Cadet College Entry Test Intelligence Test (IQ) Syllabus

Intelligence Test (IQ) syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Verbal Intelligence

   5 topics

   • Number Series
   • Coding and Decoding
   • Analogies and Categories
   • Odd One Out
   • Spelling Mistakes
2. 2

   Mathematical Reasoning

   3 topics

   • Quick Calculations
   • Arithmetic Reasoning
   • Logical Number Problems
3. 3

   Non-Verbal Intelligence

   4 topics

   • Figure Series and Patterns
   • Mirror and Water Images
   • Figure Analogy and Classification
   • Embedded and Hidden Figures
4. 4

   Logical Reasoning

   3 topics

   • Direction Sense
   • Blood Relations
   • Ranking and Ordering

Intelligence Test (IQ) flashcards for Cadet College Entry Test

20 of 59 cards from the Intelligence Test (IQ) deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. In a number series, what is the first step to identify the pattern?

   Find the difference (or ratio) between consecutive terms to detect whether the series is based on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or squares/cubes.

2. What is the next number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, __ ?

   42. The differences increase by 2 each time (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), so 30 + 12 = 42.

3. What type of number series is 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ... and what comes next?

   A series of perfect squares (1², 2², 3², 4², 5²); the next term is 36 (6²).

4. What comes next in the series: 1, 8, 27, 64, __ ?

   125. These are perfect cubes (1³, 2³, 3³, 4³, 5³).

5. Identify the next term: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 17, __ ?

   23. The differences increase by 1 each step (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), so 17 + 6 = 23.

6. What is the Fibonacci series and give its first 8 terms.

   A series where each term is the sum of the two preceding terms: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21.

7. In an alternating number series, how is the pattern usually formed?

   Two different patterns alternate in odd and even positions; solve the odd-position terms and even-position terms separately.

8. What is coding and decoding in IQ tests?

   A process where letters, numbers, or symbols are substituted according to a specific rule to encode a word/message; decoding reverses that rule to recover the original.

9. If in a certain code CAT is written as DBU, what is the coding rule?

   Each letter is shifted forward by one position in the alphabet (C+1=D, A+1=B, T+1=U).

10. Using the +1 letter-shift code, how is DOG written?

    EPH (D+1=E, O+1=P, G+1=H).

11. In letter coding, what does it mean to use the 'reverse alphabet' (A=Z) method?

    Each letter is replaced by its opposite from the other end of the alphabet: A↔Z, B↔Y, C↔X, and so on (the EJOTY/AZBY rule).

12. What is the positional value of the letters A, E, J, O, T, Y in the alphabet (the EJOTY rule)?

    A=1, E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25 — useful reference points for quickly finding any letter's position.

13. In number coding, if A=1, B=2, ... and a word is coded by summing letter values, what is the code for CAB?

    6. C=3, A=1, B=2, so 3+1+2 = 6.

14. What is substitution coding?

    A type where words are replaced by other words (e.g., 'sky is blue' means 'blue is air'); you must answer based on the substituted meanings, not real-world meanings.

15. What is an analogy in IQ tests?

    A relationship between two items applied to a second pair; the task is to find the term that relates to the third item the same way the second relates to the first (A:B :: C:?).

16. Solve the analogy: Hand : Glove :: Foot : ?

    Sock (or shoe). The relationship is 'item worn on that body part'.

17. Solve the analogy: Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ?

    School. The relationship is 'profession : workplace'.

18. Solve the analogy: 2 : 8 :: 3 : ?

    27. The relationship is cube (2³=8, so 3³=27). (If interpreted as ×4, the answer would be 12 — cube is the stronger pattern here.)

19. What is a classification (categories) question?

    A question requiring you to group items by a shared property or to recognize which items belong to the same category/class.

20. What is the 'Odd One Out' question type?

    A set of items is given and you must identify the one item that does not share the common property of the others.

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