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Each section of the standard Mensa test is timed. The Culture Fair test includes questions that are based on puzzles and patterns and is a language-free test outside of the instructions, which are in English. This test includes three sections with only one of them being timed. The Culture Fair test is often the preferred choice for non-native English speakers who may struggle with the timed sessions of the standard Mensa test. You can only take one test during your session, but if you fail to qualify for Mensa on your first attempt, you can try once more with the other version of the test.

You cannot make a second attempt at the same test. In order to qualify to join Mensa, you have to score in the 98th percentile on either of the two tests. The standard test session takes approximately two hours. The Culture Fair session takes between two and three hours. In the U. However, those 14 and under are still welcome to submit the results of other qualifying exams to Mensa. The American Mensa exam can only be taken once unless the individual submits evidence of mitigating circumstances.

The Mensa Workout is an online Mensa practice test. Sites like this one provide questions that are similar to many questions on the standard Mensa test. Our 50 question cognitive ability test provides a similar experience and similar types of questions to help you prepare. Practice tests are also given to those that request them through Mensa. These can be taken at home to see where you place and know what to expect on the actual test. Mensa sets the high IQ bar at or above the 98th percentile on an approved standardized test of intelligence.

This means that your score must be equal to or greater than the scores of 98 percent of the other people who take the test.

To apply for membership, you can either take The Mensa Admissions Test or you can submit test scores from a supervised, standardized intelligence test that place you in the top 2 percent. Or, if you are looking for a fun mental drill, try the Mensa Workout.

Although this mini-test will not qualify you for membership, it will provide you with about a half-hour of cerebral calisthenics. Thirty questions test your spatial, mathematical and language abilities. And if this isn't enough to sate your appetite, there are dozens of mensa-esque quiz and puzzle books available, some of which were written by Mensa members.

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Many people have found their life partners through Mensa, and many more have found lifelong friends. Every Mensan has their own personal reason for joining up. There are Mensans for whom Mensa provides a sense of family, and others for whom it's a casual social activity. But, for a lot of Mensans, it's just a wonderful opportunity to stimulate the mind.

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There are active Mensa organisations on every continent except Antarctica, and the three stated purposes of Mensa are always the same, no matter where in the world your national Mensa organisation happens to be: to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; to encourage research into the nature, characteristics, and uses of intelligence; to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members.

The Mensa Constitution The three main purposes listed above are stated on the first page of the Constitution of Mensa, which also sets out the organisation's infrastructure.