Wonderlic : Wonderlic

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Verbal Logic

Which word does not belong with the others?

Possible Answers:

Foot

Liter

Kilometer

Yard

Mile

Correct answer:

Liter

Explanation:

"Foot," "yard," "mile," and "kilometer" all refer to units of length. "Liter" is not like the others in that it is a unit of capacity.

Example Question #1 : Verbal Logic

Which word does not belong with the others?

Possible Answers:

Hundred

Million

Ten

Thousand

Fifty

Correct answer:

Fifty

Explanation:

"Ten, " "hundred," "thousand," and "million" all refer to powers of ten. "Fifty" does not.

Example Question #1 : Odd Word Out

Which word does not belong with the others?

Possible Answers:

Acre

Gallon

Inch

Kilogram

Pound

Correct answer:

Kilogram

Explanation:

The acre, the gallon, the pound, and the inch are all units of measurement from the English system of measurement. The kilogram is different in that it is a unit of measurement from the metric system.

Example Question #1 : Analogies

Complete the analogy:

Triangle is to three as hexagon is to ______________.

Possible Answers:

six

five

eight

two

four

Correct answer:

six

Explanation:

Each part of the analogy matches the type of figure with its number of sides. A triangle has three sides; a hexagon has six.

Example Question #1 : Vocabulary

To obstruct something is to _______________ that thing.

Possible Answers:

hamper

facilitate

obliterate

smolder

Correct answer:

hamper

Explanation:

"Obstruct" and "hamper" are synonyms. "Facilitate" is an antonym to "obstruct." The other two answer options are not relevant to this definition.

Example Question #2 : Vocabulary

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "aggravate"?

Possible Answers:

Laugh

Worsen

Sicken

Soothe

Correct answer:

Worsen

Explanation:

"Aggravate" means "to worsen," such as in the case of an injury, or a negative situation. And example of the use of the word:

"John only aggravated an already unpleasant situation with his inflammatory remarks."

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