The offered method of assessing intellectual abilities, ''express-diag
nostics'', may be used a a quick reference study of 6-7 year-old child
ren. Test tasks are made in picture form and don't require reading ski
lls. The method tests knowledge and lexical stock, loqical thinking an
d mathematical abilities. The method was tried on Moscow children and
can be recommended for the selection of students to programmed advance
d education schools.