CIVIL
SERVICE
EXAMINATION
REVIEWER
2022 - 2023
SUB-
PROFESSIONAL
SPELLING
CLERICAL
SPELLING EXERCISES EXERCISE 1:
In each of the groups of words below, one word may be misspelled or no words may
be misspelled. If a word is misspelled, write it correctly to the right of each group. If
none of the words in the group is misspelled, write "none."
1. fuzzes, laundrys, sufficient
2. turkeys, trophies, arrival, armies
3. acrage, analysis, dosage
4. acompaniment, played, interviewed
5. privilege, excelling, eighth
6. adolescence, contemporary, ninty
7. athletic, conscious, mathmatics
8. performence, fiery, recede
9. leisure, familiar, proffessor
10. undoubtly, experience, succeed
11. seize, acceptance, grammer
12. pleasant, slyly, watches
13. accidentally, embarass, intelligence
14. prejudice, preferred, lieutenant
15. payed, characteristic, intelligence
16. sergeant, noticable, deceit
17. particuler, arbitrarily, attorneys
18. neither, acknowledge, goverment
19. permmit, referring, foreign
20. halves, accross, attendant
21. subtle, judgement, ancient
22. said, envirement, interest
23. realize, alleys, acheive
24. preference, convenient, releif
25. awkward, considerably, neccessasry
26. activity, aproach, familiar
27. quantity, couragous, niece
28. irresponsible, concuring, vein
29. accumulate, benefit, fourty
30. surprize, audience, proceed
31. acquire, condemm, interpret
32. recommend, required, conscience
33. forfiet, appreciate, extremely
34. protein, accomplish, fasinate
35. seperate, diaries, receipt
36. athlete, careful, marriage
37. analyze, decision, occurence
38. sophmore, supersede, conceit
39. thieves, agressive, occasion
ANSWER KEY
1. laundries
2. none
3. acreage
4. accompaniment
5. none
6. ninety
7. mathematics
8. performance
9. professor
10. undoubtedly
11. grammar
12. none
13. embarrass
14. none
15. paid
16. noticeable
17. particular
18. government
19. Permit
20. across
21. judgment
22. environment
23. achieve
24. relief
25. necessary
26. approach
27. courageous
28. concurring
29. forty
30. surprise
31. condemn
32. none
33. forfeit
34. fascinate
35. separate
36. none
37. occurrence
38. Sophomore
39. aggressive
EXERCISE 2: Correct the spelling mistakes in the paragraph below.
George new that he shouldn't drink alchohol on a Wedsday night,
especially since his govermnet proffesor had schedualed an important exam on
Thrusday. However, he beleived he would loose his friends if he didn't go out with
them. The pressure to fit in with his peers was worst then the fear of bad grades. To
be popular among his friends, one had to be either a musclar athelete or a wild and
crazy drinker. George realy could not concieve how it was posible for a student to
consume huge quanities of liquor and still suceed in school. Maybe the drinkers were
just more briliant than he was. He didn't even enjoy the passtime of spending ours in
a bar trying to persue a temperary feeling of excitement and "fun." Somehow he
expected the cheif of campus security to catch him and the university administration
to expell him. But George didn't posses enough courage to express his opion to his
friends. He was certian they would tell him to mind his own buisness. Also, he did't
want to be seperated from his friends. So he planed to meet them at a local
restaraunt, have a few drinks, leave early, take some asprin, and spend a few ours
studing for the exam.
CLERICAL ABILITY TEST
INSTRUCTIONS: For questions 1-15, find the answers to the alphabetical and numerical examples
shown. Items are arranged for alphabetical filing by last name, then by first name, from A to Z.
Items are arranged for numerical filing from lowest to highest value.
1. If the names Brian Josten, Francine Johnson, Frank Jones, and Mary Johnston were arranged for
alphabetical filing, the position of the underlined name would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be Francine Johnson, Mary Johnston, Frank Jones, and Brian Josten.
The underlined name is first; therefore, choice A is the correct answer.
2. If the names John Marks, Janice Mark, Angela McCauley, and Jocelyn Miners were arranged for
alphabetical filing, the position of the underlined name would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be Janice Mark, John Marks, Angela McCauley, and Jocelyn Miners.
The underlined name is second; therefore, choice B is the correct answer.
3. If the names Joan Park, Jake Pikes, Jackie Palms, and Jason Pice were arranged for alphabetical
filing, the position of the underlined name would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be Jackie Palms, Joan Park, Jason Pice, and Jake Pikes. The underlined
name is third; therefore, choice C is the correct answer.
4. If the names Abigail Romero, Jonathan Ruben, Erica Ross, and George Rolen were arranged for
alphabetical filing, the position of the underlined name would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be George Rolen, Abigail Romero, Erica Ross, and Jonathan Ruben. The
underlined name is third; therefore, choice C is the correct answer.
5. If the names Barbara Baker, Bruce Biggins, Bobby Boden, and Brian Bronsen were arranged for
alphabetical filing, the position of the underlined name would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be Barbara Baker, Bruce Biggins, Bobby Boden, and Brian Bronsen. The
underlined name is second; therefore, choice B is the correct answer.
6. If the names Jeremy Gulden, Jason Gross, Jaime Gains, and James Gray were arranged for
alphabetical filing, the position of the underlined name would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be Jaime Gains, James Gray, Jason Gross, and Jeremy Gulden. The
underlined name is first; therefore, choice A is the correct answer.
7. If the names Harold Williams, Haley Washington, Helen Wellington, and Howard Woo were
arranged for alphabetical filing, the position of the underlined name would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be Haley Washington, Helen Wellington, Harold Williams, and Howard
Woo. The underlined name is third; therefore, choice C is the correct answer.
8. If the numerical sequences 6.259, 0.62958, 62.258, and 6.258963 were arranged for numerical
filing, the position of the underlined sequence would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be 0.62958, 6.258963, 6.259, and 62.258. The underlined sequence is
fourth; therefore, choice D is the correct answer.
9. If the numerical sequences 7.215, 72.15, 721.5, and 7.251 were arranged for numerical filing,
the position of the underlined sequence would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be 7.215, 7.251, 72.15, and 721.5. The underlined sequence is second;
therefore, choice B is the correct answer.
10. If the numerical sequences 23.25698, 232.2564, 2.32568, and 0.2351 were arranged for
numerical filing, the position of the underlined sequence would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be 0.2351, 2.32568, 23.25698, and 232.2564. The underlined sequence
is fourth; therefore, choice D is the correct answer.
11. If the numerical sequences 859.265, 8.59632, 85.2369, and 859652 were arranged for
numerical filing, the position of the underlined sequence would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be 8.59632, 85.2369, 859.265, and 859652. The underlined sequence is
first; therefore, choice A is the correct answer.
12. If the numerical sequences 1.9978, 199.789, 19.9789, and 1997.89 were arranged for
numerical filing, the position of the underlined sequence would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be 1.9978, 19.9789, 199.789, and 1997.89. The underlined sequence is
fourth; therefore, choice D is the correct answer.
13. If the numerical sequences 5.1268, 51.263, 551.258, and 55.258 were arranged for numerical
filing, the position of the underlined sequence would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be 5.1268, 51.263, 55.258, and 551.258. The underlined sequence is
fourth; therefore, choice D is the correct answer.
14. If the numerical sequences 658.963, 6.5268, 6.5269, and 65.259 were arranged for numerical
filing, the position of the underlined sequence would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be 6.5268, 6.5269, 65.259, and 658.963. The underlined sequence is
second therefore; choice B is the correct answer.
15. If the numerical sequences 78.645, 78.653, 79.100, and 7.8645 were arranged for numerical
filing, the position of the underlined sequence would be
A. first.
B. second.
C. third.
D. fourth.
ANSWER: The order would be 7.8645, 78.645, 78.653, and 79.100. The underlined sequence is
third therefore; choice C is the correct answer.
SOURCE: STUDENT LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER (SLAC) ; Lisa M, Garrett
