Mensa IQ Test Verbal Reasoning 3

Question 1

Which pair of words are most similar in meaning? A) EPHEMERAL / FLEETING  B) BENEVOLENT / MALICIOUS  C) LUCID / OPAQUE  D) VERBOSE / SUCCINCT

Accepted Answer

A) EPHEMERAL / FLEETING

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B) BENEVOLENT / MALICIOUS

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C) LUCID / OPAQUE

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D) VERBOSE / SUCCINCT

Question 2

Complete the series: ACORN is to OAK as TADPOLE is to ?

Accepted Answer

FROG

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FISH

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POND

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NEWT

Question 3

Three of the following four words belong to the same category. Which is the odd one out? CRIMSON, VERMILLION, SCARLET, AMBER

Accepted Answer

AMBER

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CRIMSON

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VERMILLION

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SCARLET

Question 4

Which word is the best analogy? MOUNTAIN : MOLEHILL :: OCEAN : ?

Accepted Answer

PUDDLE

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LAKE

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RIVER

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STREAM

Question 5

COURAGE is to COWARDICE as GENEROSITY is to ?

Accepted Answer

STINGINESS

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KINDNESS

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SELFISHNESS

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CHARITY

Question 6

Which statement best follows from: 'All squares are rectangles. Some rectangles are not squares.'?

Accepted Answer

Not all rectangles are squares

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All rectangles are squares

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No squares are rectangles

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Some squares may not be rectangles