WONDERLIC PRACTICE QUESTIONS

WONDERLIC PRACTICE QUESTIONS &

ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE

Of the following dates, which is the latest?

• June 30, 2054
• April 2, 2054
• June 2, 2055
• January 6, 2055 - ANSWER Answer: (c) June 2, 2055 is the latest date of those

listed. Obviously, the 2054 dates occurred prior to the 2055 dates. Since January 6 occurs before June 2, June 2, 2055 is the latest date.In the following sentence a word is in bold. What is an antonym for that word?The group was anxiously awaiting the opening of their new building.

• Eagerly B. Excitedly C. Sadly D. Uneager - ANSWER Answer: (d) In this sentence

the word anxiously means eagerly, therefore the antonym or opposite of that word would be uneager. Eagerly and excitedly refer to an anticipation, which are synonyms to anxiously. Sadly totally changes the context and adds an element of emotion that the original sentence does not convey.What is the missing number in the following sequence?78, 66, ____, 42, 30 - ANSWER Answer: (c) 54 is 12 fewer than 66 and 12 more than

• The sequence is counting backwards by 12. Option A is incorrect, since this would

decrease by 15 instead of 12. Option B is incorrect since this would decrease by 13, instead of 12. Option D is incorrect since this would decrease by 11 instead of 12.A college professor teaches a class of 80 students. Fourteen students are business majors, six are education majors, and the rest are undecided. What percentage of the class is undecided?

A. 50%

B. 75%

C. 60%

D. 25% - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (b) 75%. Fourteen and six equals

twenty, leaving sixty undecided. Sixty is 75% or ¾ of eighty. Answer (a) is incorrect, because half of eighty is forty. C is incorrect because 60% of of eighty is forty-eight. D is incorrect because 25% of eighty is twenty.Afraid is to scared as brave is to _______.

• courageous
• cowardly
• timid
• trustworthy - ANSWER Answer: (a) Courageous is a synonym to brave as afraid is a

synonym to scared. B and C are incorrect because they are antonyms to brave.Trustworthy is incorrect because it is not a synonym to brave. 1 / 2

An organization hosts monthly meals for families in the community. In March, 70 people attended the meal. In April, 60 attended. Their highest attendance was in May, with 20 more than April. What is their average monthly attendance?

• 75
• 50
• 80

D. 70 - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (d) 70. When you add 20 to April's

attendance, you have 80. 70+60+80 is 210. 210 divided by 3 is 70.If the first two statements are true, is the final statement true?Mrs. Jones is responsible for collecting all of the fifth grade classes' money for the school fundraiser.Sally attends Mrs. Jones' school.Mrs. Jones is responsible for collecting Sally's money for the fundraiser.

• Yes
• No
• Uncertain - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (c) uncertain. Without knowing

Sally's grade, we cannot determine whether Mrs. Jones is responsible for collecting her money or not. If Sally is in 5th grade, Mrs. Jones is responsible, but if she is not in fifth grade, Mrs. Jones is not responsible.In the following sentence, one word is bold. What is the definition of the bold word in the context of the sentence?The student did not attend to the teacher throughout the entire lecture.

• be present at
• to take care of
• to take charge
• to pay attention - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (d) to pay attention to the

teacher throughout the entire lecture. It is possible to be present without paying attention, therefore (a) is not the correct definition. In this sentence the student was not taking care of or taking charge of the situation, only paying attention to the teacher.A movie premiered this weekend. 250 people attended the first showing. Of the 250, 75 were adults above the age of 40, 50 were between the ages of 20 and 40, and 25 were teenagers ages 13-19. What percentage of the attendees were children 12 and under?

A. 35%

B. 25%

C. 60%

D.40% - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (d) 40%. When adding 75, 50, and

25, you find that 150 attendees were over the age of 12. This means 100 attendees were 12 and under. 100 is 40% of 250.Which of the following is the smallest number?

A. .124

B. 1.24

• .34
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