--- title: Wonderlic Test Prep description: "![Wonderlic Test Prep](https://lrmai.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wonderlic.png) ## Prep for the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test ### What is the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test? The WBST is exactly what it sounds like–a basic skills test. It contains questions on rudimentary high school-level mathematics and verbal reasoning…" url: "https://lrmai.org/resources/potential-applicants/wonderlic-test-prep/" updated: "2025-07-23" category: Potential Applicants --- # Wonderlic Test Prep ![Wonderlic Test Prep](https://lrmai.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wonderlic.png) ## Prep for the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test ### What is the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test? The WBST is exactly what it sounds like–a basic skills test. It contains questions on rudimentary high school-level mathematics and verbal reasoning skills in order to evaluate how well you’ve acquired general knowledge and fundamental life skills through your education. --- ### Is the WBST Required? Yes, we require all applicants to take this assessment. The WBST is given to students during the application process to determine whether applicants have the essential skills they’ll need to either perform well in an office or engage in more intensive training in the pursuit of a certain career path. --- ### Is the WBST Timed? Yes, the WBST is a timed test. You’ll be given 40 minutes to complete 90 questions divided into two separate sections. Each section lasts 20 minutes.  --- ### What Subjects are Covered? ###### Verbal **Grammar:** Identifying errors, verb tenses, pronoun-antecedent agreement and capitalization **Sentence Construction:** Rearranging words to form a sentence **Vocabulary:** Completing sentences with the proper word, defining given vocabulary words **Information Retrieval:** Recording important facts **Reading Comprehension:** Answering basic questions about a short text ###### Quantitative **Numbers & Operations:** Performing basic operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division **Fractions:** Comparing and manipulating fractions **Algebra:** Writing and solving simple one-variable equations **Geometry & Measurement:** Finding perimeter, area, distance and angle measurements **Data Interpretation:** Reading graphs & charts **Applied Word Problems:** Calculating rates, time, percentages, ratios and decimals **Applied Business Problems** ### How Many Questions Are There? In the first section, you’ll be given 50 multiple choice questions on reading and language. In the second section, you’ll be asked to complete 40 questions on basic mathematics and numerical reasoning. ### Test Tips - Test questions are multiple-choice and using the process of elimination to find the correct answer choice is highly recommended  - You are unable to skip test questions  - If you are unsure of an answer to a question, it is best to make an educated guess - Make sure you practice time management during the exam and complete all questions in the allotted time period - It is best to plug in your answer choice to verify accuracy during the math section of the test - BREATH. Our admissions application is multifactorial and a low WBST score will not automatically disqualify you from consideration  ### Sample Test Questions #### Verbal Practice Questions Question #1 Question #2 Question #3 Answers Question #1 **Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence.** --- Have you _______________ the painting yet? A. Finish B. Finishes C. Finishing D. Finished Question #2 **Which of the underlined portions, if any, contains an error?** --- Because they were feeling sick, I don’t send them to school today; maybe tomorrow they will be feeling better. A. They were feeling B. I don’t send C. They will be feeling D. No error Question #3 **Choose the word that best completes the sentence.** --- We waited downstairs for 10 minutes. At last, the _______________ arrived, and we rode it up to the tenth floor. A. Bus B. Package C. Elevator D. Neighbors Answers 1. D 2. B 3. C #### Quantitative Practice Questions Question #1 Question #2 Question #3 Answers Question #1 56 ÷ 4 = A. 16 B. 9 C. 14 D. 23 Question #2 The 5:15 train takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to arrive at Graystone. Today the train will be 15 minutes late. What is the train’s new arrival time? A. 7:15 B. 7:05 C. 7:25 D. 7:40 Question #3 **Use this chart for the following question.** POPULATION-SELECTED CITIES & VILLAGES Ashdown…………………………5,150 Batesville…………………………9,187 Crossett…………………………6,282 Herber Springs…………………………5,628 Pocahontas…………………………6,151 Wynne…………………………8,817 --- About 2/5 of the people in Ashdown were watching the Ashdown Athletes last Friday. How many people watched the Athletes on Friday? A. 206 B. 248 C. 2,480 D. 2,060 Answers 1. C 2. D 3. D ### How to Overcome Test Anxiety [YouTube video player](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/10ZKa620e8Q?si=6yrs4i83rpeX33xg) ###### References 1. Wonderlic (2014). Wonderlic Basic Skills Test Sample Questions. Wonderlic Inc. 2. Wonderlic (2013). Sample Individual Performance Report. Wonderlic Inc. 3. *Wonderlic Basic Skills Test: Sample Questions*. (2022). Wonderlic Test Prep. Retrieved May 13, 2022, from [https://www.wonderlictestprep.com/wonderlic-basic-skills-test](https://www.wonderlictestprep.com/wonderlic-basic-skills-test)