The Complete Book of Intelligence Tests: 500 Exercises to Improve, Upgrade and Enhance Your Mind Strength

Philip Carter0470017732, 9780470017739, 9780470017746

Enjoyable mental exercises to help boost performance on IQ testsThis 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.

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Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Title Page……Page 4
ISBN 0470017732……Page 5
Contents……Page 6
1 Introduction……Page 10
Aspects of intelligence……Page 12
Intelligence quotient (IQ)……Page 16
Test 1.1 IQ test……Page 20
2 Specific aptitude tests……Page 34
Test 2.1 Synonym test A……Page 37
Test 2.2 Synonym test B……Page 39
Test 2.3 Antonym test A……Page 40
Test 2.4 Antonym test B……Page 42
Test 2.5 Analogy test A……Page 43
Test 2.6 Analogy test B……Page 45
Test 2.7 Classification test……Page 47
Test 2.8 Comprehension……Page 49
Test 2.9 Advanced verbal test A – multi-discipline……Page 50
Test 2.10 Advanced verbal test B – anagrams……Page 55
Test 2.11 Number sequence test……Page 58
Test 2.12 Mental arithmetic……Page 60
Test 2.13 Working with numbers……Page 62
Test 2.14 Advanced numerical aptitude test……Page 65
Test 2.15 Technical aptitude test……Page 69
Test 3.1 Pure logic……Page 76
Test 3.2 Progressive matrices test……Page 79
Test 3.3 Advanced logic test……Page 88
4 Creativity……Page 93
Test 4.0 Creativity personality test……Page 97
Section I – Imagination……Page 100
Test 4.1 Imaginative shapes……Page 102
Test 4.2 Wild imagination……Page 103
Test 4.3 Creative logic……Page 104
Test 4.4 The bucket test……Page 110
Test 4.5 Lateral thinking test……Page 111
Test 4.6 Lateral thinking exercises……Page 114
Section III – Problem solving……Page 117
Test 4.7 Problem-solving exercises……Page 119
5 Emotional Intelligence……Page 123
Test 5.1 Anxious or relaxed……Page 125
Test 5.2 Extrovert or introvert……Page 129
Test 5.3 Optimist or pessimist……Page 136
Test 5.4 Self-confidence……Page 140
Test 5.5 Tough or tender……Page 147
6 Memory……Page 153
Test 6.2 Word association……Page 154
Test 6.3 Verbal dexterity and memory test – anagrams……Page 155
Test 6.5 Pattern recognition B……Page 156
Test 6.8 Shopping list……Page 157
Test 6.10 Memorising an address……Page 158
Test 1.1 IQ test……Page 159
Test 2.1 Synonym test A……Page 163
Test 2.2 Synonym test B……Page 164
Test 2.3 Antonym test A……Page 166
Test 2.4 Antonym test B……Page 167
Test 2.5 Analogy test A……Page 168
Test 2.6 Analogy test B……Page 170
Test 2.7 Classification test……Page 171
Test 2.8 Comprehension……Page 173
Test 2.9 Advanced verbal test A – multi-discipline……Page 174
Test 2.10 Advanced verbal test B – anagrams……Page 176
Test 2.11 Number sequence test……Page 177
Test 2.12 Mental arithmetic……Page 179
Test 2.13 Working with numbers……Page 181
Test 2.14 Advanced numerical aptitude test……Page 183
Test 2.15 Technical aptitude test……Page 185
Test 3.1 Pure logic……Page 188
Test 3.2 Progressive matrices test……Page 189
Test 3.3 Advanced logic test……Page 191
Test 4.0 Creativity personality test……Page 193
Test 4.1 Imaginative shapes……Page 194
Test 4.3 Creative logic……Page 195
Test 4.4 The bucket test……Page 196
Test 4.5 Lateral thinking test……Page 197
Test 4.6 Lateral thinking exercises……Page 198
Test 4.7 Problem-solving exercises……Page 200
Test 6.2 Association……Page 204
Test 6.3 Verbal dexterity and memory test – anagrams……Page 205
Test 6.4 Number=shape recognition……Page 207
Test 6.5 Pattern recognition B……Page 209
Test 6.6 Instructions……Page 210
Test 6.7 Pattern recognition C……Page 211
Test 6.9 Attention to detail……Page 212
Test 6.10 Memorising an address……Page 213
8 Hints……Page 214