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ENGLISH LANGUAGE IQ TEST

The following questions are typical of the language related questions you might find on a typical IQ test. They also make rather interesting reading comprehension and vocabulary tests! If you like this one, try a more difficult one here. When you've done that try a verbal reasoning test.

1. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
BEAR - SNAKE - COW - DOG - TIGER   Answer SNAKE

2. If you rearrange the letters "BARBIT", you would have the name of a:
OCEAN - COUNTRY - STATE - CITY - ANIMAL   Answer ANIMAL - Rabbit

3. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
POTATO - CORN - APPLE - CARROT - BEAN   Answer APPLE

4. Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
Brother is to sister as niece is to:
MOTHER - DAUGHTER - AUNT - UNCLE - NEPHEW   Answer NEPHEW

5. Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
Milk is to glass as letter is to:
STAMP - PEN - ENVELOPE - BOOK - MAIL   Answer ENVELOPE

6. "If some Smaugs are Thors and some Thors are Thrains, then some Smaugs are definitely Thrains."
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER   Answer FALSE

7. Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
Tree is to ground as chimney is to:
SMOKE - BRICK - SKY - GARAGE - HOUSE   Answer HOUSE

8. Which one of the five is least like the other four?
TOUCH - TASTE - HEAR - SMILE - SEE     Answer SMILE

9. Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is shorter than Jack.
Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
(A) Bill is taller than Peter.
(B) Bill is shorter than Peter.
(C) Bill is as tall as Peter.
(D) It is impossible to tell whether Bill or Peter is taller.

  Answer D

10. Which one the five is least like the other four?
STOCKING - DRESS - SHOE - PURSE - HAT     Answer PURSE

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