Its made up
>the topics were made up
>you can train for them
>knowing the difference 2 words could just mean someone has a good memory or read more books
>Binet did not believe that his psychometric instruments could be used to measure a single, permanent, and inborn level of intelligence. Instead, he suggested that intelligence is far too broad a concept to quantify with one number.
>Binet insisted that intelligence is complex in that it is influenced by many factors.
>He also believed IQ changes over time and can only be compared in children with similar backgrounds.

Knowing the quadratic formula makes you more effective at finding roots just as learning long division makes you more effective at division or learning memory mastery techniques can have a journalist become a memory champion.