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		sonnyblarney on May 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IQ rates are dropping in many developed countries They use (or used) word tests for IQ. Things like 'bear is to dog as fish is to: a) flower b) whale c) door d) donkey' ... kind of thing. It's not supposed to test language proficiency, but it can have an effect.

ben_w on May 22, 2019 [–]

Wonderful example in the same vein from my secondary school English teacher:

Black and (a) white, (b) blue, (c) proud, (d) decker.

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