Civil Service Test Questions

Grammar and Vocabulary

Test yourself with grammar and vocabulary questions similar to the questions you'll find on a civil service test. Add apostrophes where they're needed in the following: 1. Tennessee Williams play 2. two cents worth 3. three days wait 4. Its a shame. 5. a pennys worth 6. Whose car is it? 7. The change was OKd. 8. dos and donts 9. others dreams 10. the company and its employees Answers: 1. Williams' or Williams's; 2. cents'; 3. days'; 4. It's; 5. penny's; 6. Whose (no apostrophe needed); 7. OK'd; 8. do's and don'ts; 9. others'; 10. its (no apostrophe needed) Select the correct meaning for each of the following words: wedgeshaped repellent a separation a period of time purplish-red to assign to fall back

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Does cumbersome (adj.) mean Does grievous (adj.) mean Does particle (n.) mean Does epithet (n.) mean Does carmine (adj.) mean Does placate (v.) mean Does recoil (v) mean

cumulative hard to bear a tiny fragment a disparaging name wordly to appease to remember

unwieldy? kept safe? a game bird? an epic poem? untroubled? to vex? to

reimburse? 8. 9. Does vitriolic (adj.) mean Does writhe (v.) mean movements visible to make twisting sprightly necessary to treat roughly resentful extremely caustic? to desire? golden?

10. Does jaunty (adj.) mean

Civil Service Exam Tips to Pass Easily

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First, we have to know why there is a Civil Service exam. Civic service exams are implemented in various countries as a way to achieve an effective, rational public administration on a merit system. CS exams are conducted to establish a register of eligibles from which certification and appointment to the second and first level positions in the Civil Service shall be made, provided said eligibles meet the qualifications and other requirements of the positions. Have you taken a Civil Service examination? If you already have successfully hurdled it, congratulations! If not, well, do not lose hope. Do you want to pass a CS exam easily? Yes? Then read on. The scopes of the exams are as follows:

Career Service Professional - In English and Filipino; Vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, analogy logic, and numerical reasoning Career Service Subprofessional - In English and Filipino; Vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, spelling, clerical operations, and numerical reasoning

Both Professional and Subprofessional levels of the examinations will have general information on the following areas: Philippine Constitution, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R.A. 6713), Peace and Human Rights Issues and Concepts, and Environment Management and Protection.
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To pass the test, the examinees should get a grade of at least 80.00. How to easily pass that rating? Here are a few tips:

Read books (see the scopes to know what subject areas to focus).

Take time to browse the internet for some useful information.

Read the newspaper at least a month before the exam proper for current events on that period. Not the very recent issues because the questionnaire could have been written probably a month or couple of months ago.

If you prefer to self-review, Civil Service Exam reviewers are available at bookstores. Ask for a free CS Exam reviewer from a friend, borrow it.

Prepare yourself a week before the exam. Keep yourself stress-free.

Sleep early and soundly the night before the exam.

During the exam day, eat your breakfast and take a bath. It will keep you fresh and relaxed.

Double check if you have with you the necessary things like pencil, eraser, sharpener and most importantly the examination slip and receipt.

Go to the examination venue at least an hour before the official exam time, which is 8:00 o'clock in the morning.

Bring with you something to eat and drink.

While the exam is on-going, focus and read the instructions and questions carefully, with comprehension.

Do not stay long on hard questions, go back to them when youre done with easier ones.

If you are finished answering all questions ahead of cut-off time, do not go home immediately. Make use of the remaining time to review your answers. Enjoy the feel of it. Be confident.

I followed all these tips and passed the professional CS exam that was conducted on March 9, 2008. If you do the same, you will surely find your name listed in the examination results page of the Civil Service Commission. Tips / pointers from the CSC:

According to the CSC, the career service examinations are general ability tests where speed and accuracy matter. The Professional level, consisting of 150 test items, lasts for three hours while the Sub-professional level, also with 150 test items, lasts for 2.5 hours. Passing rate for both levels is 80. The CSC advises examinees of the Professional level to review on vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, analogy, logic and numerical reasoning. Takers of the Sub-professional level should review on the same subject areas except analogy and logic, and in addition, spelling and clerical operations.

8.sieve, analyze, examine 9. distortion, imitation, description1 0 . 3 11. mapipigilan12. sturdy1 3 . 2 14. decrease, decline, shrivel15. sacrifice16. accusation, impeachment17. tendency, inclination18. favourable19. trace, mark, sign, indicat ion, remains,suggestion20. fleeing, escaping, transient21. atubili, alanganin22. amazed, astonish, compound, stagger,daze23. uncontrolled, unrestrained, standing,rank, rearing24. jeopardy, hazard, danger, risk, menace,vulnerability25. cruel, inhuman, brutal, degraded,sensual26. potential, undeveloped, unrealized,dormant, tacit27. reserved, quiet, silent, very little, mum,mute28. effective, effectual, vigorous, severe,sarcastic, strong

AMPLE QUESTIONS FROM LearnATest.com

1. Which of the following pairs of words has the OPPOSITE meaning? a. b. c. d. e.

guarded-suspicious legendary-mythical expeditious-leisurely rancid-putrid delicate-frail

2. Look at this series: 44, 44, 50, 50, 56, . . . What number should come next? a. b. c. d.
44 48 56 62

3. Which of the following multiplications is right? a. b. c. d. e.

4 4 7 8 5 27 34 22 17 27 = = = = = 118 146 144 136 145

4. Which of the following pairs of words has the SAME meaning? a. b. c. d. e.

sly-cunning infallible-weak decisive-hesitant predictable-mysterious derisive-complimentary

5. PUNCTUAL is to LATE as FORMAL is to

a. b. c. d. e.

casual hostile lonely likeable stern

6. Which of the following pairs of words has the SAME meaning? a. b. c. d. e.

hardy-robust civil-rude headstrong-flexible transpire-cease clamor-silence

7. Choose the correct sentence from the following list. a. The search took place without incident, except for a brief argument between two b. c. d.
residents. The search took place without incident. Except for a brief argument between two residents. The search took place. Without incident except for a brief argument between two residents. The search, took place without incident except, for a brief argument between two residents.

8. Choose the correct sentence from the following list. a. b. c. d. 9.

They They They They finished finished finished finished their their their their search, search, search, search, left left left left the the the the building, building, building, building, and and and and return to police headquarters. returns to police headquarters. returned to police headquarters. returning to police headquarters.

Choose the correct sentence from the following list.

a. Searching for evidence, police officers, must be mindful of the Fourth Amendment. b. Searching for evidence. Police officers must be mindful of the Fourth Amendment. c. When searching for evidence. Police officers, must be mindful of the Fourth d.
Amendment. When searching for evidence, police officers must be mindful of the Fourth Amendment.

Answers

1. c. Something done in an expeditious manner is done promptly. Something done in a

leisurely fashion is done more slowly. The other choices are essentially synonyms. then increases by 6. d. 27 times 4 is 108. 34 times 4 is 136. 22 times 7 is 154. 27 times 5 is 135.

2. c. This is an alternation with repetition series, in which each number repeats itself, 3.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

a. The other four choices are essentially antonyms. a. Late is the opposite of punctual, as casual is the opposite of formal. a. The other four choices are essentially antonyms. a. Answers b and c contain sentence fragments. Answer d uses commas incorrectly. c. The word returned is in the past tense, as are finished and left in the first part of the sentence, so this sentence is the only one that uses proper parallel structure. d. Answers b and c contain sentence fragments. The first part of answer a is a dangling modifier; in addition, no comma should separate police officers from must.

According to the website http://www.csc.gov.ph/cscweb/anncsexam_c "The Career Service Professional examination will cover the following subject areas: in English and Filipino: vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, analogy, logic, numerical reasoning, and general information. The Career Service Subprofessional examination will cover the following subject areas: In English and Filipino: vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, spelling, clerical operations and numerical reasoning. Both examinations will cover the subject area on general information and shall have the following subject matters: Philippine Constitution, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R.A. 6713), Peace and Human Rights Issues and Concepts, and Environment Management and Protection".

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