The Complete Book of Intelligence Tests : 500 exercises to improve, upgrade and enhance your mind strength by Philip Carter

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    coming forward’, it may be that you secretly admire the way people
    who are more extrovert than you behave. It is, however, these people
    who are in the minority and, in fact, you are probably regarded by
    other people as a person who does possess a much more appealing
    personality.
    Less than 25 points
    Although your score indicates that you are quite introverted, this
    does not mean that you cannot be successful in life.
    Many people are extremely modest and shy, but at the same time
    have the ability to be high achievers in their own field, providing they
    can recognise their own talents and gain an extra bit of self-confidence
    to harness their potential.
    Although you may prefer to keep your views to yourself, on those
    occasions where you are bursting to express an opinion, or join in a
    conversation, you may be afraid of doing so because you worry about
    what people think, especially if there are a number of people present.
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    This may be indicative of a lack of confidence in how people will
    react to you, even to the extent of a feeling of inferiority.
    It may be that you do not lack the inner self-confidence and belief
    in yourself, but are afraid of expressing this inner self in public. You
    should, however, make a concerted effort to try and gain that extra
    degree of self-confidence to harness your potential even more and try
    not to be backward at coming forward.
    Test 5.3
    Optimist or pessimist
    In each of the following, choose from a scale of 1^5 which of these
    statements you most agree with or is most applicable to yourself.
    Choose just one of the numbers 1^5 in each of the 25 statements.
    Choose 5 for most agree=most applicable, down to 1 for least agree=least
    applicable.
    1 I believe that superstitious beliefs, e.g. ‘breaking a mirror brings
    7 years’ bad luck’, are bunkum.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    2 I never even notice the fire regulations when staying in a hotel, let
    alone read them.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    3 I believe in keeping my aspirations high at all times.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    4 You must speculate to accumulate.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    5 When one door closes another one always opens.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
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    6 I never lose sleep through worrying.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    7 I am constantly on the lookout for opportunities to move on to
    new and exciting ventures.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    8 In life, there is an ideal partner for everyone.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    9 Every dog has his day.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    10 In the long run, things always turn out for the better.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    11 If I lent money to a friend, it would never occur to me that I
    might not get it back.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    12 I fully expect that one day I will be a big winner on the lottery or
    premium bonds.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    13 I never worry about my health.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    14 Things are never quite as bad as they appear.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
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    15 It is a waste of time going to the doctor with minor complaints
    such as a mild dose of ’flu.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    16 If at first you don’t succeed, you should try, try and try again.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    17 I rarely or never worry about my financial situation.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    18 I am always hopeful that the next stroke of good fortune is just
    around the corner.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    19 It is always possible to find a silver lining to every cloud if you
    look hard enough and long enough.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    20 Ultimately, good will always triumph over evil.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    21 I look forward to the post arriving in the morning.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    22 I very rarely carry an umbrella around with me.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    23 I always look forward to the future with high expectations.
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
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