WONDERLIC TEST NEWEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL TEST 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A
A candy maker makes two sizes of candies. Using the smaller size, a full
jar will contain 120 pieces of candy. Using the larger candies a jar will
contain 80 pieces of candy. The candy maker has a strict rule that no jars
will contain a mix of small and large candies. If a store has room for 15
jars and they want 1560 total pieces of candy, how many jars will
contain smaller candies?
A. 4
B. 9
C. 2
D. 12 – ANSWER- B. 9
Mary got a raise of 2% on her salary. If her original salary was
$160,000, how much is it after the raise is implemented?
A. $166,600
B. $163,200
C. $168,600
D. $164,500 – ANSWER- B. $163,200
On Tuesday and Wednesday, cab fare cost $7.75 total. On Monday and
Thursday, cab fare cost $6.30 on each day. On Friday, cab fare cost
$7.00. What was the average daily cost?
A. $6.05
B. $7.10
C. $5.47
D. $5.35 – ANSWER- C. $5.47
If the first two statements are true, is the last statement true as well?
Dogs like sticks. Marvin has a stick. Marvin is a dog.
A. uncertain
B. yes

C. no – ANSWER- A. uncertain
A lawyer owns 4 pairs of pants, 5 dress shirts and 6 ties. How many days
can the lawyer go without wearing the same combination of three items?
A. 26
B. 34
C. 15
D. 120 – ANSWER- D. 120
Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related?
Aghast Unsurprised – ANSWER- contradictory
Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related?
Enhance Entrance – ANSWER- Not related
MONSOON AGATE. These words are: – ANSWER- Not Related
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is true? false? not
certain?

1: A man works at Bob’s Pool Store.

2: All the employees at the pool store wear blue shirts.

3: The man wears blue shirts. – ANSWER- True

A girl is 21 years old and her brother is a third her age. When the girl is
36, what will be the age of her brother? – ANSWER- 22
Which word does not belong?
A. abhor
B. enamored
C. attract
D. love – ANSWER- A. abhor

Mike is 11 years old. Jim is twice as old as Mike. When Jim is 50 years
old, how old will Mike be? – ANSWER- 39
A store buys a pack of gum for 33 cents per pack from their supplier.
How much would 12 packs cost?
A. $3.96
B. $6.93
C. $6.39
D. $3.69 – ANSWER- A. $3.96
MANIPULATE HANDLE the meanings of these words are –
ANSWER- Similar
A basketball team has eight boys and four girls on the roster. The boys
average 12 points each. The team averages 136 points as a whole. How
many points does each girl average?
A. 10 points
B. 14 points
C. 11 points
D. 12 points – ANSWER- A. 10 points
Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related?
Beat Pound – ANSWER- Similar
What is the next number in this sequence?
41 29 35 23 – ANSWER- 29
The square footage of a room is 1400 feet. If the one side is 25 ft long,
what is the length of the other side? – ANSWER- 56
Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related?
Familiar Gallant – ANSWER- Not related

hat is the next number in the sequence? 3, 7, 15, 31, 63 – ANSWER- 127
a 1/4 of an inch is equal to _ inches – ANSWER- 0.25
f sales tax is 6% and you buy a shirt for $25 how much do you owe? –
ANSWER- 26.50
How many ounces are in a pound and a half? – ANSWER- 24
An oven can cook 3 thin crust pizzas in an hour or 1 deep dish pizza in a
hour. If you have one oven, how much time do you need to make 12 thin
crust pizzas and 4 deep dish pizzas?
A. 10 hours
B. 3 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 8 hours – ANSWER- D. 8 hours
Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related?
Infallible Impeccable – ANSWER- similar
Over the course of two weeks, Al spent $105.00 on lunch. What was the
average cost per day? – ANSWER- $7.50
Instructions for a blanket call for 36 yards of yarn. A skein of yarn has 6
feet in in. How many skeins of yarn do you need? – ANSWER- 18
A road construction crew is resurfacing the highway between point D
and point E. The distance between point D and point E is 93 miles of
road. The crew has completed 35 miles. If they work at a pace of 2.9
miles per day, how many more days will it take to finish? – ANSWER20
Which number comes next in this series?
99, 33, 11, 3 2/3 – ANSWER- 1 2/9