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THE CHINA, MAIL FRIDAY SUPPLEMENT, MAY 14, 1937
INTELLIGENCE TESTS FOR CHILDREN
INDICATING A CHILD'S MENTAL
DEVELOPMENT
IF is betw, try hea
F your child, is between three
with the following questions. Do not expect him to accomplish all the tests. He should be able to score in at least one of them if they are presented in fami- liàr surroundings by a , per-
son in whom the child has com- plete confidence.
GE 3.
Test 1: Show
the
A child a sheet of plain paper
measuring about 4 inches by 5 înches. Tell him to watch you making a book out of it Then fold the paper double and press it down. Open and close the paper several times, pointing out that it looks like a little book. Then hand the child a similar piece of paper and ask him to make you a book.
Scoring. If the child folds the paper one or more times so that it leaves a clear crease, the res- ponse is a success. It does not matter if the fold is irregular or even diagonal.
Test 2: Ask the child to indi- cate with a finger parts of his face-such as nose, eyes, ears, mouth, hair. Use your normall method of speech in doing this.
Scoring Three responses out of four must be correct for the child to pass the test success- fully. If the child winks, screws up his nose, opens his mouth in- stead of actually pointing at the features mentioned, you can con- sider it quite satisfactory.
Test 3: Find a large coloured picture (from a book or magazine if you like) with plenty of ob- jects and life in it. Praise the picture, and give it to the child so that he can see it comfortably and clearly.
Then ask him to tell you what he sees in the picture. If there is no immediate response you may help the child by saying, “Show me the..." indicating some specific object. That should be sufficient to start the child's re- plies.
Scoring. The test is passed if the child names three objects in one picture spontaneously. Length Of Lines
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GE 4.-Test 1: On an ordin
aryTM postcard, rule two parallel lines about one inch part. Make one line half an inch longer than the other.
Then give the card to the child and ask him to point to the longs er line. You may use the super. lative "longest" if you like, as it will probably be more familiar to the child.
Then withdraw the card and' present it from another angle. Do this once again, so that the child has seen the lines in three different positions.
Scoring-All three compari- sons must be made correctly, or you cannot consider the child successful.
Test 2: Put four pennies ·(or other coins) in a row in front of the child, and ask him to count them aloud as he touches each one. You may point to the first one the child's left and say, "Like this, One.""
Scoring-The child has passed the test if his counting tallies with his pointing. He has failed if he just mentions the right number of the coins.
Test 3: star
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On a postcard draw a room for
leaving
the child to copy it. He can use pencil, pen, or crayon,
Scoring. Any attempt in which the main characteristics of a star are present is a success. The number of the arms does not matter, but they must cross in the centre and give the effect of radiating out.
Test For Handiness
GE 5.-Test 1: Drive two or- dinary 4-inch screws into a solid piece of wood. Show the child how to take out one with a screw-driver. Then hand him the driver and ask him to remove the other screw.
Scoring. This is reckoned by the time it takes the child to get the screw right out. One minute is exceptionally good time for a five-year-old. Three minutes is an average time.
Test 2: Paint or crayon four patches of colour red, yellow, blue, green (four similar objects in these colours or squares cut from different book jackets will serve as well).
Put the colours in a row in front of the child and say, “What is the name of this colour?" to each in, turn. If you are using objects, explain first that you are only interested in the colours, not in the shape of the objects.
Scoring. The test is passed if all the colours are named, cor- rectly the first time. This test is not based on a colour sense, as all five-year-olds who have ordinary sight should be able to discriminate between these co- lours, and will already have as- sociated them in the mind with the right name by observation of adults.
Test 3: See whether the child can carry out three very simple orders. Repeat the order twice- the first time explaining that you want him to do certain things for
you.
Do not alter the position of the orders in the repetition, and leave the child alone with his task if necessary. Such orders as "Bring me that vase (pointing at it), then put this pencil on the table and then open the door.”
Scoring. All three commis- sions should be carried out in the right order. This test is a
Beltrão (Volunteers) slides to safety at third base in the base- ball match between the Volun- teers and the Filipinos at Caro- line. Hill last week. Arculli is with the ball. (China Mai}" photo).
useful one to try out on a child who is just starting school. If he passes it well he will take quickly and easily to orthodox school learning.
The Army team who beat South China in the Kotewall Cup replay at Happy Valley last Sunday by the only goal of the match. ("China Mail" photo).
Group photograph taken after the wedding at Rosary Church of Mr. Barretto. (“China Mail" photo).
McGrann and Miss Kimi