Lily Is 10 Years Old

question 45

Multiple Choice

Lily is 10 years old. She gets a score of 97 on an IQ test. What does this tell us about her intellectual ability?

• A)Lily must be a very smart girl because 100 is a perfect score.
• B)Lily is brighter than two-thirds of her age-mates,as IQ scores go up to about 150.
• C)Lily's score is in the bottom 20% of her age-group.
• D)Lily's score is about average for her age-group.

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