Young Intelligence Test

A young-person-friendly intelligence test focused on discovering rules, solving unfamiliar problems, remembering and manipulating information, spatial thinking, planning, spotting mistakes and transferring learning.

Answer in your own words. Some questions may be timed or briefly show information to remember. Do not use a calculator, search engine or outside help.

All 30 questions contribute to the intelligence score. The same answers are also scored against the personality dualities in the background.

Question 1 of 30

What number comes next: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ? Explain the pattern you used.

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Question 2 of 30

A row follows this pattern: red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue. What would the next four colours be, and why?

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Question 3 of 30

Each line follows the same rule: 2, 5, 8 / 4, 7, 10 / 9, 12, ?. What number is missing? Then describe the rule.

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Question 4 of 30

An invented machine changes numbers like this: 2 becomes 5, 4 becomes 9, and 7 becomes 15. What should 10 become? What rule do you think the machine uses?

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Question 5 of 30

There are two invented machines. A SUN machine adds 2. A MOON machine triples the number. Start with 4 and send it through SUN, then MOON. What comes out? Now start with 4 and send it through MOON, then SUN. What comes out?

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Question 6 of 30

In a made-up code, "dak" means move one step forward, "pel" means turn right, and "vim" means do the next instruction twice. You are facing north. What happens if the code is: pel, vim, dak?

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Question 7 of 30

You have 3 packs with 4 stickers in each pack. You give 5 stickers away. How many are left? Show how you worked it out.

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Question 8 of 30

Two identical robots can build 8 blocks in 4 minutes when they work at the same steady speed. How many blocks could 4 identical robots build in 4 minutes?

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Question 9 of 30

A bag has 2 red counters and 2 blue counters. You take two counters without putting the first one back. What is the chance that the two counters are the same colour? Give a fraction and explain.

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Question 13 of 30

You start facing north. Walk 2 steps forward, turn right, walk 3 steps, turn right, then walk 1 step. Where are you compared with where you started, and which direction are you facing?

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Question 14 of 30

Imagine a 3 by 3 grid. A star begins in the centre square. Move it one square up, one square right, one square down, then one square down again. Which square is it in now? Describe its position.

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Question 15 of 30

A cube has a star on top and a circle on the front. Roll the cube forward once, so the top face moves to the front. Where is the star now?

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Question 16 of 30

You need to do three jobs: A takes 2 minutes, B takes 5 minutes, and C takes 3 minutes. B must happen after A. C can happen at any time. If you can only do one job at a time, give a valid order and the total time.

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Question 17 of 30

You are on square 1 and want to reach square 10. A move can be +1, +2 or +3 squares. You must not land on square 6. Give a route that reaches 10 using as few moves as you can.

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Question 18 of 30

Four tasks must be arranged from first to fourth. Paint must be before Dry. Cut must be before Paint. Pack must be after Dry. What is the only possible order?

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Question 19 of 30

Bird is to nest as bee is to what? Explain the relationship, not just the answer.

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Question 20 of 30

Which one is the odd one out, and why: triangle, square, circle, rectangle?

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Question 21 of 30

If "puppy" relates to "dog" in the same way that "kitten" relates to something, what is that something? Now say what relationship is being matched.

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Question 22 of 30

Someone solves 18 + 7 like this: "18 + 2 = 20, and there are 5 left, so 20 + 5 = 24." What exactly went wrong, and what should the answer be?

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Question 23 of 30

A rule says "multiply by 3, then subtract 2." Someone says that starting with 5 gives 9 because 5×3 = 15 and 15−2 = 9. Find the mistake and give the correct result.

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Question 24 of 30

A note says: "Every green box is heavy. Box K is green. Box K is not heavy." What is wrong with this set of statements?

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Question 25 of 30

You look outside and see that the pavement is wet. Does that prove it rained? Give one other possible explanation and say what you can safely conclude.

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Question 26 of 30

All glim cards have a black dot. This card has a black dot. Can you be certain it is a glim card? Explain.

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Question 27 of 30

You test 3 batteries from a box of 100 and all 3 work. Is it certain that all 100 batteries work? What would make you more confident?

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Question 28 of 30

Learn this rule: when two marks are the same, write S; when they are different, write D. Example: ▲▲ = S and ▲● = D. Using the same idea, what should 77, 7B, KK and K4 become, in order?

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Question 29 of 30

You learn that in one game, a move is good when it gets you closer to the target while using fewer steps. In a different game you can choose route A: 6 steps, route B: 4 steps, or route C: 8 steps, and all three reach the same target safely. Which route best matches the rule you learned, and why?

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Question 30 of 30

In a made-up world, a "mira" changes a number by adding 4. You discover a new tool called a "reverse-mira" that undoes whatever a mira does. If a reverse-mira receives 13, what should come out? Explain how you knew.

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Young Intelligence Test

What number comes next: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ? Explain the pattern you used.

A row follows this pattern: red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue. What would the next four colours be, and why?

Each line follows the same rule: 2, 5, 8 / 4, 7, 10 / 9, 12, ?. What number is missing? Then describe the rule.

An invented machine changes numbers like this: 2 becomes 5, 4 becomes 9, and 7 becomes 15. What should 10 become? What rule do you think the machine uses?

There are two invented machines. A SUN machine adds 2. A MOON machine triples the number. Start with 4 and send it through SUN, then MOON. What comes out? Now start with 4 and send it through MOON, then SUN. What comes out?

In a made-up code, "dak" means move one step forward, "pel" means turn right, and "vim" means do the next instruction twice. You are facing north. What happens if the code is: pel, vim, dak?

You have 3 packs with 4 stickers in each pack. You give 5 stickers away. How many are left? Show how you worked it out.

Two identical robots can build 8 blocks in 4 minutes when they work at the same steady speed. How many blocks could 4 identical robots build in 4 minutes?

A bag has 2 red counters and 2 blue counters. You take two counters without putting the first one back. What is the chance that the two counters are the same colour? Give a fraction and explain.

Write the four numbers from smallest to largest, then write the four words in reverse order.

Who had the leaf? What belonged to Arlo? Then write the first letters of the five names in their original order.

Without seeing the instructions again, list the four actions in the correct order.

You start facing north. Walk 2 steps forward, turn right, walk 3 steps, turn right, then walk 1 step. Where are you compared with where you started, and which direction are you facing?

Imagine a 3 by 3 grid. A star begins in the centre square. Move it one square up, one square right, one square down, then one square down again. Which square is it in now? Describe its position.

A cube has a star on top and a circle on the front. Roll the cube forward once, so the top face moves to the front. Where is the star now?

You need to do three jobs: A takes 2 minutes, B takes 5 minutes, and C takes 3 minutes. B must happen after A. C can happen at any time. If you can only do one job at a time, give a valid order and the total time.

You are on square 1 and want to reach square 10. A move can be +1, +2 or +3 squares. You must not land on square 6. Give a route that reaches 10 using as few moves as you can.

Four tasks must be arranged from first to fourth. Paint must be before Dry. Cut must be before Paint. Pack must be after Dry. What is the only possible order?

Bird is to nest as bee is to what? Explain the relationship, not just the answer.

Which one is the odd one out, and why: triangle, square, circle, rectangle?

If "puppy" relates to "dog" in the same way that "kitten" relates to something, what is that something? Now say what relationship is being matched.

Someone solves 18 + 7 like this: "18 + 2 = 20, and there are 5 left, so 20 + 5 = 24." What exactly went wrong, and what should the answer be?

A rule says "multiply by 3, then subtract 2." Someone says that starting with 5 gives 9 because 5×3 = 15 and 15−2 = 9. Find the mistake and give the correct result.

A note says: "Every green box is heavy. Box K is green. Box K is not heavy." What is wrong with this set of statements?

You look outside and see that the pavement is wet. Does that prove it rained? Give one other possible explanation and say what you can safely conclude.

All glim cards have a black dot. This card has a black dot. Can you be certain it is a glim card? Explain.

You test 3 batteries from a box of 100 and all 3 work. Is it certain that all 100 batteries work? What would make you more confident?

Learn this rule: when two marks are the same, write S; when they are different, write D. Example: ▲▲ = S and ▲● = D. Using the same idea, what should 77, 7B, KK and K4 become, in order?

You learn that in one game, a move is good when it gets you closer to the target while using fewer steps. In a different game you can choose route A: 6 steps, route B: 4 steps, or route C: 8 steps, and all three reach the same target safely. Which route best matches the rule you learned, and why?

In a made-up world, a "mira" changes a number by adding 4. You discover a new tool called a "reverse-mira" that undoes whatever a mira does. If a reverse-mira receives 13, what should come out? Explain how you knew.