Enjoyable mental exercises to help boost performance on IQ
tests

This engaging book offers readers the ultimate in calisthenics
for the brain. Using the same fun, informative, and accessible
style that have made his previous books so popular, Philip Carter
helps people identify mental strengths and weaknesses, and provides
methods for improving memory, boosting creativity, and tuning in to
emotional intelligence. Featuring never-before-published tests
designed specifically for this book, plus answers for all
questions, this latest treasure trove from a MENSA puzzle editor
outlines a fun, challenging program for significantly enhancing
performance in all areas of intelligence.

Philip Carter is a UK Mensa Puzzle Editor and vastly experienced author. He has written & co-written well over 100 books on all aspects of testing, puzzles and crosswords. Visit The Enigmatic World of Philip Carter at www.knowl.demon.co.uk.

The Complete Book of Intelligence Tests

There are many different types of intelligence, and whatever your IQ, it is possible to significantly develop and enhance your performance in all areas. Other characteristics such as outstanding creative, practical and artistic prowess, especially when combined with personal characteristics such as ambition, good temperament and compassion, can result in an outstanding level of personal achievement and success. While it is not possible to change your IQ, it is possible to dramatically improve your performance at intelligence tests through regular testing. After all, the mind is a muscle like any other and needs regular exercise!

This is where the Complete Book of Intelligence Tests comes in. Using the informative, fun and accessible style of the other books in The IQ Workout Series, this book deals with a whole range of different intelligence tests including left vs. right brain thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence and memory. It enables you to identify specific areas of weakness then work on them.

Whether you want to eliminate the frustration of forgetfulness, enhance your creativity or be more equipped to solve problems this book will help you. The IQ Workout Series is suitable for anyone from 18 to 80 who wants to put themselves to the test.

This engaging book offers readers the ultimate in calisthenics for the brain. Using the same fun, informative, and accessible style that have made his previous books so popular, Philip Carter helps people identify mental strengths and weaknesses, and provides methods for improving memory, boosting creativity, and tuning in to emotional intelligence. Featuring never-before-published tests designed specifically for this book, plus answers for all questions, this latest treasure trove from a MENSA puzzle editor outlines a fun, challenging program for significantly enhancing performance in all areas of intelligence.

1 Introduction 1

Aspects of intelligence 3

Intelligence quotient (IQ) 7

Test 1.1 IQ test 11

2 Specific aptitude tests 25

Section I - Verbal aptitude 28

Test 2.1 Synonym test A 28

Test 2.2 Synonym test B 30

Test 2.3 Antonym test A 31

Test 2.4 Antonym test B 33

Test 2.5 Analogy test A 34

Test 2.6 Analogy test B 36

Test 2.7 Classification test 38

Test 2.8 Comprehension 40

Test 2.9 Advanced verbal test A - multi-discipline 41

Test 2.10 Advanced verbal test B - anagrams 46

Section II - Numerical aptitude 49

Test 2.11 Numerical sequence test 49

Test 2.12 Mental arithmetic 51

Test 2.13 Working with numbers 53

Test 2.14 Advanced numerical aptitude test 56

Section III - Technical aptitude 60

Test 2.15 Technical aptitude test 60

3 Logical reasoning 67

Test 3.1 Pure logic 67

Test 3.2 Progressive matrices test 70

Test 3.3 Advanced logic test 79

4 Creativity 84

Test 4.0 Creativity personality test 88

Section I - Imagination 91

Test 4.1 Imaginative shapes 93

Test 4.2 Wild imagination 94

Test 4.3 Creative logic 95

Test 4.4 The bucket test 101

Section II - Lateral thinking 102

Test 4.5 Lateral thinking test 102

Test 4.6 Lateral thinking exercises 105

Section III - Problem solving 108

Test 4.7 Problem-solving exercises 110

5 Emotional intelligence 114

Test 5.1 Anxious or relaxed 116

Test 5.2 Extrovert or introvert 120

Test 5.3 Optimist or pessimist 127

Test 5.4 Self-confidence 131

Test 5.5 Tough or tender 138

6 Memory 144

Test 6.1 Pattern recognition A 145

Test 6.2 Word association 145

Test 6.3 Verbal dexterity and memory test - anagrams 146

Test 6.4 Number/shape recognition 147

Test 6.5 Pattern recognition B 147

Test 6.6 Instructions 148

Test 6.7 Pattern recognition C 148

Test 6.8 Shopping list 148

Test 6.9 Attention to detail 149

Test 6.10 Memorising an address 149

7 Answers, explanations and assessments 150

8 Hints 205