1.
Try to find a piece below that will create a perfect square when fitted into the piece on the left.
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B:
2. Which word in brackets is most opposite to the word in capitals?
PROSCRIBE (allow, stifle, promote, verify, indict)
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Allow
3. 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, ? What number should replace the question mark?
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20
4. Which number is the odd one out? 9678 4572 5261 5133 3527 6895 7768
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3527
5. Isotherm is to temperature as isobar is to: atmosphere, wind, pressure, latitude, current
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Pressure
6.
Which is the missing section?
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D: lines across proceed +1, +2, +3. Lines down proceed +3, +2, +1
7. Which is the odd one out?
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C: in all the others the black circle is connected to three white circles. In C it is only connected to two white circles
8. Identify two words (one from each set of brackets) that have a connection
(analogy) with the words in capitals and relate to them in the same way.
GRAM (energy, weight, scales)
KNOT (water, rope, speed)
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Weight, Speed
9.
Each number in the pyramid is the sum of the two numbers immediately below it. Fill in the pyramid with the missing numbers.
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10. Which is the odd one out?
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B: the rest are the same figure rotated
11. How many minutes is it before 12 noon, if 48 minutes ago it was twice as many minutes past 9 am?
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44 minutes: 12 noon less 44 minutes =
11.16, 11.16 less 48 minutes = 10.28, 9 am plus 88 minutes (44 × 2) = 10.28
12. Complete the five words below in such a way that the two letters that end the
first word also start the second word, and the two letters that end the second
word also start the third word etc. The same two letters that end the fifth word also start the first word, to complete the cycle.
** IV **
** OT **
** IC **
** NG **
** RA **
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SHIVER, EROTIC, ICICLE, LENGTH, THRASH
13. Which is the odd one out?
Heptagon, Triangle, Hexagon, Cube, Pentagon
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Cube: it is a three-dimensional figure. The
rest are all two-dimensional figures
14. Switch A turns lights 1 and 2 on/off or off/on
Switch B turns lights 2 and 4 on/off or off/on
Switch C turns lights 1 and 3 on/off or off/on
Switches C, A and B are thrown in turn with the result that Figure 1 turns into
Figure 2. Which switch does not work at all?
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Switch A is faulty
15.
Which is the missing tile?
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B: In each line and column, each of the three rings is shaded black once
16. Which word in brackets is closest in meaning to the word in capitals?
BRUNT (dull, edifice, impact, tawny, nonsense)
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Impact
17. Which of the following is not an anagram of a type of food?
PAST EIGHT
I CAN ROAM
WIN BOAR
CAN PEAK
COOL CHEAT
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WIN BOAR =rainbow.
The foods are spaghetti (PAST EIGHT),macaroni (I CAN ROAM), pancake
(CAN PEAK) and chocolate (COOL CHEAT)
18. What number should replace the question mark?
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4: The number in the middle across the three circles is the product of the two numbers in the same segment in the other two circles. Thus, 3 × 2 = 6, 7 × 3 = 21 and 4 × 4 = 16.
19.
Work from square to adjacent square horizontally or vertically (but not diagonally)
to spell out a 12-letter word. You must find the starting point, and provide the missing letters.
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PROFESSIONAL
20. How many lines can you see below?
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11
21.
Which is the missing tile?
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D: In each line across and down the arrows point in each of three directions left, right and down. The number of arrows increases 1, 2,3 in each row.