INTELLIGENCE TEST

DEFINITION

Intelligence test: A questionnaire or series of exercises designed to measure intelligence.

There are many types of intelligence tests, and they may measure learning and /or ability in a
wide variety of areas and skills. Scores may be presented as an IQ(intelligence quotient),as a
mental age, or on a scale.

A test of intelligence is designed to formally study, under test conditions, the success of an
individual in adapting to a specific situation. There are a number of different methods which
purport to measure intelligence, the most famous of which is the IQ , or intelligence quotient
test. In the formation of such test many psychologists treat intelligence as a general ability
operating as a common factor in a wide variety of aptitudes.

Scores from standardised intelligence tests (IQ scores) are often used to define one`s
intelligence level. Is is, however, becoming increasingly accepted that they do not reveal the
complete picture and only provide a snapshot of a person`s ability in the area under
examination, so that, for example, someone who has scored highly on a verbal test can be
said to have a high numerical IQ. Obviously, therefore, the more different types of disciplines
that are tested and examined, the more accurately the intelligence level of the individual can
be assessed.

DEFINITION

Intelligence tests are psychological tests that are designed to measure a variety of mental
functions, such as reasoning, comprehension and judgement.

PURPOSES OF INTELLIGENCE TEST

The goal of intelligence tests is to obtain an idea of the person`s intellectual potential.

The tests centre around a set of stimuli designed to yield a score based on the test maker`s
modal of what makes up intelligence

Intelligence tests are often given as a part of a battery of test.

TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS

INTELLIGENCE TEST

 WOODCOCK JOHNSON ||| TESTS OF COGNITIVE ABILITIES

Age range: 2-90+years

How it works: Kids are given a series of tests on a number of topics. These include verbal
comprehension, spatial relations and visual-auditory learning. The tests can take 60 to 90
minutes.

 DIFFERENTIAL ABILITY SCALES (DAS-||)

Age range: 2.6-17.11 years

How it works: Twenty subtests look at problem-solving skills in a number of areas. There

are lots of visual cues, such as pictures. And children can often respond to prompts by

pointing to an “answer.”

 STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE-V

In 1916 Lewis Terman and his colleagues at Stanford University created the Stanford-Binet

Intelligence Scale by expanding and revising the Benet-Simon scale. The Stanford- Binet

yielded scores in terms of Intelligence quotients. The Intelligence quotient (IQ) is the mental

age divided by the chronological age and multiplied by 100. IQ scores allowed children of

different ages to be compared.

Example: A ten-year old whose performance resembles that of a typical twelve-year-old has

an IQ of 120 (12 divided by 10 times 100).

Age range: 2-85+years

How it works: This test assesses abilities in five basic areas. These include fluid reasoning,

knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing and working memory.

 UNIVERSAL NONVERBAL INTELLIGENCE

Age range: 5.0-17.11 years

How it works: This test is given and answered using a series of eight hand and body gestures,
such as pointing. It’s often used with kids who are nonverbal or who have hearing issues.

 WECHSLER INTLELEIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN (WISC-V)

Age range: 6.0-17.11 years

How it works: This test is divided into 15 subtests that assess a range of areas . Results are
totalled up to provide one full scale IQ score. Sub-scores are also tallied for four other areas.
These include verbal comprehension, nonverbal and fluid reasoning, working memory and
processing speed. The

 BINET-Simon Scale

Alfred Binet and his colleague Theodore Simon devised this general test of mental ability in
1905, and it was revised in 1908 and 1911. The test yielded scores in terms of mental age.

Mental age is the chronological age that typically corresponds to a particular level of
performance.

Example: A ten-years –old child whose score indicates a mental age of twelve performed
like a typical twelve –year-old.

IQ Questions

The term “IQ” is an abbreviation for the term “intelligence Quotient.” IQ is determined by
administering assessments intended to determine a human’s intelligence level. This
intelligence level is expressed by a ratio of the mental age to the chronological age. IQ test
are often uses for determining the intelligence of job applicants military applicants , students
and others, An IQ test if generally administered by a psychologist ;but, many informal IQ
assessments can be found on the internet.

CONSTRUCT OF INTELLIGENCE TEST

IQ Test Questions

IQ questions would be found on IQ tests. These questions are intended to assess a variety of
mental abilities and skills, and therefore cover a wide range of different types of intelligence.
Below are some general examples of the types of questions that might be found on an IQ test:

 Analogies (mathematical and verbal)

 Pattern driven (spatial and mathematical)
 Classification
 Visual
 Spatial
 Logical
While those are the general areas that an IQ test might examine, it is useful to see more
specific questions. Here are a few test questions that could be encountered on an IQ test:

 Which number should come next in the pattern?

37, 34, 31, 28

Answer: 25, the numbers are decreasing by 3

 Find the answer that best completes the analogy:

Book is to Reading as Fork is to:

a. drawing

b. writing

c. stirring

d. eating

Answer: d.

 Find two words, one from each group, that are the closest in meaning:
Group A

talktive, job, ecstatic

Group B

Angry, wind, loquacious

A. talkative and wind

B. job and angry

C. talkative and loquacious

D. ecstatic and angry

Answer: c. Talkative and Loquacious

 Which of the following can be arranged into a 5-letter English word?
a. H R G S T

b. R I L S A

c. T O O M T

d. W Q R G S

Answer: b. rails and c. motto

 What number best completes the analogy:

8:4 as 10:

a. 3

b. 7

c.24

d.5

The answer is 5 because 4 is half of 8, and 5 is half of 10.

Other types of questions could be encountered as well. These questions could be any of the
following:

 Questions that show pictures of dice and ask which one is different.
 Questions with pictures of shapes in different positions and asked which one does not
belong.
 Questions with pictures of Rubik's cubes asking for you to properly sequence the
pictures.
 Questions with pictures of unfolded cubes with designs on each cube face asking which
of the choices is the image that the unfolded cube would be if it were folded.
 Questions with pictures of unfolded shapes like rectangular prisms and pyramids asking
the test taker to identify which 3-dimensional shape the unfolded paper would be once
folded.
 Charts in which all boxes are filled with the numbers and the test taker is asked to
identify what number is in a missing blank.
 Images of overlapping shapes and the test taker must identify which diagram does not
belong.
 Questions that require not only unscrambling a word but then identifying a category to
which it belongs.
 Questions that ask for identification of missing pieces.
 An image of a series of figures requiring the test taker to determine which comes next.

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