indicated. If I I Discover the key from these three prob-
they are all correctly adjusted, which clock lems and then break this NAVAL code.
will show the time nearest to 1 2 o'clock?
I 2
3 4
4 9
A B
7^5Ba9iiiHn67
566Q
7HHH16H
9 • ..... = 366
= 3 8 10
\ \ :•: •:: ::
• • \ :•: • = 560
= ?
•. X
:: :: •
9iM]9DiHa
1 What connes next?
1 2 Which Is the odd one out?
2 3 4 6 2 2
(A) OUTSTRIP
18 4 8 -
(B) RED CURRANT
(C) SIGHING
(D) SELF-EDUCATED
(E) BIG FEET
(F) IRONMAN
S3
1 3 Without using a pocket calculator, which I 5 Write the words that fit these definitions
of these investments would give the greatest in the corresponding rows below:
interest?
I No lover of foreigners.
(A) $ ,000
1 at 5% simple interest for 4 years; Remove objectionable reading matter.
(B) $700 at 8% compound interest for 3 years; Stuffing art!
(Q $900 at 7% simple interest for 3 years; Still valid.
(D) $800 at 6% compound interest for 4 years Not liable for duty.
Hydrogen and oxygen.

Headwear — for holding medical preparations?
1 4 Give values for A, B, and C: Correct on religious doctrines.
It receives the mail.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

54
ANSWERS TO TEST 2
6 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; 'A POINT IF 6 OR 7
Start with the arrow above X. In the opposite segment ARE CORRECT.)
it is turned 90 degrees counterclockwise. The next is food
turned 90 degrees clockwise. This alternating rotation is
CHAIN
continued. Therefore, in the opposite segment to X, the
letter
arrow must be turned 90 degrees clockwise (number 4).
HEAD
2 (SCORE I POINT IF CORRECT) strong
96 36 BOX
Add the letter-values of the consonants according to
string
their position in the alphabet and enter the total in the
BEAN
left-hand side.
Then enter the total of the value of the vowels in
bag
the right-hand side: PIPE
B2:RI8;T20;H8;L 12; bomb
M I3;W23 ...Total 96 SHELL
A l;0 15; O 15; E 5 ... Total 36
shock
3 (SCORE POINT IF BOTH ARE CORRECT;
I '/i POINT IF I IS WAVE
CORRECT.) length
(A)5;(B)I WISE
There are 20 teeth on A and 30 on B. crack
The large annular ring will rotate in the same direc-
tion as the driving pinion.
(A) After 4 revolutions of A the outer ring will

Removing blocks x and y leaves the following:
rotate counter-clockwise through 80 teeth, causing the

idling pinion to rotate through 2 revolutions (60 teeth)
and an additional 20 teeth.
The driving pinion will rotate through 30 teeth
(B)
— ^the same number as on the idling pinion, which will
bring the black tooth on B to where it was originally ( ). I
Even numbers have prime numbers beneath them. Turned upside-dowm. this corresponds with B.
Prime numbers have even numbers beneath them. 1 7 is
a prime number, and must have an even number

8 D (SCORE POINT). I
beneath it When adjusted, the clocks show the following times:

The only even number in the third line is 20. A from 3:27 to 12:57
B fnDm ll:l3to 12:13

There are three separate series. Starting with the first

C from 1:44 to 12:24
letter and taking every third letter thereafter:

D from 1 0:32 to 11:52
ITALY E from 5:21 to 12:19
Starting with the second letter and taking every third

letter thereafter:
SPAIN
From the third letter:
INDIA
ss
. . —
92 4 12 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT;'/^ S-B-A--NESHA-EBEENS HTE--NT

POINT IF 2 ARE CORRECT) HE
The first number equals the number of CENTER spots.
N--THAT-ANT__
The second number is the total of the spots that Even if by now the other words do not become
surround the center spots. apparent the last word should be obvious:
The third number is the total of the remaining AT-ANT--

(remembering that it is a naval code).
spots.
This will supply L I. and C, and the rest should fall
I (SCORE I POINT). into place.
There are three separate series, though digits represent-

I 2 (C) (SCORE I POINT).
ing tens are not placed adjacent to the units. For exam-
ple, 1 2 is shown as I 2. Starting with the first term, each SIGHING contains three letters in alphabetical order
third term thereafter multiplies the previous term by 3:

GHI.
2--6 18 All the others contain three letters in reverse

alphabetical order:
Starting with the second term, each third term
thereafter multiplies the previous term by 4: (A) oUTStrip
.3-- 12 48--- (B) rED-Currant
Starting with the third term, each third term there- (D) selF-EDucated
after multiplies the previous term by 5:
(E) biGFEet
..4.. -20 100.
(F) irONMan
The final term (to complete 1 00) is 0.
I 3 (D) (SCORE I POINT).

I ISUBMARINES HAVE BEEN SIGHTED IN THE
(A) would show $200 interest
NORTH ATLANTIC (score point). i
(B) would show $ 82 interest

From the sum on the
1
right it is obvious that S is 7. It
must be decided whether the middle one is an addition (C) would show $ 89 1 interest
or a subtraction, but it cannot be an addition, because it (D) would show $2 1 interest

would then have a three-digit answer As it must be a
14 A is 8; B is 7; C is II (score i point if allare
subtraction, E must be 6 and T must be I
The left-hand problem must be an addition, so B CORRECT).
must be 5 and A must be 9. Starting at the octagon ( 1

1
) at the top left and moving
Substituting these letters in the code: clockwise, add the number of sides to the figure to the
S-B-A---ES number of sides on its adjacent figure.

The figure before A is a pentagon (5 sides) and has
-A-E
a value of 9 (5 added to A, which is a square). There-
BEE- fore, A (4 sides) is added to B (also 4 sides), giving Aa
S---TE- value of 8.
--T-E B (4 sides) is added to C (a triangle), giving Ba

..-T- value of 7.
AT-A-T-- C (3 sides) added to the next figure

is (an octagon),
Certain words now become apparent

giving C a value of 1 1
such as
SUBMARINES and ATLANTIC.
The third word (4 letters) and the sixth word (3
letters) are worth considering:
BEE-T-E
The first must be BEEr or BEEN, and the second
must be THE, TIE, or TOE. As it is unlikely that the sev-
enth word ends in Tl or TO, but could probably end in
TH. it is reasonable to assume that the sixth word is
THE. By substituting H wherever it occurs:
56
I '/^ POINT IF 7 NOTES
OR 8 ARE CORRECT)
Question number 5 was another example of a "multi-
1 XENOPHOBE ple" series, in which every third factor was taken.
2 EXPURGATE Instead of every consecutive one. Your previous expe>
3 TAXIDERMY rience of this type of series may have helped you out.
4 UNEXPIRED A great deal of time had to be spent on numbers 8,

5 UNTAXABLE 1 1 , and 13. 13, of course, could have been solved
6 HYDROXIDE much ^ter with the aid of a calculator. Incidentally,

the amounts given the answer ignore decimal frac-
7 PILLBOXES in
tions.
8 ORTHODOXY
9 LETTERBOX Hardly anybody succeeded with number 9 —not sur-
prising, since there was little beyond sheer inspiration
to guide you on your way.
In case I am accused — in number II — of not giving a
totally unambiguous solution to every coded letter, I
can only claim that, since it was a naval code, S • B • A

- - N - E S and AT-ANT-- could reasonable be
assumed to lead to SUBMARINES and ATLANTIC.
The seventh word, (NORTH), with only T H to —
go on, could not have been south, as S had already
been accounted for Finally, H A - E (following a plural
word) could be taken as HAVE.
S7
TEST 3
What goes into the brackets? 6 What letter should fill the empty space?
31 (68216) 48
19 (28184) 42
36 ( ) 47
2 Can you make anything of this?
I I
I r
I I ^ 7 In four years I
yfzs sixteen years ago.

shall be five
How old am
times as old as
I?
i
II
3 What goes into the vacant square?
8 Which letter is in the wrong line?
AHIMOSTUVNA/XY
me ke ep ua bb cr at an BCDEFGJKLNPQRZ
de sq ri mo sa di le
9 All these vanes move 90 degrees at a time.
4 Which piece completes the jigsaw puzzle? The longer ones one
rotate clockwise, first
move, then missing one and moving two (that
is, through 80 degrees), then missing two
1
and moving three, and so on.

At the same time the shorter ones rotate
counter-clockwise in the same way.
What will be their positions after six moves?
5 What comes next?
\Vi 1*1S 3*8 4^6 5^/7 6»875
S8
1 The black ball moves one position at a 1 3 Find a word that fits the first definition
time clockwise. and then, by changing one letter only, a word
If it stops on an even number, the white that fits the second definition.
moves one position clockwise.
ball
(A) RADIO INDEFATIGABLE
stops on an odd number, the white ball
If it
(B) TRAIN REMAINDER
moves two positions counter-clockwise.
(C) PERSON HELD PAYMENT FOR MAIL
On what number will both balls be in the
FOR RANSOM
same position?
(D) PENITENT DEVISE
(E) RECOIL MOTION OF WAVE
/'CiT (F) KNEAD COMMUNICATION
(G) WEDLOCK DEPORTMENT
(H) MODIFY STATEMENT DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE
(I) NAVAL VESSEL IDOLIZE
r^^^^ 0) YIELD MOST DIFFICULT
U^.^ ^^\^/
1 1
13
What comes
122 83 314
next?
305
w3 163
1 4 Here are six clocks turned upside-down.
Without turning the page right side-up,

which shows the nearest time to 2:25 if held
in front of a mirror?
1 2 A color is concealed in each of these

sentences:
(A) Temper or anger are signs of weakness.

(B) The money is for Edward.
(C) You'll find i got it elsewhere.

(D) One dancer I see, is out of step.
(E) "I'm a gent and a lady's man," he said.
1 5 Complete the last line:
17 (35) 19
22 (46) 26
31 (65) 37
44 (92) 52
"
(-)

RECORD YOUR SCORE.
S9
f .
ANSWERS TO TEST 3
1 68 2 4 (SCORE
1 1 I POINT). 6 L (SCORE I POINT).
The left-hand digit of the number on the left of the brack- Starting from C, read the opposite letter (A) and then
ets is doubled to give the first digit inside the brackets. return to the opposite side, moving clockwise to the
The left-hand digit of the number on the right of next position (T). This gives CAT.
the brackets is doubled to give the second digit inside Following this procedure:
the brackets. DOG PIG SOW BUL(L)
The right-hand digit of the number on the left of Below is shown the order in which the segments are
the brackets is doubled to give the second number considered:
inside the brackets.
The right-hand digit of the number on the right of

the brackets is doubled to give the next number inside
the brackets.
2 THIS (SCORE I POINT). y^XoV

Move the top pieces to the left and down. Move the
bottom pieces to the right and up.
^ n H A ,\g\
4/
1 M' f \c 12/
_8\5/
n n 7 21 (SCORE I POINT).
Lj lj
If X represents my present age, then x + 4 = 5(x - 16)
Therefore:
3 ke (SCORE i POINT). X -t- 4 = 5x - 80, from which: 84 = 4x. so x = 2 1
From the top left quarter in the first square, move one
8 S (SCORE I POINT).
position counter-clockwise throughout
All the letters in the top line except S will read the
me ri di an
same if reflected in a mirror
Use the same procedure in the other quarters:
the bottom which every
S should be in line, in let-
de mo cr at ter would read backwards if reflected in a mirror
sq ua bb le
ke ep sa ke
4 B (SCORE POINT). I
5 (SCORE I POINT.)
Express all the terms as uneven fractions:
IV3 2V^ 3'A 45/6 56/^ 6^/8
Now it is obvious that the terms progress like this:
123 234 345 456 567 678 -
and that the final term must be 789. expressed as an

uneven fraction as in the examples:
7 8/9
60
10 15 (SCORE I POINT). 1 4 d (SCORE I POINT).
The balls move as follows:
I 5 (SCORE POINT) I
Black ball White ball

The numbers on each side of the brackets alternately
2 7
increase by 8 (and then 9 and 10). To dis-
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
4 9 cover the number inside the brackets: double the num-
6 II ber on the left and add then 2, then 3, then 4, and I ,
3 7 finally 5 (122 plus 5- 127).
1 8
5 1
8 5
10 8 NOW TOTAL ALL YOUR SCORES FOR THE
7 1 THREE TESTS IN THIS SECTION AND
9 6 CHECK YOUR IQ ON THE IQ CHART IN
II 2
THE BACK OF THE BOOK.
13 14
15 15
NOTES
110 (SCORE I POINT).
The volunteers experienced greatest difficulty with 3,
Correctly spaced, the series becomes:
6, 9, and 1 1 , though, in the case of 1 1 , they were
I 31 2 28 3 31 4 30 5 31 6 3 -
warned to look out for series which are incorrectly
The series is based on the days and months of the
spaced. When the series spaced correctly, the
year — ^the month followed by the number of days. June tionship between the months and days becomes
is rela-
has 30 days, so the final term should be 30. apparent.
1 2 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT). The important clue to solving number 3 was the fact
(A) ORANGE that q is always followed by u. This leads to the hct
(B) RED that SQ in square I must be followed by UA in the

next square. This combination may have pointed to
(C) INDIGO
the order in which all the letters were positioned.
(D) CERISE
In the Answers, I offer an algebraic solution to number
(E) MAGENTA though can be solved by trial and error. Unless
7, it
I 3 (SCORE I POINT IF ALL ARE CORRECT; /> POINT IF 8 OR you are lucky, algebra offers the quickest solution.
9 ARE CORRECT.) The most time-consuming problems were 3, 9, 1 3, and

(A) WIRELESS TIRELESS (in particular) 10.
(B) RETINUE RESIDUE

(C) HOSTAGE POSTAGE
(D) CONTRITE CONTRIVE
(E) BACKLASH BACKWASH
(F) MASSAGE MESSAGE
(G) MARRIAGE CARRIAGE
(H) QUALIFY QUALITY
(I) WARSHIP WORSHIP
(I) HARVEST HARDEST
61
RATINGS IN GROUP III
Test I Average 4'/2 points
Test 2 Average 5 points
Test 3 Average 5 '/2 points
TOTAL FOR THE GROUP

Out of a possible 45 points;
Over 30 Excellent
22-29 Very good
16-21 Good
15 Average
10-14 Fair
Under 10 Poor
Although the average score was very low. It must be
acknowledged that many of the problems in this group
were very difficult. However, a few problems which
completely baffled the majority of test-takers were
solved with relative ease by some —once again proving
the point that aptitude has a major influence on the
results. Those who fared well in the numerical tests
may have done badly on the verbal tests, and so on.

Now find your overall total score for all the tests, and
find your IQ on the IQ chart at the back of the book.
62
IQ SCORING INSTRUCTIONS
Count up the number of correct answers you came up with on the tests in each of
the test levels you attempted. Find your approximate IQ score in the extreme right
hand column. You may measure your IQ after taking one category of tests, or look at
thesum of your scores for all of the test levels for a more accurate, composite score.
NOTE: This chart is based on test-takers who are 1 6 years or older If you are
younger than 1 6, add 1 points to your score for each year your age fells below 1 6.
YOUR YOUR YOUR YOUR YOUR

ELEMEMTARY CHALLENGING MASTERFUL COMPOSITE APPROXIMATE
TEST SCORE TEST SCORE TEST SCORE TEST SCORE IQ SCORE
60 60 45 165 140
59'/4 59 44'/4 163 138
59 57 44 160 136
58'/^ 56 43'/i 158 134
57'A 55 43 155 132
56'/^ 54 42 152 130
56 53 41 150 128
55 52 40'/4 147 126
54'/^ 51 40 145 124
54 49'/i 39 142 122
53 48 38 139 120
52 46 36*A 134 IIS
50'/^ 44 35 129 116
49 42 3316 124 114
47 40 31 '/i 118 112
45 '/4 38 30 113 110
44 36 28'/4 108 tea
42'/^ 34 27 103 106
41 32 25</6 98 104
39V^ 30 24 93 102
ITA 28'/i 23 89 100
36 iT/i 22 85 98
34V% 26>/i 21 82 96
33 25 '/i 20 78 94
3116 24'yi 19 75 92
30 23'/4 18 71 90
28'/^ 22V6 17 68 88
27 IVA 16 64 86
25'/4 20'/i 15 61 84
24 l9'/4 14 57'y6 82
22'/4 l8'/i 13 54 80
21 \VA 12 50 78
1916 l6</i II 47 76
18 I5'>6 10 43 74
l6</6 l4'/4 9 40 72
15 13 8 36 70
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GROUP ELEMENTARY LEVEL

GROUP II: CHALLENGING LEVEL 23

GROUP III: MASTERFUL LEVEL 41

GROUP IV: SUPERIOR LEVEL 49

GROUP V: MULTI-PART STUMPERS 53

INTRODUCTION READ THIS BEFORE YOU BEGIN

and you'll certainly find that as you progress through

mind, designed to test raw intelligence, free from the

Word Cross Puzzle. Now, of course, crosswords are

ple were really aware that they existed.

could be slightly in his favor.

is ETAOINSRHLDCUMFPGWYBVKXJQZ. orderly succession and thus isolate the keyword let-

ters. Above we see A to Y In order, thus suggesting

and to display his ovtm wit as he adds an extra dimen-

SO RSMZI XOHTOPI IMLOIJOH—SZI QMI KM ANAGRAMS

3 TYPIST 5 WORD CROSS PUZZLE

4 Give rise to (5) 2 Only (4)

4 LUCKY CARD 6 Assembled (7) 3 Knob (4)

8 Animal (4) 4 Expose (4)

Greek letter (4) 8 Inn

against winning? 1 Marsh plant (4) 10 Requires (5)

16 Adom (4) 1 Color (3)

18 Adjacent (4) 13 Look Wrth Eyes (3)

19 Page (4) 17 Vegetable (4)

21 Imitates (4) 18 Spill Out (4)

22 Parts of coat (7) 20 Tumbled (4)

24 Parts of body (5) 21 Profess (4)

25 Not high (3) 23 Made of Ebony (4)

6 MAGIC SQUARES 7 CRYPTOGRAM

4 Made nnistakes 18 Makes purchases 8 CRYPTOGRAM

After a few nx>nnents the man calls out 'This is the

(a) "UP CLOSE' 'TRIRJNG" (7/8)

(b) "EMIT GRUNT' through "MOUTH CASE" (9/9)

CORONA of boxes and asked to choose the one which is different

17 THREESOMES cally or diagonally, to find five words. Every letter in the

(a) These two four-figune numbers share a feature in

(b) These two four-figure numbers share a feature in

(2) LOVERS STROLL UNDER THE STARS

COOL triplets first

(h) HATED OR REVILED them to make the calculation correct

(I) READ IN COMPLETE SILENCE TO YOURSELF 98765432! =0

nrry cousin Richard, was bom on a Thursday. His other

sons, Roy and Terry, were bom on the two rennaining

Choose fixjnrK (k) _A_C_

again and knew it was the original tea as soon as he

Ebon. 1 (a) They contain their square root. I.e.. 3600,

Message keyed (ELMNTARYDWSO): circle.

Elementary, my dear Watson. 20 Crypt. Rhythm. Tryst. Hymn. Nymph.

Message keyed (HIDEANSK): Hide and Seek.

the same as -40 degrees

of China. cature, (e) Buffoonery, (f) Burlesque, (g) Jocularity,

(1) (2) or ur (sr

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

on the first toss. If you wia you again place $ on the I