15 What is the Mensa test like: How Did You Do?
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This article is from the Mensa FAQ, by Phil Hill phil@miracle.com with numerous contributions by others.
15 What is the Mensa test like: How Did You Do?
If you answered at least nine questions correctly, you've done fairly
well. Mensa recommends you send for a preliminary test which you can
take at home without supervision. Although this preliminary test is not
required to qualify for membership, many individuals who have
successfully passed the supervised qualifying test have stated that the
preliminary test was extremely helpful in preparing them. This is
especially true if it has been some time since you have taken any kind
of timed, written examination.
Remember, on the supervised test, you must score at or above the 98th
percentile. You should feel comfortable and at ease with the types of
questions which will be asked. The preliminary test will not contain
any of the same questions as the supervised test, however it does
contain similar questions and may help you get used to the process of
test taking again.
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* A N S W E R S *
1. A
2. 1600, Sally likes perfect squares
3. BANALITIES
4. 0+1+2-3-4+5+6-7-8+9=1, There are probably other solutions, so if
yours is correct, give yourself full credit.
5. NUPTIALS
6. SIX typists, one typist types one page in two minutes.
7. 9 p.m.
8. B: Both grow in the ground.
9. A: Alternate numbers go up by 2 and down by 1, starting with 1 and
10.
10. E: The only one that is not an artistic work made by man.
11. PARACHUTE
12. 5
13. C
14. DAY
15. C: The number of lines goes down opposite the face, up on the side
with the face and the stick alternates from top right to lower
left.
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