IQ & Problem Solving Exam (Age: 17)
1. What comes next in the sequence? 2, 4, 8, 16, __?
A) 18 B) 20 C) 24 D) 32
2. Which word does not belong?
Apple - Banana - Carrot - Mango
A) Apple B) Banana C) Carrot D) Mango
3. Ahmed is older than Samir. Samir is older than Karim. Who is the oldest?
A) Ahmed B) Samir C) Karim D) Can't say
4. Find the missing number: 5, 11, 17, 23, __?
A) 28 B) 29 C) 30 D) 32
5. I am a 2-digit number. My tens digit is twice my units digit, and the sum of the digits is 12. What
am I?
A) 48 B) 36 C) 84 D) 63
6. How many times do the hands of a clock overlap in 12 hours?
A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13
7. You see three boxes:
- One contains only apples
- One contains only oranges
- One contains both but all are labeled incorrectly
What is the minimum number of boxes you need to open to correctly label all boxes?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) Cannot be determined
8. Rearrange the letters of "CONVERSATION" to form a single word that describes the act of
observing secretly.
A) Conservation B) Conversation C) Observation D) None - It's a trick
9. What is half of 2 + 2?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
10. A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many does he have left?
A) 0 B) 8 C) 9 D) 17