Robert J. Sternberg of Yale University argues that there are three kinds of intelligence--analytical, practical, and creative--and that most I.Q. tests measure only the first. On his tests, black and Hispanic students do relatively better than they do on traditional I.Q. tests students do relatively better than they do on traditional I.Q. tests. These are sample questions from his tests for high school students.
 

PRACTICAL

1. Think of a problem that you are currently experiencing in real life. Briefly describe the problem, including how long it has been present and who else is involved (if anyone). Then describe three different practical things you could do to try to solve the prooblem (Students are given up to 15 minutes and up to 2 pages.)
2. Choose the answer that provides the best solution, given the specific situation and desired outcome.
John's family moved to Iowa from Arizona during his junior year in high school. He enrolled as a new student in the local high school two monoths ago but still has not made friends and feels bored and lonely. One of his favorite activities is writing stories. What is likely to be the most effective solution to the problem?
 
1. Volunteer to work on the school newspaper staff.
2. Spend more time at home writing columns for the school newspaper.
3. Try to convince his parents to move back to Arizona.
4. Invite a friends from Arizona to visit during Christmas break.
 
3. Each question asks you to use information about everyday things. Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
 

Mike wants to buy two seats together and is told there are pairs of seats available only in Rows 8, 12, 49, and 95-100. Which of the following is not one of his choices for the total price of the two tickets?

CREATIVE
 

1. Suppose you are the student representative to a committee that has the power and the money to reform your school system. Describe your ideal school system, including buildings, teachers, curriculum, and any other aspects you feel are important. (Students are given up to 15 minutes and up to 2 papers.)
2. Each question has a "Pretend" statement. You must suppose that this statement is true. Decide which word goes with the thrid underlined word in the same way that the first two underlined words go together.

Colors are audible.
flavor is to tongue as shade is to

     A. ear                B. light            C. sound            D. hue

3. First, read how the operation is defined. Then, decide what is the correct answer to the operation.

There is a new mathematical operation called flix. It is defined as follows:
            A flix B = A + B, if A > B
           but      A flix B = A * B, if A <  B
           and     A flix B = A / B, if A  =  B
How much is 4 flix 7? 


     A. 28                B. 11            C. 3            D. -11
 

Practical: 2.A 3.B  Creative: 2.A 3.A