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Re:IQ Test Made by Mensa Norway by Sharlin on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @02:12PM (#31251542)
> And often how quickly you're able to do it, although this test seems to disregard that portion.

It has a time limit, so it does measure how quick you are.

Re:IQ Test Made by Mensa Norway by bena on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @02:33PM (#31251792)
Yes, there's a 25 minute time limit on the test as a whole. I just recalled the part where they said there was no bonus for finishing fast.

So it probably bakes in a range. Like if you complete this test in the allotted time, you will be in this range. But if you completed it in half the time, you'd probably be higher, but they haven't calculated the range you'd be in. They'd just say, "Yeah, you're in the top range".

Re:IQ Test Made by Mensa Norway by Sharlin on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @04:31PM (#31253199)
It probably never makes sense not to use the whole 25 minutes. If you think you got all of them right in less than that time, it pays to use the remaining time to double-check your answers. The test seems to be calibrated such that if you get all the questions right, and use exactly 25 minutes, you score the maximum, 145.
Re:IQ Test Made by Mensa Norway by kbenson on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:26PM (#31253801)
I clicked finish (without having finished every question) with 2-3 minutes left, and they popped up a dialog suggesting I use the extra time to review my answers (not to keep trying on the question I gave up on).