Wonderlic Sample Test (28 Questions)
1. If a cup of pancake mix makes 2 pancakes, how many pancakes can
be made with 3 cups of pancake mix?: 6 pancakes
3 cups X 2 pancakes= 6
2. An airplane travels 100 miles per hour. How long will the airplane take
to travel 300 miles?: 3 hours
100/300= 3
3. A gallon of gas costs $2.50. How many gallons of gas can be
purchased with $5?: 2 gallons
2.50/5=2
4. 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 transmis-
sion will last for 8 years, or 75,000 miles. Given the current average yearly
mileage on this truck, which transmission would last the longest?: The 8
year lifespan transmission will last the longest, assuming that the
mileage per year rate does not change.
1/5
, 5. 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?: 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
6. 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: 1 match
malicious
2/5
1. If a cup of pancake mix makes 2 pancakes, how many pancakes can
be made with 3 cups of pancake mix?: 6 pancakes
3 cups X 2 pancakes= 6
2. An airplane travels 100 miles per hour. How long will the airplane take
to travel 300 miles?: 3 hours
100/300= 3
3. A gallon of gas costs $2.50. How many gallons of gas can be
purchased with $5?: 2 gallons
2.50/5=2
4. 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 transmis-
sion will last for 8 years, or 75,000 miles. Given the current average yearly
mileage on this truck, which transmission would last the longest?: The 8
year lifespan transmission will last the longest, assuming that the
mileage per year rate does not change.
1/5
, 5. 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?: 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
6. 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: 1 match
malicious
2/5
