Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Working Memory and Processing Speed 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many seconds are in 2.5 minutes?
- 120
- 140
- 150 (Correct answer)
- 160
Correct answer: 150
2.5 × 60 = 150 seconds.
Question 2: Remember this code: 4-B-9-K-2. What digit is in the MIDDLE position?
- 4
- 9 (Correct answer)
- K
- 2
Correct answer: 9
In the 5-item sequence 4-B-9-K-2, the middle (third) item is 9.
Question 3: A train travels at 60 mph. How far does it travel in 20 minutes?
- 15 miles
- 20 miles (Correct answer)
- 25 miles
- 30 miles
Correct answer: 20 miles
20 minutes = 1/3 hour; 60 × (1/3) = 20 miles.
Question 4: Counting backward from 100 by 7s, what is the THIRD number in the sequence?
- 79
- 82
- 86 (Correct answer)
- 93
Correct answer: 86
Counting back by 7: 100, 93, 86 — the third number is 86.
Question 5: If Red=1, Blue=2, Green=3, what does Red + Green + Blue equal?
- 5
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 7
- 8
Correct answer: 6
1 + 3 + 2 = 6.
Question 6: A list has 8 items. You remember the 2nd, 5th, and 8th. How many items are forgotten?
- 3
- 4
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
Correct answer: 5
With 8 total items and 3 remembered, 8 − 3 = 5 are forgotten.
Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Working Memory and Processing Speed 2
How many seconds are in 2.5 minutes?