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ARE YOU A MENSA CANDIDATE?

ARE YOU A MENSA CANDIDATE?

1. In the space provided place a three letter word which can be attached

1. In the space provided place a three letter word which can be attached to the beginning of the given words to form six longer words. What is the three letter word?

2. What numbers should replace the question marks in the fourth triangle?

2. What numbers should replace the question marks in the fourth triangle?

3. What letter should appear next in this sequence? C H K P S

3. What letter should appear next in this sequence? C H K P S ?

4. Rearrange the letters of TINSEL to give four other words. What are they?

4. Rearrange the letters of TINSEL to give four other words. What are they?

5. What have the following words got in common? YARN HURT LONE ARMY

5. What have the following words got in common? YARN HURT LONE ARMY

6. If RM = 5, XK = 13 and JC = 7, what does

6. If RM = 5, XK = 13 and JC = 7, what does SP=?

7. In a supermarket, the first 25 customers of the day purchased an average

7. In a supermarket, the first 25 customers of the day purchased an average of two items each. After a further 15 customers, the average number of items purchased by each customer rose to eight. What was the average number of items purchased by the last 15 customers only?

8. Replace the blanks in this sentence with two words. The same nine letters

8. Replace the blanks in this sentence with two words. The same nine letters must be used for both words. What are the words? The employee’s actions BLANK until he was caught on a security camera.

9. Replace the vowels in each group of letters to form six connected words.

9. Replace the vowels in each group of letters to form six connected words. What are the words? PRL CRL JD TPZ PL PRDT

10. On each row place a letter that can be substituted for the second

10. On each row place a letter that can be substituted for the second letter of the words either side. When completed a word will be read downwards. What is it?

11. Use the letters given to complete the star so that two five letter

11. Use the letters given to complete the star so that two five letter words, one four letter word and two words of two letters can be read. A C E I M N S S U What are the words?

12. Replace each set of dashes with a word which will suffix the previous

12. Replace each set of dashes with a word which will suffix the previous word and prefix the following word so that a chain will be formed.

13. In each of the following what number should replace the question mark?

13. In each of the following what number should replace the question mark?

14. Rearrange the letters of UPRIGHT PARANOIA to give three musical instruments. What are

14. Rearrange the letters of UPRIGHT PARANOIA to give three musical instruments. What are they?

15. Find a word to fit the first clue. Add one letter to this

15. Find a word to fit the first clue. Add one letter to this word to give a word to fit the second clue. Add another letter to give the word to fit the third clue and finally another letter to give a word to fit the fourth clue. What are the four words? NOT OFFSPRING IN A SHORT WHILE FOOD SERVER

16. On each row place a word to fit the clue given, if the

16. On each row place a word to fit the clue given, if the correct words are chosen a word will be read down the shaded column. What is it?

17. What number should replace the question mark?

17. What number should replace the question mark?

18. Vincent lives at house number 106, Claire lives at number 151 and Olivia

18. Vincent lives at house number 106, Claire lives at number 151 and Olivia lives at number 57. Does house number 60 belong to Alan or Alex?

19. For each of the following find a word beginning with H that has

19. For each of the following find a word beginning with H that has an opposite meaning to the given word. a) Clear b) Resolute c) Welcoming

ANSWERS

ANSWERS

1. In the space provided place a three letter word which can be attached

1. In the space provided place a three letter word which can be attached to the beginning of the given words to form six longer words. What is the three letter word?

1. Car.

1. Car.

2. What numbers should replace the question marks in the fourth triangle?

2. What numbers should replace the question marks in the fourth triangle?

2. Eight in the bottom left corner and 27 at the top. Bottom left

2. Eight in the bottom left corner and 27 at the top. Bottom left numbers divide by 3. Bottom right numbers increase by 4, then 5, then 6. Left plus right gives top.

3. What letter should appear next in this sequence? C H K P S

3. What letter should appear next in this sequence? C H K P S ?

3. X. The sequence takes the third letter of the alphabet, then the fifth

3. X. The sequence takes the third letter of the alphabet, then the fifth letter after that, then the third again and then the fifth again and so on.

4. Rearrange the letters of TINSEL to give four other words. What are they?

4. Rearrange the letters of TINSEL to give four other words. What are they?

4. Listen, silent, inlets and enlist.

4. Listen, silent, inlets and enlist.

5. What have the following words got in common? YARN HURT LONE ARMY

5. What have the following words got in common? YARN HURT LONE ARMY

5. When rearranged they all give a name – Ryan, Ruth, Noel and Mary.

5. When rearranged they all give a name – Ryan, Ruth, Noel and Mary.

6. If RM = 5, XK = 13 and JC = 7, what does

6. If RM = 5, XK = 13 and JC = 7, what does SP=?

6. Three. The difference between the two alphabetical places gives the number.

6. Three. The difference between the two alphabetical places gives the number.

7. In a supermarket, the first 25 customers of the day purchased an average

7. In a supermarket, the first 25 customers of the day purchased an average of two items each. After a further 15 customers, the average number of items purchased by each customer rose to eight. What was the average number of items purchased by the last 15 customers only?

7. 18.

7. 18.

8. Replace the blanks in this sentence with two words. The same nine letters

8. Replace the blanks in this sentence with two words. The same nine letters must be used for both words. What are the words? The employee’s actions BLANK until he was caught on a security camera.

8. Continued and unnoticed.

8. Continued and unnoticed.

9. Replace the vowels in each group of letters to form six connected words.

9. Replace the vowels in each group of letters to form six connected words. What are the words? PRL CRL JD TPZ PL PRDT

9. Answer: Pearl, coral, jade, topaz, opal and peridot.

9. Answer: Pearl, coral, jade, topaz, opal and peridot.

10. On each row place a letter that can be substituted for the second

10. On each row place a letter that can be substituted for the second letter of the words either side. When completed a word will be read downwards. What is it?

10. Almond.

10. Almond.

11. Use the letters given to complete the star so that two five letter

11. Use the letters given to complete the star so that two five letter words, one four letter word and two words of two letters can be read. A C E I M N S S U What are the words?

11. Panic, amuse, onus, am and is.

11. Panic, amuse, onus, am and is.

12. Replace each set of dashes with a word which will suffix the previous

12. Replace each set of dashes with a word which will suffix the previous word and prefix the following word so that a chain will be formed.

12. Ice, less, set and comb.

12. Ice, less, set and comb.

13. In each of the following what number should replace the question mark?

13. In each of the following what number should replace the question mark?

13. a) 288 The square of the number is multiplied by 2. b) 306

13. a) 288 The square of the number is multiplied by 2. b) 306 Each number is multiplied by one more than itself.

14. Rearrange the letters of UPRIGHT PARANOIA to give three musical instruments. What are

14. Rearrange the letters of UPRIGHT PARANOIA to give three musical instruments. What are they?

14. Harp, guitar and piano.

14. Harp, guitar and piano.

15. Find a word to fit the first clue. Add one letter to this

15. Find a word to fit the first clue. Add one letter to this word to give a word to fit the second clue. Add another letter to give the word to fit the third clue and finally another letter to give a word to fit the fourth clue. What are the four words? NOT OFFSPRING IN A SHORT WHILE FOOD SERVER

15. On, soon and spoon.

15. On, soon and spoon.

16. On each row place a word to fit the clue given, if the

16. On each row place a word to fit the clue given, if the correct words are chosen a word will be read down the shaded column. What is it?

16. Lawns. The words are polar, brass, rowan, bingo and basin.

16. Lawns. The words are polar, brass, rowan, bingo and basin.

17. What number should replace the question mark?

17. What number should replace the question mark?

17. Seven. Add together the two numbers at the top of each square to

17. Seven. Add together the two numbers at the top of each square to give the two digit number at the bottom of the square.

18. Vincent lives at house number 106, Claire lives at number 151 and Olivia

18. Vincent lives at house number 106, Claire lives at number 151 and Olivia lives at number 57. Does house number 60 belong to Alan or Alex?

18. Alex. The Roman numerals in each name are totalled to give the house

18. Alex. The Roman numerals in each name are totalled to give the house number.

19. For each of the following find a word beginning with H that has

19. For each of the following find a word beginning with H that has an opposite meaning to the given word. a) Clear b) Resolute c) Welcoming

19. a) Hazy b) Hesitant c) Hostile

19. a) Hazy b) Hesitant c) Hostile

Scoring: 1 – 5 correct answers Try again 6 – 9 correct answers Average

Scoring: 1 – 5 correct answers Try again 6 – 9 correct answers Average 10 – 12 correct answers Good 13 – 15 correct answers Excellent 16 – 20 correct answers Potential Mensa Member