Wonderlic test
1. The eleventh The correct answer is (B). The eleventh month of the year
month of the year is November.
is:
A. January
B. November
C. October
D. May
2. A shop own- The correct answer is (B). The total profit from the sale
er bought some is the selling price minus the cost of purchase, which is
shovels for $7300-$5500= $1800.If the total profit is $1800 and each
$5,500. The shov- shovel accounts for $50 profit, the amount of shovels is
els were sold 1800/50=36.
for $7,300, with
a profit of $50
per a shovel.
How many shov-
els were in-
volved?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 55
D. 73
E. 90
F. None of these
3. How many states The correct answer is (D). The USA has 50 states.
are there in the
U.S.A?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
E. 60
4. There are three The correct answer is (E). If there are 3 times as many
times elephants elephants as there are giraffes, giraffes can be defined as
compared to gi- X, and elephants as 3X, and build the following equation:
raffes in the sa- 3X + X = 88
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fari. If there is a 4X = 88
total of 88 ele- X = 88/4
phants and gi- X = 22
raffes, how many
elephants are As stated above, X stands for the number of giraffes.
there in the sa- Thus, there are 22 giraffes. As mentioned in the problem,
fari? there are three times as many elephants as there are
A. 22 giraffes in the safari. Thus, to find how many elephants
B. 31 there are in the safari, multiply the number of giraffes by
C. 43 3:
D. 59 22 * 3 = 66
E. 66
F. None of these 66 is the number of elephants in the safari.
5. What is the next The correct answer is (D). This series is made up of two
number in the se- separate subseries that alternate:
ries? 5, 15, 10, 13, 1. A series of numbers (the odd terms) that increase by 5
15, 11, ___ (5, 10, 15).
A. 9
B. 13 2. A series of numbers (the even terms) that decrease by
C. 10 2 (15, 13, 11)
D. 20
E. 15 The pattern is: 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
F. None of these
As you can see, the numbers that increase by 5 are bold-
ed, 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
6. A car travels at a The correct answer is (D). An hour consists of 60 minutes.
speed of 85 miles A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes as 15 * 4 = 60.
per hour. How far Thus, divide the distance traveled per hour by 4, which
will it travel in 15 is 85/4=21.25.
minutes?
A. 9 miles
B. 11 miles
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C. 13.25 miles
D. 21.25 miles
E. 22.75 miles
F. None of these
7. A car dealer- The correct answer is (F) - None of the above.
ship sells used
cars for $7,000 First of all, in order to simplify the calculations we can
and new cars divide all the numbers by a common denominator: 1000,
for $16,000. If in that way we can get rid of all those annoying zeroes.
a total of 17 Now we define the used cars as U (with a price of 7 each)
cars were sold and the new cars as N (with a price of 16 each) Now we
for $191,000, how can build two equations, the first representing the total
many of the cars price and the second the total amount of cars:
sold were used?
A. 2 a. 7U+16N=191
B. 3 b. N+U= 17
C. 5
D. 8 So according to the second equation N = 17-U,
E. 10 and we can now substitute N in the first equation:
F. None of these 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 elimi-
nation. 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:
*. 3*7 + 16*(17-3) = 245, which means we can eliminate
B as an answer.
*. 5*7 + 16*(17-5) = 227, which means we can eliminate
C as an answer.
Therefore, the only possible answer is F - none of the
above.
8.
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Joey got a 25% The correct answer is (B). 25% equals one quarter and a
raise to his quarter of 1200 is 1200/4=300. Therefore, an addition of
salary. If his a quarter to 1200 equals 1200+300=1500.
original salary
was $1,200, how
much was it after
the raise was im-
plemented?
A. $1225
B. $1500
C. $1350
D. $1450
E. $1800
F. None of these
9. Arrange the fol- The sentence is: A triangle has three sides, which is true.
lowing words so
that they make
a complete sen-
tence. Is the
rearranged sen-
tence true or
false?
Triangle A sides
three has
A. True
B. False
10. ________ is to The correct answer is (E). An orange is used to produce
JUICE as WHEAT juice like wheat is used to produce bread. In addition, both
is to BREAD wheat and oranges must be processed to produce the
A. Water final product. This eliminates answer (A).
B. Pitcher
C. Supermarket
D. Soda
E. Orange
1. The eleventh The correct answer is (B). The eleventh month of the year
month of the year is November.
is:
A. January
B. November
C. October
D. May
2. A shop own- The correct answer is (B). The total profit from the sale
er bought some is the selling price minus the cost of purchase, which is
shovels for $7300-$5500= $1800.If the total profit is $1800 and each
$5,500. The shov- shovel accounts for $50 profit, the amount of shovels is
els were sold 1800/50=36.
for $7,300, with
a profit of $50
per a shovel.
How many shov-
els were in-
volved?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 55
D. 73
E. 90
F. None of these
3. How many states The correct answer is (D). The USA has 50 states.
are there in the
U.S.A?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
E. 60
4. There are three The correct answer is (E). If there are 3 times as many
times elephants elephants as there are giraffes, giraffes can be defined as
compared to gi- X, and elephants as 3X, and build the following equation:
raffes in the sa- 3X + X = 88
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fari. If there is a 4X = 88
total of 88 ele- X = 88/4
phants and gi- X = 22
raffes, how many
elephants are As stated above, X stands for the number of giraffes.
there in the sa- Thus, there are 22 giraffes. As mentioned in the problem,
fari? there are three times as many elephants as there are
A. 22 giraffes in the safari. Thus, to find how many elephants
B. 31 there are in the safari, multiply the number of giraffes by
C. 43 3:
D. 59 22 * 3 = 66
E. 66
F. None of these 66 is the number of elephants in the safari.
5. What is the next The correct answer is (D). This series is made up of two
number in the se- separate subseries that alternate:
ries? 5, 15, 10, 13, 1. A series of numbers (the odd terms) that increase by 5
15, 11, ___ (5, 10, 15).
A. 9
B. 13 2. A series of numbers (the even terms) that decrease by
C. 10 2 (15, 13, 11)
D. 20
E. 15 The pattern is: 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
F. None of these
As you can see, the numbers that increase by 5 are bold-
ed, 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
6. A car travels at a The correct answer is (D). An hour consists of 60 minutes.
speed of 85 miles A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes as 15 * 4 = 60.
per hour. How far Thus, divide the distance traveled per hour by 4, which
will it travel in 15 is 85/4=21.25.
minutes?
A. 9 miles
B. 11 miles
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C. 13.25 miles
D. 21.25 miles
E. 22.75 miles
F. None of these
7. A car dealer- The correct answer is (F) - None of the above.
ship sells used
cars for $7,000 First of all, in order to simplify the calculations we can
and new cars divide all the numbers by a common denominator: 1000,
for $16,000. If in that way we can get rid of all those annoying zeroes.
a total of 17 Now we define the used cars as U (with a price of 7 each)
cars were sold and the new cars as N (with a price of 16 each) Now we
for $191,000, how can build two equations, the first representing the total
many of the cars price and the second the total amount of cars:
sold were used?
A. 2 a. 7U+16N=191
B. 3 b. N+U= 17
C. 5
D. 8 So according to the second equation N = 17-U,
E. 10 and we can now substitute N in the first equation:
F. None of these 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 elimi-
nation. 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:
*. 3*7 + 16*(17-3) = 245, which means we can eliminate
B as an answer.
*. 5*7 + 16*(17-5) = 227, which means we can eliminate
C as an answer.
Therefore, the only possible answer is F - none of the
above.
8.
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Joey got a 25% The correct answer is (B). 25% equals one quarter and a
raise to his quarter of 1200 is 1200/4=300. Therefore, an addition of
salary. If his a quarter to 1200 equals 1200+300=1500.
original salary
was $1,200, how
much was it after
the raise was im-
plemented?
A. $1225
B. $1500
C. $1350
D. $1450
E. $1800
F. None of these
9. Arrange the fol- The sentence is: A triangle has three sides, which is true.
lowing words so
that they make
a complete sen-
tence. Is the
rearranged sen-
tence true or
false?
Triangle A sides
three has
A. True
B. False
10. ________ is to The correct answer is (E). An orange is used to produce
JUICE as WHEAT juice like wheat is used to produce bread. In addition, both
is to BREAD wheat and oranges must be processed to produce the
A. Water final product. This eliminates answer (A).
B. Pitcher
C. Supermarket
D. Soda
E. Orange
