Fifty questions on verbal analogies, word meaning, word classification and verbal deduction, scored automatically.
50 questions|100 marks|Suggested time: 40 minutes
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50Questions
100Maximum marks
40Suggested minutes
Please note: This is an IQ-style reasoning activity, not a clinically validated or standardized IQ test. Your result is a practice score, not an official IQ score.
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Last updated: 30 October 2026. Written by the EDUSAMBAM Editorial Team. This is an IQ-style practice activity for learning. It is not a clinically validated IQ test and does not give an IQ score.
About this verbal reasoning test
Verbal reasoning is about relationships between words and ideas. You will complete analogies, choose words closest in meaning, find the word that does not belong and draw conclusions from short statements. Strong readers usually find these items quicker.
How to get the most from it
For analogies, say the relationship in a full sentence, such as "a bee lives in a hive", then test each option against it. For word meaning, think of the word in a sentence before you choose.
What this test practises
Verbal reasoning combines vocabulary with careful reading. An analogy asks what kind of link joins two words, such as part and whole, tool and user, or cause and effect. A “word that does not belong” question asks you to find the category that fits most of the words. A conclusion question asks whether a sentence is definitely true, definitely false, or not settled by the statements. A wide vocabulary helps, but so does patience with exact wording.
A worked example
Analogy: Author is to book as composer is to ___ (symphony, orchestra, concert, audience)?
Answer: symphony. An author creates a book; a composer creates a symphony. An orchestra performs music and an audience listens, so those links do not match.
Odd word out: carrot, potato, onion, apple.
Answer: apple. The other three are vegetables that grow underground, while an apple is a fruit that grows on a tree.
Common mistakes and how to avoid them
Choosing a word because it looks familiar, not because it fits the relationship.
Ignoring the grammar of the word, such as whether it is a noun or a verb.
Reading “usually” or “often” in a statement as if it meant “always”.
Not testing each option in a full sentence before you decide.
Your mark out of 100 shows how you did on these 50 questions on one day. It is not an IQ number, because a real IQ score comes from a standardised test given and interpreted by a qualified psychologist and compared with a large norm group. Use the section scores to choose what to practise, and retake the test after a week or two to see progress. Tiredness, noise and stress change results, so one low score is not a verdict on your ability.
Sources and evidence
Carroll, J. B. (1993). Human Cognitive Abilities: A Survey of Factor-Analytic Studies. Cambridge University Press.
Neisser, U. et al. (1996). Intelligence: Knowns and unknowns. American Psychologist, 51(2), 77-101.
Gottfredson, L. S. (1997). Mainstream science on intelligence: An editorial with 52 signatories. Intelligence, 24(1), 13-23.