The Wonderlic Test is an exam given to players entering the NFL Draft. This test is comprised of 50 questions which must be answered in 12 minutes.
Some scores from past NFL players have been reported as the following:
Vince Young: – 6
Sebastian Janikowski: – 9
Hakeem Nicks: – 11
John Elway: – 30
Drew Bledsoe: – 37
Andrew Luck: 37
Colin Kaepernick: 37
Ryan Fitzpatrick – 48 (Although multiple sources include him at a score of 50)
Johnny Manziel: 32
Teddy Bridgewater: 20
Blake Bortles: 28
The following questions are samples for the Wonderlic Test, created by Wonderlic, Inc. Check out their Official Website here. Take this test to see if you’re smart enough for the NFL.
1. Look at the row of numbers below. What number should come next?
8 4 2 1 ½ ¼ ?
2. Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one:
1. true, 2. false, 3. not certain?
The boy plays baseball. All baseball players wear hats. The boy wears a hat.
3. Paper sells for 21 cents per pad. What will four pads cost?
4. How many of the five pairs of items listed below are exact duplicates?
Nieman, K.M. Neiman, K.M.
Thomas, G.K. Thomas, C.K.
Hoff, J.P. Hoff, J.P.
Pino, L.R. Pina, L.R.
Warner, T.S. Wanner, T.S.
5. RESENT RESERVE • Choose one of the following: These words:
1. have similar meanings, 2. have contradictory meanings, 3. mean neither the same nor opposite?
6. One of the numbered figures in the following drawing is most different from the others. What is the number in that figure?
Not Available…
7. A train travels 20 feet in 1/5 second. At this same speed, how many feet will it travel in three seconds?
8. When rope is selling at $.10 a foot, how many feet can you buy for sixty cents?
9. The ninth month of the year is:
1. October, 2. January, 3. June, 4. September, 5 May.
10. Which number in the following group of numbers represents the smallest amount?
7 .831 .332
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?
12. The hours of daylight and darkness in SEPTEMBER are nearest equal to the hours of daylight and darkness in:
1. June, 2. March, 3. May, 4. November.
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?
14. Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one:
1. true, 2. false, 3. not certain?
Tom greeted Beth. Beth greeted Dawn. Tom did not greet Dawn.
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?
Answers
1. 1/8
2. true
3. 84 cents
4. 1
5. 3
6. N/A
7. 300 feet
8. 6 feet
9. September
10. .332
11. 17
12. March
13. $560
14. not certain
15. 40 years old