Ten-Minute IQ Test Questions
Number of questions: 40
Time limit: 10 minutes
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At the end of a banquet 10 people shake hands with each other. How many handshakes will there be in total?
100
20
45
50
90
SOLICITOR is to ADVISOR as SYCOPHANT is to:
Blackmailer
Fawner
Flautist
Nobleman
Ruffian
Which word is different from the rest?
Capricious
Comical
Playful
Uncanny
Whimsical
Pick the number that follows the pattern set by the series: 0, 1, 3, 6, 10, _.
14
15
16
6
Which number does not fit within the following sequence? 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/15, 1/30
1/10
1/15
1/30
1/5
1/6
1/8
STRANGE is the opposite of:
Familiar
Happy
Obstinate
Peculiar
Similar
One orange cost 12 cents. A dozen and a half oranges will cost:
$0.30
$1.44
$1.80
$2.06
$2.16
HARSH is the opposite of:
Mild
Severe
Stern
Warm
Weather
OBVIOUS is the opposite of:
Apparent
Clear
Conspicuous
Obscure
Visible
Indicate the word that is different from the rest.
Hasten
Hurry
Quicken
Run
Rush
Which of the following numbers does not fit in with the pattern of the series? 64, 54, 42, 31, 20
20
31
42
54
64
Which word does not fit in with the rest?
Bronze
Copper
Gold
Platinum
Silver
A submarine averages 10 miles an hour under water and 25 miles per hour on the surface. How many hours will it take it to make a 350-mile trip if it goes 2-1/2 times farther on the surface?
10
15
20
35
65
ACCEPT and EXCEPT are:
Dissimilar
Opposite
Similar
A man was given 8 silver dollar coins. However, one of them was fake and he did not know if the fake coin weighed more or less than the other coins. What is the minimum number of weighings that it would take to guarantee him finding the counterfeit coin? Assume a balance scale is used.
12
2
3
7
Indeterminable from data given
What is the opposite of ABDICATE?
Abandon
Attempt
Court
Edit
Occupy
If you put the following words into a meaningful statement, what would the last word be?
a
before
comes
fall
pride
Which of the following words is related to SOUND as FOOD is to MOUTH?
Ear
Music
Orchestra
Stomach
Throat
Tom and Harry caught a dozen fish. Harry caught twice as many as Tom. How many did Tom catch?
2
3
4
6
8
Which of the following numbers doesn't fit the sequence? 13, 18, 14, 19, 15, 21, 16
13
14
15
16
18
19
21
Which letter does not belong in the sequence? C F J M Q U
C
F
J
M
Q
U
If George met Gertrude and Gertrude met Ralph, then the statement that George and Ralph did not meet is:
False
Indeterminable
True
If it takes 4 bricklayers an hour to build a wall, how long will it take 5 of them to build the same wall?
40 minutes
45 minutes
48 minutes
50 minutes
90 minutes
What is the opposite of REPUDIATE?
Crime
Disappoint
Encourage
Endorse
Halt
A basketball player shoots 33 percent from the foul line. How many shots must he take to make 100 baskets?
100
300
301
31
333
If Bob is older than Harry and Harry is older than Sue, the statement that Sue is younger than Bob is:
False
Indeterminable from data given
True
What is the opposite of IMBUE?
Clear
Invest
Prize
Tasteful
Texture
A bag of coffee beans costs $30 and contains 100 possible servings. However, typical wastage averages 25 percent. For how much must the proprietor sell a cup of coffee to make 150 percent profit per bag?
$0.75
$1.00
$1.25
$2.00
None of these answers are right.
Which word does not fit in with the rest?
Cherry
Maple
Oak
Pine
Rosewood
If a pair of pants takes 1-1/2 times as much cloth as a shirt, and the total cloth used for the pants and the shirt is $50, how much does the cloth for the pants cost?
$20
$25
$30
$40
BOOK is to LIBRARY as PAINTING is to:
Artists
Building
Curator
Easel
Gallery
What meaning do the following 2 statements have?
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Neither the same nor opposite
Opposite
Same
Which one of the following numbers doesn't fit the pattern? 5/8, 9/24, 1/4, 2/16, 0
0
1/4
2/16
5/8
9/24
BISHOP is to CHESS as SOLDIER is to:
Army
Battlefield
Government
Gun
War
The following statements:
Hindsight is always 20/20.Can't see the trees for the forest.
Are neither the same nor opposite in meaning
Are opposite in meaning
Are the same in meaning
A zoo has some lions and some ostriches. The zoo-keeper counted 15 heads and 50 legs. How many lions were there?
10
11
12
13
14
A sushi restaurant buys 20 fish for $10 each. The owner knows that 50 percent of the fish will go bad before being served. Each fish creates 10 servings. What price must he charge per serving in order to make a 100 percent profit on his initial investment?
$2
$20
$3
$4
$6
The words SURREPTITIOUS and SUSPICIOUS mean:
Neither the same nor opposite
Opposite
Same
Three partners venture on a project. They pro-rate their (potential) profits over their $11,000 investment. Sam invests twice as much as Peter. Peter invests 50 percent more than Charlie. If the venture breaks even how much does Charlie get back?
$2000
$2500
$3666.66
$6000
0
The 18th week of the year is in:
February
March
April
May
June
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