Is a IQ of 117 on a iq test for anyone, good for a 12 year old?

Question

Is a IQ of 117 on a iq test for anyone, good for a 12 year old?

Answer 1

IQ tests are designed to factor in age of the test-taker before calculating a quotient final number. If the test in question did not ask for your age or date of birth at some point before giving you results, it's a joke. Even then, it could be a joke, too.

That said, 117 is above average. I'm going to guess it's in the 70th percentile range, which basically means that you're smarter than 70 percent of people. This includes people both older and younger than you.

Intelligence is really a measure of the rate at which information is absorbed and processed, rather than simply of knowledge. Therefore, you could be smarter than some people who know a lot more than you, simply by virtue of the fact that they are 30 years older than you, and have had more time to learn random things.

Answer 2

IQ tests are mostly used for young kids... the older you get, the less your IQ actually matters.  Age 12 is probably pushing it.  117 is a good score, as anything about 100 is above the mean/average.  The 12 year old is showing the mental capacity of a thirteen-going-on-fourteen year old.  But again, the tests become less important and reliable the older you become.

Answer 3

unless u took a real one the results arent 100% accurate. but the average score is 100 for any person. so 117 is above average and a good score.

Answer 4

Sure, it's above average. I always took adult IQ tests when I was 12 and even younger =) But bear in mind that they're never completely foolproof or accurate.