Wonderlic practice questions with correct 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 A) 75 Abstract means: 1) Difficult to understand 2) Chance of happening 3) Strict 4) To mistake for something else 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 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 A) $1.65 .33x5= 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 A) 35 Feet 7x5=35 To chide is to: A) Fear B) Scurry C) Interrupt D) Scold 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 A) No 253 ÷ 46 = A) 5.50 B) 4.50 C) 5.75 D) 5.25 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 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 C) Contemptuous Scathing: severely critical."she launched a scathing attack on the governor" Choose the word that correctly completes the following sentence. This bike _______ in the garage. A) Go B) Gone C) Going D) Goes D) Goes Do the words credit and acclaim have opposite meanings, similar meanings or no relation? A) Opposite B) Similar C) No Relation C) No Relation A package of gift cards has a length of 8 inches, a width of 4 inches and a volume of 64 inches cubed. What is the height of the box? A) 6 B) 8 C) 4 D) 2 D) 2 8x4=32 64/32=2 Four individuals form a business and create a contract to divide the profits equally among the four. Gary invests $11,000, Neil invests $4,000, Jill invests $5,000, and Steve invests $8,000. The profits at the end of the year are $5,600. How much less does Gary receive than if the profits were divided in relation to the amount invested by each owner? A) $800 B) $1,400 C) $2,200 D) $1,000 ... A synonym of tenacity is: Choose one Urban Aptitude Ineptness Chutzpah Chutzpah Tenacity: Chutzpah, determined, ambition, strength of purpose. Choose the sentence that best joins the sequence of events stated below without omitting any details or changing the meaning. A car crashed into the telephone pole. The power went out. I got the generator working. A) I got the generator working after the power went out and a car crashed into the telephone pole. B) A car crashed into a telephone pole, causing the power to go out and me to get the generator working. C) The power went out after I got the generator working; a car crashed into the telephone pole. D) The power went out after a car crashed into the telephone pole; I later got the generator working. D) The power went out after a car crashed into the telephone pole; I later got the generator working. Ben's weekly parking fee for the first week in June was $26; for the second week it was $8 more than the first week; and for the third week $16 less than the second week. What was his average parking fee for these three weeks? Enter a numerical value only. $24 16=8=24 Which number represents the smallest amount? A) .77 B) 1/7 C) 7 D) 17 E) .17 F) .07 F) .07 .77 hundredths 1/7= 14 2/7 = 14 hundred. 27 hundredths 7 tens= whole number 17 hundred .17 hundredths .07 hundredths Choose the word that correctly completes the following sentence. Have you _______ in the choir before? A) Sing B) Sang C) Sung D) Singed A) Sing Chain sells for $1.50 per foot. How many feet of chain can you buy for $18? A) 24 feet B) 15 feet C) 12 feet C) 12 feet 18/1.50=12 Choose the group of words that forms a complete sentence. A) The last cow in the field? B) They're here—the small, the medium and the large. C) Again with the chicken! D) Big, snarly animals in the cage. D) Big, snarly animals in the cage. Janine's shoes cost $44.50, her pants cost $20.80 and her t-shirt cost $14.95. What is the total of her purchases? A) $80.52 B) $82.25 C) $80.25 D) $85.20 C) $80.25 44.50 20.80 14.95 + ---------- 80.25 If one serving of cookie dough makes 4 cookies, how many cookies can be made with 7 servings of cookie dough? 7x4=28 Which number is larger: .5, 5, 30, 400? 400 .5 tenths 5. ten-whole number 30. hundred-whole number 400. thousand-whole number Julie is a hair stylist. She makes $10.25 an hour, plus $6 extra for every haircut she performs. This week she worked a total of 40 hours and performed 46 haircuts. How much money did she make? A) $692 B) $724 C) $676 D) $686 D) $686 10.25 x 40= 410 6 x 46 = 276 410 +276 ------- 686