Wonderlic test Questions And Answers
The eleventh month of the year is:
A. January
B. November
C. October
D. May – Answer – The correct answer is (B). The eleventh month of the year is
November.
A shop owner bought some shovels for $5,500. The shovels were sold for $7,300, with
a profit of $50 per a shovel. How many shovels were involved?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 55
D. 73
E. 90
F. None of these – Answer – The correct answer is (B). The total profit from the sale is
the selling price minus the cost of purchase, which is $7300-$5500= $1800.If the total
profit is $1800 and each shovel accounts for $50 profit, the amount of shovels is
1800/50=36.
How many states are there in the U.S.A?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
E. 60 – Answer – The correct answer is (D). The USA has 50 states.
There are three times elephants compared to giraffes in the safari. If there is a total of
88 elephants and giraffes, how many elephants are there in the safari?
A. 22
B. 31
C. 43
D. 59
E. 66
F. None of these – Answer – The correct answer is (E). If there are 3 times as many
elephants as there are giraffes, giraffes can be defined as X, and elephants as 3X, and
build the following equation:
3X + X = 88
4X = 88
X = 88/4
X = 22
As stated above, X stands for the number of giraffes. Thus, there are 22 giraffes. As
mentioned in the problem, there are three times as many elephants as there are giraffes
in the safari. Thus, to find how many elephants there are in the safari, multiply the
number of giraffes by 3:
22 * 3 = 66
66 is the number of elephants in the safari.
What is the next number in the series? 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, _
A. 9
B. 13
C. 10
D. 20
E. 15
F. None of these – Answer – The correct answer is (D). This series is made up of two
separate subseries that alternate:
- A series of numbers (the odd terms) that increase by 5 (5, 10, 15).
- A series of numbers (the even terms) that decrease by 2 (15, 13, 11)
The pattern is: 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, _
As you can see, the numbers that increase by 5 are bolded, and the numbers that
decrease by 2 are underlined. We are missing the seventh number which is an odd
term; therefore, it should be greater than the last odd term (the fifth number) by 5.
The fifth number is 15. Thus, the answer is 15 + 5 = 20
A car travels at a speed of 85 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 15 minutes?
A. 9 miles
B. 11 miles
C. 13.25 miles
D. 21.25 miles
E. 22.75 miles
F. None of these – Answer – The correct answer is (D). An hour consists of 60 minutes.
A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes as 15 * 4 = 60. Thus, divide the distance traveled per
hour by 4, which is 85/4=21.25.
A car dealership sells used cars for $7,000 and new cars for $16,000. If a total of 17
cars were sold for $191,000, how many of the cars sold were used?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 8
E. 10
F. None of these – Answer – The correct answer is (F) – None of the above.
First of all, in order to simplify the calculations we can divide all the numbers by a
common denominator: 1000, in that way we can get rid of all those annoying zeroes.
Now we define the used cars as U (with a price of 7 each) and the new cars as N (with
a price of 16 each) Now we can build two equations, the first representing the total price
and the second the total amount of cars:
a. 7U+16N=191
b. N+U= 17
So according to the second equation N = 17-U, and we can now substitute N in the first
equation: 7U+16(17-U)=191 ; 7U+272-16U=191 ; 9U=81 ; U=9. 9 used cars were sold.
Solving Tip: You could try solving this question by elimination. For starters, since 191 is
an odd number and 16 is an even number, then the number of used cars must be odd
(even+odd=odd) – which means we can eliminate answers A, D & E. Now that we are
left only with B and C, let’s try to calculate it for each of these options:
. 37 + 16*(17-3) = 245, which means we can eliminate B as an answer.
*. 57 + 16(17-5) = 227, which means we can eliminate C as an answer.
Therefore, the only possible answer is F – none of the above.
Joey got a 25% raise to his salary. If his original salary was $1,200, how much was it
after the raise was implemented?
A. $1225
B. $1500
C. $1350
D. $1450
E. $1800
F. None of these – Answer – The correct answer is (B). 25% equals one quarter and a
quarter of 1200 is 1200/4=300. Therefore, an addition of a quarter to 1200 equals
1200+300=1500.
Arrange the following words so that they make a complete sentence. Is the rearranged
sentence true or false?
Triangle A sides three has
A. True
B. False – Answer – The sentence is: A triangle has three sides, which is true.
__ is to JUICE as WHEAT is to BREAD
A. Water
B. Pitcher
C. Supermarket
D. Soda
Wonderlic Sample Test (28 Questions)
If a cup of pancake mix makes 2 pancakes, how many pancakes can be made with 3
cups of pancake mix? – Answer – 6 pancakes
3 cups X 2 pancakes= 6
An airplane travels 100 miles per hour. How long will the airplane take to travel 300
miles? – Answer – 3 hours
100/300= 3
A gallon of gas costs $2.50. How many gallons of gas can be purchased with $5? –
Answer – 2 gallons
2.50/5=2
A 10 year old Ford truck has 100,000 miles on the engine when the transmission fails
on the truck. There are two replacements available- one transmission will last for 20
years, or 50,000 miles, and the other transmission will last for 8 years, or 75,000 miles.
Given the current average yearly mileage on this truck, which transmission would last
the longest? – Answer – The 8 year lifespan transmission will last the longest, assuming
that the mileage per year rate does not change.
A rocket engine that takes off from earth burns 10,000 pounds of fuel in 15 minutes, and
is able to lift 20,000 pounds total for that time period (including the rocket fuel itself). If a
payload that weighs20,000 pounds is needed to be transported for one hour, and
unused rocket engines are dropped in stages after their fuel has been exhausted, how
many rocket engines must be used to transport the payload for that time period? –
Answer – 30 rocket engines are required.
The first stage consists of 16 rockets, the second stage is 8 rockets, the third stage is 4
rockets, and the final stage is 2 rockets
How many of the five pairs listed below are exact duplicates?
Bologna AND Balogna
Malicious AND Malicious
Firearm AND Fiream
Space Shuttle AND Space Huttle
Gray AND Green – Answer – 1 match
malicious
months of the year have 31 days, and 4 have 30 days. What month has only 28 days? –
Answer – February
Do the words retire and inspire have?
opposite meanings,
similar meanings,
or no relation? – Answer – No relationship
Do the words hypothesis and theory have? opposite meanings,
similar meanings,
or no relation? – Answer – Similar meanings
Hypothesis: a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited
evidence as a starting point.
Theory: a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something.
Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence:
Have you __ the painting yet?
A) Finish B) Finishes C) Finishing D) Finished – Answer – D) Finished
56/4=
A) 16 B) 9 C) 14 D) 23 – Answer – C) 14
The 5:15 train takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to get to Graystone. Today the train will be
late. What time will it get to Graystone?
A) 7:15
B) 7:05
C) 7:25
D) 7:40 – Answer – D) 7:40
Choose the answer that most nearly means the same as the underlined word:
An inaccuracy is a:
A) Mistake
B) Type of Medicine
C) Prison
D) Chance Happening – Answer – A) Mistake
A synonym of firmament is:
A) Ground
B) River
C) Sky
D) Future – Answer – C) Sky
Find two words, one from each group, that are closest in meaning.
Wonderlic 50 questions and Answers
A science class has two times as many boys as girls. During the final examination of the
year, the girls average 90 points each, and the class as a whole averages 80 points per
person. What is the average score of the boys in the class?
A) 75
B) 80
C) 70
D) 85 – Answer – A) 75
Abstract means:
1) Difficult to understand
2) Chance of happening
3) Strict
4) To mistake for something else – Answer – 1) Difficult to understand
Choose the word that correctly completes the following sentence. Jimmy has been
practicing his free throws for months now. Despite his _ efforts, Jimmy is still
the worst free throw shooter on the team.
A) Coarse
B) Deplorable
C) Valiant
D) Hard-earned – Answer – C) Valiant
Valiant: possessing or showing courage or determination
Notebooks sell for 33 cents per unit. How much will 5 notebooks cost?
A) $1.60
B) $1.35
C) $1.65
D) $1.55 – Answer – A) $1.65
.33×5= 1.65
A bike travels 7 feet in 1/3 of a second. At the same speed, how many feet will it travel
in 5 seconds?
A) 35 feet
B) 155 feet
C) 105 feet
D) 21 feet – Answer – A) 35 Feet
7×5=35
To chide is to:
A) Fear
B) Scurry
C) Interrupt
D) Scold – Answer – D) Scold
Scold: scold or rebuke.”she chided him for not replying to her letters
Taylor is going on a road trip that is 600 miles long. Her friend recommends that she
buy engine oil A,because it will save her 60 cents in gas for every 20 miles of the trip.
Oil A, however, will cost $35. Is it worthwhile for Taylor to buy the oil if she has a
coupon for $10 off the price?
A) No
B) Yes – Answer – A) No
253 ÷ 46 =
A) 5.50
B) 4.50
C) 5.75
D) 5.25 – Answer – A) 5.50
Assume the first two statements are true. All restaurants in Japan serve beverages.
Fanta is a popular soda in Japan. Do Japanese restaurants in the United States serve
Fanta?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Not Certain – Answer – C) Not certain
Choose the word that best describes the meaning of the bolded word in the following
sentence. The newspaper released a SCATHING review of the director’s latest
Broadway hit.
A) Uncertain
B) Praising
C) Contemptuous
D) Agreeable – Answer – C) Contemptuous
Scathing: severely critical.”she launched a scathing attack on the governor”