What's your IQ?

[LAwLz]

Sorry to burst your bubble OP but that's not a real IQ test. Hell, most of the answers have a single correct answer and relies on math or language skills, which is not how an IQ test works. it didn't even time you which is also an important part of a real IQ test (and it would be really easy to cheat on this test)

Want a question from a real IQ test?

Spot the odd word out:

• Bright
• Hope
• Sun
• Cat
• Chair

 

I took the IQ test Mensa had on their website before and got 124. It's a pretty meaningless thing anyway. Did you know that IQ is not a rigid scale? It is based on the average where 100 is always average. If everyone on the entire earth except you lost 10 IQ, then the average IQ would still be 100, but your IQ would have increased, without you actually becoming smarter.

IQ tests (or at least real ones) also scales with age. A 15 year old with an IQ of 150 might score the same IQ as an adult with the IQ of 100 (pulling numbers out of thin air but you get the point). Some tests and scales take age into account though and compensates. IQ is a very complex thing to calculate, but in the real world pretty much useless.

 

Don't worry if you score low on a test, and don't be too proud if you score high. The test might be bad, and even if it is a proper test it still does not mean you are dumb (or smart for that matter).

[FireFox]

Sorry to burst your bubble OP but that's not a real IQ test. Hell, most of the answers have a single correct answer and relies on math or language skills, which is not how an IQ test works. it didn't even time you which is also an important part of a real IQ test (and it would be really easy to cheat on this test)

Want a question from a real IQ test?

 

I took the IQ test Mensa had on their website before and got 124. It's a pretty meaningless thing anyway. Did you know that IQ is not a rigid scale? It is based on the average where 100 is always average. If everyone on the entire earth except you lost 10 IQ, then the average IQ would still be 100, but your IQ would have increased, without you actually becoming smarter.

IQ tests (or at least real ones) also scales with age. A 15 year old with an IQ of 150 might score the same IQ as an adult with the IQ of 100 (pulling numbers out of thin air but you get the point). Some tests and scales take age into account though and compensates. IQ is a very complex thing to calculate, but in the real world pretty much useless.

 

Don't worry if you score low on a test, and don't be too proud if you score high. The test might be bad, and even if it is a proper test it still does not mean you are dumb (or smart for that matter).

 

I couldn't agree more also the odd word out thing, I'm drawing a blank but for some reason I'm drawn to cat

[7850OC]

there can be no perfect answers

 

because configuration questions are never perfect

 

 

 

it be cool measure how smart we are

 

but for me, is impossible

 

 

 

another way to see this is, if you already know all the answers, the test is valid in you?  ^_^

[Mac]

134, not bad. Better to go somewhere to do it rather than online.

[MzCatieB]

136 :| but thats from a legit IQ test

[Volbet]

158 in a test I did at Mensa when I was 13. 

 

Never trusted IQ test on the internet. They never tell you what IQ scale they are using and modern IQ test also test general knowledge and how well one understands words. 

[Hirad123]

123 got bored and started guessing the last few patterns :P

[FireFox]

Just had a laugh, I thought I'd try that and I scored an IQ of 96 lol

[rustikles]

So you know, IQ test are only "slightly" accurate. It is a test of "predicted intelligence" that is only viable for younger children. By the time you become an adult, the test is no longer valid due to various psychological and physiological changes.

[Art Vandelay]

IQ is a terrible form of intelligence measurement. Plus, this test does not at all seem legit.

[qwertywarrior]

got 131

didnt know how to solve the ones with the numbers

would be cool if some one taught me here :)

3rd year in UNI majoring in accountancy and i forgot all the basic math stuff :P

[SSOB]

170 i don't believe in the whole ''IQ'' Thing ..

[Ronnie]

150 like everyone else is sayin these only mean sso much...

[AroundWayOtherThe]

Ok, so I just got back to this thread and read through all the comments. I know these crappy 20Q online tests are meaningless (I've ranged from 100-150 in all of the ones I've taken, so quite the margin of error), but I just wanted to have a mildly fun discussion topic. I would actually like to have a proper IQ test, but haven't had the opportunity or drive to seek one out.

[mr moose]

173

 

I always doubt how legit these test are. Then again, actual IQ testing is not accurate, since it can vary based on mood, time of day, whether or not you ate etc.

 

Correct and not so correct,  IQ tests will definitely vary depending on the day and how tired you are etc. However if you were to do one every week for a while your average would be a very good indicator of whatever skillset that IQ test centres on.

 

These online tests should be taken with a grain of salt as they are not properly validated or scaled.  The average IQ results of any IQ test should be 100. That is that half the people who take the test should score below and the other half above.  Google the "bell curve" for a graph.

[mr moose]

I knew this girl a few years ago and she was quite literally stupid, she could barely read or write (spelling, grammer and punctuation wasn't a stong point) and yet she scored an IQ of 161, a single point above Einstein, she also couldn't even make herself meal, if you can't even cook for yourself (at a basic level) I fail to see how someone could be intelligent.

 

And I've also met people who are amazingly intelligent especially when it comes to mechanical engineering (kind of like me :P) yet scored a below average IQ of around 90.

 

That's why I don't believe in the IQ test, to measure intelligence I think they should adopt the military spatial reasoning test which measures a wide variety of things lol

 

She may be Autistic.  Because people can be smart with somethings and not others they will not always present as intelligent but may actually be very intelligent.  With ASD, a verbal IQ can be quite low. For example not understanding spoken instruction, not picking up on sarcasm or simply being very literal and not understand what was meant. but when it comes to math, abstract reasoning and problem solving an Autistic persons IQ might be through the roof. So when the test results are added up if her performance IQ is sufficiently high, it might completely negate a sub average verbal IQ. 

 

I Know a lot about Autism, and What you describe is just that.    

[YellowDragon]

The big problem is how does one define "smart"? That question is completely subjective so an IQ test could never be valid as the person(s) creating the test will always add their own bias knowingly or unknowingly. That being said do I consider myself smart? No, I don't as I cannot make that judgement of what smart is, however to alot of people Im considered smart as I fall into their own personal definition of smart. Its like the age old question of what is beauty? It cannot be answered in an unbiased way.

[WildTurtle]

-1.

 

Knew it.

[mr moose]

The big problem is how does one define "smart"? That question is completely subjective so an IQ test could never be valid as the person(s) creating the test will always add their own bias knowingly or unknowingly. That being said do I consider myself smart? No, I don't as I cannot make that judgement of what smart is, however to alot of people Im considered smart as I fall into their own personal definition of smart. Its like the age old question of what is beauty? It cannot be answered in an unbiased way.

IQ tests don't contain general knowledge questions. They are mostly problem solving and require only very basic maths and English skills to complete.  They are also very carefully engineered so that they do not discriminate according to age.   

[TechTheWorld]

Between 1 and 500.

[YellowDragon]

IQ tests don't contain general knowledge questions. They are mostly problem solving and require only very basic maths and English skills to complete.  They are also very carefully engineered so that they do not discriminate according to age.   

I meant add a bias based on the test creators own personal definition of what smart is, the board might consider smart to be skills in math and English so they make the test to include alot of questions on these two topics, you are right that there are no general knowledge questions, however math and English are not everything so the test cannot be a measure of how smart you are. I made no notion of discrimination based on ages or races, im referring to the phenomenon know as "The Testers Bias".

[Eyal]

IT'S OVER 9000! Lol

[mr moose]

I meant add a bias based on the test creators own personal definition of what smart is, the board might consider smart to be skills in math and English so they make the test to include alot of questions on these two topics, you are right that there are no general knowledge questions, however math and English are not everything so the test cannot be a measure of how smart you are. I made no notion of discrimination based on ages or races, im referring to the phenomenon know as "The Testers Bias".

 

There is no "tester bias" in an IQ test though. Real IQ tests are developed by several testers and normed so the average result of the tested results in a score of 100.  95% of the population should score between 70 and 130 with the remaining 2.5% above 130 and 2.5% below 70.   They take great care to ensure the results are as accurate as possible.

 

I know you didn't mention age discrimination, I only added that as further information regarding IQ tests.

 

Edit: the wiki page entry for IQ tests is not a bad read for anyone interested in how the developed.

[Anubikai]

I got 4...

 

-Anubikai

[AroundWayOtherThe]

There is no "tester bias" in an IQ test though. Real IQ tests are developed by several testers and normed so the average result of the tested results in a score of 100.  95% of the population should score between 70 and 130 with the remaining 2.5% above 130 and 2.5% below 70.   They take great care to ensure the results are as accurate as possible.

 

I know you didn't mention age discrimination, I only added that as further information regarding IQ tests.

 

Edit: the wiki page entry for IQ tests is not a bad read for anyone interested in how the developed.

 

I have a hard time believing your posts because of your signature