Wonderlic Basic and Verbal Skills Practice Test
Choose the best word to finish the phrase.
"I'm so _________ that I could eat an enormous supper!" Jayson said passionately.
Explanation:
The term "starved" refers to someone hungry. So, if Jayson is hungry, he could eat a massive supper. Nauseated is a medical term for being nauseous. So, if Jayson weren't feeling well, he wouldn't be able to consume such a large supper.
Overly full or stuffed is the definition of congested. If Jayson declared himself to be bloated, he would most likely refuse to eat anything. Furthermore, if Jayson were content, he would not be interested in eating.
Take a look at the numbers in the row below. What should be the next number?
10 20 15 30 25 50?
Explanation:
The sequence of numbers is created by repeating two operations: doubling the first number to produce the second, then subtracting 5 to get the third, and so on. Because 50 is 25 multiplied by 5, the next step is to subtract 5, yielding 45.
Arman's and Jay both start working at the same company. Arman starts off earning twice as much as Jay, but he doesn't get a rise for five years, whilst Jay gets a $5,000 raise every year. Their salaries are equivalent after five years.
When they first started working, how much did Jay earn?
Explanation:
$25,000. If Jay earns a $5,000 rise every year for the next five years, he will have earned a total of $25,000 more. If their incomes are now equal, and Jay salary was originally half of Arman's, Jay has more than quadrupled his earnings. As a result, Jay was paid $25,000 at the start.
How much greater is the distance between cities A and C than the distance between cities A and B if it takes 1.5 hours to travel from city A to city B and 9 hours to fly from city A to city C?
Explanation:
six times the distance. Because nine times 1.5 = six, city answer 3 is six times farther away from city A than city B.
At the same moment, two people leave a city. One individual drives at 30 miles per hour and gets at his destination three hours later. The second individual travels 120 miles and arrives at the same time as the first. What is the speed of the second person?
Explanation:
At a speed of 40 mph. If the second person drives 120 miles in three hours, we get 40 miles per hour by dividing 120 by three.
What day does the 27th of May fall on if the first of May is a Friday?
Explanation:
This is a Wednesday. Because there are seven days in a week, multiplying 7 by 1 (for the first of the month) will provide the remaining Fridays. The 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th will be the remaining Fridays. The 27th will fall two days before Friday the 29th, falling on a Wednesday.
Assume that both of the following assertions are correct:
Before graduating, all students are expected to take a math course.
Sandra is a university student.
Which of the following propositions may be concluded logically?
Explanation:
She must take a math class while she is a student, but we have no idea if she is taking one right now.
Which of the following terms has the most different letters in it?
Explanation:
disillusionment. “abracadabra” contains five unique
letters, “onomatopoeia” contains eight, and
“disillusionment” contains ten.
Which of the following does not belong in the list below?
Explanation:
Regret. Regret is an internal emotion, although the other three verbs can refer to having an effect on someone else.
Choose the term that best explains the meaning of the word you've been given.
Vicariously translates as
Explanation:
The adverb "vicariously" is used to express how someone can perceive something through someone else's eyes. A parent, for example, might live vicariously via his child, while a friend might live vicariously through you by listening to your travel adventures.
Which word brings the statement to a close?
Our plates were cleaned away, and the waiter inquired if we were ______ with our lunch.
Explanation:
Happy and pleased are synonyms for satisfied. The server inquired about the clients' satisfaction with their lunch. These other options aren't idiomatically correct. The term "excited" is overused, and neither "satiated" nor "full" would be followed by "with."
Choose the right verb to finish the sentence:
When we returned home in the evening, we discovered Lanie _______ the entire day on the couch.
Explanation:
In this example, hadn't moved is correct since we wish to represent the past of the past. Whoever is speaking is describing how they returned to the past. Lanie had been seated on the couch before they arrived, we know. We employ the pluperfect in this series of events to represent Lanie's activities.
Choose the most grammatically correct sentence.
The correct answer:
When taking the bus, make sure to always keep your belongings in sight.
Are You SAD?
A
(1) If you are like many people, the coming of winter gets you down. (2)Some hibernation tendencies are normal. (3) If you notice true depression a sense of hopelessness less energy, or anxiety you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD. (4) Some people experience SAD during spring and summer for most people, however, winter is the season to be SAD.
B
(5) Researchers are not certainly what causes SAD. (6) One suggestion is that having our regular body rhythms disrupted when less sunlight is available is the culprit. (7) Another study blames increased production of melatonin, a hormone related to sleep. (8) During the dark winter months, the body makes more melatonin. (9) At the same time, it makes less serotonin, the brain chemical that effects our moods. (10) Fewer sunlight means less serotonin. (11) Risk factors has not been identified.
C
(12) Most people with SAD just tough it out and waiting for spring. (14) If you have symptoms that last more than two weeks, it is time to see a doctor. (15) People with mild cases of SAD need to spend time outside, exercise regularly, and go to social events or travel. (16) The good news is that spring always comes?
Sentence (1): "If you're like a lot of people, the arrival of winter brings you down."
If you rewrote sentence 1 starting with the words the arrival of winter depresses you, the following words would be
Explanation:
This is a sentence reconstruction exercise in which the independent clause is moved to its typical position at the start of the sentence. As a result, if you become the dependent clause's start. "Like many" is erroneous since these phrases create an impossible clause to begin with. "You are" is likewise incorrect; it is unnecessary to remove it from the clause. "Are like" is incorrect; it is not a good idea to start with a verb. "Many people" would necessitate a complete rewrite of the sentence, thus it is inaccurate.
Which set of words completes a sentence?
Explanation:
It is a complete sentence because it contains both a noun and a verb.
Are You SAD?
A
(1) If you are like many people, the coming of winter gets you down. (2)Some hibernation tendencies are normal. (3) If you notice true depression a sense of hopelessness less energy, or anxiety you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD. (4) Some people experience SAD during spring and summer for most people, however, winter is the season to be SAD.
B
(5) Researchers are not certainly what causes SAD. (6) One suggestion is that having our regular body rhythms disrupted when less sunlight is available is the culprit. (7) Another study blames increased production of melatonin, a hormone related to sleep. (8) During the dark winter months, the body makes more melatonin. (9) At the same time, it makes less serotonin, the brain chemical that effects our moods. (10) Fewer sunlight means less serotonin. (11) Risk factors has not been identified.
C
(12) Most people with SAD just tough it out and waiting for spring. (14) If you have symptoms that last more than two weeks, it is time to see a doctor. (15) People with mild cases of SAD need to spend time outside, exercise regularly, and go to social events or travel. (16) The good news is that spring always comes?
"The body produces more melatonin during the dark winter months," says sentence (8).
The following words would appear if you rewrote sentence (8) starting with the phrase The body produces more melatonin.
Explanation:
The question is meant to assess students' ability to reorganize a sentence, in this example, by putting the independent clause first, which is the most common position in a sentence. Beginning with during the prepositional phrase must follow. It is incorrect: "winter months." The prepositional phrase ends with these two words, not the first two. Similarly, "black winter" is erroneous. These two words modify the prepositional phrase's object; starting with them is not possible grammatically. "The dark" is improper since it adds two more modifiers to the prepositional phrase's object. "Months the" pulls a word from both the prepositional phrase and the independent clause, which is incorrect.
Are You SAD?
A
(1) If you are like many people, the coming of winter gets you down. (2)Some hibernation tendencies are normal. (3) If you notice true depression a sense of hopelessness less energy, or anxiety you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD. (4) Some people experience SAD during spring and summer for most people, however, winter is the season to be SAD.
B
(5) Researchers are not certainly what causes SAD. (6) One suggestion is that having our regular body rhythms disrupted when less sunlight is available is the culprit. (7) Another study blames increased production of melatonin, a hormone related to sleep. (8) During the dark winter months, the body makes more melatonin. (9) At the same time, it makes less serotonin, the brain chemical that effects our moods. (10) Fewer sunlight means less serotonin. (11) Risk factors has not been identified.
C
(12) Most people with SAD just tough it out and waiting for spring. (14) If you have symptoms that last more than two weeks, it is time to see a doctor. (15) People with mild cases of SAD need to spend time outside, exercise regularly, and go to social events or travel. (16) The good news is that spring always comes?
Sentence (11): “Risk factors has not been identified.”
"Risk factors have not been identified," says sentence 11.
What is the best way to write the sentence's underlined portion? Option 1 is the best method to phrase the sentence if you believe the original is the best way to write it.
Explanation:
Factors are numerous. Thus, it necessitates a plural verb but is singular, resulting in a conflict between subject and verb. Have is the plural version of the word has and must be used here. "Risk factors have not" is inaccurate; there is a subject-verb agreement mistake in the statement. "Risk factors have not" is also incorrect. The capital letter is removed, which results in an additional mistake. "Risk factor have not" is inaccurate since the adjustment merely agrees with the problem rather than solving it. "Risk factors have never" adds a double negative to the problem while doing nothing to solve it.