PHILIP CARTER & KEN RUSSELL THE TEST PRACTICE BOOK BIGGEST EVER IQ Government, the armed forces, education, industry and commerce all use IQ tests as part of their recruitment procedures. Such tests can prove a considerable challenge and it pays to be prepared. The Ultimate IQ Test Book is the biggest book of IQ practice tests available. Written and compiled by IQ test experts, it contains 1,000 practice questions organized into 25 separate tests. The questions themselves are similar to those in actual IQ tests and are designed to test your: • verbal reasoning; • numerical reasoning; • diagrammatic reasoning; • logical reasoning; and • lateral thinking. Working through the questions can help you to improve your vocabulary and develop powers of calculation and logical reasoning. It has also been proved that by studying the different types of test, and recognizing the different types of question, you can improve your test performance. The Ultimate IQ Test Book is invaluable if you have to take an IQ test, but it’s also great fun for all those who like to stretch their mind and boost their brain power. Philip Carter is an IQ test expert who is continually devising new IQ tests and puzzles. Together with the late Ken Russell, they produced over 60 books covering all aspects of testing, crosswords, puzzles and reasoning. These include Test your IQ. Philip Carter is also the author of IQ & Psychometric Tests and The IQ & Psychometric Test Workbook (all published by Kogan Page). ISBN 978-0-7494-4947-6 9 780749 449476 Kogan Page 120 Pentonville Road London N1 9JN United Kingdom www.kogan-page.co.uk £9.99 US $17.95 Kogan Page US 525 South 4th Street, #241 Philadelphia PA 19147 USA Are you faced with an IQ test? Do you want to boost your IQ test performance? Do you want to stretch your mind and improve your reasoning skills? THE ULTIMATE IQ TEST BOOK CARTER & RUSSELL Careers and testing IQ 1,000 Practice Test Questions to Boost your Brain Power ISBN-10: 0-7494-4947-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-7494-4947-6 Ultimate IQ Test book aw 30/5/07 12:29 pm Page 1 i PHILIP CARTER & KEN RUSSELL London & Philadelphia IQ ii Publisher’s note Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate at the time of going to press, and the publishers and authors cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions, however caused. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting, or refraining from action, as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by the editor, the publisher or any of the authors. Tests included in this book have previously been included in The Times Book of IQ Tests: Book 1 (2001), The Times Book of IQ Tests: Book 3 (2003) and The Times Book of IQ Tests: Book 5 (2005) published by Kogan Page. First published in this format, in Great Britain and the United States in 2007 by Kogan Page Limited. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be repro￾duced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licences issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers at the undermentioned addresses: 120 Pentonville Road 525 South 4th Street, #241 London N1 9JN Philadelphia PA 19147 United Kingdom USA www.kogan-page.co.uk © Ken Russell and Philip Carter, 2007 The right of Ken Russell and Philip Carter to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN-10 0 7494 4947 0 ISBN-13 978 0 7494 4947 6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication D