Girl, 13, Achieves Perfect Score on IQ Test With No Prep Time

A 13-year-old girl has been invited to join Mensa after getting the maximum score on the IQ test - higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking .

Sofia Kot Arcuri has joined the club following her exceptional performance, scoring 162 points as the top result among girls her age, even though she did not prepare for the test.

Proud mother Cecylia Kot Arcuri, 36, said she always knew Sofia was smart.

A mother of three named Cecylia, who hails from Kings Hill, Kent, mentioned: "She excelled at the top of her class during primary school."

She achieved remarkably high scores on her 11 plus exam and easily secured a spot at a grammar school.

She simply wanders about bombarding you with miscellaneous pieces of information.

When you imagine an intellectually gifted person, you might picture them as being very nerdy; however, she's actually just your average girl.

She has plenty of friends, exudes positivity, and is adored by all.

I anticipated she would be at the pinnacle, but not as the absolute top; this was truly shocking for all of us.

Because of Sofia's heavy academic responsibilities, she didn't manage to prepare for the exam in January, nor had she practiced any Mensa tests before the significant date.

She got the results on 14 March.

Cecylia added: 'She was over the moon.

'I stood by the door filming her reaction as she opened the envelope. She's chuffed.'

Ambitious programmer Sofia leads her class in computer science and aims to make a career out of it as she matures.

Cecylia said: 'She came home one day and said, 'there was a bug the teacher didn't even know how to solve and I did it'.

'She's also a ballet dancer and performs in shows with her dance school.

She adores musical theater and can often be found at the keyboard.

Sofia's schoolmates were thrilled with the outcome and initially 'couldn't believe it was true.'

Sofia mentioned, "I felt quite nervous taking the exam, as the structure seemed unusual."

'I felt genuinely delighted when I discovered the news.'

Given that her mother Cecylia works as a financial controller for one of her clients in her role as a virtual assistant, it’s clear that maths and figures are deeply ingrained in Sofia's heritage.

She stated: "My father, her grandpa Antoni Kot—a principal and mathematics educator—was quite renowned in our region of Poland. He continued to tutor students right up until his passing at 86 years old in 2023."

Even in his final moments, his mind remained acute, and we think Sofia acquired her passion for mathematics and coding from him.

Could you qualify for Mensa? Try our IQ test and tally your points to discover if you have what it takes.

1 In the designated area, insert a three-letter prefix that can be combined with the following set of shorter words to create six new elongated terms.

What is the term consisting of only three letters?

2 . What numbers should replace the question marks in the fourth triangle?

3 . What letter should appear next in this sequence?

C H K P S ?

4 . Rearrange the letters of TINSEL To provide four additional terms. What are they?

5 What do the following terms share in common?

YARN HURT LONE ARMY

6 .  If RM = 5 , XK = 13 and JC = 7 , what does SP=?

7. At a grocery store, the initial 25 patrons bought an average of two items per person. Following these transactions, another group of 15 shoppers entered, which increased the overall average purchase rate to eight items per customer.

What was the mean number of items bought by the most recent 15 customers?

8. Fill in the blanks in this sentence using two words. The same nine letters should be utilized for both words. Can you identify what these words are?

The employee's actions BLANK BLANK until he was spotted on surveillance footage.

9. Substitute the vowels within clusters of characters to create six interlinked terms. Can you identify these terms?

PRL CRL JD TPZ PL PRDT

10. On every line, position a letter that can replace the second letter of the surrounding words. Once done, you'll discover a vertical word emerging downward.

What is it?

11. Utilize the provided letters to fill in the stars such that you form one five-letter word, another five-letter word, a four-letter word, and additionally two words consisting of just two letters each.

A C E I M N S S U

What are the words?

12. Which number is absent from the subsequent series?

4 9 16 25 ? 49 64 81
The sequence appears to be perfect squares of consecutive integers:
- \(2^2 = 4\)
- \(3^2 = 9\)
- \(4^2 = 16\)
- \(5^2 = 25\)
Following this pattern, the next number should logically be:
- \(6^2 = 36\)
So,
4 9 16 25 **36** 49 64 81

13. For each of the following, what number should replace the question mark?

14. Rearrange the letters of UPRIGHT PARANOIA To list three musical instruments. What are they?

15 Identify a term matching the initial hint. Append one letter to create a new term for the subsequent clue. Attach yet another letter to form a phrase fitting the next clue, followed by adding an additional letter to complete the sequence with the final hint’s corresponding expression. Can you determine these successive terms?

NOT OFF

OFFSPRING

IN A SHORT WHILE

FOOD SERVER

16. On every line, insert a word that matches the provided clue. If the right choices are made, reading vertically through the darkened squares will reveal another word. Can you guess what it is?

17. What number ought to substitute the question mark?

18. Vincent resides at house number 106, Claire lives at number 151, and Olivia stays at number 57.

Is house number 60 owned by Alan or Alex?

For Rearrange the letters of DUE CROP to give a word with a similar meaning. What is it?

19. For every one below, come up with a term starting with H that means the exact opposite of the provided word.

a) Clear

b) Resolute

c) Welcoming

20 . Replace the blanks in the next sentence using two five-letter words. You should use the same five letters for both terms. Can you identify these words?

The BLANK informed his students that he had previously BLANK fishing during the holiday.

So, how well did you perform?

1. Car.

2. Eight in the bottom-left corner and twenty-seven at the top.

Divide the bottom left numbers by 3. Add 4 to the bottom right numbers first, followed by adding 5 and then 6 sequentially. The sum of the left and right numbers will be placed at the top.

3. X. The pattern follows the third letter of the alphabet, followed by the fifth letter thereafter, alternating between these two positions repeatedly.

4. Hear, stillness, coves and register.

5. When put together differently, they form a name – Ryan, Ruth, Noel, and Mary.

6. Three. The gap between the two letters corresponds to the numerical value.

7. 18.

8. Continued and unnoticed.

9. Answer: Pearl, coral, jade, topaz, opal and peridot.

10. Almond.

11. Panic, amuse, onus, am and is.

12 . 36. They are all square numbers.

13.
a) 288 The result is obtained by doubling the square of the number.
b) 306 Each number is multiplied by the value resulting from adding one to itself.

14 Harp, guitar, and piano.

15. Once, sun, tune, and hoot.

16. Lawn care terms include brass, rowan, bingo, and basin. The word "polar" also stands out here.

17. Seven. Sum the two digits at the top of each square to form the two-digit number at the bottom of the square.

18. Alex. The sum of the Roman numerals within each name provides the house number.

19 . a) Hazy

b) Hesitant

c) Hostile

20 . Tutor and trout.

Scoring:

1 – 5 accurate responses Try again

6 – 9 accurate responses Average

10 – 12 accurate responses Good

13 to 15 accurate responses Excellent

16 – 20 correct answers Potential Mensa Member

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