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Wonderlic Select Test (Formerly Wonscore): Free Practice Test with Study Guide (2024)

The Wonderlic Select test, a globally used screening tool for employers, involves two distinct tests that determine job suitability.

It results in 84% of candidates being rejected, highlighting its effectiveness in helping employers identify eligible candidates.

Wonderlic Select Practice Test

Take the Wonderlic Select test to assess your cognitive skills.

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  • Dedicated guides for each question
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  • 3 full-length timed practice tests

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What is Wonderlic Select Test?

1. Wonderlic Personnel Test

The Wonderlic Select cognitive ability test is Wonderlic’s flagship aptitude assessment and covers three key areas of cognitive ability: numerical, abstract, and verbal reasoning. This crucial section of the Wonderlic Select assessment will measure your ability to understand instructions and solve problems.

While each individual question in this section of your Wonderlic Select test is not much more difficult than those you might have encountered in high school, the difficulty of the Wonderlic Select cognitive ability test is found in its highly restrictive time limit. When you sit your Wonderlic Select test, this section will face you with 50 questions in 12 minutes. That’s a little under 15 seconds per question.

For the unprepared, this means choosing between speed and accuracy; however, you can have both with the proper prep! Our Rapid Wonderlic Mastery Course features an excellent modular study program that will get you test-ready in less than 4 hours! While your competition will undoubtedly struggle in this part of their Wonderlic Select test, you have the opportunity to drastically improve your score today.

2. Wonderlic Personal Characteristics Inventory

The Wonderlic Personal Characteristics Inventory is designed to assess whether a candidate’s specific combination of personality traits is a good fit for the job position in question. You may have heard this test referred to as the Wonderlic personality test because that’s precisely what it is: at its core, this test is a thorough assessment of who you are and how well your personality suits the job for which you’re applying.

This section of the Wonderlic Select test is based on the Five-Factor personality model. It administers 150 questions with no time limit and assesses your workplace personality on five key dimensions:

  • Agreeableness
  • Emotional Stability
  • Extraversion
  • Openness
  • Conscientiousness

If you’ve heard of this test, then you’ve probably also heard the biggest lie in pre-employment testing: there is no right or wrong answer in a personality test. When you take your Wonderlic personality test, your choices will directly answer the question: “Is this candidate’s personality a good fit for the job?”. If you’re serious about improving your Wonderlic Select test results, this is a crucial section that can’t be underestimated, even if the process of selecting the ‘right’ answer is a little more complicated. The Rapid Wonderlic Mastery Course takes a deep dive into the nature of the Wonderlic Personal Characteristics Inventory and helps to dispel the mystery behind this section of your Wonderlic Select test. By preparing with us, you’ll be able to select the correct answer to put your best foot forward with pinpoint accuracy while your competition makes countless mistakes in conveying who they are to the employer.

3. Wonderlic Motivation Potential Assessment

Personality isn’t the only ‘soft’ factor in your fit for a job. The Wonderlic Select test also assesses your motivational drivers to identify whether you can thrive in a given role. This is undertaken on the rationale that if your interests and job duties are aligned, you will naturally perform more effectively – in other words, you’ll be more motivated. This test consists of 58 questions with no time limit.

Similar to the Personality Characteristics Inventory, this section of the Wonderlic Select assessment may seem like there’s no easily discernable right or wrong answer, but every answer you provide reveals a little more of who you are to employers, which can swing the pendulum of hiring decisions in either direction. You must take the time to understand how best to show your potential employer that you’re not only capable of performing the job role but that your motivations line up with the duties of the job. Otherwise, the job is likely to go to somebody else who made a good show of their motivations lining up with the job description. The Rapid Wonderlic Mastery Course’s expert guide on the Wonderlic Motivation Potential Assessment takes an in-depth look at what your answers say about you, so that you can tailor your responses appropriately and show your employer that you’re the most motivated candidate on offer.

Wonderlic Select Scoring

Your Wonderlic Select test results will be presented in three separate sections for each part of the test. Let’s take a look at how the Wonderlic Select assessment is scored:

Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Scoring

As the Wonderlic Personnel Test directly measures your cognitive abilities, it is scored in a way that directly compares your performance with other candidates to identify the top performers. It does this by sorting cognitive Wonderlic Select test results into percentile rankings, sorted into four categories: Weak, Cautionary, Moderate and strong, which represent one’s cognitive fit to the job position. If you want to be seriously considered in your job application, it’s highly recommended that you aim for the ‘Strong’ category, which typically requires that you place at least in the 85th percentile, meaning you outscored 85% of the competition. The best tried and tested method for this is through adequate prep using our Rapid Wonderlic Mastery course.

Wonderlic Personal Characteristics Inventory Scoring

Your Wonderlic Select personality test will place you on a scale for each of the five dimensions of the test. Each of these placements will be accompanied by an explanation of what that placement means and the implications for your workplace performance. For example, those who are identified to be less cooperative might be flagged as being likely to appear overly critical but also likely to be willing to make unpopular but necessary decisions. Across all of the dimensions assessed in this section of your Wonderlic Select assessment, this paints a very clear picture of the kind of employee you’re likely to be, making it very exceedingly easy for employers to identify which candidates are a good fit for the job position.

Since the Wonderlic Select test results paint a very detailed picture of how your results portray you, it is essential that you understand what the job role will require of you: for example, in the aforementioned example where one is found to be less cooperative, this might not be a desirable trait in an HR position, but the willingness to make unpopular decisions that accompanies the profile might be very desirable indeed for a management position where frankness is far more important than popularity. The Wonderlic Select personality test section of the Rapid Wonderlic Mastery Course will walk you through how to decrypt the enigma of the personality test and present the version of yourself you want employers to see for any specific job role.

Wonderlic Motivation Potential Assessment Scoring

The Wonderlic Select test results for the Motivation Potential Assessment break down the candidate’s top motivators as they pertain to the job role, showing their affinity to certain motivators on a scale of 1-100. A high score is generally considered to be anywhere between 50-100, as this means the candidate has expressed a clear preference for that motivator. The results will explain what kind of roles the candidate might prefer based on these motivators; for example, a highly enterprising candidate would be shown to prefer roles involving leadership and persuasion. Finally, each motivator will provide a number of descriptors for the candidate. In the case of a highly-enterprising candidate, this might include ‘persuasive’, ‘self-confident’, and ‘driven by economic gain’. 

Similar to the Wonderlic Select personality test, this section of your Wonderlic Select assessment provides employers with a blueprint for what professionally motivates a candidate. The Rapid Wonderlic Mastery Course’s guide on the Motivation Potential Assessment takes a look at how your answers show certain preferences so that you can effectively show potential employers that your motivations line up perfectly with their job, making you the best option based on their own metrics.

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Wonderlic Select Test Practice Questions with Answers

Q1: In a 4-day period, a delivery person delivered the following number of packages per day: 1150, 1200, 1900 and 1350. The average number of packages he delivered per day was __?__

Options

  1. 1450
  2. 1550
  3. 1400
  4. 1300
  5. 1350

Correct Answer: 3: 1400

Q2: Which month’s weather is most similar to April’s?

Options

  1. July
  2. October
  3. August
  4. December
  5. February

Correct Answer: 2: October

Q3: Four investors bought a real estate asset together and decided to divide the profits equally. Investor A invested $200,000; investor B invested $500,000; investor C invested $800,000; investor D invested $500,000. If the net profit for the first year was $1,000,000, investor A receives __?__ more than if the profits were divided in proportion to how much they invested.

Options

  1. 50,000
  2. 100,000
  3. 150,000
  4. 200,000
  5. 250,000

Correct Answer: 3: 150,000

Q4: A total of 33 minutes was spent washing 6 cars. At this rate, it would take __?__ minutes to wash 42 cars.

Options

  1. 198
  2. 264
  3. 210
  4. 247.5
  5. 231

Correct Answer: 5: 231

Q5: After folding these squares into a closed cube, which shaded corner would touch corner “X”?

Options

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E

Correct Answer: 5: E

Q5: After folding these squares into a closed cube, which shaded corner would touch corner “X”?

Options

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E

Correct Answer: 5: E

Q6: After folding these squares into a closed cube, which shaded corner would touch corner “X”?

Options

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E

Correct Answer:
4: D

Explanation:

  1. Face with E is the anchor face.
  2. When the other faces rise around it, corners X and D touch each other.

Q7: For 3 days, two contestants recorded the number of their achievements.

Contestant A: 11, 16, 8

Contestant B: 19, 14, 22

Which graph best represents the data for the 3-day period?

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

  1. Draw the points from each set at the same time and according to whether it is higher, lower, or equal to the previous point.
  2. This time, however, instead of using points, use numbers to avoid confusion.
  3. Start the first points at the middle portion to have enough space for higher and lower values. Keep in mind to put the higher point on a higher space.

Q8: The space designated for the stage is 40 ft x 60 ft. The whole ballroom is 200 ft x 300 ft. The area of the stage is __?__ of the whole ballroom.

  1. 4%
  2. 5.30%
  3. 5%
  4. 3%
  5. 6%

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

  • Look at the ratios of both elements in each multiplication compared to each other.
    • 40/200 = 1/5
    • 60/300= 1/5
  • Multiply (numerator x numerator and denominator x denominator)
    • 1 x 1 = 1
    • 5 x 5 = 25
    • 1/25 = 4% 

Q9: What is next in the number series?

15  45  30  90  75  225  210  630 __?__

Options

  1. 633
  2. 600
  3. 1890
  4. 645
  5. 615

Correct Answer: 615

Explanation:

  • Keep in mind that a series can come in various combinations of operations or relationships. So, choose an answer from the given choices only when you have determined the flow of the series.
  • Determine what relationship the second number has with the first number, then to the third number, and so on.
  • Looking at the series, the pattern is: multiply by 3, then subtract 15.
    The answer is 615.

Q10: If you are aiming to increase your standing in the trait of “Teamwork”, does the statement below embody this trait?

“I check the reviews before buying something”

Options

  1. True
  2. False

Correct Answer:

A. True

Q11: If you are aiming to increase your standing in the trait of “Integrity”, does the statement below embody this trait?

“I own up to my mistakes”

Options

  1. True
  2. False

Correct Answer:

A. True

Q12: If you are aiming to increase your standing in the trait of “Relationships”, does the statement below embody this trait?

“I prefer hot drinks over cold ones”

Options

  1. True
  2. False

Correct Answer:

B. False

Q13: If you are aiming to increase your standing in the trait of “Relationships”, does the statement below embody this trait?

“I have a good number of friends on my emergency contact list”

Options

  1. True
  2. False

Correct Answer:

A. True

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Is Wonderlic Select Really Worth It?

While somewhat time-consuming, the Wonderlic Select system actually works in your favor most of the time. Unfortunately, most resumes look alike, and because so many individuals are turning to buzzwords and cliches, the phrases “detail-oriented,” “team player,” and “self-starter,” now just take up empty space on your application. Companies have wisened up to this issue, and now widely seek cognitive testing platforms as the best & most direct way to see for themselves how well candidates fit their requirements. Simply put – the Wonderlic Select test is a fantastic alternative to wasting time on resumes and inefficient interview processes.

How to Prepare for the Wonderlic Select

If you’ve been asked to submit a Wonderlic Select, then you should definitely use what time you have left to prepare for your upcoming exams. It’s very important that you take some time to study. You only have one chance to take each psychometric assessment, and since these tests are particularly unique, you’ll likely be caught off guard if you haven’t prepared properly.

Don’t wing it and hope for the best. While you may do very well, it’s not worth the risk. Instead, follow our proven method for success.

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The Wonderlic Personnel Test is the most directly difficult section of the Wonderlic Select assessment. While employers are sometimes willing to overlook questionable results on the other two sections, they rely on the results from the cognitive ability exam for a hard metric of cognitive fit.

Wonderlic before, it’s likely that you’ve never taken a test quite like it. While many of us have taken standardized tests before, the Wonderlic is designed to challenge even the brightest individuals. Make sure to use the free practice resources on this page to get a handle on your current performance and areas in need of improvement.

Study With Focused Course Material

While it’s helpful to use practice questions to gauge your current preparedness, you cannot skip preparation if you want to maximize your chances of getting the job. Sign up for the Rapid Wonderlic Mastery Course today to take the next step in your prep with a focused modular curriculum that cuts to the core of each section of the Wonderlic Select test. Each module will walk you through how to answer each section of your cognitive test accurately and efficiently, with secret tricks to help you reach the correct answers with lightning speed. In addition, the modules focused on the Wonderlic Select personality test and the motivation potential assessment will demystify the process and show you exactly how to put your best foot forward as the single best candidate for the job.

Test Your Learning with Realistic Wonderlic Select Practice Tests

Once you’ve finished the modules in the Rapid Wonderlic Mastery Course, it’s time to put your learning to the test with realistic Wonderlic Select practice tests. Our course features realistic full-length Wonderlic Select cognitive ability tests so that you can apply your knowledge and identify which areas you might need to go back and review. Don’t wait until test day to make sure you’ve fully absorbed the material: take the tests at the end of the course to make 100% sure you’re ready!

What is a Good Wonderlic Score?

The average score on the Wonderlic Select cognitive ability test is 20 out of 50. This might seem low, but with under 15 seconds per question, this is an unsurprising average. A score of 25 or above is generally considered to be a good score, but this varies based on the job being applied for – some will have far more rigorous requirements than others. It is also important to bear in mind that your performance will be compared directly to your competitors, so you should think of your performance relative to others rather than aiming for any specific number: just do your best!

What Is the Passing Score on the Wonderlic Test?

Wonderlic Select test results vary from employer to employer, as scores are relative to the competition. While a score of 20 on your Wonderlic Select cognitive ability test is sufficient to demonstrate average cognitive aptitude, you will want to aim for at least 25 in order to outperform a majority of candidates and be seriously considered for the job position.

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