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World War I Intelligence Test: Answers
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C – tobacco
B – card
B – sheep
A – flour
D – red
A – fowl
D – author
A – BT Babbitt
C – writer
C – Franklin
B – it is more comfortable
A – it makes a man more useful and happy
C – tell him of his mistake
A – it is better for his health
B – signal the engineer to stop the train
C – use the sun or a compass for a guide
B – it is more honorable
A – it prepares them for adult life
C – they can make more by investing the money than the house would cost
B – it is more nourishing
HANDOUT 10-11
How Smart Are You? (MENSA intelligence test) Answers
MENSA is an organization of “intellectually superior” individuals, that numbers more than 100,000
members in 100 countries. To qualify for membership, a person must score in the top 2% of any
standard intelligence test. These sample questions could determine whether a person is a likely
candidate for MENSA.
1. Friday
2. A. P Y – the alternate letters starting with S spell “silver anniversary,” and this sequence
completes the phrase “silver anniversary.”
3. 25
4. ANNIVERSARY
5. MENSA
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. TOM
10. HOUSE
11. JANE
12. 9 pm
13. B – both grow in the ground
14. A – alternate numbers go up by 2 and down by 1, starting with 1, and 10.
15. E – the only one that is not an artistic work made by humans
16. PARACHUTE
17. 5
18. C
19. LAND
Score 1 point for each correct answer. Add 5 points if they finished in less than 19 minutes, add 3 points
if finished in less than 28 minutes.
Scores range from 0 – 25
24
= An excellent candidate for MENSA
19-23 = Can almost surely pass the MENSA supervised test
13-18 = A very good candidate for MENSA
9-12
= A fair candidate
Below 8= Everyone has an off day!