For Civil service Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
1. What is wrong with this sentence?
sorting, and dictaton are important skills for stenographers. correct
answer: 1 dictaton is spelled dictation
2. What is wrong with this sentence?
Clerical work is an excellent entry level job opportunty correct answer:
1 opportunty is opportunity 2 period should be at the end.
3. what is wrong with this statement?
On a clear Saturday morning Roberto went to his job as a stenographer
Roberto were excited that he was finally making a good salary in
America. correct answer: Comma at the end of "Saturday morning".
Period at the end of "stenographer"
were should be was
4. Solve this
problem 756 +
212 = correct
answer: 968
5. What percent of 100 is 43? correct answer: 43%
6. "Criteria" most closely means? correct answer: Standard by which something is
judged.
7. What is wrong with this sentence?
On Saturday November 23 2008 Mary recieved a 25 percent pay raise.
correct answer: No comma after "Saturday"
No comma after "November
23 No comma after "2008"
Recieved is spelled received
8. What is wrong with this statement?
Due too poor perfomrance, neither Jack or Andy were promoted last
August.-
correct answer: "too" should be to
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Answers
1. What is wrong with this sentence?
sorting, and dictaton are important skills for stenographers. correct
answer: 1 dictaton is spelled dictation
2. What is wrong with this sentence?
Clerical work is an excellent entry level job opportunty correct answer:
1 opportunty is opportunity 2 period should be at the end.
3. what is wrong with this statement?
On a clear Saturday morning Roberto went to his job as a stenographer
Roberto were excited that he was finally making a good salary in
America. correct answer: Comma at the end of "Saturday morning".
Period at the end of "stenographer"
were should be was
4. Solve this
problem 756 +
212 = correct
answer: 968
5. What percent of 100 is 43? correct answer: 43%
6. "Criteria" most closely means? correct answer: Standard by which something is
judged.
7. What is wrong with this sentence?
On Saturday November 23 2008 Mary recieved a 25 percent pay raise.
correct answer: No comma after "Saturday"
No comma after "November
23 No comma after "2008"
Recieved is spelled received
8. What is wrong with this statement?
Due too poor perfomrance, neither Jack or Andy were promoted last
August.-
correct answer: "too" should be to
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