Wonderlic Personnel Test Basic and Verbal Skills 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'abundant'?
- Plentiful
- Scarce (Correct answer)
- Ample
- Generous
Correct answer: Scarce
'Abundant' means existing in large quantities, so its opposite is 'scarce'.
Question 2: ASSEMBLE is to DISPERSE as GATHER is to:
- Collect
- Scatter (Correct answer)
- Combine
- Unite
Correct answer: Scatter
Assemble and disperse are opposites, just as gather and scatter are opposites.
Question 3: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- Accommodate (Correct answer)
- Acommodate
- Accomodate
- Acomodate
Correct answer: Accommodate
'Accommodate' is spelled with double 'c' and double 'm'.
Question 4: The word 'concise' means:
- Lengthy
- Brief and clear (Correct answer)
- Confusing
- Decorative
Correct answer: Brief and clear
'Concise' means expressing much in few words; brief and clear.
Question 5: Which word does NOT belong with the others?
- Robin
- Sparrow
- Trout (Correct answer)
- Eagle
Correct answer: Trout
Trout is a fish; the others are all birds.
Question 6: Complete the sentence: 'She spoke so ___ that everyone in the room understood her point.'
- vaguely
- clearly (Correct answer)
- quietly
- rapidly
Correct answer: clearly
If everyone understood, she must have spoken 'clearly'.
Question 7: What is the meaning of the prefix 'anti-' in 'antifreeze'?
- Against (Correct answer)
- Before
- After
- Around
Correct answer: Against
The prefix 'anti-' means against or opposing.
Wonderlic Personnel Test Basic and Verbal Skills 2
Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'abundant'?