Wonderlic Personnel Test Basic and Verbal Skills 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is a synonym for 'diligent'?
- Lazy
- Hardworking (Correct answer)
- Careless
- Hesitant
Correct answer: Hardworking
'Diligent' means showing care and effort; hardworking.
Question 2: HOT is to COLD as DAY is to:
- Sun
- Night (Correct answer)
- Morning
- Light
Correct answer: Night
Hot and cold are opposites, just as day and night are opposites.
Question 3: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- Recieve
- Receive (Correct answer)
- Receeve
- Receve
Correct answer: Receive
'Receive' follows the 'i before e except after c' rule.
Question 4: The word 'reluctant' means:
- Eager
- Unwilling (Correct answer)
- Joyful
- Confident
Correct answer: Unwilling
'Reluctant' means unwilling or hesitant to do something.
Question 5: Which word does NOT belong with the others?
- Hammer
- Screwdriver
- Wrench
- Apple (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Apple
Apple is a fruit; the others are all tools.
Question 6: Complete the sentence: 'Because the road was ___, the drivers slowed down.'
- smooth
- icy (Correct answer)
- wide
- empty
Correct answer: icy
Drivers slow down on an 'icy' road for safety.
Question 7: What does the suffix '-less' mean in 'fearless'?
- Full of
- Without (Correct answer)
- Before
- More than
Correct answer: Without
The suffix '-less' means without; fearless means without fear.
Wonderlic Personnel Test Basic and Verbal Skills 3
Which word is a synonym for 'diligent'?