The document provides a 50 question sample Wonderlic test used by the NFL to assess cognitive ability. It includes questions on math, word problems, sequences, analogies and reasoning. The test taker has 12 minutes to answer the 50 questions which cover a range of topics testing skills like number series, logic, estimating, coding/decoding and more. The answer key is provided at the bottom.

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2. 50 Question Sample NFL Wonderlic Test

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5. The test taker has 12 minutes to answer 50 questions. You may use pencil and paper. Answer key is located at the bottom.

6. 1. Look at the row of numbers below. What number should come next?

7. 8421½¼?

8. 2. Assume the first two statements are true. The boy plays baseball. All baseball players wear hats. Is the final one: The boy wears a hat.

9. 1. true,2. false,3. not certain?

10. 3. Paper sells for 21 cents per pad. What will four pads cost?

11. 4. How many of the five pairs of items listed below are exact duplicates?

12. 5. RESENT RESERVE Do these words 1. have similar meanings, 2. have contradictory meanings, 3. mean neither the same nor opposite?

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

14. 7. A train travels 20 feet in 1/5 second. At this same speed, how many feet will it travel in three seconds?

15. 8. When rope is selling at $.10 a foot, how many feet can you buy for sixty cents?

16. 9. The ninth month of the year is

17. 1. October,2. January,3. June,4. September,5 May.

18. 10. Which number in the following group of numbers represents the smallest amount?

19. 7.831.332

20. 11. In printing an article of 48,000 words, a printer decides to use two sizes of type. Using the larger type, a printed page contains 1,800 words. Using smaller type, a page contains 2,400 words. The article is allotted 21 full pages in a magazine. How many pages must be in smaller type?

21. 12. The hours of daylight and darkness in SEPTEMBER are nearest equal to the hours of daylight and darkness in:

22. 1. June,2. March,3. May,4. November.

23. 13. Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide the profits equally. X invests $9,000, Y invests $7,000, Z invests $4,000. If the profits are $4,800, how much less does X receive than if the profits were divided in proportion to the amount invested?

24. 14. Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one:

25. 1. true,2. false,3. not certain?

26. Tom greeted Beth. Beth greeted Dawn. Tom did not greet Dawn.

27. 

28. 15. A boy is 17 years old and his sister is twice as old. When the boy is 23 years old, what will be the age of his sister?

29. 16. A physical education class has three times as many girls as boys. During a class basketball game, the girls average 18 points each, and the class as a whole averages 17 points per person. How many points does each boy score on average?

30. 17. Randolph has 8 ties, 6 pairs of pants, and 4 dress shirts. How many days could he possibly go without wearing the same combination of these three items?

31. 18. John is a mechanic. He makes $8.50 an hour, plus $3 extra for every oil change he performs. Last week he worked 36 hours and performed 17 oil changes. How much money did he make?

32. 19. A box of staples has a length of 6 cm, a width of 7 cm, and a volume of 378 cm cubed. What is the height of the box?

33. 20. Arnold is about to go on a 500-mile car trip. His mechanic recommends that he buy a special highway engine oil that will save him 50 cents in gas for every 25 miles of the trip. This new oil, however, will cost $20. Is it worthwhile for Arnold to buy the oil if he has a coupon for $4 dollars off the price?

34. 21.) Which number is larger: .8, 8, 90, 200?

35. 22.) If a cup of pancake mix makes 2 pancakes, how many pancakes can be made with 3 cups of pancake mix?

36. 23.) An airplane travels 100 miles per hour. How long will the airplane take to travel 300 miles?

37. 24.) A gallon of gas costs $2.50. How many gallons of gas can be purchased with $5?

38. 25.) A 10 year old Ford truck has 100,000 miles on the engine when the transmission fails on the truck. There are two replacements available- one transmission will last for 20 years, or 50,000 miles, and the other transmission will last for 8 years, or 75,000 miles. Given the current average yearly mileage on this truck, which transmission would last the longest?

39. 26.) A rocket engine that takes off from earth burns 10,000 pounds of fuel in 15 minutes, and is able to lift 20,000 pounds total for that time period (including the rocket fuel itself). If a payload that weighs 20,000 pounds is needed to be transported for one hour, and unused rocket engines are dropped in stages after their fuel has been exhausted, how many rocket engines must be used to transport the payload for that time period?

40. 27.) How many of the five pairs listed below are exact duplicates?

41. Bologna AND Balogna

42. Malicious AND Malicious

43. Firearm AND Fiream

44. Space Shuttle AND Space Huttle

45. Gray AND Green

46. 28.) 7 months of the year have 31 days, and 4 have 30 days. What month has only 28 days?

47. 29.) Do the words retire and inspire have opposite meanings, similar meanings, or no relation?

48. 30.) Do the words hypothesis and theory have opposite meanings, similar meanings, or no relation?

49. 31.) Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence:

50. Have you ________ the painting yet?

51. A) Finish

52. B) Finishes

53. C) Finishing

54. D) Finished

55. 32.) 56/4=

56. A) 16

57. B) 9

58. C) 14

59. D) 23

60. 33) The 5:15 train takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to get to Graystone. Today the train will be late. What time will it get to Graystone?

61. A) 7:15

62. B) 7:05

63. C) 7:25

64. D) 7:40

65. 34.) Choose the answer that most nearly means the same as the underlined word:

66. An inaccuracy is a:

67. A) Mistake

68. B) Type of Medicine

69. C) Prison

70. D) Chance Happening

71. 35.) A synonym of firmament is:

72. A) Ground

73. B) River

74. C) Sky

75. D) Future

76. 36)

77. Find two words, one from each group, that are closest in meaning.

78. Group AraisefloorstairsGroup Btopelevatebasement

79. A. raise and elevateB. raise and topC. floor and basementD. stairs and topE. floor and elevate

80. 37) The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is it today?

81. A. MondayB. TuesdayC. WednesdayD. ThursdayE. Friday

82. 38) Which number should come next in the series?

83. 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

84. A. 8B. 11C. 24D. 21E. 27

85. 39.) What is the next number in the sequence: 3, 8, 18, 38…?

86. 40.). What is the next number in the sequence: 5, 9, 17,33,…?

87. 41.) Peyton Manning threw for 1,126 yards in his first four games. At this rate, how many yards will he throw for in sixteen games?

88. A) 5, 204

89. B) 4,504

90. C) 4,204

91. D) 4, 704

92. 42). Which number does not belong?

93. 432144

94. 1728122

95. 1864188

96. 32214202

97. 43.) Select the number that best completes the analogy

98. 10 : 6 :: 3 : ?

99. A. 2B. 1C. -1D. 12E. 4

100. 44.) Last year, 12 out of 600 employees at a service organization were rewarded for their excellence in customer service, which was ____ of the employees.

101. A) 1%B) 2%C) 3%D) 4%E) 6%

102. 45) Jose’s monthly parking fee for April was $150; for May it was $10 more than April; and for June $40 more than May. His average monthly parking fee was ____ for these 3 months?

103. A) $66B) $160C) $166D) $170E) $200

104. 46) A featured product from an Internet retailer generated 27, 99, 80, 115 and 213 orders over a 5-hour period. Which graph below best represents this trend?

105. A)B)C)D)E)

106. 47) One word below appears in color. What is the OPPOSITE of that word? She gave complex answer to the question and we all agreed with her.

107. A) longB) betterC) simpleD) wrongE) kind

108. 48) If the first two statements are true, is the final statement true?Sandra is responsible for ordering all office supplies.Notebooks are office supplies.

109. Sandra is responsible for ordering notebooks.

110. A) yesB) noC) uncertain

111. 49) Some months have 30 days, others have 31 days. How many months have 28 days in them?

112. 50) Divide 30 by half. Add 10. Multiply by 3. Add 6. What is does this equal?

113. ANSWER KEY

114. Answers1. 1/82. true3. 84 cents4. 15. 36. 47. 300 feet8. 6 feet9. September10. .3311. 1712. March13. $56014. not certain15. 40 years old

115. 16. 14

116. 17. 192 days;

117. 18. $357;

118. 19. 9 cm;

119. 20. No. Arnold will only save $10 by using the oil.

120. 21.) 200

121. 22.) 6 pancakes

122. 23.) 3 hours

123. 24.) 2 gallons

124. 25.) The 8 year lifespan transmission will last the longest, assuming that the mileage per year rate does not change.

125. 26.) 30 rocket engines are required. The first stage consists of 16 rockets, the second stage is 8 rockets, the third stage is 4 rockets, and the final stage is 2 rockets.

126. 27.) There is only one match- malicious.

127. 28.) February.

128. 29.) No relationship

129. 30.) Similar meanings

130. 31.) D

131. 32.) C

132. 33.) D

133. 34.) A

134. 35.) C

135. 36.) A

136. 37) E

137. 38) D

138. 39)78

139. 40) 65

140. 41) B

141. 42) 17; its’ the only odd number.

142. 43) C

143. 44) B

144. 45) D

145. 46) D

146. 47) C

147. 48) A

148. 49) 12

149. 50) 81