Wonderlic Basic and Verbal Skills Practice Test

Question 1

Choose the best word to finish the phrase.
"I'm so _________ that I could eat an enormous supper!" Jayson said passionately.

Accepted Answer

starved

Answer

The phrase 'I could eat an enormous supper!' indicates a feeling of extreme hunger. Among the given options, 'starved' means to be extremely hungry or to suffer from lack of food. This word perfectly conveys the intensity of hunger expressed in the sentence, making it the most appropriate choice.

Question 2

Take a look at the numbers in the row below. What should be the next number?
10 20 15 30 25 50?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

The sequence follows an alternating pattern of operations. The first operation is multiplication by 2 (10 * 2 = 20), followed by subtraction of 5 (20 - 5 = 15). This pattern repeats: (15 * 2 = 30), then (30 - 5 = 25), then (25 * 2 = 50). Therefore, the next step in the sequence is to subtract 5 from 50, resulting in 45.

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

$25,000

Answer

Let Jay's initial salary be 'J'. Arman's initial salary is '2J'. After five years, Arman's salary remains '2J' as he receives no raises. Jay, however, receives a $5,000 raise each year, so after five years, his salary becomes J + (5 * $5,000) = J + $25,000. Since their salaries are equivalent after five years, we set up the equation: 2J = J + $25,000. Solving for J, we find that Jay's initial salary was $25,000.

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

Six times as great

Answer

Assuming a constant speed, the distance traveled is directly proportional to the time taken. To find how much greater the distance between cities A and C is compared to cities A and B, we simply find the ratio of the travel times. The travel time from A to C is 9 hours, and from A to B is 1.5 hours. Dividing 9 by 1.5 (9 / 1.5 = 6) shows that the distance between A and C is six times greater than the distance between A and B.

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

40 miles an hour

Answer

First, calculate the distance traveled by the first person. With a speed of 30 miles per hour and a travel time of 3 hours, the distance is 30 mph * 3 hours = 90 miles. The second person travels 120 miles and arrives at the same time as the first person, meaning they also traveled for 3 hours. To find the second person's speed, divide their distance by their time: 120 miles / 3 hours = 40 miles per hour.

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Wonderlic Basic and Verbal Skills Practice Test