一、常识题这类考题一般都应从生活常识的角度去分析和考虑，并不需要作高深的探究，但也不能被牵着鼻子走。
例如：How long does it take to boil two eggs if it takes four and a half minutes to boil one egg?不少考生的答案是：Nine minutes. 理由是煮一个鸡蛋要4.5分钟，2个鸡蛋则需9分钟。
其实，2个鸡蛋一起煮也是4.5分钟。
像这种简单的生活常识题，考生不能让人牵着鼻子走，否则因把简单的题目看得过于复杂而丢分就太可惜了。
又如：How many angles （角）are left if one angle is cut from a square （方形的）table? 此题答案是：Five (angles). 但有同学回答：Three (angles). 根据常识一张方形桌子，切去一个角，应该有5个角，而不是4 - 1 = 3。
二、语言知识题这类题常常是考查考生的语言知识和应变能力，有时要从句子本身或字形上分析，有时还涉及会意。
如：What is the distance betwe en the first letter and the last letter of “smiles”? 此题答案是：One mile. 问的是smiles这个单词中，第一个字母和最后一个字母之间的距离有多长，即除去第一个和最后一个字母s，剩下的是mile。
又如：What appears once in every minute, twice in every moment, but not once in thousand years? 此题答案为：The letter “m”. 问的是在minute中出现一次，moment中出现两次，而在thousand years中却一次也不出现的是什么？考生如果仅从字面意思上理解，就会误以为题目是问：每分钟出现一次、每一会儿出现两次，数千年却不出现的是什么？那问题就复杂了，答案也无从探究。
三、数学推理题能力竞赛题中常常会出现数学知识（或叫数学推理）题，解题时需要运用到一定的数学知识。
命题形式可能是图表形式，也可能是提问形式。
如：How many minutes is it before 12 noon, if 48 minutes ago it was twice as many minutes past 9 a.m.?（2006NEPCS高二组初赛题）这是一道难度不小的数学推理题，答案为：44 minutes. 因为12点整的44分钟前为11:16，而11:16的48分钟前为10:28；9:00 + (44 × 2) = 10:28. 有时还要运用到几何或代数知识，如：Find the ages of Mary, George, Alice, Claire and Stephen if the sum of the ages of two of them all as follows：Mary + George = 33 years; Alice + Claire= 95 years; Stephen + Mary = 72 years; Mary+ Claire= 87 years; Stephen + George = 73 years. 此题可用代数法求出答案，即分别用5个字母代替题中的5个人写出等式：A + B = 33; C + D = 95; E + A = 72; A + D = 87; E + B = 73可以求得：A = 16；B = 17；C = 24；D = 71；E = 56。
智力题与英语知识的结合1.From what number can you take half and leave nothing?2.what two word have thousands of letters in them?3.what 5-letter word has 6 left when you take 2 letters away?4.what kind of dog never bite?5.where does afternoon always come before morning?6what is pronounced like one letter,written with three letters,and belongs to all animals?7.what number gets bigger when you turn it upside down?8.What day is two days before the day immediately following the day three days before the day two days after the day immediately before Friday?9. My first in south but not in north.My second is in picture but not in film.My third is in fourth and also in worth.My fifth is in toe but not in sew.My sixth is in life but not in death.what am I?10. What number gets bigger when you turn it upside down?89.1. What letter is a body of water?2. What is it that found in the every center of America and Australia?3. Why is a river rich?4. Which letter is very useful to a deaf woman?5. Which runs faster, heat or cold? Why?6.下面是一道经典的英语填空题，注意，所有空格均为同一个单词：____ is greater than God.____ is more evil than the Devil.The poor need ____.The rich have ____.If you eat ____, you will die.7. What number should replace(代替)the question mark?AVIATOR＝6FIXTURE＝9WIZARD＝1DIVERSE＝？8. What’s the Chinese for “six of one and half a dozen of the other?”A. 六分之一B. 人云亦云C.半斤八两D.见一面分一半9. What three letters turn a girl into a woman? A.SUN B. DAB C. EYE D.AGE10. We don’t want it. It’s “a white elephant.” What is it?A. 一件无用而累的东西B.一头白象C. 白给的东西D. 白色陷阱11.What’s too much for two and just right for one? A. Time B. A secret C. friend D. A room12. What’s the Chinese for “talk big”? A. 吹牛B. 说谎话C.骂人D.很大13. I know that from A to Z. A.从A到I B.从头到尾C.字母表D.距离很远14. You can’t do it. You can sue to Ann for help. A. ask B. think C. find D. give15.What’s that? That’s a lily I like i t very much. A. girl’s name B. flower C. picture D. cup7. 12.5.1."walls have ears" means______. （10分）A.墙上有洞B.隔墙有耳C.震耳欲聋D.耳聪目明2.—Who's the boy in the hat? （10分）A.戴着帽子B.在帽子上C.拿着帽子D.带着帽子3."Speak like a book." means______ （10分）A.背书B.像书一样说话C.咬文嚼字D.望文生义4."Practise in pairs." means______ （10分）A.两人练习B.两人表演C.组成小组D.三人游戏5.She's a green hand. "green hand" means______. （10分）A.老手B.新手C.绿手D.热手6."ten to one"means______. （10分）A.很可能B.不可能C.有点可能D.十分之一7."Like father, like son." means______ （10分）A.父子一样B.像父亲,又像儿子C.有其父必有其子D.喜欢父亲也喜欢儿子8."a lucky dog" means______. （10分）A.幸运狗B.幸运儿C.可爱的狗D.人见人爱9.He is a yes-man. I don't like him. （10分）A.说一不二的人B.唯唯若若的人C.总有理的人D.坚强的人10.Look out!A car is coming. "Look out!"means ______. （10分）A.白外看!B.看呀!C.看外面D.小心!◆听音选择题1、从听到的每组字母中选出含有相同元音或辅音读音的两个字母。
1) A. TO B. TE C. UT D. VU2) A. SC B. YS C. CY D. XS3) A. WH B. HJ C. MV D. RT4) A. AI B. AR C. YR D. IY5) A. YW B. YR C. QW D. JQ2、选出你所听到的句子或词组。
1) A. It’s a plane. B. It’s green. C. It’s a pen.2) A. my teacher B. my T-shirt C. my shirt3) A. I’m fine. B. I’m ten. C. I’m nine.4) A. How are you? B. How old are you? C. And you?5) A. a new map B. a new stamp C. a new cup◆听音判断题1、There are three planes in the sky.2、Li Lei is at home now.3、Mary’s father is a doctor.4、Today is Monday.5、The students are in the car.◆补全故事My name _____ Lily. I’m a _____ girl. I’m _____Beijing. I’m in Changjiang Prim ary ______. I’m in ______1,Grade 6. I like singing and ______. I like ______,too. I ______hard at my lessons.◆阅读理解It’s a sunny day. The sun is smiling. The bird and butterflies are dancing now. My grandma has a book under her arm. She is wearing glasses today. Her shoes are under the bed. There is a photo over her bed. There are T-shirt on her bed, too. The clock is new. But the vase is old. My cat is sleeping now. The telephone is ringing. Oh, look at, my bag and ruler are on the floor!根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。