A12-year-oldgirlwhohadaslightfeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandprovedshewasabsolutelyright.LydiaSebastianachievedthetopscoreofl62onMensa'sCattellIIIBpaper,suggestingshehasahigherIQthan
A12-year-oldgirlwhohadaslightfeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandprovedshewasabsolutelyright.
LydiaSebastianachievedthetopscoreofl62onMensa'sCattellIIIBpaper,suggestingshehasahigherIQthanwell-knowngeniusesAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.
Thecomparisondoesn'tsitwellwiththeBritishstudent,who'scurrentlyinYear8atColchesterCountyhighschool,aselectivegirl'sgrammarschoolinEssex,England.
"Idon'tthinkIcanbecomparedtosuchgreatintellectualssuchasAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.They'veachievedsomuch.Idon'tthinkit'sright."LydiatoldCNN.
Lydiasatthetestinhersummerholidays,afterraisingtheideawithherparentswhowereinfavorofitaftersometime.
Itturnsoutthetestwasn'tthathardafterall.
"IwasreallynervousbeforethetestandIthoughtitwasgoingtobereallyhard.ButasIstartedthetest,Ithoughtitwasabiteasierthanlthoughtitwasgoingtobe,"shesaid.
Lydia'snotquitesurewhatshewantstodowhenshegoestouniversity,thoughshe'sleaningtowardsomething"basedaroundmath,becauseit'soneofmyfavoritesubjects."
"AllI'mgoingtodoisworkashardasIcan,andseewherethatgetsme,"shesaid.
ToputLydia'smarkinperspective,thetopadultscoreintheCattellIIIBtest,whichprimarilytestsverbalreasoning,is161.Atop2%score-whichallowsentrytoMensa,theclubforthosewithhighIQs-wouldbe148orover.Lydiascored162,placingherinthetopl%ofthepopulation.
24.WhatcanweknowaboutLydiafromthepassage?___
A.Sheisamiddleschoolstudent.
B.Sheistheclevereststudent.
C.ShethinkssheisclevererthanEinstein.
D.Shehadthoughtthetestwasveryeasy.
25.Accordingtothepassage,whosupportedhertakingthetest?___
A.Herteachers.B.Herclassmates.
C.Herfriends.D.Herparents.
26.IfyouwanttoenterMensa,youhaveto___.
A.beascleverasLydiainthetest
B.beabletoattendafamousuniversity
C.haveagreatinterestinmath
D.getatleast148intheIQtest
27.AfterLydiagrad