Describe an intelligent person you know.
This test has appeared in 7 seasons · 2 reported by test takers
- Jan–Apr/2026
- Sep–Dec/2025
- May–Aug/2025
- Jan–Apr/2025
- Sep–Dec/2024
- May–Aug/2024
- Jan–Apr/2024
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Part 1
The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.
Your home
- Do you live in a house or an apartment? (Why?)
- Which room do you spend the most time in? (Why?)
- What would you like to change about your home? (Why?)
- Do you think you will live there for a long time? (Why not?)
Chocolate
- Do you like chocolate? (Why is that?)
- What kind of chocolate do you prefer? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you eat a lot of chocolate when you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Do you think chocolate makes a good gift? (Why is that?)
Cars
- Do you have a car? (Why is that?)
- What kind of car would you like to own? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did your family have a car when you were growing up? (Why is that?)
- Do you think there will be fewer cars in cities in the future? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe an intelligent person you know.
You should say:
- who this person is
- how you know them
- what they are like
and explain why you think this person is intelligent.
Follow-up question after your talk: Do you ever ask this person for advice? / What makes you say this person is clever?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
what people mean by intelligence
- Can you explain why exam results are still used to measure how clever someone is?
- In general, what do people in your country mean when they call someone clever?
- How would you compare doing well in exams with being good at solving real problems?
intelligence and machines
- Can you describe the different kinds of intelligence people can have?
- In general, how much does success depend on intelligence rather than hard work?
- Can you speculate on how computers doing more thinking work will change the jobs people do?
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