PART V PROFESSIONAL NO COPYING NO- DUPLICATION Examiners Descriptive Questionnaire The 20 times that follow are information about

ut you. Please supply the information as HONESTLY and ACCUARETLY as you can. The data that will be obtained from these items shall be held strictly confidential. Each item is followed be several possible answer. On your sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to the number of the answer that specifically pertains to you. 1. Sex : 1. Male 2. Female 2. Civil Status : 1. 2. 3. 4. Single Married Widow/Widower Separated/Divorce

3. Age bracket where you belong: 1. 18-24 years old 2. 25-31 years old 3. 32-38 years old 4. 39-45 years old 5. More than 45 years old 4. Highest educational attainment: 1. College graduate 2. Diploma/Certificate 3. With Masters Units 4. Masters Degree 5. With Ph.D. Units/Degree 5. Year of last attendance in school: 1. Before 1985 2. 1986-1990 3. 1991-1995 4. 1996-2000 5. After 2000 6. What honours did you receive when you graduated from college? 1. Summa Cum Laude 2. Magna Cum Laude 3. Cum Laude 4. Other academic award 5. None/not applicable Page 1 7. Present employment: 1. Government

2. Private 3. Self-employed 8. Type of present job: 1. Professional/Technical 2. General Clerical 3. Trades and crafts (jobs requiring manual dexterity of application of manual/mechanical/artistic skills) 4. Others 5. Not applicable 9. Length of experience in present job: 1. Less than one year 2. One to two years 3. Three to four years 4. More than four years 5. Unemployed 10.Do you have any of the following first level eligibilities: Second Grade, Municipal/Provincial Clerk, General Clerical, Career Service Sub-Professional (Local Government), Career Service Sub-professional 1. Yes 2. No 11.For what reason are you taking this examination? 1. Entrance to government service 2. Change to appointment status 3. Promotion 4. Others 12.How many times have you taken the Career Service Professional? Examination excluding this one. 1. Once 2. Twice 3. Thrice 4. More than thrice 5. Never 13.Which of the following activities did you undertake in preparing for this examination? 1. Enrolled in review centers 2. Studied career service examination reviewers sold at bookstore 3. Engage in activities 4. Used a combination of 1 and 2. 5. No preparation done at all Items 14 to 16 (For Government Employees Only): 14.Category of government office where employed: 1. National government 2. Local government (province/city/municipal) 3. Government-owned or controlled corporation 4. Constitutional office 5. State college or university 15.Status of present appointment in government service: 1. Permanent 2. Temporary 3. Casual/Emergency 4. Contractual 5. Substitute Page 2 16.Years of experience in government service: 1. Less than 5 years 2. 5-9 years

3. 10-14 years 4. 15-19 years 5. More than 19 years Items 17 to 20 In which of the following types of works do you consider yourself best qualified: chose only two from among the options listed in items 17 to 20. Shade the boxes that corresponds to your choices. For example, if you think you are best qualified in budget management, and project planning/management, shade box no. 2 of item 17 and box no. 3 of item. Leave items 18 and 20 blank. If you think you are best qualified in research/report including statistical analysis, shade boxes no. and no. 2 of item 20 on your Answer sheet, and leave items and 19 blank. 17. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 18. 1. 2. 3. 4. 19. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 20. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Research/Report Writing Statistical Analysis Stenography Supplies Management None of the Above News/Feature Writing Personal Recruitment/Selection Project Planning/Management Public Relation Work Records Management EDP Computer Programming EDP System Analysis and Design Human Resource Development Management and Audit Analysis Accounting Budget management Buying/purchasing Co-ordination Computer operations

*TEST BEGINS HERE* DIRECTIONS: Choose from among the suggested answers the word that means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer.
21.Ang PAGAL na guro ay sandaling tumigil bago muling nagpatuloy sa pagsasalita. 1. Pagod 2. Galit 3. Pihikan 4. Mabagal 5. Mahinahon

Page 3 22.A special group in the police force is believe to be engage in FURITIVE activities. 1. Illegal 2. Suspicious

3. Unusual 4. Worthy 5. Secret 23.The Defense presented its case to jury in a TRENCHANT manner. 1. Legalistic 2. Dignified 3. Vague 4. Emphatic 5. Cautions 24.Ang mga magbubukid ay NABIHASA sa paggamit ng kalabaw bilang katulong nila sa pagsasaka. 1. Nagsawa 2. Nagtiwala 3. Nasanay 4. Natuto 5. Nahirapan 25.Pilos insensitivity has created ANIMOSITY to the workers demands. 1. Distrust 2. Hostility 3. Fear 4. Distance 5. Dependence 26.The baffled owner ACQUIESCED to the workers demands. 1. Opposed 2. Reacted 3. Agreed 4. Resisted 5. Listened 27.The recommendation of the wage council is REPUGNANT to the employers. 1. Acceptable 2. Objectionable 3. Beneficial 4. Degrading 5. Deteriorated 28.Sanctuaries for wildlife have DWINDLED alarming in the last decade. 1. Disappeared 2. Changed 3. Decreased 4. Multiplied 5. Deteriorated 29.Recklessness always entails JEOPARDY. 1. Danger 2. Crisis 3. Apprehension 4. Control 5. Aggression

Page 4 30.Business, like life, is much too extensive and LEQUESCENT to be wholly contained by any checklist, formula or theory. 1. Structured 2. Changeable 3. Complicated 4. Shapeless 5. Confusing

Directions: In each of the following sentences is a blank space indicating that a word or group of words has been omitted. From among the suggested answers choose the word or groups of words that best conveys the concept or meaning of the sentence as a whole. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 31.Realizing that we were determined to go, our experienced friends _______________ that there might be more difficulties along the way than we expect. 1. Dismissed 2. Intimated 3. Insisted 4. Projected 5. Concluded 32.Ang patuloy na pang-angkat ng mga produktong banyaga, na siya naming tinatangkilik ng mga mamamayan, ang dahilan ng ________________ ng mga industriyang local. 1. Paghinto 2. Pagbabago 3. Pagtitipid 4. Pagkawala 5. Pagkalugi 33.A strong government is needed to promote _______________, not dependency, and to encourage free enterprise. 1. Self-alienation 2. Self-evaluation 3. Self-reliance 4. Self-awareness 5. Self-determination 34.Mass media develop in us level of consciousness that keeps us _____________, current events. 1. Interested in 2. Adjusting to 3. Excited over 4. Fearful of 5. Abreast of 35.Failure is the most tiring experience a person can ever have; there is nothing more __________ than not succeeding being blocked, not moving ahead. 1. Invigorating 2. Discouraging 3. Exhilarating 4. Enervating 5. Depressing

Page 5 DIRECTIONS: Some of the sentences in this section contain an error in grammar or correct usage. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to that section of the sentence that contains the error. If there is no error in the sentence, shade completely the box number5. 36.A three-act play or a novel are to be read; 1 a total of two hundred pages 2

of poetry lyric, dramatic, or narrative ---is also required of everyone. 3 4 NO ERROR 5 37.Accuracy of movement, like accuracy of words, are essential to 1 2 3 the success of magical rites. NO ERROR 4 5 38. If anybody objects, let them think of a better scheme rather than make fun 1 2 3 of the proposed plan. NO ERROR 4 5 39. In this modern age of today, most people are too highly educated 1 2 3 to believe in superstitions. NO ERROR 4 5 40. College teaches us to form opinions by the result of careful thought 1 2 3 4 NO ERROR 5 41. Learners set goals as motivation for learning,and their successes or failures in 1 2 3 achieving these goals determine how he sets his future goals. NO ERRORS 3 4 5 42. The Labor Secretary will met representatives of the entertainment industry tomorrow 1 2 to discuss problems affecting the working conditions of Filipino workers abroad. 3 4 NO ERROR 5 43. Some people are simply too opportunities to take a stand 1 2 3 on controversial issues. NO ERROR 4 5 44. We were discussing about political issues so her remarks 1 2 about the clothes and fashion were completely beside the point. NO ERROR 3 4 5 45. The best consultants are those who can suggest or apply an array of methods aim at 1 2 helping their clients understand a situation, diagnose it, and 3 act accordingly under a given situation. NO ERROR 4 5

Page 6 46. We were touch by his generosity when he obviously could ill afford

1 2 3 to be so generous. NO ERROR 4 5 47. This is just one approach to a selection system and there are many 1 2 3 from whom to choose. NO ERROR 4 5 48. Maaaring umabot sa sandaang taon ang buhay ng isang tao 1 2 kung gugustuhin at susundan lamang ang mga positibong saloobin. NO ERROR 3 4 5 49. I use to take a short siesta every afternoon after lunch. NO ERROR 1 2 3 4 5 50. The success of a leader lays not only on the leaders ability to influence people, 1 2 but also in the sincerity of the purpose that he desires to achieve. NO ERROR 3 4 5 DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following sentences carefully, then choose which among the several choices in each group is expressed most satisfactorily in terms of grammar and correct usage. On your sheet, shade completely the box that correspond to your answer. 51. 1. Plumbers who work efficiently from the point of view of a homemaker are worthy of their wages. 2. Plumbers are worthy of the wages who work efficiently from the point of view off a homemaker. 3. Plumbers, from the point of view of a homemaker, who work efficiently are worthy of their wages. 4. From the point of view of a homemaker, plumbers who work efficiently are worthy of the wages. 5. Worthy of their wages are plumbers who work efficiently from the point of view of a homemaker. 52. 1. The time for most people has come to change their attitudes and lifestyles. 2. The time has come when people must change their attitudes and lifestyles. 3. The time when the attitudes and lifestyles of the people had come to change. 4. The people must change their attitudes and lifestyles and the time had come to change. 5. People must change their attitudes and lifestyles, and it is because the time has come to change. 53. 1. Her brother, whom I met in the party, is more richer than you think. 2. Her brother, I met him in the party, is very much richer than you think. 3. Her brother, whom I had met in the party, is richer than you think. 4. Her brother, whom I met in the party, is much richer than you think. 5. I met her brother in the party and he is richer than you think. 54. 1. The fisher folks decided to go to the nearby hut finally drenched with rain. 2. The fisher folks finally decided to go to the nearby hut drenched with rain.

3. Drenched with rain, the fisher folks finally decided to go to the nearby hut. 4. Finally drenched with rain, the fisher folks decided to go to the nearby hut. 5. Finally deciding to go to the nearby hut, the fisher folks were drenched with rain. 55. 1. The Filipino people have regained their respect and trust in their government. 2. The Filipino people have regained their respect and trust for their government. 3. The Filipino people have regained their respect for their government and even their trust in it. 4. The Filipino people have regained their respect for and trust in their government. 5. The Filipino people have regained, for their government respect and trust in it. Page 7 56. 1. The education of his children is most paramount in his plans. 2. The education of his children is more paramount in his plans. 3. The education of his children is paramount in his plans. 4. The most paramount of all his plans is how to educate his children. 5. Paramount in his plans more than any other things is the education of his children.