Wonderlic 50 questions.

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

Abstract means: 1) Difficult to understand 2) Chance of happening 3) Strict 4) To mistake for something else

1) Difficult to understand

What is the next number in the sequence: 4, 11, 25, 53...? Enter a numerical value only.

109 Multiply the number by 2 and add 3: 53x2= 106+3=109

Jeff worked 44 hours two weeks ago, 34 hours last week, and 42 hours this week. How many hours did he work in total? Choose one 124 hours 122 hours 120 hours 118 hours

120 hours 44+34+42=120

Considering the series below, what number should be next? Enter a numerical value only. 12, 24, 48, 96,

192 Multiply the number by 2

How many of the five pairs listed below are duplicates? Enter a numerical value only. A) Suspicious AND Spacious B) Conspicuous AND Conspicuous C) Malicious AND Malicious D) Gray AND Grey E) Hummingbird AND Humningbird

2

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? 54 20 21 35

20 more days 93-35=58 58/2.9=20

What is the mathematical average of the number of feet in a yard, seconds in a minutes and months in a year? Enter a numerical value only

3 feet, 60 second, 12 months

Which number is larger: .5, 5, 30, 400?

400 .5 tenths 5. ten-whole number 30. hundred-whole number 400. thousand-whole number

Which number is larger: .5, 5, 30, 400? Enter a numerical value only.

400- thousand

A girl is 18 years old and her brother is a third her age. When the girl is 36, what will be the age of her brother?

54 years old 18x36=54

A 5-foot tall women is standing near a flag pole which casts a shadow of 21 feet on level ground. If the women's shadow is 3 feet long, how tall is the flag pole? (Enter numerical value only)

7 feet 21/3=7

If one serving of cookie dough makes 4 cookies, how many cookies can be made with 7 servings of cookie dough?

7x4=28

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 corporation budgeted $6,735 to be spent within the sales department. So far, the department has spent $1,355.55 of the budget. How much money is left in the budget? Choose one A) $5,379.45 B) $5,379.55 C) $8,090.55 E) $5,739.45

A) $5,379.45 6735-1355.55= 5,379.45

18/7 is equal to A) 2 4⁄7 B) 1 8⁄7 C) 1 3⁄7 D) 2 1⁄7

A) 2 4⁄7 How many times does 7 fits into 18= 2 whole numbers. Reminder is 4. The reminder is 4 2 4/7

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

A gallon of gas costs $3.80. How many gallons of gas can be purchased with $19? A) 5 B) 6 C) 3 D) 4

A) 5 19/3.80=5

253 ÷ 46 = A) 5.50 B) 4.50 C) 5.75 D) 5.25

A) 5.50

The 4:25 bus to the metro airport has a travel time of 1 hour and 45 minutes. The bus is running late today though. What will be the arrival time to the airport? A) 6:05 B) 7:35 C) 5:25 D) 5:45

A) 6:05

Charlie has 4 pairs of shoes, 12 shirts, 5 pairs of pants, and 3 watches. How many days could he go without wearing the same combination of these four items? Choose one A) 720 B) 680 C) 742 D) 716

A) 720 4x12x5x3= 720

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

Choose the word that correctly completes the following sentence. Although we would like a bigger office for our company someday, our current one is ________, and we are happy with it. Choose one A) Ample B) Confined C) Filthy D) Bravura

A) Ample Ample: enough or more than enough; plentiful. large and accommodating

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

Do the words refrain and attain have opposite meanings, similar meanings or no relation? Choose one A) Opposite B) Similar C) No Relation

A) Opposite Refrain: stop oneself from doing something Attain: succeed in achieving (something that one desires and has worked for).

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

The day before the day before yesterday was three days after Monday. What day is it? Choose one A) Thursday B) Wednesday C) Sunday D) Monday E) Tuesday

A) Thursday

1⁄5 + 1⁄9 = A) 3⁄5 B) 14⁄45 C) 7⁄27 D) 1⁄

B) 14⁄45 Formula: 1/5= 9/45 equals 14/45 1/9= 5/45

To chide is to: Choose one A) Scurry B) Scold C) Interrupt D) Fear

B) Scold

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

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 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"

Leg is to Pants as Head is to _________ ? Choose one A) Shoes B) Shirt C) Hat D) Shoulders

C) Hat

Do the words credit and acclaim have opposite meanings, similar meanings or no relation? A) Opposite B) Similar C) No Relation

C) No Relation

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 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

Choose the group of words that forms a complete sentence. Choose one A) My neck of the woods. B) We're off! C) Wind, fire, water—elements of the Earth. D) Helps us save money on car insurance and fuel costs.

C) Wind, fire, water—elements of the Earth.

Which word is different from the others? Choose one Tomato Watermelon Apple Celery Orange

Celery

A synonym of tenacity is: Choose one Urban Aptitude Ineptness Chutzpah

Chutzpah Tenacity: Chutzpah, determined, ambition, strength of purpose.

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

Chain sells for $1.50 per foot. How many feet of chain can you buy for $18? Choose one A) 16 feet B) 15 feet C) 24 feet D) 12 feet

D) 12 feet 18/1.50=12

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

A synonym of tenacity is: A) Chutzpah B) Urban C) Ineptness D) Aptitude

D) Aptitude Tenacity/Aptitude: the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

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.

Choose the word that correctly completes the following sentence. This bike _______ in the garage. A) Go B) Gone C) Going D) Goes

D) Goes

Choose the sentence that best joins the sequence of events stated below without omitting any details or changing the meaning of the sentence. Charles was fired from his job last December. For four months, he was on unemployment. He is going back to college in June. Choose one A) After getting fired in December, Charles went back to college for four months. B) Charles was fired from his job last December; he starts college in four months in June. C) When Charles starts college in June, he will have been on unemployment for four months; he was fired from his job last December. D) Last December, Charles was fired from his job and was on unemployment for four months; he is going to college

D) Last December, Charles was fired from his job and was on unemployment for four months; he is going to college

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

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.

This year, 16 out of 800 employees who worked for Corporation Z received awards for their performance, which is _____ percentage of the employees. Choose one A) 3 B) 4 C) 8 D) 6 E) 2

E) 2 800-0.02%= 16

Which word is different from the others? Choose one A) Ball B)Glove C) Cleat D) Stick E) Rake

E) Rake

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

Do the words revelation and relativity have opposite similar No relation

No relation Revelation: a surprising and previously unknown fact, disclosure, announcement, report. Relativity: the absence of standards of absolute and universal application.

To thwart is to: Oppose Threaten Weaken Make fun of

Oppose Thwart: to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose

Choose the word that best indicates the meaning of the bolded word in the following sentence. Anna had a very large wardrobe full of designer label clothes she purchased from her newly "acquired" inheritance. Choose one Revoked Acquitted Procured Stolen

Procured

The day after tomorrow will be five days after last Friday. What day is it today?

Wednesday

Assume the first two statements are true. All soccer players wear cleats. John is a soccer player. Does John wear cleats? Choose one Yes No Not Certain

Yes