Question

The original purpose of the first intelligence test was to

a. identify which children were likely to do well in school.
b. identify which students were in need of accelerated instruction.
c. identify which children were likely to benefit from vocational education.
d. identify areas of academic weakness in grade school children.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option D.

The original purpose of the first intelligence test was to try to identify all the areas of educational weakness in grade school children. To try to predict children's academic achievement to find the best school setting for a child.

Nowadays, the intelligence assessment is made of a combination of different intelligence scales to give a general indicator of intelligence.