Intelligence / IQ Entry Test MCQs — Class 8 Free Practice
Free Class 8 Intelligence / IQ entry-test MCQs with worked answers — below are 8 questions drawn from our bank of 62 Intelligence / IQ questions. Verbal reasoning, series and patterns — the section that decides close merit lists.
Where this fits in the paper
The Class 7/8 entry test pattern the colleges publish: 100 MCQs in 90 minutes, 1 mark each, no negative marking reported — Maths 25 · English 20 · General Science 25 · Islamiat 5 · Urdu 10 · Intelligence 15.
Free sample Intelligence / IQ MCQs (with answers)
1. What is the next number in the series: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?
- A. 36
- B. 38
- C. 39
- D. 40
Correct answer: B
Differences grow by 2 (3, 5, 7, 9), so the next difference is 11 and 27 + 11 = 38.
2. Which number does not fit: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 120
- A. 16
- B. 32
- C. 64
- D. 120
Correct answer: D
Each term doubles: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128. The last term should be 128, so 120 breaks the chain.
3. What comes next: Z, X, U, Q, ?
- A. M
- B. N
- C. L
- D. P
Correct answer: A
Backwards gaps grow: −2, −3, −4, so the next step is −5 from Q, landing on M.
4. If today is Monday, what day will it be after three days?
- A. Wednesday
- B. Thursday
- C. Friday
- D. Sunday
Correct answer: B
Counting forward three days from Monday gives Tuesday, Wednesday and then Thursday.
5. Clock is to time as thermometer is to:
- A. Pressure
- B. Temperature
- C. Humidity
- D. Volume
Correct answer: B
A clock measures time; a thermometer measures temperature.
6. Which number continues the series 64, 32, 16, 8, ____?
- A. 6
- B. 2
- C. 4
- D. 0
Correct answer: C
Each term is halved: 64 → 32 → 16 → 8 → 4. (Halving, not subtracting: the gaps shrink 32, 16, 8 — the difference halving is the halving signature.)
7. You face north and turn 90° to your right. You are now facing:
- A. west
- B. south
- C. east
- D. north
Correct answer: C
A right turn from north swings clockwise by a quarter turn, which lands on east. Left from north would give west.
8. Find the misplaced number in the series: 3, 6, 12, 24, 49, 96.
- A. 6
- B. 12
- C. 49
- D. 96
Correct answer: C
Each term doubles (3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96), so 49 breaks the pattern and should be 48.
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