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Advanced Topics

Advanced Question Types and Traps

Tricky Questions Ahead!

Some Wonderlic questions are designed to trip you up! These may include confusing wording, extra information, or answers that look correct but aren’t.

Common Traps

  • Distractor Answers: Wrong choices that seem right at first glance.
  • Time Traps: Lengthy questions that eat up your precious seconds.
  • Similar Options: Answers that are almost the same, requiring careful reading.

How to Outsmart Them

  • Double-check your answers
  • Don’t overthink—go with your gut if you’re stuck
  • Skip time-consuming questions and return later

Practice Makes You Sharp

The more you practice, the easier it is to spot these tricks and avoid them during the real test.

Stay Calm

Traps are there to test your focus, not just your intelligence!

Examples

  • A math question uses irrelevant data to distract from the real problem.

  • Two answer choices are almost identical, but only one is correct.

In a Nutshell

Some questions are deceptively tricky—staying alert helps you spot traps and avoid mistakes.

Key Terms

Distractor
An incorrect answer option designed to mislead test-takers.
Trap
A feature of a question meant to cause errors or slow down test-takers.
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