So, I finally took this test (I started the OP) and surprise, surprise 136 and I too did not spend any time on this.
The reason I asked is I have never taken an IQ test and would have nothing to compare it to.
How does one go about about taking an accurate IQ test?
One goes to a psychologist in real life and pays them substantial sums of money.
A psychologist or your local Mensa folks could probably hook you up.
Keep in mind, though, that a high IQ test score doesn’t mean much, or at least not as much as most people think. A high score doesn’t guarantee of future success, as success is partially dependent on factors an IQ test doesn’t and can’t measure-- ambition, drive, work ethic, etc.
My psych professor often said that the best predictor of performance in school isn’t IQ test scores, but prior performance in lower grade or school levels. And how well one does in life beyond high school or college depends mostly on the work and social habits and skills they picked up while in school.
GRE scores correlate pretty well to obtained IQ scores.
I’d never heard that, Shoshana. Is that really so? If it is, I think the GRE designers did a bad job. The GRE is not supposed to test for intelligence or IQ; it’s supposed to predict performance in grad school.
Did it again, changing a couple of answers.
With birth in 1973:
All questions correct = 138
1 question wrong = 136 (in second section)
2 questions wrong = 135 (again, both in second section)
Of course, I’m assuming I did indeed get all questions correct the first time…
Achernar, I’ll see if I can dig up a cite. Yes, there’s a lot of slippage between ability and achievement measures.
I got 138, which is far lower than what I got on more official tests. I certainly could have made some mistakes. But many of the questions were much easier than Stanford-Binet. I think it’s a crock.
Are there any good free sites where I can test my IQ. I mean like a real test with all the questions, not simply 30 questions. I live in the Seychelles, so we don’t do IQ tests at school. I would however like to do one.
FWIW, I managed a 142, but filled in random answers to the personal details (including a fake email address). Some of the questions were far too easy compared to other tests I’ve taken (Hand is to Glove as Head is to…), while others required a fair amount of brainpower.
All this really proves (and this goes for GREs/SATs/ GMATs/ etc) is that I’m good at taking standardized exams. I’ve yet to find a practical use for this skill in the real world, alas.
Oops. Yeah, I screwed up the perfect squares question.
But…
27. Which one of these five things is least like the other four?
Coconut
Grape
Banana
Apple
Pear
Coconut is a better answer than grape! I stand by my choice…
On what basis? I was assuming that grape was correct because all the other fruits grow on trees (and yes, nuts are technically fruit).
Because it’s a nut, rather than a regular fruit. I know nuts are technically fruits but they’re usually considered seperately. That seperation was the most obvious to me.
But perhaps it’s just me…it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve preferred my odd one out to the “correct” answer… 
Maybe it just means that you’re the odd one out.
Yeah, but that’s because I’m a nut… 
Birthdate 1964 - Score 142 (within 4 points of other tests I’ve taken). I still put no stock in on-line IQ tests.
I chose coconut because it is hard-skinned and hollow, not soft and fleshy.
And apparently, I’m a linguist.
Funny that, I got 135…Did anyone get between 110-130?
Yes, but are you a cunning one? 
Not yet. But I still have a lot of years left.
I also got a 135, which is, by definition supposed to be the top 2% of the population. (130 is the required minimum for admission to Mensa) So either all of us are geniuses, or this test is a farce.
It makes sense from a marketing perspective, though. If you are an average guy and you find out you have an IQ of 135+, you will more likely pay $14.95 for the full report, than if yu had goten 90 - 110.