Wonderlic verbal questions: vocabulary and analogies

What verbal questions are on the Wonderlic?

Synonyms and antonyms, analogies (A is to B as C is to…), sentence completion, odd-one-out and short questions that check whether you followed an instruction.

When you do not know a word

Do not stay on it. Look at the options you do know, remove the ones that clearly do not fit, and pick from what is left. If two remain, make your best guess and move on. Word roots help: “anti-” means against, “bene-” good, “mal-” bad.

How to handle analogies

Put the relationship into a sentence first (“a wheel is part of a car”), then test each option against that sentence. Doing it in that order stops the options from steering you. See the full set of sample questions.

Worked examples

Original practice questions written by us in the style of the real test. Try each in about 14 seconds, then check.

1. Which word is closest in meaning to CANDID?
   A hiddenB frankC fragileD costlyE brief
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   B. frank. Candid means open and honest, which is what frank means.

2. Which word is most nearly the opposite of SCARCE?
   A rareB plentifulC costlyD tinyE distant
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   B. plentiful. Scarce means in short supply. The opposite is plentiful.

3. Glove is to hand as sock is to ___
   A shoeB legC footD woolE wash
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   C. foot. A glove covers a hand. A sock covers a foot.

4. Which word does not belong: oak, maple, pine, tulip, birch?
   A oakB mapleC pineD tulipE birch
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   D. tulip. The others are trees. A tulip is a flower.

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