Wonderlic Practice Test #3

Question 1

Nick, the supplier, sent 350 yards of ribbon per day from Tuesday to Friday. He supplied 700 yards of ribbon per day from Saturday to Monday. What was the average length of ribbon provided by Nick each day?

Accepted Answer

500 yards

Answer

To find the average length, first calculate the total ribbon supplied. Nick sent 350 yards for 4 days (Tuesday-Friday), totaling 1400 yards, and 700 yards for 3 days (Saturday-Monday), totaling 2100 yards. The total ribbon supplied is 1400 + 2100 = 3500 yards over 7 days. Dividing the total ribbon by the total number of days (3500 / 7) gives an average of 500 yards per day.

Question 2

Every __ years, there is a leap year.

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

A leap year occurs every four years to keep our calendar synchronized with the Earth's orbit around the Sun. The Earth's orbital period is approximately 365.25 days, so an extra day (February 29th) is added every four years to account for the accumulated quarter-days. This adjustment prevents the calendar from drifting significantly over time.

Question 3

There are 120 cookies in a cookie jar. 75 of the cookies have chocolate chips in them. How many chocolate chip cookies are there in the jar?

Accepted Answer

62.50%

Answer

To find the percentage of chocolate chip cookies, divide the number of chocolate chip cookies by the total number of cookies and multiply by 100. There are 75 chocolate chip cookies out of a total of 120 cookies. So, (75 / 120) * 100% = 0.625 * 100% = 62.5%.

Question 4

What is the following number in the sequence?
325 300 310 285 295 270 280 255 __?

Accepted Answer

265

Answer

This sequence follows an alternating pattern of subtraction and addition. The pattern is to subtract 25, then add 10. Following this, 325 - 25 = 300, 300 + 10 = 310, and so on. The last operation was 280 - 25 = 255, so the next step is to add 10. Therefore, 255 + 10 = 265.

Question 5

Below is a capitalized word. What word has the OPPOSITE meaning?
By playing a movie on TV, the babysitter PACIFIZED the children.

Accepted Answer

AGITATED

Answer

To 'PACIFY' means to calm or soothe someone, especially an angry or agitated person. Therefore, the opposite meaning would be to make someone agitated or upset. 'AGITATED' means to make someone troubled or nervous, or to stir up, which directly contrasts with pacifying them.