Wonderlic Personnel Test Spatial & Mechanical Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A large gear drives a small gear. Compared to the large gear, the small gear turns how?
- Faster (Correct answer)
- Slower
- At the same speed
- Not at all
Correct answer: Faster
A smaller gear completes more rotations per turn of the larger gear.
Question 2: Two people carry a weight on a pole. If the weight is moved closer to person A, who bears more of the load?
- Person A (Correct answer)
- Person B
- They share it equally
- Neither carries weight
Correct answer: Person A
The person nearer the load supports a greater share of the weight.
Question 3: A screw with threads closer together (finer threads) will do what compared to a coarse screw?
- Require less force but more turns (Correct answer)
- Require more force and fewer turns
- Drive itself automatically
- Not hold at all
Correct answer: Require less force but more turns
Finer threads give greater mechanical advantage, needing less force but more turning.
Question 4: Which mirror image correctly shows the word 'CODE' reflected in a vertical mirror?
- The letters reversed left-to-right reading 'EDOC' backward (Correct answer)
- The letters upside down
- The same 'CODE' unchanged
- Only the first letter reversed
Correct answer: The letters reversed left-to-right reading 'EDOC' backward
A vertical mirror flips an image left to right.
Question 5: A heavier flywheel compared to a lighter one will do what once spinning?
- Keep spinning longer (Correct answer)
- Stop sooner
- Spin backward
- Never start spinning
Correct answer: Keep spinning longer
Greater mass gives more rotational inertia, so it keeps spinning longer.
Question 6: On a seesaw, a lighter child can balance a heavier child by sitting where?
- Farther from the center (Correct answer)
- Closer to the center
- Directly at the center
- Off the seesaw
Correct answer: Farther from the center
Sitting farther out increases the lighter child's leverage to balance more weight.
Question 7: Which of these is an example of a wedge?
- An axe blade (Correct answer)
- A wheel
- A rope
- A spring
Correct answer: An axe blade
An axe blade is a wedge that splits material by converting force.
Wonderlic Personnel Test Spatial & Mechanical Reasoning 3
A large gear drives a small gear.
Compared to the large gear, the small gear turns how?