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can you sense
when a stranger
is upset? take
these tests to
find out your
intelligence type
H o w t o p l ay
Take our trivia test.
Try and rank these
celebs in IQ order,
highest to lowest:
Sharon Stone,
Hillary Clinton,
Albert Einstein,
Carol Vorderman,
Sir Isaac Newton.
Answers on page 61.
ow clever do you
consider yourself
to be? While
reading Alain
de Botton in
front of University Challenge:
quite clever. Discovering
a ‘mystery bruise’ after one too
many malbecs: not so much.
IQ and Mensa tests have
been the traditional barometer
of intelligence to date, and
though researchers at America’s
University of Rochester have
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found that those with high IQs
are more visually perceptive and
have higher self-esteem, Ohio
State University found no link
between IQ and career success.
In fact, research has even
shown that people with average
IQs outperform those with the
highest IQs 70% of the time
and experts now speak effusively
about our EQ (emotional
quotient; the ability to read
emotional signals and react
appropriately to them) too.
Research by Rutgers
University in New Jersey has
shown that a high EQ is a better
performance predictor than
a high IQ, as we’re likely to use
our emotional skillset every day.
There is no known link
between EQ and IQ; IQ is our
ability to learn, and stays
the same, while EQ can be
improved, but it’s likely you’ll
be stronger in one area.
Let’s find out where you
sit on the IQ vs EQ scale.
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Test your IQ
Spend 25 minutes answering the following questions in our taster IQ
test to work out your level of intelligence (answers on page 61)
1
Which of A,B,C,D or E is
the odd one out?
A)
b)
6
Which word in brackets
is opposite in meaning
to the word in red?
11
What number should replace the question mark?
SIGNIFICANT
( O R D I N A R y,
S T U P I D, M O D E S T,
DULL, PETTy)
2
4
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349, (21), 763, (45), 299
(?): What number should
replace the question mark?
29
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c)
8
d)
e)
2
‘Susceptible to attack or
damage’. Which word
below most closely fits the
above definition?
D E B I L I TAT E D
VULNERABLE
U N S TA B L E
E M A S C U L AT E D
U N P R E PA R E D
3
Change one letter only in
each word below to find
a well-known phrase.
Create an anagram,
using two of the three
words below, that is a synonym
of the remaining word. Eg: LEG
– MEEK – NET. LEG and NET
form an anagram of GENTLE,
which is a synonym of the
remaining word, MEEK.
T H I N - S U I TC A S EKEEN
ON TIE WINK
4
Arrange the words so
each adjacent pair of
words forms a new word Eg:
word, game, pass, point = pass,
word, game, point [password,
wordgame, and gamepoint].
S H O R T, G R O U P,
WAT E R , L I N E , S TO R y,
A G E , F R E S H , FA L L
5
Upon glancing through
your morning newspaper
you notice that four of the
pages are missing. One of the
missing pages is page 8. The
back page of the newspaper
is page 28. What are the
numbers of the other three
missing pages?
12
Find two words, one in the first grid and one in the second,
that are antonyms. Words can be read backwards, forwards,
horizontally, vertically or diagonally, but always in a straight line.
Spiral clockwise to
spell out a 10-letter
word that starts and finishes
with the same two letters.
You must also provide the
missing letter.
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Squares: which of the following pieces, when fitted to the
above piece, will form a perfect square?
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10
Identify two words
(one from each
set of brackets) that have
a connection with the word
above them in red.
A)
b)
c)
ABDUCTION
( W I N C H , K I D N A P,
RANSOM)
LARCENy
( T H E F T, D E C E I T,
CRIME)
d)
e)
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T est yo u r EQ
How many lines appear below?
Answer ‘agree’ or ‘disagree’
to the mini EQ test below to see
where you sit on the scale
It angers me when people
walk slowly, or get in my
way on the pavement.
2
I get annoyed or
overwhelmed when
others express their feelings,
positive or negative.
3
4
Once upset, it takes me
a while to feel OK again.
I find myself replaying
conversations in my
mind, thinking about what
I could or should have said.
15
Which circle should replace the question mark?
5
6
I often find myself flitting
from one task to another.
I find it hard to
concentrate in a noisy
environment.
7
When I’m distracted by
an unexpected event, like
the phone or doorbell, I find it
hard to get back into what
I was doing beforehand.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
W H AT D O E S YO U R S C O R E
S AY A B O U T Y O U ?
1 3 -1 5 E x C E p t i o n A l
( i Q 1 40 o r h i g h E r )
Really? Really? Well, if you
can say hand on heart that
you hit this category, you can
consider history’s geniuses
as your mental bedfellows. It
is said that Einstein’s was
160; Galileo’s 185. But, once
again, really?
1 0 -12 E x C E l l E n t
( i Q 1 20 -13 9)
Hello clever clogs. Any
human with an IQ over 125
is considered to be highly
intelligent. Recent Stylist
cover star Hillary Clinton
is said to be hovering
around the 140 mark and she
could, quite possibly, take
over the world.
7-9 V E r y g o o D
( i Q 1 10 -119)
Hey! You’re at the top end of
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average. In fact, if you scored
18/19, you’re above average.
Well done you. People with
your IQ do amazing things.
Like Godfather director,
Francis Ford Coppola (117).
4-6 gooD
( i Q 10 1-1 09)
Friend, you are fair to
middling. Britney Spears is
said to have an IQ of 104
and she’s a very successful
businesswoman. And
a cracking dancer.
1-3 g o o D t o
AV E r A g E ( i Q 1 00)
Don’t feel bad. Roughly
95% of us have an IQ
between 70 and 130. So
you’re bang in the middle.
And that’s not a bad
place to be at all.
Test Your IQ, Philip Carter (£7.99,
Kogan Page); koganpage.com
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When tackling a solo
project, I prefer to work
in the quietest place I can find.
9
10
11
People consider me a
good judge of character.
I like to spend time
just watching people.
I often feel I know how
someone is feeling more
than they do themselves.
12
I prefer to talk to
people face-to-face,
rather than over the phone.
13
I usually know how
I’m feeling, even
under pressure.
14
When making a big
decision, I go with
my gut feeling.
15
I feel that I very much
inhabit my body and
feel at home with it.
HOW TO SCORE:
Score one point if you
disagreed with questions:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Score one point if you
agreed with questions:
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
W h At D o E S
yoUr SCorE
S Ay A B o U t
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Q U E S t i o n S 1- 4:
BAlAnCE
0-2 points: You feel anxious
about events and overwhelmed
by feelings, which can cause
you undue stress.
3-4 points: You are resilient
and deal with emotions with
calmness and composure.
Q U E S t i o n S 5 - 8:
FoCUS
0-2 points: You can allow
your rational thinking to be
overpowered by emotion.
3-4 points: You’re good at
screening out distractions and
staying present – an important
aspect of EQ.
Q U E S t i o n S 9 -1 2:
n o n -V E r B A l
intUition
0-2 points: You live in your own
world and risk misjudging
people from first impressions.
3-4 points: You pick up on
subtle cues easily and are good
at reading others’ emotions.
Q U E S t i o n S 1 3 -1 5:
S o m At i C
AWA r E n E S S
0-2 points: Watch out for
hidden emotions that can
lead to illness and stress.
3 points: You’re in touch with
your body, which is essential
to knowing how you and
others are feeling.
Dr Barbara Mariposa runs Mind
Mood Mastery, a course teaching
mindfulness and EQ; and
monthly Digital Detox Days;
mindmoodmastery.com
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