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? - ANS6 pancakes
3 cups X 2 pancakes= 6
An airplane travels 100 miles per hour. How long will the airplane take to travel 300 miles? -
ANS3 hours
100/300= 3
A gallon of gas costs $2.50. How many gallons of gas can be purchased with $5? - ANS2
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? -
ANSThe 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? - ANS30 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 - ANS1 match
malicious
months of the year have 31 days, and 4 have 30 days. What month has only 28 days? -
ANSFebruary
Do the words retire and inspire have?
opposite meanings,
, similar meanings,
or no relation? - ANSNo relationship
Do the words hypothesis and theory have? opposite meanings,
similar meanings,
or no relation? - ANSSimilar 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 - ANSD) Finished
56/4=
A) 16 B) 9 C) 14 D) 23 - ANSC) 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 - ANSD) 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 - ANSA) Mistake
A synonym of firmament is:
A) Ground
B) River
C) Sky
D) Future - ANSC) Sky
Find two words, one from each group, that are closest in meaning.
Group A
raise
If a cup of pancake mix makes 2 pancakes, how many pancakes can be made with 3 cups of
pancake mix? - ANS6 pancakes
3 cups X 2 pancakes= 6
An airplane travels 100 miles per hour. How long will the airplane take to travel 300 miles? -
ANS3 hours
100/300= 3
A gallon of gas costs $2.50. How many gallons of gas can be purchased with $5? - ANS2
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? -
ANSThe 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? - ANS30 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 - ANS1 match
malicious
months of the year have 31 days, and 4 have 30 days. What month has only 28 days? -
ANSFebruary
Do the words retire and inspire have?
opposite meanings,
, similar meanings,
or no relation? - ANSNo relationship
Do the words hypothesis and theory have? opposite meanings,
similar meanings,
or no relation? - ANSSimilar 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 - ANSD) Finished
56/4=
A) 16 B) 9 C) 14 D) 23 - ANSC) 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 - ANSD) 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 - ANSA) Mistake
A synonym of firmament is:
A) Ground
B) River
C) Sky
D) Future - ANSC) Sky
Find two words, one from each group, that are closest in meaning.
Group A
raise
