Wonderlic Personnel Test Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield Wonderlic Personnel Test facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. What number comes next in the series: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ? → 16
2. What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, ? → 10
3. PUPPY is to DOG as KITTEN is to... → CAT
4. What is the next number in the series: 5, 10, 15, ___? → 20
5. "Too many cooks spoil the broth" warns about what? → Too many people interfering in one task
6. "Two wrongs don't make a right" teaches that what? → Responding to a wrong with another wrong is not justified
7. A discount of $15 is applied to an $75 item. What percent discount is that? → 20%
8. Which solid shape would you see as a circle from the top and a rectangle from the side? → A cylinder
9. In proofreading, what does it mean when a sentence has a 'transposition' error? → Two characters are swapped
10. Find the next term: 81, 27, 9, 3, ? → 1
11. A high-speed train may cover 25 feet in a third of a second. The train will have moved ____ feet in 4 seconds. → 300
12. Which word means most nearly the same as CANDID? → Honest
13. Which pair of words has the same relationship as HOT : COLD? → Happy : Sad
14. What is the next number: 1, 4, 9, 16, ___? → 25
15. All X are Y. Some Z are not Y. Which must be true? → Some Z are not X
16. How many days are there in total in the months of January, February (non-leap year), and March? → 90
17. Some books are novels. No novels are textbooks. Which follows? → Some books are not textbooks
18. If three-fifths of a tank holds 36 liters, what is the full tank capacity? → 60 liters
19. Find the missing number: 3, 6, 12, 24, ? → 48
20. All squares are rectangles. All rectangles have four sides. Therefore all squares: → Have four sides
21. A worker earns $18/hour plus $2/hour for each year of experience. What does someone with 4 years earn per hour? → $26
22. ASSEMBLE is to DISPERSE as GATHER is to: → Scatter
23. Which number logically completes the sequence: 2, 6, 18, 54, ___? → 162
24. What is the role of analyzing risks in decision-making? → To reduce uncertainty and plan effectively
25. Author is to Novel as Composer is to: → Symphony
26. Which of the THREE terms below have comparable meanings? → Downplay
27. What number comes next: 1, 8, 27, 64, ? → 125
28. Begin is to End as Open is to: → Close
29. Choose the best word to finish the phrase. "I'm so _________ that I could eat an enormous supper!" Jayson said passionately. → starved
30. List the colors red, blue, green. Cross out the second color, then name the first remaining color in the list. → Red