Wonderlic 15 sample questions.

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1. Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one...

1. True
2. False
3. Not certain

The boy plays baseball. All baseball players wear hats. The boy wears a hat.

2. Paper sells for 21 cents per pad. What will four pads cost?

3. How many of the five pairs of items listed below are exact duplicates?

Nieman, K.M.	Neiman, K.M.
Thomas, G.K.	Thomas, C.K.
Hoff, J.P.	Hoff, J.P.
Pino, L.R.	Pina, L.R.
Warner, T.S.	Wanner, T.S.

4. PRESERVE RESERVE—Do these words...

1. Have similar meanings
2. Have contradictory meanings
3. Mean neither the same nor opposite

5. A train travels 20 feet in 1/5 second. At this speed, how far will it travel in three seconds?

6. When rope is selling at $.10 a foot, how many feet can you buy for 60 cents?

7. The ninth month of the year is...

1. October
2. January
3. June
4. September
5. May

8. Which number in the following group of numbers represents the smallest amount?

7

.8

31

.33

2

9. In printing an article of 48,000 words, a printer decides to use two sizes of type. Using the larger type, a printed page contains 1,800 words. Using smaller type, a page contains 2,400 words. The article is allotted 21 full pages in a magazine. How many pages must be in smaller type?

10. Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide profits equally. X invests $9,000, Y invests $7,000 and Z invests $4,000. If the profits are $4,800, how much less does X receive than if the profits were divided in proportion to the amount invested?

11. Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one...

1. True
2. False
3. Not certain

Tom greeted Beth. Beth greeted Dawn. Tom did not greet Dawn.

12. A boy is 17 years old and his sister is twice as old. When the boy is 23 years old, what will be the age of his sister?

13. Look at the row of numbers below. Which number should come next?

8

4

2

1

1/2

1/4

?

14. The hours of daylight and darkness in SEPTEMBER are nearest equal to the hours of daylight and darkness in...

1. June
2. March
3. May
4. November

15. One of the numbered figures in the following drawing is most different from the others. What is the number in that figure?

Answer Key

Spoiler!

1. True
2. 84 cents
3. 1
4. 1
5. 300 feet
6. Six feet
7. 4, September
8. .33
9. 17
10. $560
11. Not certain
12. 40 years old
13. 1/8
14. 2, March
15. 4

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by alanm

Every day interactions with humans and a job.

I just don't understand why knowing what month has the least amount of daylight is any more important than knowing the 1st pick of the 1991 NBA draft.

both useless information and I don't understand why people think 1 thing is common sense intelligence why the other thing is useless knowledge

how about this

I think anyone who doesn't know the 1991 #1 pick in the NBA draft off the top of their head is a ****ing moron

which is what I was called when I admitted in this thread I didn't know #14 because I don't pay attention to daylight savings time (when I guess daylight savings had nothing to do with it)

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I missed #14.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

I just don't understand why knowing what month has the least amount of daylight is any more important than knowing the 1st pick of the 1991 NBA draft.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by loochy

exactly

[saphojunkie]

I took the actual wonderlic for a job and scored a 49. Screw your poll.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

I got 14. I would argue that preserve and reserve do not have similar meanings.

My exact score as well. That question is wrong.

[SPATCH]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

My exact score as well. That question is wrong.

Same here, bros. Got a 14. Missed #4.

I disagree with #4.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

My exact score as well. That question is wrong.

I'm actually confused by people getting this wrong.

They both deal with keeping certain elements apart or in withdraw, as in preserving fruit by protecting it from exposure or reserving your troops, protecting them from exposure.

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

My exact score as well. That question is wrong.

Would I be wrong in that they can both be taken as "to put aside"?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

You're all wrong.

No, Colonel Sanders, you're wrong.

[stevenidol]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

I just don't understand why knowing what month has the least amount of daylight is any more important than knowing the 1st pick of the 1991 NBA draft.

both useless information and I don't understand why people think 1 thing is common sense intelligence why the other thing is useless knowledge

how about this

I think anyone who doesn't know the 1991 #1 pick in the NBA draft off the top of their head is a ****ing moron

which is what I was called when I admitted in this thread I didn't know #14 because I don't pay attention to daylight savings time (when I guess daylight savings had nothing to do with it)

I bet you were shocked when you were told that the Earth orbits the Sun. Although you can always counter with that NBA draft stuff.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Third Eye

Would I be wrong in that they can both be taken as "to put aside"?

When you reserve something you set it back for future use.

When you preserve something you archive it so it doesn't age.

Both items can be used in the future.

Use the transitive property

Preserve:: Archive

If Preserve::Reserve then Archive::Reserve.

It doesn't.

Part of the problem stems from the inarticulate nature of the possible answers; they aren't logically consistent.

Same =/= similar

[DJ's left nut]

I got all the ones I tried right, I didn't feel like dicking around with #9.

Since it's a timed test, I'd have probably done the same thing in a real one - skip it and come back later.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

When you reserve something you set it back for future use.

When you preserve something you archive it so it doesn't age.

Both items can be used in the future.

Use the transitive property

Preserve:: Archive

If Preserve::Reserve then Archive::Reserve.

It doesn't.

Part of the problem stems from the inarticulate nature of the possible answers; they aren't logically consistent.

Same =/= similar

I see what you are saying - that the first answer isn't consistent with the third. Option 3 Should have said similar rather than same. That makes sense.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by stevenidol

I bet you were shocked when you were told that the Earth orbits the Sun. Although you can always counter with that NBA draft stuff.

all I'm saying is why is one bit of useless knowledge more important than another bit?

what does knowing which month has the least amount of daylight do for me? I honestly had no clue. I guess I know now.