Wonderlic Key

Sample Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT) Directions: In only 2 minutes, correctly answer as many questions as you can. 1. Look at the row of numbers below. What number comes next? 8, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4? a) 4 b) 1/2 c) 1/8 d) 1/4 e) 1 2. Assume the first two statements are true: The boy plays football. All football players wear helmets. The boy wears a helmet. Is the final statement: a) True? b) False? c) Not Certain 3. How many of the five pairs of items below are exact duplicates? Nieman, K.M. Thomas, G.K. Hoff, J.P. Pino, L.R. Warner, T.S.

Neiman, K.M. Thomas, C.K. Hoff, J.P. Pina, L.R. Wanner, T.S.

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5 4. RESERVE | RESENT -- Do these words: a) have similar meanings? b) have contradictory meanings? c) mean neither the same nor opposite?

5. One of the numbered figures in the following drawing is most different from the others. What is the number in that figure?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5 6. The ninth month of the year is a) October b) January c) June d) September e) May 7. Which number in the following group of numbers represents the smallest amount? a) 7 b) .8 c) 2 d) 31 e) .33 8. The hours of daylight and darkness in SEPTEMBER are nearest equal to the hours of daylight and darkness in: a) June b) March c) May d) November 9. Assume the first two statements are true. Bill greeted Beth. Beth greeted Ben. Bill did not greet Ben. Is the final statement: a) True? b) False? c) Not Certain

Testing the Wonderlic on Yourself Used by a variety of employers, the Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT) is a general test of problem solving ability that many consider to be a decent measure of general intelligence. The WPT provides indicators of an individual's ability to cope with the complexities of any particular occupation. Teams in the NFL have been using the Wonderlic as a tool to assess players for about 30 years, and it is a prominent and controversial test featured every year during the combine before the NFL draft. The test itself consists of 50 questions that the participant is allowed 12 minutes to answer. The resulting number of correct answers corresponds to an intelligence quotient. Specifically, 21, considered an average score, is equivalent to the average IQ of 100. Higher scoring applicants are supposed to learn more rapidly, master more complex material, and exercise better judgment while lower scoring applicants tend to require more time, detailed task instruction, and less challenging job routines. 25 is the average score for quarterbacks and offensive linemen. Other positions average about a 20. A breakdown of the scoring looks like this: 50= highest possible score, superior intelligence 21= average intelligence 14= equivalent to unskilled worker Based on the number you answered correctly within the time limit on the sample WPT, you could project your score on the 50-item test like this:

9 correct= 50 8 correct= 44 7 correct= 39 6 correct= 33 5 correct= 28 4 correct= 22 3 correct= 17 2 correct= 11 1 correct= 6 0 correct= 0 But keep in mind that this is just a sample test. Some of the questions may be easier or harder than the actual test. Normally, you would be given this test alone in a much more controlled environment. Also, this only tests one type of intelligence—problem solving ability.