Mensa Mensa IQ Verbal Logic and Analogies Questions and Answers 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: ARCHITECT : BLUEPRINT :: COMPOSER : ?
- Score (Correct answer)
- Symphony
- Baton
- Rehearsal
Correct answer: Score
An architect creates a blueprint as a plan; a composer creates a score as the written plan for music.
Question 2: Which word does NOT belong with the others?
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Allegory
- Synonym (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Synonym
Simile, metaphor, and allegory are all figures of speech used for comparison, while synonym is a vocabulary term.
Question 3: If no mammals are cold-blooded and all dolphins are mammals, which conclusion is valid?
- No dolphins are cold-blooded (Correct answer)
- Some dolphins are cold-blooded
- All cold-blooded animals are dolphins
- Dolphins are not animals
Correct answer: No dolphins are cold-blooded
By applying the universal negative (no mammals are cold-blooded) to the universal affirmative (all dolphins are mammals), no dolphins can be cold-blooded.
Question 4: EPHEMERAL : PERMANENT :: OPAQUE : ?
- Translucent
- Transparent (Correct answer)
- Murky
- Clouded
Correct answer: Transparent
Ephemeral (short-lived) is opposite to permanent; opaque (not allowing light through) is opposite to transparent.
Question 5: A word that means 'relating to the countryside' is to RURAL as a word meaning 'relating to the city' is to ?
- Suburban
- Urban (Correct answer)
- Municipal
- Civic
Correct answer: Urban
Rural describes the countryside; urban is its direct counterpart describing the city.
Question 6: Complete the analogy: PRIDE : LION :: PARLIAMENT : ?
- Eagle
- Wolf
- Owl (Correct answer)
- Crow
Correct answer: Owl
A pride is the collective noun for lions; a parliament is the collective noun for owls.
Question 7: Which sentence uses 'infer' correctly?
- The data infers that sales will rise.
- From the clues, she was able to infer the suspect's identity. (Correct answer)
- The professor inferred his conclusion to the class.
- The report infers a new policy direction.
Correct answer: From the clues, she was able to infer the suspect's identity.
To infer means to draw a conclusion from evidence; only a person (not data or a report) can infer.
Mensa Mensa IQ Verbal Logic and Analogies Questions and Answers 3
ARCHITECT : BLUEPRINT :: COMPOSER : ?