October, 1988
The Mensa Mini Test
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How smart are you? Have some fun with this mini-test.
1. If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists
will it take to type 18 pages in six minutes?
2. If it were two hours later, it would be half as long until
midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it
now?
3. Pear is to apple as potato is to?
a) banana b) radish c)strawberry d)peach e) lettuce
4. Continue the following number series with the group of numbers
below which best continues the series?
1 10 3 9 5 8 7 7 9 6 ? ?
a) 11 5 b) 10 5 c) 10 4 d) 11 6
5. Which of the following is least like the others?
a) poem b) novel c) painting d) statue e) flower
6. What is the following word when it is unscrambled?
H C P R A A T E U
7. What is the number that is one half of one quarter of one tenth of
400?
8. Which of the following sentences given below means approximately
the same as the proverb: "Don't count your chickens until they are
hatched?"
a) Some eggs have double yolks, so you can't really count eggs and
chickens.
b) You can't walk around the henhouse to count the eggs because it
will disturb the hens and they won't lay eggs.
c) It is not really sensible to rely on something that has not yet
happened and may not ever happen.
d) Since eggs break so easily, you may not be accurate in your
count of future chickens.
9. The SAME three-letter word can be placed in front of the following
words to make a new word:
_ _ _ L I G H T _ _ _ B R E A K _ _ _ T I M E
10. Which of the figures below the line of drawings best completes the
series?
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Copyright 1988, American Mensa, Ltd.
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October, 1988
(Questions available in MENSAQUE.TXT)
Answers to Mensa Mini Test
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1. SIX typists. One typist types one page in two minutes.
2. 9 p.m.
3. b) Both grow in the ground.
4. a) Alternate numbers go up by 2 and down by 1, starting with 1 and
10.
5. e) The only one that is not an artistic work made by man.
6. PARACHUTE
7. 5
8. c)
9. DAY
10. 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.
How Did You Do?
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If you answered at least six questions correctly, you've done fairly
well. We recommend 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. To receive the preliminary test, send a check or
money order for U.S. $9 to:
American Mensa, Ltd.
2626 East 14th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235-3992
(718) 934-3700
Copyright 1988, American Mensa Ltd.
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