The WonScore test: what it is now and which part you can practice
WonScore is the former name of Wonderlic Select, the hiring assessment employers send through Wonderlic today: a timed cognitive section of 50 questions in 12 minutes, then untimed motivation (58 items) and personality (150 statements) sections, about 35 minutes in all. Only the 12-minute section has right and wrong answers, so it is the only part practice can improve.
Updated October 20, 2026 · by TimedPrep
- Current name: Wonderlic Select (formerly WonScore)
- Timed part: 50 questions, 12 minutes, no calculator
- Untimed parts: 58 motivation items, 150 personality statements
- Total time: about 35 minutes
- Result: no pass or fail and no numeric score for you; the employer sees fit for the job
WonScore and Wonderlic Select: one product, two names
Wonderlic's candidate FAQ calls its hiring assessment "Wonderlic Select" and notes that it was formerly WonScore. Invitations, recruiter emails and older forum posts still use the old name, so "WonScore test", "Wonderlic Select" and, often, simply "the Wonderlic" all point to the same assessment. If the invitation mentions 30 questions in 8 minutes, or a school admission, you have a different version: see the 30-question Wonderlic or the Wonderlic SLE.
The three sections
Wonderlic describes the assessment as three sections, one timed and two untimed:
| Section | Length | Clock | Right answers? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive ability | 50 questions | 12 minutes | Yes |
| Motivation | 58 items | Untimed | No |
| Personality | 150 statements | Untimed | No |
Most people finish the whole assessment in about 35 minutes, Wonderlic says. The cognitive section is built so that people are not expected to finish all 50 questions in the time. The publisher's advice for it: do not spend too long on any one question, and do not skip around hoping to come back. Calculators are not allowed, and only a small number of questions involve calculations.
The question types of the timed section, with worked examples, are in Wonderlic sample questions; the rules and a two-day plan in the Wonderlic test guide.
Free Wonderlic practice test. 50 questions on a 12-minute clock, no sign-up. Score, estimated standing and where your time went.
Start the free testThe motivation and personality sections
These two have no right answers. In Wonderlic's sample assessment, the motivation section shows sets of three work activities and asks which you would most like to do; the personality section asks you to agree, disagree or neither with statements about yourself, and tells you to answer candidly rather than as the person you would like to be.
The candidate report page, written when the product was still called WonScore, describes the result in terms of five "natural tendencies" and six "personal drivers", none of them good or bad. How to approach both sections honestly is in the personality section guide.
How it is scored, and what you get back
- No pass or fail. Wonderlic says there is no passing or failing grade and no universal good or average score.
- No number for you. Traditional numerical scores for the cognitive section are not available to candidates. The only result you can receive is the Candidate Feedback Report, linked at the end when the employer makes one available.
- The employer sees fit. The three sections are combined and judged against the specific job.
The 50-point numbers people quote (an average of about 20, tables by occupation) come from the older Wonderlic Personnel Test. They are still a useful scale for a practice score; see what a Wonderlic score out of 50 means.
Practical details from the publisher
- Supervision: companies typically do not proctor it, though some may.
- The link: generally active for at most 14 days. If it says the assessment is not available before then, the employer has turned it off; ask the employer, not Wonderlic, for a new invitation.
- Accommodations: arranged by the prospective employer.
- Cost: Wonderlic says there is no cost to test takers for any of its assessments, and that preparation is not necessary.
Is practice worth it?
Wonderlic is right that you can take the assessment cold, and that you never pay to take it. What it does not change is the clock: 50 questions in 12 minutes is 14.4 seconds a question, and the people who lose points usually lose them to pace, a question they sat on too long, or a question type they had never seen. One or two timed runs in the same format fix most of that. The two untimed sections need no practice at all.
Our free Wonderlic-format test is the timed section only: 50 questions written by us, a 12-minute clock, then your raw score, how far you got and which question types cost you time. We are not affiliated with Wonderlic, and a practice score is a guide to your level, not the employer's result.