Free Verbal Intelligence Test
Forty questions in thirty minutes, the pace the forces initial tests and the ISSB screening set: number and letter series, word and number analogies, coding and decoding, odd one out, direction sense, ranking, blood relations and short logic problems. No sign-up. Your score appears the moment you finish, with every answer explained.
How your score works
Harder questions count for more. Your weighted result is placed on a scale from 70 to 145, where 100 is a typical score. Use it to track your speed and accuracy between attempts; the boards do not publish their own scales.
Sample Verbal Intelligence Test questions with answers
1. Find the next number: 7, 10, 20, 23, 46, 49, ?
- A. 95
- B. 96
- C. 98
- D. 100
The operations alternate between adding 3 and multiplying by 2. Thus, 7 + 3 = 10, 10 × 2 = 20, and 49 × 2 = 98.
Discuss this question2. Find the next number: 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, ?
- A. 88
- B. 90
- C. 92
- D. 94
The differences are 1, 4, 9, 16 and 25, which are consecutive squares. The next difference is 36, so 56 + 36 = 92.
Discuss this question3. Find the next number: 4, 6, 10, 16, 24, 34, ?
- A. 42
- B. 44
- C. 46
- D. 48
The differences are 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, increasing by 2 each time. The next difference is 12, so 34 + 12 = 46.
Discuss this question4. Find the next number: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?
- A. 189
- B. 190
- C. 191
- D. 192
Each term is doubled and then increased by 1. Thus, 95 × 2 + 1 = 191.
Discuss this question5. Find the missing number: 3, 10, 5, 18, 7, 28, 9, ?
- A. 36
- B. 38
- C. 40
- D. 42
The odd-positioned terms are 3, 5, 7, 9, increasing by 2. The even-positioned terms are 10, 18, 28, so their increases are 8, 10, and then 12, giving 40.
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Verbal Intelligence Test: common questions
What is a verbal intelligence test?
A timed test of reasoning with words, letters and numbers: completing series, spotting analogies, decoding letter codes, finding the odd one out, working out directions and rankings, and drawing conclusions from short statements. It measures how quickly and accurately you reason, not what you have memorised.
Which tests include a verbal intelligence test?
The ISSB screening on day one, and the initial tests for PMA Long Course and other Army commissions, the PAF, PAF airman entries, the Pakistan Navy and Army soldier recruitment. Each is followed by or paired with a non-verbal (figure) intelligence test.
How do I improve my verbal intelligence score?
Timed practice. The question types repeat, so the gain comes from recognising each type at a glance and knowing its usual rules. Sit a full test, read the explanation for every question you missed, and sit another a few days later.
Is this the real ISSB test?
No. The boards do not publish their papers. These are original questions of the same types, set at the same pace, so the practice transfers.
Can I take it again?
As often as you like. Every attempt draws a fresh set, free and with no account needed.