A test is only as useful as the method behind it. This page explains what the IQ Revealed assessments measure, how scoring works, and — just as important — what an online assessment can and cannot tell you.
The IQ test
The IQ Revealed cognitive assessment uses 40 matrix-reasoning questions: visual patterns where you identify the piece that completes the sequence. Matrix reasoning is the format used by established nonverbal instruments because it minimizes the influence of language, schooling and cultural knowledge, and loads heavily on fluid reasoning — the ability to solve novel problems.
Questions increase in difficulty as you progress, sampling pattern completion, serial reasoning, and spatial transformation. Most people finish in about 15 minutes; there is no hard time limit.
How scoring works
- Your raw performance (which items you solved, weighted by difficulty) is converted to a standard score on the conventional IQ scale — mean 100, standard deviation 15 — the same scale used across modern intelligence testing.
- Your report includes your percentile: the share of people your score exceeds. A score of 115 is the 84th percentile; 130 is the 98th. See our percentile guide for the full conversion table.
- Every score is an estimate with a margin of error. Sleep, stress, distraction and familiarity with the format all move results by a few points — treat your score as a range, not a fixed constant. We explain this in how IQ tests work.
What our test is — and isn't
An online assessment is a self-insight tool. It gives you a meaningful estimate of your reasoning ability and a profile of relative strengths across memory, logic, problem-solving, focus and concentration. It is nota clinical evaluation: formal diagnoses (such as giftedness placement or disability assessment) require a psychologist-administered instrument like the WAIS in a controlled setting. If you need a score for official purposes, see a licensed professional — and treat any website that claims to offer "official" IQ certification with skepticism.
The personality test
The personality assessment uses 24 statements rated on an agreement scale, measuring four dimensions of preference (how you direct energy, take in information, make decisions and structure your life). Your answers map to one of 16 type profiles, each with strengths, blind spots and growth paths. All items and profiles are original to IQ Revealed. Type frameworks are best used for self-reflection and communication — they describe preferences, not fixed limits.
The career test
The career assessment measures your interests across six work areas — Builder, Thinker, Creator, Helper, Persuader and Organizer — from 24 interest ratings, then matches your top areas to career clusters. Interest-area models of this kind are the standard approach in career guidance because interest fit predicts satisfaction and persistence better than aptitude alone.
Our principles
- Honesty about limits. Online scores are estimates. We say so on every report.
- Original content. All test items, type profiles and career mappings are developed in-house.
- Transparent pricing. $1 for a 7-day trial, then $29.99/month, cancel anytime in two clicks. Full details on the pricing page and refund policy.
- Privacy. We never sell personal data. See the privacy policy.