WONDERLIC PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM QUESTIONS

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WONDERLIC PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Amy earned $75 for working two and a half hours on Monday.

She worked three hours on Tuesday and four hours on Wednesday. Considering she made the same hourly rate all three days, how much did she get paid in all?

A. $300

B. $285

C. $325

D. $350

Answer:

Answer: Amy earned (b) $285. Amy earned $30 an hour, making Monday's wages $75 for 2 ½ hours.She made $90 on Tuesday and $120 on Wednesday. $75+$90+$120= $285

Question 2: What number would come next in the following number sequence?

6,001 7,013 8,025 9,037 ______

A. 10,047

B. 10,049

C. 10,056

D. 10,057

Answer:

Answer: The sequence is increasing by 1,012, therefore the correct answer is

• 10,049. A increases by 1,010. C is not correct because it increases by 1,019 and D is incorrect

because it increases by 1,020.Question 3: If four boxes of crackers cost $5.68, how much would three boxes cost?

A. $1.42

B. $4.26

C. $5.00

D. $1.89

Answer:

Answer: The correct answer is (b) $4.26. If four boxes cost $5.68, one would cost $1.42. $1.42 times three is $4.26.

Question 4: 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.

Question 5: 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.Question 6: If a store sold 25 pairs of socks, making a 25% profit (i.e., percent of sales) of $150, how much did they charge for each pair?

A. $30

B. $15

C. $20

D. $24

Answer:

Answer: If $150 profit is 25% of the sales, then total sales would be $600 ($150/.25). $600 divided into 25 pairs would equal $24 per pair.

Question 7: What is the missing number in the series?

1/192 ____ 1/48 1/24 1/12 1/6

1/861/761/961/104

Answer:

Answer 1/96. The denominator in each number is half of the previous number.Question 8: Angie's profits for March totaled $5400. If she profited nine times more in March than in April, what were April's profits?

A. $700

B. $48,600

C. $600

D. $900

Answer:

Answer: The correct answer is (c) $600. $5400 divided by 9 is 600, therefore 5400 is nine times more than 600. This makes April's profits $600 because March's profits ($5400) were nine times more than April's.

Question 9: Her enthusiasm is infectious causing others to become excited as well.

• off-putting
• appreciated
• offensive
• contagious

Answer:

Answer: The synonym for infectious is (d) contagious. Infectious and contagious both cause others to "catch" what the carrier has which in this case is enthusiasm.Question 10: A family is planning a vacation, traveling 300 miles from their house.If they plan to stop at parks to allow the children to play every two hours, how many parks will they visit before they reach their destination assuming they travel 60 mph?

• 3
• 1
• 2
• 4

Answer:

Answer: Travelling 60 mph, the entire trip would take 5 hours without stops. Stopping after every two hours of travel would allow for (C) 2 stops at parks before reaching their final destination.

Question 11: A business was preparing for a customer appreciation event.

If a goodie bag costs $1.50 per person and they are preparing for 75 attendees, how much will they spend on goodie bags?

A. $115.00

B. $120.00

C. $113.00

D. $112.50

Answer:

Answer: The company would spend (d) $112.50 on goodie bags. 75 multiplied by $1.50 is $112.50.$113, $120, and $115 are all more than the necessary amount.