Civil Service Exam: Practice Test #1: Clerical Ability

(D) emotion

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be second?

(A) flag

(B) house

(C) decade

(D) emotion

(D) neutron

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be fourth?

(A) microphone

(B) neutral

(C) lithograph

(D) neutron

(B) earnest

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be third?

(A) excitement

(B) earnest

(C) early

(D) earn

(A) catalog

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be second?

(A) catalog

(B) catch

(C) carbon

(D) curb

(A) element

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be third?

(A) element

(B) elephant

(C) box

(D) department

(A) carton

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be third?

(A) carton

(B) cartographer

(C) cart

(D) cartoon

(D) omniscient

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be second?

(A) polarize

(B) omnipotent

(C) polygraph

(D) omniscient

(B) Walter, Henry Delano

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be fourth?

(A) Walsh, Carol C.

(B) Walter, Henry Delano

(C) Walsh, Joseph C.

(D) Walsheim, Joe

(B) McDonohugh, K.

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be third?

(A) McDonough, Kevin

(B) McDonohugh, K.

(C) Da Costa, Hector

(D) Costa, Hector David

(C) Sorensen, Edward J.

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be fourth?

(A) Albers, J. A.

(B) Albers, John Anthony

(C) Sorensen, Edward J.

(D) Sorensen, Ed Joseph

(A) Smith, Joan

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be second?

(A) Smith, Joan

(B) Smith, Joan J.

(C) Smith, J.

(D) Smithers, J.

(B) Ready Steady Office Supplies

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be third?

(A) Read-i-mart

(B) Ready Steady Office Supplies

(C) Read for Life Program

(D) Red Robin Trucking

(B) Millerton Quarry

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be fourth?

(A) Henry Miller and Sons

(B) Millerton Quarry

(C) The Mill on the Hill

(D) Haven Salon

(D) Evanston Auto Parts

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be second?

(A) 11th Street Gym

(B) Rayson Railroad Company

(C) Ray's Diner

(D) Evanston Auto Parts

(B) Garrett Van Buren, Ltd

When alphabetizing correctly, which of the following would be fourth?

(A) East Bay Records

(B) Garrett Van Buren, Ltd

(C) Eastern Construction

(D) Van-B-Mine Auto Rentals

(B) N

Which one of the following letters is as far after E as Q us after H in the alphabet?

(A) M

(B) N

(C) O

(D) D

(C) V

Which one of the following letters is as far after C as T is after A in the alphabet?

(A) R

(B) U

(C) V

(D) X

(A) A

Which one of the following letters is as far before L as O is before Z in the alphabet?

(A) A

(B) B

(C) W

(D) X

(C) N

Which one of the following letters is as far before V as X after P in the alphabet?

(A) L

(B) M

(C) N

(D) O

(A) T

Which one of the following letters is as far after I as R is after G in the alphabet?

(A) T

(B) U

(C) V

(D) X

(C) A

Which one of the following letters is as far before J as K is after B in the alphabet?

(A) C

(B) B

(C) A

(D) U

(B) K

Which one of the following letters is as far before U as T is after J in the alphabet?

(A) J

(B) K

(C) L

(D) M

(A) V

Which one of the following letters is as far after Q as J is after E in the alphabet?

(A) V

(B) W

(C) X

(D) Y

(C) I

Which one of the following letters is as far before N as X is after S in the alphabet?

(A) R

(B) S

(C) I

(D) J

(D) L

Which one of the following letters is as far after E as K is before R in the alphabet?

(A) H

(B) I

(C) J

(D) L

(C) ZIP Code Only

Correct List Address: ZIP Code:

21-C Southern Lane 62571

Baltimore, MD

List to Be Checked Address: ZIP Code:

21-C Southern Lane 65271

Baltimore, MD

(A) No Errors

(B) Address Only

(C) ZIP Code Only

(D) Both

(B) Address Only

Correct List Address: ZIP Code:

123 Lyric Way 18282

Conyers, MS

List to Be Checked Address: ZIP Code:

123 Lyric Way 18282

Conners, MS

(A) No Errors

(B) Address Only

(C) ZIP Code Only

(D) Both

(C) ZIP Code Only

Correct List Address: ZIP Code:

200 W. Jannine Dr. 30707

Missoula, MT

List to Be Checked Address: ZIP Code:

200 W. Jannine Dr. 30307

Missoula, MT

(A) No Errors

(B) Address Only

(C) ZIP Code Only

(D) Both

(D) Both

Correct List Address: ZIP Code:

18 Champlaine Way 42101

Rustic, NV

List to Be Checked Address: ZIP Code:

18 Champaine Way 24101

Rustic, NV

(A) No Errors

Correct List Address: ZIP Code:

62159 Rodaja 33489-6215

Parsimony, KS

List to Be Checked Address: ZIP Code:

62159 Rodaja 33489-6215

Parsimony, KS

(C) 5

How many pairs of the following sets of letters are exactly alike?

HIFGDA HIFGDA

PEWHEI PEWHEI

UENGSO UEGNSO

MBDHEK MBDHEK

PQNGGD PQNGGD

OIEMGH OIEMGH

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

(B) 4

How many pairs of the following sets of letters are exactly alike?

ehgsoe ehgsoe

ththet ththet

lmqbts lmbqts

kehgng kehgng

lmqyeo lmqyeo

jqzdue jqdzue

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

(B) 1

How many pairs of the following sets of numbers are exactly alike?

836459 834659

916533 916353

264821 268421

163943 169343

012039 021039

936129 936129

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(C) 4

How many pairs of the following sets of letters are exactly alike?

JHEISH JHEISH

KEIWNE KEIWNE

OENMZN OEMNZN

MKENSH MKENSH

BEVWE BEWVE

JIHNEM JIHNEM

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 6

(C) 3

How many pairs of the following sets of numbers are exactly alike?

821421 821241

726191 726191

827015 820715

287651 287651

009824 008924

721182 721182

(A) 0

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

(D) 3

How many pairs of the following sets of letters are exactly alike?

aebjhg aebjhg

amanej amanej

kejqez keqjez

ikeplo ikpelo

nmesda mnesda

wierew wierew

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(D) 6

How many pairs of the following sets of numbers are exactly alike?

902711 902711

764201 764201

434309 434309

189361 189361

547789 547789

882718 882718

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

(C) 2

How many pairs of the following sets of letters are exactly alike?

GIHEKE GIHEKE

KIWNEB KWINEB

PQMZJI PQMZIJ

MENTWN METNWN

OPZIBS OPZIBS

PONEHE POENHE

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(B) 1

How many pairs of the following sets of letters are exactly alike?

jehowe jehowe

nwkebt nwekbt

okejji okejii

nleotn nelotn

lnwezb lnewzb

nqwerj nwqeri

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(C) 2

How many pairs of the following sets of numbers are exactly alike?

278126 278126

901272 902172

826482 824682

004657 004657

128532 125832

278917 278971

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(D) 3

In the word INVOLUNTARILY, how many letters are used more than once?

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(C) 13

In the following sentence, how many words contain letters that do not appear more than once in that word?

" It was difficult for me to comprehend how I could have gotten so lost on the narrow highway."

(A) 11

(B) 12

(C) 13

(D) 14

(B) 4

In the following number how many numbers are used more than twice?

1875327862190162846214123

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

(C) 3

In the word IMMEASURABLE, how many letters are sued more than once?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

(C) 6

In the following sentence, how many words contain letters that appear more than once in the word?

"It is strongly recommended that you made a reservation prior to arriving at the restaurant."

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) 7

(C) 2

How many times does 2 come immediately after 3 when 3 comes immediately after an even number?

13268321605189323164532104232187

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(A) 0

In the word LUMBERING, how many letters are used more than once?

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(D) 3

How many times does 6 come immediately before 5 when 5 comes immediately before an odd number?

213656570652658965326932165976

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(C) 4

In the following number how many numbers are used more than three times?

012782167432186491237289167298

(A) 0

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 6

(D) 7

In the following sentence, how many words contain letters that appear more than once in that word?

"Attempting to renovate a historical building can be challenging both physically and financially."

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) 7