WONDERLIC PROVERBS EXAM QUESTIONS

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WONDERLIC PROVERBS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Variety is the spice of life.

Answer:

People's differences make the world interesting.

Question 2: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Answer:

Don't gamble your possibility of success on one goal since failure could mean losing everything.

Question 3: Every [gray] cloud has a silver lining.

Answer:

Bad events are always followed by good events.

Question 4: take it with a grain of salt

Answer:

shrug it off, let comments go in one ear and out the other

Question 5: Give someone an inch, he/she will take a mile.

Answer:

If you give someone a little of something, he/she will try to take a lot more

Question 6: Blood is thicker than water.

Answer:

Loyalty is to the family first.

Question 7: Money is the root of all evil.

Answer:

Money causes all the problems in the world.

Question 8: When it rains, it pours.

Answer:

When an event occurs, it occurs with great intensity and frequency.

Question 9: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Answer:

If you don't attempt something difficult, you'll never benefit from the potential rewards.Question 10: A repaving crew is putting a new surface on 79 kilometers of road. They have completed 28 kilometers. if they repave 3.4 a day how many more days will it take them to finish?

Answer:

28 + 3.4 (D) = 79

3.4D=79-28

3.4D = 51

D = 15 days

Question 11: RETREAT

Answer:

withdraw; hold back

Question 12: RETRIEVE

Answer:

to bring back; regain

Question 13: Close, but no cigar.

Answer:

Being partially accurate is still inaccurate.

Question 14: Hitch your wagon to a star

Answer:

try to succeed by forming a relationship with someone who is already successful

Question 15: Tis wisdom sometimes to seem a fool

Answer:

The greatest good is wisdom

Question 16: FIND % discounted

Answer:

discount --------------- x 100 original

Question 17: Practice makes perfect.

Answer:

You can only perfect your skills by practicing.

Question 18: HITCH YOUR WAGON TO THE STAR

Answer:

-FORTUNE FAVORS THE BRAVE

Question 19: love each other in moderation for long lasting love

Answer:

Once bitten, twice shy

Question 20: Honesty is the best policy.

Answer:

You'll always get the best results if you're honest.

Question 21: FIND % increase

Answer:

current value - old value ---------------------------- x 100 old value

Question 22: Let bygones be bygones

Answer:

Let's forget what happened in the past.

Question 23: Beggars can't be choosers.

Answer:

People who are given something for free can't be selective.

Question 24: ACCEDE

Answer:

assent or agree to a demand or request

Question 25: Where there is smoke there is fire

Answer:

there's always some reason for a rumor

Question 26: VOLUME

Answer:

L x W x H = Volume

Question 27: Better late than never.

Answer:

It's better to do something late than not do it at all.