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To: HighTech who wrote (45252)	7/12/1999 10:24:00 PM
From: jpmac	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I'm thinking hard... I just took one awhile back as a favor for a student friend. Questions that require logic, reasoning, math skills. Some other stuff. I don't know if it was different from the one I took as a kid.

To: HighTech who wrote (45252)	7/13/1999 8:18:00 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Hi HiTech, Is the person being tested in an academic setting? Schools most frequently use the Stanford-Binet or the Wechsler for intelligence testing- I think teens up to about 16 take the Children's, but am not sure of that. Since they are supposed to measure aptitude, I wouldn't think there is much to prepare for, except that it might help to have familiarity with the type of questions. The most important thing is that these tests be administered by a trained diagnostician. Interpretation of the results is the key. The latest tests are moving toward(I think S-B does this)giving separate scores in different areas, which is more helpful than saying someone has an average IQ of 100. (SO what?) Also, depending on the disability, there are tests that could be more appropriate and give more accurate results, which is why a diagnostician who has access and familiarity with all of them is much more desirable than some layman who just has access. In general, IQ tests measure both verbal and non-verbal skills. There will be vocabulary, (from words like knife to dilatory)and math and general information and comprehension. Identifying and defining in some way a word- "finger"- (easiest) or "Darwin" or "turpentine "-(hardest) Completing pictures--- what's missing (a comb missing a tooth) or similarities- (wheel-ball, salt-water) Sequencing- arranging pictures in order Block designs- there are children's educational toys that practice these skills There are also much more simple tests that schools use to weed out applicants. A real assessment is a complete battery done by a professional with detailed analysis. Other than that, the IQ test is only a way of trying to determine a placement or often schools administer both an aptitude and an achievement to see if a student is performing as he should. I hope your friend does well and gets whatever it is he wants!