You only have 15 minutes to pass this test: Give it a try!

This intelligence test is inspired by the Otis Method. Some companies use it to test the knowledge of potential employees.

There are 32 questions of varying degrees of difficulty that you need to answer in under 15 minutes. So get paper and a pencil, check the time, and start!

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The opposite of 'hate' is ...

Enemy

Fear

Love

Friend

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Answer: love

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If three pens cost $5, how many pens can I buy for $50?

30

20

15

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30 pens

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A bird doesn't always have ...

Eyes

Legs

Beak

Nest

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Answer: a nest

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The opposite of 'honor' is ...

Defeat

Ignominy

Humiliation

Cowardice

Fear

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Answer: Ignominia

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The fox is most like a...

Wolf

Cat

Goat

Pig

Tiger

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Answer: Wolf

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Silence has the same relationship to sound that darkness has to...

Light

Noise

Tranquillity

The night

The basement

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Answer: light

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A group consists of two married couples, two brothers, and two sisters: what is the minimum number of people who could form this group?

8

6

4

2

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Answer: 4

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A tree always has...

Leaves

Fruits

Gems

Roots

Shadow

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Answer: Roots

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The opposite of cheap is...

Desirable

Greedy

Expensive

Worth

Rich

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Answer: Expensive

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Silver is more expensive than iron because it is...

Heavier

More scarce

More beautiful

Harder

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Answer: It's more scarce

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Which of the five sentences below captures the meaning of the proverb: 'Amicus omnibus, amicus nemini' ('A friend to all, a friend to none')?

Do not part with friends and you will be friends with everyone.

Be friends with everyone and you will have no enemies.

Those who are friends with many are not friends with anyone.

Everyone has to look after himself before others.

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Answer: Those who are friends with many are not friends with anyone.

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What is the meaning of this proverb: 'Whoever begins well is half done'?

The biggest difficulty in anything is getting started.

Everyone has to look after himself before others.

There is no point in prolonging a relationship for too long.

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Answer: The biggest difficulty in anything is getting started.

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What does this proverb mean? 'First my teeth and then my relatives.'

We must not forget the benefit received and turn away from the one from whom it was received.

Don't part with friends after eating.

There is no point in prolonging a relationship for too long.

Everyone has to look after himself before others.

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Answer: Everyone has to look after himself before others.

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What electric light is to the candle, a car is to...

Electricity

Carriage

Speed

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Answer: Carriage

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If a horse can run as fast as 6 meters in a quarter of a second, how many meters does it travel in a second?

120

240

360

180

136

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Answer: 240

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A meal always needs...

A table

Dish

Waterfall

Food

Hunger

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Answer: Food

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Among the following five words, four are similar. Which one is not similar to the other four?

Dessert

Lime

Paper

Duck

Clear

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Answer: Duck

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The opposite of never is...

Perhaps

Always

Maybe

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Answer: Always

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A watch has the same relationship to time as a thermometer to...

Hot

Temperature

Mercury

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Answer: Temperature

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The phrase "men are shorter than their wives" is missing an expression of frequency. Which of these should be entered into the sentence to make it true?

Always

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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Answer: Sometimes

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In the next series, there is one wrong number. Which one should replace it?
1 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 4 - 7 - 5 - 9 - 6 - 9

Possible answers:

0

5

4

8

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Answer: 8

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"All the members of this club are Argentine;"
"González is not Argentine;"
"Gonzalez is a member of this club."
If the first two statements are true, then the third is ...

True

False

No one knows

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Answer: False

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A fight always has...

Victory

Contenders

Spectators

Referee

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Answer: Contenders

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Which is the first of the numbers in this series to appear for a second time?
6 - 4 - 5 - 3 - 7 - 0 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 7 - 3 - 0 - 8 - 9

Possible answers:

6

4

5

3

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Answer: 5

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The Moon is to the Earth as the Earth is to...

Mars

Sun

The stars

The Universe

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Answer: The sun

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What word is missing in this sentence to make it true? "Parents are ...... more cautious than children."

Always

Much

Rather

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Answer: Always

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The opposite of 'clumsy' is...

Loud

Agile

Rapid

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Answer: Agile

A mother is always ...... than her daughter

Smarter

Older

Highest

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Answer: Older

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Which of the following five statements indicates the meaning of "Do good and forget about it"?

Good must be done selflessly.

Good is never done without profit.

You have to do well and not brag about it.

You must do good to the enemy.

The ungrateful do not remember the good that is done to them.

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Answer: Good must be done selflessly

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Which of these statements explains the proverb "Do harm and think about it"?

You must do good to the enemy.

Bad deeds serve as a lesson to you.

Evil never profits.

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Answer: Bad deeds serve as a teaching to you

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Which of the following words indicates a character trait?

Personality

Esteem

Love

Generosity

Health

Answer: Health

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If all the odd letters were crossed, what would be the tenth uncrossed letter?

S.

R.

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Answer: the S.

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And, importantly, did you manage to answer all within 15 minutes? Any question you answered after the first quarter of an hour doesn't count for your final score.

So... what's left: 17 correct answers or more? Then you're doing alright!