The question may be raised whether a given child might not fail to answer the questions correctly and yet have the intelligence to do the appropriate thing if the real situation were present. This is at least conceivable, but since it would not be practicable to make the subject actually cold, sleepy, or hungry in order to observe his behavior, we must content ourselves with suggesting a situation to be imagined. It probably requires more intelligence to tell what one ought to do in a situation which has to be imagined than to do the right thing when the real situation is encountered. The comprehension questions of this year had not been standardized until the Stanford investigation of 1913-14. Questions _a_ and _b_ were suggested by Binet in 1905, while _c_ is new. They make an excellent test of 4-year intelligence. IV, 6. REPEATING FOUR DIGITS PROCEDURE. Say: "_Now, listen. I am going to say over some numbers and after I am through, I want you to say them exactly like I do. Listen closely and get them just right--4-7-3-9._" Same with 2-8-5-4 and 7-2-6-1. The examiner should consume nearly four seconds in pronouncing each series, and should practice in advance until this speed can be closely approximated. If the child refuses to respond, the first series may be repeated as often as may be necessary to prove an attempt, but _success with a series which has been re-read may not be counted_. The second and third series may be pronounced but once. SCORING. Passed if the child repeats correctly, _after a single reading, one series out of the three_ series given. The order must be correct. REMARKS. The test of repeating four digits was not included by Binet in the scale and seems not to have been used by any of the Binet workers. It is passed by about three fourths of our 4-year-olds. IV. ALTERNATIVE TEST: REPEATING TWELVE TO THIRTEEN SYLLABLES The three sentences are:-- (a) "_The boy's name is John. He is a very good boy._" (b) "_When the train passes you will hear the whistle blow._" (c) "_We are going to have a good time in the country._" PROCEDURE. Get the child's attention and say: "_Listen, say this: 'Where is kitty?'_" After the child responds, add: "_Now say this ..._," reading the first sentence in a natural voice, distinctly and with expression. If the child is too timid to respond, the first sentence may be re-read, but in this case the response is not counted. _Re-reading is permissible only with the first sentence._ SCORING. The test is passed if at least _one sentence is repeated without error after a single reading_. As in the alternative test of year III, we ignore ordinary indistinctness and defects of pronunciation due to imperfect language development, but the sentence must be repeated without addition, omission, or transposition of words.