Basic Skills Test – Practice Test Wonderlic Basic Skills Test Practice Test Series Verbal Form VS-A PRACTICE TEST © 2003-2011 Wonderlic, Inc. WBST_VSA.indd 1 11/7/11 11:21 AM “We must keep going at this high level of achievement, and try E.F. Wonderlic, 1952 Wonderlic, E.F. to achieve even better results as we gain more years of maturity, and new teaching and learning methods are discovered.” – E.F. Wonderlic Tu r n Th e Pa g e to begin reviewing sample questions for the Welcome to the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test Practice Test. Since 1937, more than 200 million people throughout the world have been evaluated with Wonderlic assessments in pursuit of new and exciting career training and employment opportunities. Wonderlic Basic Skills Test– The Wonderlic Basic Skills Test is a standardized test of adult math and language skills that is commonly administered verbal skills by schools and employers across the United States. This booklet contains questions which represent the content and average difficulty f the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test – Verbal Skills. The questions and specific ontexts contained in this booklet do not appear on any published form of the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test. Correct answers are provided inside the Form VS-A back cover. The U.S. Department of Education has determined that a student’s level of proficien y with the math and language skills represented in the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test is fundamental to his or her success in career training. Furthermore, the U.S. Department of Labor has deemed these skills to be critical for satisfactory job performance across a broad range of Correct answers are provided inside the occupations. back cover of this booklet. 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WBST_VSA.indd 3 11/2/11 9:02 AM WBST Sample Questions —Form VS-A Page 1 WBST Sample Questions —Form VS-A Page 2 For questions 11----4,4, choose the verb that For questions 55----7,7, choose the word or Use the completed order form below to answer questions 88----11.11.11.11. correctly completes the sentence. phrase that best indicates the meaning of the underlinedunderlinedunderlined word. ================================================================= Have you ______ the painting yet? 1. 5. Hysterical means: Customer Order Form A. hanged A. out of control ================================================================= Qty Item # Description Color / Size Item Cost Total B. hang B. in trouble ------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- --------- C. hanging C. very loud 2 541B Men’s Sweater Blue / X-Large $45 $90 D. hung D. too difficult 5 271D Men’s Socks Black / 13 $5 $25 3 412R Women’s Slacks Gray, Olive or Tan $40 $120 2. Kay ______ typing at school. 6. To ignite is to: 1 768U Boy’s Shirt White / 13 $20 $20 A. study A. pay no attention B. studies B. make fun of C. studying C. set on fire D. be studying D. run an engine 8. The item number for men’s 10. The order form does not socks is ______. show a size for ______. 3. I ______ the laughter from the An inaccuracy is a: 7. conference room. A. 541B A. item 541B A. mistake B. 412R B. item 412R A. hear B. type of medicine C. 271D C. men’s socks B. hears C. prison D. 768U D. boys’ shirt C. hearing D. chance happening D. is hearing 9. The cost of one boy’s shirt 11. The color of the men’s sweater being is ______. ordered is ______. 4. This set of books ______ on that shelf. A. $45 A. white B. $40 B. black A. goes C. $120 C. gray B. go D. $20 D. blue C. going D. gone Go on to the next page ### Go on to the next page ### WBST_VSA.indd 4 11/2/11 9:02 AM WBST Sample Questions —Form VS-A Page 1 WBST Sample Questions —Form VS-A Page 2 For questions 11----4,4, choose the verb that For questions 55----7,7, choose the word or Use the completed order form below to answer questions 88----11.11.11.11. correctly completes the sentence. phrase that best indicates the meaning of the underlinedunderlinedunderlined word. ================================================================= Have you ______ the painting yet? 1. 5. Hysterical means: Customer Order Form A. hanged A. out of control ================================================================= Qty Item # Description Color / Size Item Cost Total B. hang B. in trouble ------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- --------- C. hanging C. very loud 2 541B Men’s Sweater Blue / X-Large $45 $90 D. hung D. too difficult 5 271D Men’s Socks Black / 13 $5 $25 3 412R Women’s Slacks Gray, Olive or Tan $40 $120 2. Kay ______ typing at school. 6. To ignite is to: 1 768U Boy’s Shirt White / 13 $20 $20 A. study A. pay no attention B. studies B. make fun of C. studying C. set on fire D. be studying D. run an engine 8. The item number for men’s 10. The order form does not socks is ______. show a size for ______. 3. I ______ the laughter from the An inaccuracy is a: 7. conference room. A. 541B A. item 541B A. mistake B. 412R B. item 412R A. hear B. type of medicine C. 271D C. men’s socks B. hears C. prison D. 768U D. boys’ shirt C. hearing D. chance happening D. is hearing 9. The cost of one boy’s shirt 11. The color of the men’s sweater being is ______. ordered is ______. 4. This set of books ______ on that shelf. A. $45 A. white B. $40 B. black A. goes C. $120 C. gray B. go D. $20 D. blue C. going D. gone Go on to the next page ### Go on to the next page ### WBST_VSA.indd 5 11/2/11 9:02 AM WBST Sample Questions —Form VS-A Page 3 WBST Sample Questions —Form VS-A Page 4 For questions 1212----14,14, choose the For questions 1515----17,17, choose the word Refer to the Park Mall Directory below to answeranswer questions 1818----21.21.21.21. sentence that is most correctly written. that best completcompleteses the sentence. Park Mall Directory 12. A. The manager signed the register, 15. We waited downstairs for ten A Book Nook Main Drinking before going to their rooms, the minutes. At last, the ______ arrived, % Fountain guests. and we rode it up to the tenth floor. B Ted’s Tool Shed I ♦* HH G C Meds ‘n Things « Public Phone B. Before the register, the manager A. bus D Flowers by Flora ♦ Restrooms asked the rooms to sign the guests. B. package E First Central Bank F Hair Perfect C. elevator J F C. Sign the room to the manager, G Discount Shoe Outlet D. neighbors the guests before going to their E H Park Auto Parts, Inc. register. K % I Park Cinema D J Park Restaurant 16. Although we would like a bigger and D. The manager asked the guests to better apartment someday, this one is K Kids Clothes L C L Dental Offices, J.J. Green, DDS sign the register before going to _______, and we’re satisfied. B M Odd Lot Dollar Shop their rooms. A. terrific M A B. passable « A. The car soon after the robbery 13. C. dreadful speeding down Lark Street was D. gigantic seen. B. Down Lark Street the car was 17. We heard strange music coming 18. The stores in the directory are 20. Which two stores might you go to seen after the robbery speeding from the empty house. We also saw listed by ______. first to buy a birthday card? soon. blue lights there. It was quite _______. A. alphabetical order A. A and C C. The car was seen speeding down B. size B. H and K Lark Street soon after the robbery. A. unwise C. location C. B and D B. expensive D. store type D. F and M D. Speeding the car down Lark C. familiar Street was seen soon after the D. mysterious robbery. 19. Where is the main drinking fountain 21. At this mall, you could probably not located? buy ______. 14. A. We impose a $10 charge for any A. inside the restroom A. a hamburger check returned to us by the bank. B. outside the children’s clothing B. shampoo B. For any check, we impose the store C. a man’s suit bank by a $10 charge returned to C. next to the movie theater D. a bouquet of roses us. D. above the public phone C. For any bank, we impose by the check a $10 charge returned us. D. We impose to us a $10 charge for any returned by the bank check. Go on to the next page ### Go on to the next page ### WBST_VSA.indd 6 11/2/11 9:02 AM WBST Sample Questions —Form VS-A Page 3 WBST Sample Questions —Form VS-A Page 4 For questions 1212----14,14, choose the For questions 1515----17,17, choose the word Refer to the Park Mall Directory below to answeranswer questions 1818----21.21.21.21.