Binet and Simon designed a test of intellectual abilities in order to

provide a quantitative estimate of inherited intellectual potential.

distinguish between academic and practical intelligence.

assess general capacity for goaldirected adaptive behavior

identify children likely to have difficulty learning in regular school classes.

Question

Binet and Simon designed a test of intellectual abilities in order to
 









provide a quantitative estimate of inherited intellectual potential.
 






distinguish between academic and practical intelligence.
 






assess general capacity for goaldirected adaptive behavior
 






identify children likely to have difficulty learning in regular school classes.

anonymous · Answer

The last answer: Identify children likely to have difficulty learning in regular school classes.
This is known as the IQ test. It is taken to see how average a person's intelligence is. If a child in 3rd grade scores an average equal to that of a 5th grader, he is above average, and possibly a savant. If he scores average of that to a kindergartener, he has a learning disability. 
Savant: one who excels in one area of intelligence. A good book to read on an autistic savant is "Born on a Blue Day". I highly recommend it. (:

anonymous · Answer

provide a quantitative estimate of inherited intellectual potential.

anonymous · Answer

the last answer is correct - the test was designed to identify children at risk of falling behind their peers in the French school system.