COMBINE REPORTS: #5

WHAT'S A WONDERLIC???

Ok True Believers! I’m sure we are all excited to hear about the Combine Reports from all of the invitees. We all know they are put through a barrage of physical tests to give us a clue about their “measurables”. But, what many people don’t know is that these players mental abilities are tested, too. How you ask? They are all administered a test referred to as “The Wonderlic” test.

If you followed last years draft, NFL hopeful “Vince Young”, now the starting QB of the Tennessee Titans, scored a whopping “6” out of 50!!! Yeah that set off quite a furor for us Draft Buffs. Was he capable of running an NFL offense? Does he even have the ability to walk & talk at the same time? The bashing continued until he was “retested” due to a “mistake” in grading the first test. Mr. Young “retested” & scored an “11”!!! WOW!! This, of course, did nothing to quite the roar that soon became laughter. But, it appears that the last laugh is Vince Young’s. Who’d a thunk?

I couldn’t resist posting a sample for you guys when I read it over at http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6487846. Thanks Peter Schrager!

If you guys are interested and want to throw your hat in the ring, then set your watch for “2 minutes and forty seconds”, and have a pencil & paper ready! Answer all 12 questions (I only answered 9!) & then take the number you have correct, times “4.16” to find your score.
If you want to take the real/full test then go to “Wonderlic.com”.
Ready?
GO!!!!
1. Assume the first 2 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.

2. Paper sells for 21 cents per pad. What will 4 pads cost?

3. 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.

4. PRESENT, RESENT — Do these words:
1. Have similar meanings
2. Have contradictory meanings
3. Mean neither the same nor opposite

5. A train travels 20 feet in 1/5 second. At this same speed, how many feet will it travel in three seconds?

6. When rope is selling at $.10 a foot, how many feet can you buy for sixty cents?

7. The ninth month of the year is:
1. October
2. January
3. June
4. September
5. May

8. Which number in the following group of numbers represents the smallest amount?
7
.8
31
.33
2

9. 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?

10. 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?

11. Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one: 1. True2. False3. Not certain
Tom greeted Beth. Beth greeted Dawn. Tom did not greet Dawn.

12. 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?

Time's up.
How'd you do? Check the answers below, and multiply the amount you got right by 4.16.

1. True 2. 84 cents 3. 1 4. 3 5. 300 feet 6. 6 feet 7. September 8. .33 9. 17 10. $560 11. not certain 12. 40 years old

For the curious…I scored 7 out of 12. So, 7x4.16=29.12. Hey! 29 out of 50 is above average!!! If you are brave enough, post your score for us all to see.