Wonderlic Personnel Test Spatial & Mechanical Reasoning 2

Question 1

Two gears mesh together. If the left gear turns clockwise, which way does the right gear turn?

Accepted Answer

Counterclockwise

Answer

Clockwise

Answer

It stays still

Answer

Both directions at once

Question 2

A lever is used to lift a heavy rock. Moving the fulcrum closer to the rock will do what to the effort needed?

Accepted Answer

Decrease the effort needed

Answer

Increase the effort needed

Answer

Have no effect

Answer

Make lifting impossible

Question 3

Which shape can be folded along its lines to form a cube?

Accepted Answer

A flat cross made of six equal squares

Answer

A circle divided into six parts

Answer

A triangle with six sides

Answer

A single long rectangle

Question 4

Water flows through a pipe that narrows. In the narrow section, the water moves how?

Accepted Answer

Faster

Answer

Slower

Answer

Stops completely

Answer

Backward

Question 5

A pulley system with two supporting rope sections reduces the lifting force by about how much?

Accepted Answer

Half

Answer

One quarter

Answer

No reduction

Answer

Triple

Question 6

Which object is most stable when resting on a flat surface?

Accepted Answer

A wide, low box

Answer

A tall thin pole

Answer

A sphere

Answer

A pyramid balanced on its point

Question 7

If you rotate the letter 'b' 180 degrees, what does it look like?

Accepted Answer

q

Answer

d

Answer

p

Answer

b