The Army General Aptitude test was fun! The box problems were mind-benders for me, while the division ones were very convenient - some of them had obvious multiples/remainders that cut out some choices. The normal word problems were giveaways for me since I read more than I should.
The finding that Filipinos are closer to Asians than Pacific Islanders makes sense to me. Filchi here, so I'm living evidence of Asian blending. Pacific Islanders also tends to refer to islands much farther from the rest of East and Southeast Asia, limiting cultural and genetic mixing over time.
I really don't belive that Filipinos are dumb in raw intelligence - rather, we're held back by being late to the modern party and a very contextual frame of mind. I haven't gone looking for proof, but our languages tend to require a lot of context, with the assumption that you already know each other's business and can infer from there. I've written on this here:
This contrasted with English which is very much "the word is the word".
Edit: Tip for the box questions: Always count the hidden boxes implied by different heights and lengths. If a box isn't in line with another box, there's another box hiding in the back.
The Army General Aptitude test was fun! The box problems were mind-benders for me, while the division ones were very convenient - some of them had obvious multiples/remainders that cut out some choices. The normal word problems were giveaways for me since I read more than I should.
The finding that Filipinos are closer to Asians than Pacific Islanders makes sense to me. Filchi here, so I'm living evidence of Asian blending. Pacific Islanders also tends to refer to islands much farther from the rest of East and Southeast Asia, limiting cultural and genetic mixing over time.
I really don't belive that Filipinos are dumb in raw intelligence - rather, we're held back by being late to the modern party and a very contextual frame of mind. I haven't gone looking for proof, but our languages tend to require a lot of context, with the assumption that you already know each other's business and can infer from there. I've written on this here:
https://argomend.substack.com/i/128911972/dito-diyan-doon
This contrasted with English which is very much "the word is the word".
Edit: Tip for the box questions: Always count the hidden boxes implied by different heights and lengths. If a box isn't in line with another box, there's another box hiding in the back.