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Reasoning and knowledge

Verbal Reasoning Test

Reasoning with language: relationships between words, and what does and does not follow from a statement.

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At a glance

Questions
16
Typical time
Under 15 min
Time limit
30 min
Age
18+
Compared with
Adults generally

8 presented answer choices

Verbal Reasoning Test

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What it reports

Reported as one overall score rather than as separate scales.

What it measures

Reasoning carried in language: analogies, relationships between words, and what follows from a short passage.

How a result is read
Very low2%Low14%Average68%High14%Very high2%

Your score is read against adults generally. The bands below come from the shape of a normal distribution, which is the model the scoring assumes rather than a count from a reference sample. Most people sit in the middle and both ends are rare by definition, so a band is a position in a distribution, not a verdict.

Good uses

  • Practice for the verbal sections of admissions tests.
  • A check on reasoning where the material is words rather than shapes.
  • Seeing where you sit relative to adults generally.

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Known limits

  • It covers one narrow ability, so it is not a general measure of intelligence.
  • Items written in one language and setting do not travel perfectly to another.
  • An unsupervised online test is not a clinical assessment and is not an IQ certificate.

Other tests

Covering similar ground: Logical Reasoning and General Knowledge.

How it works

Three steps, then a result

  1. You answer

    16 questions, under 15 min. There is no penalty for stopping early, but leaving the page loses your answers.

  2. It is scored

    Scoring happens the moment you finish. Nothing is queued, emailed later or charged for.

  3. You read it against adults

    Your score is placed against adults generally, which is the one comparison group held for this test.

Length, against others measuring the same thing
General Knowledge, 32 questions Spatial Reasoning Test, 6 questions Logical Reasoning Test, 9 questions Abstract Reasoning Test, 11 questions Classic IQ Test, 60 questions Mensa IQ Test, 35 questions IQ 50, 50 questions IQ 16, 16 questions

6 this test: 16 60

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What you get

Your results, and their limits

As soon as you finish

You see your score on each scale the test measures, together with a short note on what that scale refers to and how to read the number. There is no charge.

Scores are read against adults generally. That is a way of interpreting the score rather than a percentile against a normed sample, so it tells you what the score means rather than where you rank among people of your age, occupation or country.

What it will not tell you

It is not a diagnosis and not a clinical assessment. It will not tell you whether you are suited to a particular job or course, and a score is not a verdict on you.

Results depend on how carefully and honestly you answer. If a result concerns you, or you are struggling, speak to a doctor or a licensed psychologist. Terms of use.

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16 questions | Under 15 min | free | scored immediately

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