Information: oral, “trivia”-style general information questions. Scoring is pass/fail.
Vocabulary: giving oral definitions of words. Scoring is 2-1-0, according to the quality of the responses
Word Reasoning: deducing the meaning of a word from one, two, or three clues. Scoring is pass/fail.
Comprehension: oral questions of social and practical understanding. Scoring is 2-1-0, based on quality.
Similarities: explaining how two different things (e.g., horse and cow) or concepts (e.g., hope and fear) could be alike. Scoring is 2-1-0, according to the quality of the responses.
Block Design*: copying small geometric designs with two, three, or four plastic cubes while viewing a constructed model or a picture within a specified time limit. Scoring is 2-1-0 for items 1 through 6 and 2-0 for items 7 to 20.
Matrix Reasoning: completing logical arrangements of designs with missing parts; multiple-choice. Scoring is pass/fail.
Picture Concepts: presented with two or three rows of pictures, choose the one picture from each row based upon a common characteristic. Scoring is pass/fail.
Picture Completion*: identifying missing parts of pictures by either pointing to or naming the missing part. Scoring is pass/fail.
Object Assembly*: assemble, within a specified time limit, puzzles of cut-apart silhouette objects with no outline pieces. Scoring allows for scores from 5 to 0 depending upon the item.
Symbol Search*: deciding if a target symbol appears in a row of 3 symbols and marking YES or ? accordingly.
Coding *: copying symbols that are paired with simple geometric designs as quickly as possible for 2 minutes
Receptive Vocabulary: point to one of 4 pictures that represents the word spoken by the examiner. Scoring is pass/fail.
Picture Naming: Name pictures shown. Scoring is pass/fail.
Verbal IQ is based on Information, Vocabulary, and Word Reasoning. (Comprehension and Similarities are possible substitutes for the other verbal subtests.)
Performance (fluid) IQ is based on Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, and Picture Concepts. (Picture Completion and Object Assembly are possible substitutes for the other Performance subtests.)
Processing Speed Quotient, or visual-motor, clerical speed and accuracy, includes Coding & Symbol Search.
General Language Composite is based on Receptive Vocabulary and Picture Naming
Full Scale IQ is based on seven tests: 3 Verbal, 3 Performance (fluid), and 1 Processing Speed test.