Publisher's Synopsis
IQ Tests can be Mastered through PracticeThe ideal IQ test has a good mixture of puzzles - ranging from numerical puzzles to test your ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations when the sums look different from the ones in your elementary textbook, to word puzzles, to test your ability to look at words, phrases, and sentences in a unique way, to puzzles that combine both these skills with daily life situations. The last of these is very important, as it is an application-based format. After all, what good is intelligence if it isn't used, and rots inside an idle mind instead?This book will give you a thorough grounding in all these formats, and help you get to the next level.Intelligence tests are also the doorway to recreation. Staying alert and mentally agile is very important to keep the mind working at optimal levels; this can stave off symptoms of ageing, and is an important contributor to physical and mental health in the long term.In short, the IQ tests in this book, and in this series will benefit you both professionally and personally, and will help you exercise your brain repeatedly till your pattern recognition skills are at the highest level possible, till your mind is rapier sharp, and works like a well-oiled machine.There are three main types of intelligence tests that this book will train you for. I have made sure to provide a good mix of training for both numerical and verbal skills, so that there is something in this book for every reader: -- Number Sequences: There is an almost infinite number of different sequence puzzles that you might come across in a regular intelligence test, but 90% of them fall into 5-10 common buckets. This book breaks down the most important types of numerical sequence tests, so that you can solve most of your IQ puzzles quickly, and spend time on only the ones that are unique, and that involve extensive lateral thinking.-- Word Guess Riddles: Information processing and lateral thinking are both important components of your success on any modern IQ test. This format really drills you in both these; I start with expecting you to guess one simple word, but I give you so much information that you will need to sift through the essential data and the non-essential data, and pick out only that which you need to solve the problem. Add a ticking clock to this, and it is definitely one of the more challenging brain teaser exercises on any IQ test-- Objects and Prices: All the best Intelligence Tests have a real world component to them, and this is no exception.Once you finish solving the problems in this book, you will be able to see the increase in your problem solving ability, and your brain would have experienced a thorough workout.Best of luck
