Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V): Example Questions

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V): Example Questions for the most widely used IQ test for school-age children 

- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

- Most widely used IQ test for school-age children 

- Provides a full scale IQ score based on multiple subtests

- Subtests assess:

  - Verbal Comprehension - vocabulary, general knowledge

  - Perceptual Reasoning - visual processing, spatial reasoning 

  - Working Memory - attention, concentration

  - Processing Speed - focus, visual scanning, motor coordination

- Examples: picture concepts, block design, digit span, coding

Here are 30 practice lessons to improve nonverbal and processing speed skills for the WISC-V IQ test:

1. Symbol Search - Provide a page with symbols and have the student search for and mark target symbols as quickly as possible. Time them.

2. Coding - Provide a key that matches numbers to symbols. Have students use the key to fill in the correct symbols under their corresponding numbers, again timing them.

3. Figure Weights - Show pictures of scales with weights on either side. Have students point to or state which side weighs more.

4. Visual Puzzles - Provide jumbled puzzle pieces and have students assemble them as quickly as they can.

5. Picture Concepts - Show 2 or 3 rows of pictures with one thing different in each row. Have students point out or state the difference.

6. Block Design - Using blocks, have students assemble designs shown on cards or pictures within time limits.

7. Matrix Reasoning - Show incomplete matrixes and have students point to/state the missing portion from choices.

8. Picture Span - Show a page with pictures, remove it, then have students point to where pictures were. Increase number of pictures.

9. Object Assembly - Give students puzzle pieces to assemble objects against time.

10. Comprehension - Read short passages and have students answer questions about details.

11. Listening Comprehension - Read longer passages aloud and have students answer questions testing listening skills.

12. Letter-Number Sequencing - Provide mixed letters and numbers, then have students reorder numbers first in ascending order, then letters alphabetically.

13. Arithmetic - Provide simple word problems testing mental math skills with time limits.

14. Information - Ask general knowledge questions verbally.

15. cancellation - Provide a page with random shapes, have students strike out all target shapes. Time them.

16. Recognition - Show rows of abstract visual designs briefly, then have students point out the exact designs.

17. Pair Cancellation - Provide rows of shapes in pairs. Have students strike out target pairs. Time them.

18. Visual Discrimination - Show 2 very similar pictures/designs, have students point out slight differences.

19. Trail Making - Have students connect numbers/letters in order, alternating between the two sequences.

20. Verbal Attention - Read lists of words containing one category. Have students repeat words from target category.

21. Response Set - Provide pictures and words that match. Have students point to/state the correct matches.

22. Receptive Vocabulary - Point to pictures depicting words, have students say the words. Increase word difficulty.

23. Memory for Words - Read word lists of increasing length. Have students repeat words in order.

24. Immediate Symbol Translation - Provide symbols matched to digits. Display symbols, have students write corresponding number.

25. Delayed Symbol Translation - Same as #24 but introduce delay between display and response.

26. Recognition Delayed - Same recognition activity but introduce longer delay before students make response.

27. Visual Sequential Memory - Display sequence of taps on blocks, have students replicate sequence from memory.

28. Symbolic Learning - Use made-up symbols to represent words. Have students learn symbol-word associations.

29. Spatial Memory - Have students replicate visual sequences you make on a grid, from memory.

30. Mirror Tracing - Have students trace visual designs while only seeing the reverse image in a mirror. Time them.

Here are 30 practice exercises to improve working memory, attention, concentration, and processing speed for the WISC-V IQ test:

1. Digit Span Forward - Read lists of numbers, have students repeat them back in order. Increase length. 

2. Digit Span Backward - Read lists of numbers, have students repeat them in reverse order. Increase length.

3. Digit Span Sequencing - Read strings of numbers, have students repeat them in ascending order. 

4. Letter-Number Sequencing - Provide mixed letters and numbers, have students reorder numbers in ascending order, then letters alphabetically.

5. Arithmetic - Provide simple mental math word problems with time limits. 

6. Cancellation - Provide a page with random shapes, have students strike out all target shapes. Time them.

7. Symbol Search - Provide symbols and have students search for and mark target symbols quickly. Time them.

8. Tracking - Have students follow a moving target with a pencil, keeping it centered. Increase speed.

9. Visual Attention - Show rows of similar images briefly. Have students spot visual differences.

10. Auditory Attention - Read word lists with one category. Have students repeat only words from target category. 

11. Vigilance - Have students watch random letter/symbol strings. Instruct them to react to target combinations. 

12. Response Set - Provide pictures and words that match. Have students point to/state the correct matches.

13. Immediate Symbol Translation - Provide symbols matched to digits. Display symbols, have students write corresponding number.

14. Delayed Symbol Translation - Same as #13 but introduce delay between display and response.

15. Receptive Vocabulary - Point to pictures depicting words, have students say the words. Increase difficulty. 

16. Memory for Words - Read word lists of increasing length. Have students repeat words in order.

17. Paired Associates - Provide word pairs, then display first word and have students recall second word. 

18. Spatial Memory - Have students replicate visual sequences you make on a grid, from memory.

19. Visual Sequential Memory - Display sequence of taps on blocks, have students replicate sequence. 

20. Symbolic Learning - Use made-up symbols to represent words. Have students learn symbol-word associations.

21. Mirror Tracing - Have students trace visual designs while only seeing the reverse image in a mirror. Time them.

22. Verbal Attention - Read lists of words in categories. Have students repeat only words from target categories.

23. Divided Attention - Have students track moving target while counting sounds they hear.

24. Mental Rotation - Show image next to rotated version. Have students say if rotated version matches.

25. Working Memory Decision Making - Give rules for categorizing stimuli. Have students apply rules to categorize series of stimuli.

26. Keep Track - Read lists of words from different categories. Have students recall final word from each category.

27. Backward Digit Recall - Present sequences of digits visually, have students repeat them in reverse order.

28. Visual Memory Span - Display series of spatial locations on a grid. Have students touch locations in order.

29. Auditory Memory Span - Read series of words. Have students repeat words back in order. Increase length.

30. N-back - Show series of visual stimuli, have students identify when current stimulus matches one shown n steps earlier.

Here are 10 reasoning IQ test questions with examples, solutions and estimated time to solve:

1. Mary is shorter than Susan. Susan is taller than Jane. Who is the tallest?

   - Example: Mary, Susan, Jane

   - Solution: Jane (Susan > Mary, Jane > Susan, so Jane > Susan > Mary)

   - Time: 15 seconds

2. Find the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ?

   - Example: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ?

   - Solution: 12 (Each number is increased by 2) 

   - Time: 10 seconds 

3. A doctor gives you 3 pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long will the pills last?

   - Example: 3 pills, 1 every half hour

   - Solution: 1.5 hours (Half hour per pill x 3 pills = 1.5 hours)

   - Time: 20 seconds

4. A boat travels 20 kilometers upstream and 18 kilometers downstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.

   - Example: Upstream 20 km, downstream 18 km, time 5 hours

   - Solution: Boat speed 12 km/hr, Stream speed 2 km/hr 

   - Time: 30 seconds  

5. Find the one that does not belong in the following series: 3, 7, 12, 19, 27, 37

   - Example: 3, 7, 12, 19, 27, 37

   - Solution: 37 (Each number is +4 except the last one)

   - Time: 20 seconds

6. If a rectangular field is 120 meters long and 80 meters wide, what is its area?

   - Example: Length 120 m, Width 80 m

   - Solution: Area = Length x Width = 120 x 80 = 9600 sq. meters

   - Time: 20 seconds

7. Tom is taller than Pete. Jim is shorter than Tom but taller than Pete. Who is the shortest?

   - Example: Tom, Pete, Jim heights

   - Solution: Pete (Pete < Jim < Tom, so Pete is shortest)

   - Time: 20 seconds 

8. In a shelf, books are arranged in 5 rows with 8 books in each row. How many books are on the shelf?

   - Example: 5 rows, 8 books per row

   - Solution: 5 x 8 = 40 books

   - Time: 15 seconds

9. If a car travels at 60 mph, how many miles will it cover in 45 minutes?

   - Example: Speed 60 mph, Time 45 minutes 

   - Solution: Distance = Speed x Time = 60 x (45/60) = 45 miles

   - Time: 30 seconds

10. How many cubes can be put in a box with dimensions 2m x 1m x 0.5m? 

    - Example: Box 2m x 1m x 0.5m

    - Solution: Volume = Length x Width x Height = 2 x 1 x 0.5 = 1 cu.m. Since each cube is 1m x 1m x 1m, the box can hold 1 cube.

    - Time: 30 seconds