Your FREE Wonderlic Flashcards 2026 – 250+ Cards

A verbal item of the form A : B :: C : ? — find the relationship in the first pair and apply it to the second.

An item asking whether two words have similar, contradictory, or unrelated meanings.

A word with nearly the same meaning as another (happy / glad).

A word with the opposite meaning of another (benevolent / cruel).

Words given out of order; you reorder them into a logical sentence (or judge the sentence true/false once unscrambled).

Letters of a word rearranged to form another word.

Pick the option whose meaning matches a given saying.

Working with language: analogies, word comparisons, synonyms/antonyms, and sentence arrangement — the largest share of the Wonderlic.

Name the relationship in the first pair as a short sentence, then apply that exact relationship to the second pair.

Always one of three: the words are similar, contradictory (opposite), or unrelated.

School — the relationship is 'works in.'

Carpenter — the relationship is 'tool used by.'

House — the relationship is 'part to whole.'

Fire — the relationship is 'cause to effect.'

Cold — the relationship is 'lesser to greater degree.'

Cat — the relationship is 'young to adult.'

To lessen or reduce in intensity (the storm abated).

Kind and generous; well-meaning.

Honest, frank, and direct.

Thrifty; careful with money or resources.

Sluggish and lacking energy.

Persistent and determined; not easily giving up.

Hard-working and careful.

Brief and to the point; saying much in few words.

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.

To increase or add to.

To make less severe or painful.

Wise and careful about practical matters.

Using more words than needed; wordy.

To examine closely and carefully.

No longer in use; outdated.

Able to recover quickly from difficulty.

Having no particular interest or concern.

Showing great attention to detail.

A beginner; someone new to a task.

An opponent or enemy.

Of little importance or value.

Clear and easy to understand.

Unwilling or hesitant.

Done without planning; impulsive.

Watchful and alert for danger.

Fluent and persuasive in speech or writing.

Unfriendly; antagonistic.

Inborn; existing from birth, not learned.

Considerable in size, amount, or importance.

To become progressively worse.

Hopeful and confident about the future.

Expecting the worst; lacking hope.

Difficult and requiring a lot of effort.

Logical and consistent; clearly connected.

Seeming reasonable or probable.

Repeated unnecessarily; superfluous.

An amount left over beyond what is needed.

Not clearly expressed or defined.

Showing great energy and enthusiasm.

Fair and unbiased; not favoring one side.

Benevolent, magnanimous, or liberal — all mean giving freely.

Candid, frank, or forthright.

Lethargic, weary, or fatigued.

Concise, succinct, or terse.

Prudent, meticulous, or cautious.

Augment, expand, or amplify.

Tenacious, dogged, or persevering.

Ambiguous, vague, or obscure.

Cruel, malevolent, or hostile.

Wasteful, extravagant, or lavish.

Energetic, lively, or vigorous.

Intensify, increase, or escalate.

Verbose, wordy, or long-winded.

Modern, current, or up-to-date.

Confusing, murky, or unclear.

Pessimistic, gloomy, or hopeless.

Bad or wrong (malfunction, malevolent).

Good or well (benefit, benevolent).

Not or opposite (unable, invisible, impossible).

Again or back (rewrite, return).

Against (antidote, antifreeze).

Before (preview, predict).

Study of (biology, geology).

Capable of (readable, flexible).

Carry (transport, portable).

Speak or say (predict, dictate).

Look (inspect, spectator).

Good (benefactor, benefit).

Sociable; enjoying the company of others.

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Shortness of duration or expression; conciseness.

Warm and friendly.

Lacking something needed; inadequate.

To improve or increase the quality of.

Possible to do easily or conveniently.

To create difficulties; to hold back.

About to happen very soon.

Cheerful and good-humored.

Sharp; eager; highly perceptive.

Hidden or dormant; not yet active.

Ordinary; lacking interest or excitement.

So small as to be not worth considering.

Suggesting that something bad will happen.

Calm and peaceful.

To put an end to; to suppress.

Strong and healthy; sturdy.

Thinly distributed; scarce.

To grow or develop well; to flourish.

Fully in agreement; everyone agreeing.

Likely to change rapidly and unpredictably.

Cautious; on guard against danger.

To produce or give; or to give way.

Highly skilled or proficient.

To support or strengthen.

To reduce or cut short.

Doubtful; questionable.

Irregular; unpredictable in movement or behavior.

To strengthen or reinforce.

Hive — the relationship is 'lives in.'

Symphony (or music) — 'creator to creation.'

Down — the relationship is 'opposite.'

Foot — the relationship is 'part to whole.'

Cut — the relationship is 'tool to function.'

Bear (or lion) — 'young to adult.'

Time — 'instrument to what it measures.'

Empty — the relationship is 'opposite.'

Bread — 'place to what it holds/makes.'

Strong — the relationship is 'opposite degree.'

Next term is 81 — a geometric sequence (each term × 3).

A sequence following a hidden rule; you give the next term.

A series with a constant difference between terms (11, 21, 31 → +10).

A series with a constant multiplier between terms (1, 3, 9, 27 → × 3).

Two rules applied in turn, such as +5 then ÷ 2, repeating.

Two separate sequences woven together (the odd and even positions each follow their own rule).

Arithmetic word problems, number series, percentages, ratios, and fractions — solved without a calculator.

Math expressed in narrative form; translate the words into a calculation.

No — Wonderlic advises against it because it wastes time on a heavily speeded test. Use mental math.

51 — arithmetic, +10 each step.

24 — arithmetic, −6 each step.

32 — geometric, × 2 each step.

48 — geometric, × 2 each step.

80 — geometric, × 2 each step.

12.5 — geometric, ÷ 2 each step.

25 — perfect squares (1², 2², 3², 4², 5²).

66 — alternating: +5, then ÷ 2, repeat.

21 — interleaved: odd spots +2, even spots +4.

13 — Fibonacci: add the two previous terms.

112 — geometric, × 2 each step.

50 — arithmetic, −10 each step.

Test for a constant difference (arithmetic) first, then a constant multiplier (geometric); if neither fits, look for alternating or interleaved patterns.

If the numbers jump up and down, list the odd-position and even-position terms separately — each is usually a simple sequence.

A part per hundred; 25% means 25 out of 100.

A proportional relationship between quantities, written a : b.

A part of a whole, written as numerator over denominator.

Divide the numerator by the denominator, then multiply by 100 (3 ÷ 4 = 0.75 = 75%).

Drop the percent sign and divide by 100 (40% = 0.40).

50%.

25%.

75%.

≈ 33% (0.333…).

20%.

12.5%.

40%.

60%.

10%.

5%.

80 (320 × 0.25).

25 (move the decimal one place).

43 (half of 86).

30 (150 × 0.2).

50 mph (distance ÷ time).

15 dollars (60 × 0.25); sale price 45.

8 (sum 24 ÷ 3).

10 each (50 ÷ 5).

15 (25 ÷ 5 = 5 per part; 3 × 5).

60 (100 × 0.6).

Multiply speed by elapsed time to get distance.

interest = principal × rate × time.

(change ÷ original) × 100.

sum of values ÷ number of values.

64 — geometric, × 2.

1 — geometric, ÷ 3.

26 — arithmetic, +5.

162 — geometric, × 3.

66 — differences shrink by 1 (−10, −9, −8, −7).

125 — perfect cubes (1³, 2³, 3³, 4³, 5³).

33 — each gap doubles (+2, +4, +8, +16).

4 — arithmetic, −2.

405 — geometric, × 3.

17 — gaps increase by 1 (+1, +2, +3, +4, +5).

150 (200 × 0.75).

27 (90 × 0.3).

20 (400 × 0.05).

25% (12 ÷ 48 = 0.25).

100 (80 + 20).

54 (60 − 6).

60 (90 × 0.667).

30 (40 ÷ 4 = 10 per part; 3 × 10).

60 mph (240 ÷ 4).

25 (sum 100 ÷ 4).

5 (200 × 0.025).

40 (15 × 2 = 30, +10).

25%.

60%.

1.5.

Drawing valid conclusions from given statements without adding assumptions.

Reasoning from general rules to a specific conclusion that must be true if the premises are true.

Reasoning from specific examples to a likely general rule — used for number and figure patterns.

Two premises and a conclusion: 'All A are B; all B are C; therefore all A are C.'

You assume the statements are true, then judge whether a conclusion must be true, must be false, or can't be determined.

Whenever the statements neither prove nor disprove the conclusion — don't fill the gap with assumptions.

If James bought Thomas a drink and Thomas bought Suzette a drink, 'James bought Suzette a drink' is UNCERTAIN.

'All A are B' does NOT mean 'all B are A.' Don't reverse a statement.

'Some A are B' never lets you conclude 'all A are B.'

Valid conclusion: all cats are animals (a valid syllogism).

Mentally rotating, reflecting, or assembling shapes to picture how an object looks or fits.

Finding patterns and relationships without words, such as the next figure in a series.

Spotting the rule behind a series of numbers or figures so you can predict the next.

Visualizing a shape turned in space; rotate it step by step and compare to each choice.

A reflected version of a shape — the most common wrong answer on rotation items.

Identify the item that doesn't share the pattern the others follow.

Rotate mentally one step at a time, rule out mirror images first, then drop any figure with an extra or missing part.

The F faces the opposite direction (its arms point left instead of right).

Identify what changes from figure to figure — rotation, size, or number of elements — then continue it.

Use each clue to fix positions one at a time; 'not on either end' means the person is in a middle seat.

A short, timed cognitive ability test (classic version: 50 questions in 12 minutes) used by employers to gauge learning and problem-solving speed.

Your capacity to learn, adapt, solve problems, and understand instructions — what the Wonderlic measures.

The broad mental-ability factor the Wonderlic estimates from verbal, numerical, logical, and spatial items.

The original Wonderlic: 50 questions, 12 minutes, scored as the number correct (0–50).

The Revised standard form — 50 questions in 12 minutes.

The QuickTest — 30 questions in 8 minutes, often unproctored as a first-round screen.

Wonderlic's current hiring assessment (formerly WonScore): a 12-minute cognitive portion plus motivation and personality, reporting job fit instead of one raw cognitive number.

The former name of Wonderlic's bundled assessment, now called Wonderlic Select.

The number of questions answered correctly, 0–50, on the classic test.

About 20; a 21 is roughly the 50th percentile.

A test limited mainly by time, not difficulty — almost no one finishes all 50 questions in 12 minutes.

50 questions in 12 minutes ≈ 14 seconds each; don't camp on any one item.

Yes — questions get harder as the test progresses, so bank the early ones fast.

No — Wonderlic advises against skipping around; you generally can't go back.

On the classic test, yes — raw score is the number correct with no wrong-answer penalty, so answer everything.

The cognitive test most NFL teams adopted after the league dropped the Wonderlic from the Combine in 2022.

No — it was dropped starting with the 2022 Scouting Combine; employers still use it for hiring.

Your rank versus a reference group; a 21 ≈ 50th percentile.

Supervised vs. self-administered; the full WPT-R is often proctored, the WPT-Q frequently unproctored.

It is a flower — a valid deduction.

Uncertain — 'some' doesn't guarantee Rex is brown.

The game is canceled — valid (modus ponens).

Uncertain — the cancellation could have another cause.

An 'if A, then B' rule; B follows only when A is true.

'If not B, then not A' — logically equivalent to 'if A, then B.'

Valid = the conclusion follows from the premises; sound = valid AND the premises are true.

A statement assumed true that supports a conclusion.

The claim that the premises are meant to support.

A single case that disproves a general claim.

Date ordering, simple calendar facts, and attention-to-detail matching — quick points that reward careful reading.

Compare year first, then month, then day to find the earliest or latest.

March 3, 1986 — earliest year, then earliest month.

Tuesday.

Sunday.

January.

December.

January, March, May, July, August, October, December.

29 days.

Compare entries character by character; the difference is usually a single digit or letter.

Look for swapped letters — 'recieve' is wrong; 'receive' is correct (i before e, except after c).

Group long numbers into chunks to compare them quickly and accurately.

These items are easy but easy to rush — read each part deliberately and in order.

03/04/2023 — compare the year.

Jan 2 2018 — earliest year, then earliest month.

Sunday.

365.

April, June, September, November.

'definately' is wrong; 'definitely' is correct.

'seperate' is wrong; 'separate' is correct.

Choose the entry identical character by character — watch for a swapped digit or letter.

Third quarter (Q3: July–September).

January, February, March (Q1).