From what I've read, IQ tests test how good you are at taking that test.
As has been said above, there are too many other variables like culture, language, etc that can skew the 'intelligence' measure one way or another.
It's a good tool for some purposes (like problem solving, analytical thinking, etc), but not for others (creativity, communication, common sense, etc).
But yea, the word intelligence is just too broad, and a single measure doesn't really tell the whole story of one's intelligence
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