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Take a timed Wonderlic practice test in the real format: 50 questions on words, math, number patterns, logic and detail, getting harder as you go, against a 12-minute clock. Try 10 sample questions with answers first, then see your score out of 50 the moment you finish the full test. Taking the test and seeing your score is free; a detailed report and certificate are optional.
Reached 36 of 50 questions in 12:00
A practice test, not the real one. Every question on this page and in the timed test was written by IQ Metrics in the Wonderlic format: the same length, the same clock and the same mix of question types. None are copied from the real test, and your result is a practice score out of 50, never an IQ. Wonderlic is a trademark of Wonderlic, Inc.; IQ Metrics is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.
Ten Wonderlic-style example questions, two from each section. Click an answer to see if you are right and why. The clock starts on your first click: the real test gives you about 14 seconds a question, so aim to finish all ten in 2 minutes 30. These ten are not in the timed test.
Which word means the opposite of GENEROUS?
Answer C: Selfish. Generous means happy to give. The opposite is selfish.
Bird is to nest as bee is to …?
Answer B: Hive. A bird lives in a nest. A bee lives in a hive. Honey is what bees make, not where they live.
A box of 12 pencils costs $2.40. How much does one pencil cost?
Answer D: $0.20. $2.40 / 12 = $0.20.
What number comes next: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, …?
Answer B: 31. The gaps are 2, 4, 6, 8, so the next gap is 10. 21 + 10 = 31.
All pilots in the company have a license. Sara has a license. Is Sara a pilot in the company?
Answer C: Cannot tell. Every pilot has a license, but other people can have one too. The facts do not say whether Sara is a pilot.
How many times does the letter E appear in the word EXCELLENCE?
Answer A: 4. E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-C-E: the E is in places 1, 4, 7 and 10, so four times.
A train travels 45 miles in 30 minutes. At the same speed, how far does it go in 2 hours?
Answer B: 180 miles. 30 minutes is half an hour, so the speed is 90 miles an hour. 90 x 2 = 180 miles.
What number comes next: 81, 27, 9, 3, …?
Answer C: 1. Each number is divided by 3: 81 / 3 = 27, 27 / 3 = 9, 9 / 3 = 3, so 3 / 3 = 1.
Town A is north of Town B. Town C is south of Town B. Which town is furthest north?
Answer A: Town A. From north to south the order is A, then B, then C. Town A is furthest north.
How many of these names are spelled the same in both columns? Carlson – Carlsen, Whitney – Whitney, Delgado – Delgado, Brennan – Brenan
Answer C: 2. Whitney and Delgado match. Carlson/Carlsen and Brennan/Brenan do not. Two match.
Your pace: The full test has 50 questions that get harder as you go, and the same 12-minute clock as the real thing.
Take the full 50-question test →The Wonderlic test (Wonderlic Personnel Test) is a short cognitive ability test that employers use to screen job applicants. The classic version has 50 multiple-choice questions and a 12-minute time limit. Your score is the number of questions you answer correctly, and a score of 20 out of 50 is meant to show average ability. [1]
It was created in 1936 by E. F. Wonderlic as one of the first short-form ability tests, and it is still used in hiring for jobs where reading, numbers and quick problem-solving matter: sales, customer service, administration, management trainees, finance and many entry-level roles. Some employers give it on paper in a testing room; many now send an online link after an application. [1]
The test does not need any special knowledge. What makes it difficult is the pace: 50 questions in 12 minutes is roughly 14 seconds a question, and the questions get harder as you go. Most people do not reach the last question, which is why the average score is well under half.
| Questions | Time | Per question | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonderlic Personnel Test | 50 | 12 min | ~14 s | Number correct, 0–50 |
| Wonderlic Quicktest | 30 | 8 min | ~16 s | Number correct, 0–30 |
| This Wonderlic practice test | 50 | 12 min | ~14 s | Number correct, 0–50 |
Formats of the real tests: Wonderlic test, Wikipedia. This practice test copies the 50-question format, not the questions. Employers sometimes use newer Wonderlic platforms that add personality and motivation sections; the cognitive part is the one you can practice.
Wonderlic test questions fall into a handful of families, mixed together rather than grouped. This practice test has ten of each. Knowing the families, and the fastest way into each one, is the easiest time you can save.
Opposites and closest meanings, word analogies (“glove is to hand as sock is to …”), the odd word out and short sentence-meaning items.
Fastest method: name the relationship in a few words (“worn on”, “a group of”, “means the opposite”) before you read the options, then pick the one that fits the same phrase.
Common trap: an option that is related to the word but is not its opposite or synonym.
Everyday arithmetic: prices and change, percentages and discounts, speed and distance, work rates, averages and fractions. No algebra and no formulas beyond the basics.
Fastest method: round first, then check which option is close. 15% is 10% plus half of 10%; “after a 20% discount” means you are looking at 80% of the original price.
Common trap: taking a percentage of the wrong number (the sale price instead of the original).
What comes next in a series, the missing number in the middle, the largest or smallest fraction or decimal, and letter sequences.
Fastest method: write the gaps between the numbers. If the gaps are not constant, look at the gaps between the gaps, or try times-two and times-three.
Common trap: stopping at the first rule that fits two numbers but not the third.
“True, false or cannot tell” statements, putting people in order by height or age, and if-then rules.
Fastest method: use only what the statements say. If nothing in the text forces an answer, it is “cannot tell”, even when the conclusion sounds likely.
Common trap: “Some A are B, some B are C, so some A are C” feels true but cannot be proved.
Comparing lists of numbers or names for exact matches, alphabet positions, compass turns, clock angles and simple shape questions. These reward care more than cleverness, which makes them the best questions to pick up points quickly.
Fastest method: compare in chunks of two or three characters, and for directions, turn your own hand on the table rather than picturing it.
Common trap: swapped digits in the middle of a long number (4,381,092 and 4,318,092).
A good Wonderlic score is anything above 20 out of 50, the score the test treats as average. 30 or more is a strong result, and very few people reach 40. [1]
There is no single pass mark. Each employer sets its own minimum for each role, usually higher for jobs that involve more reading, numbers or problem-solving, and different professions have different typical scores. [1] If an employer tells you its cut-off, that is the number to beat.
Your Wonderlic test results are a count of correct answers, not an IQ. The “double it and add 60” rule that circulates online is not a real conversion: see our Wonderlic score to IQ article.
Your practice result shows your score out of 50, how many questions you reached and how long you took, so you can see whether accuracy or speed is holding you back.
| Score | Compared with the average of 20 | For reference |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | Well below average | Often a pace problem: questions left blank |
| 15–19 | Below average | A few more quick questions answered closes the gap |
| 20–21 | Average | The score the test treats as average |
| 22–29 | Above average | Clears many employers’ minimums |
| 30–39 | Well above average | Tom Brady scored 33 at the 2000 NFL Combine |
| 40–50 | Rare | Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 48 is the highest reported for an NFL quarterback |
A reading guide around the average of 20, not official Wonderlic bands or percentiles. Employers compare scores with their own norms for each job.
Most people run out of time, not knowledge. Your score is the number you get right, so a minute stuck on one hard question costs three or four easy ones later.
The first questions are the easiest. Answer them quickly and bank the time.
Aim to be around question 15. About 14 seconds a question keeps you on track.
If a question needs more than 20 seconds, move on. Come back if time is left.
Wrong answers cost nothing. In the last 30 seconds, answer everything you can.
A week is enough to make a real difference, because most of the gain comes from pace and familiarity, not from learning new material.
The NFL gave the Wonderlic to draft prospects at the Scouting Combine from the late 1960s until 2022, when it told teams it was dropping the test. [1] [2]
Paul Brown brought the test into the league, and for decades quarterbacks’ scores became draft-season headlines. Research questioned its value in football: a 2009 study of 762 players from the 2002 to 2004 drafts found that Wonderlic scores did not predict NFL performance, draft position or games started. [4]
The best-known NFL Wonderlic scores: Ryan Fitzpatrick 48 (2005 Combine), the highest reported for a quarterback, and Tom Brady 33 (2000 Combine).
Three short cognitive tests employers use most often. They share the same idea, many questions against a tight clock, so practice for one carries over to the others.
The Wonderlic test (Wonderlic Personnel Test) is a short cognitive ability test that employers use in hiring. The classic version has 50 multiple-choice questions and a 12-minute time limit, covering words, math, logic and attention to detail. Your score is the number of questions you answer correctly, out of 50.
The classic Wonderlic has 50 questions in 12 minutes, about 14 seconds per question. The shorter Wonderlic Quicktest has 30 questions in 8 minutes. This Wonderlic practice test uses the 50-question, 12-minute format.
A score of 20 out of 50 is intended to indicate average ability, so anything above 20 is above average and 30 or more is a strong result. There is no universal pass mark: each employer sets its own minimum for each job.
About 20 out of 50. The test is designed so that most people do not finish, which is why an average score is well under half of the questions.
The questions themselves are not hard; the clock is. Most items can be solved in 10 to 20 seconds, but 50 of them in 12 minutes leaves almost no time to think twice. Very few people answer all 50.
Short multiple-choice questions on word meanings and analogies, everyday math word problems, number series, logic puzzles such as true, false or cannot tell, and attention-to-detail items like comparing lists or following directions. They get harder as the test goes on.
Not reliably. The popular rule “double it and add 60” does not come from any published conversion table, and a Wonderlic score is a raw count out of 50, not an IQ. Our Wonderlic score to IQ article explains why, so this practice test reports your score out of 50 and never as an IQ.
No. This is an independent Wonderlic-style practice test with original questions written by IQ Metrics in the same format: 50 questions, 12 minutes, easy to hard. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Wonderlic, Inc., and it contains no questions from the real test.
Yes. Taking the full 50-question practice test and seeing your score out of 50 is free, and so are the 10 sample questions on this page. You enter a name and email so we can show and save your result; no payment or card is needed. If you want more, a detailed report (section scores, question-by-question review, pace analysis and a practice plan) and a printable certificate are optional and paid.
Plan to work without one. Short hiring tests like this are built for mental math, and some publishers, such as Criteria for its CCAT, state outright that calculators are not allowed. Every math question in this practice test can be solved in your head.
No. A wrong answer and a blank both score zero, so when time is running out, a guess is always better than a blank. Skip slow questions, answer the quick ones first and come back if the clock allows.
Not at the Combine. The NFL used the Wonderlic from the late 1960s and stopped giving it at the Scouting Combine in 2022. Individual teams may still use their own cognitive tests with draft prospects.
Ryan Fitzpatrick scored 48 out of 50 at the 2005 Combine, the highest reported score for an NFL quarterback. Tom Brady scored 33 at the 2000 Combine.
You get one point for each correct answer, out of 50. The moment you finish you see your score, how many questions you reached and how long you took. An optional paid report adds a breakdown by section, a question-by-question review of what you got right and wrong, a pace analysis and a practice certificate.
Practice under the real clock. Take a timed Wonderlic practice test, see which question types cost you the most time, drill those types with a timer, then take a second full test to check your pace. Most improvement comes from speed and skipping well, not from learning new material.
50 Wonderlic-style questions, 12 minutes, easy to hard. Find a quiet spot, keep a pencil handy, and see your score out of 50 free the moment you finish.
Start the 12-minute test →Wonderlic is a registered trademark of Wonderlic, Inc. IQ Metrics is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Wonderlic, Inc. This is an independent practice test with original questions; it does not reproduce the Wonderlic test or its items, and its score is not a Wonderlic score. CCAT is a trademark of Criteria Corp. and PI Cognitive Assessment of The Predictive Index; neither is affiliated with IQ Metrics.
