Answer Key

Civil Service Exam Free Answer Key:

English Grammar and Correct Usage Test Answers:

1. (1) After the straight exam, I felt so exhausted and famished to eat my favorite foods.

2. (4) would

3. (3) searching

4. (4) My

5. (2) feet

6. (3) know

7. (3) its

8. (4) has written

9. (2) hypotheses

10. (3) witnessed

11. (4) Don’t

12. (2) painted

13. (4) weakening

14. (2) hopeful

15. (4) disagree

16. (2) information

17. (2) sheep

18. (4) forgotten

19. (4) crashed

20. (4) hidden

English Vocabulary Answers:

1. (3) uncertain

2. (2) threatening

3. (4) inclined

4. (1) resolute

5. (2) useless

6. (1) pretentious

7. (2) weird

8. (3) secret

9. (1) brief

10. (2) vulgar

11. (2) ecstasy

12. (2) teaser

13. (3) maze

14. (3) worldly

15. (2) fondness

16. (4) outdated

17. (1) lively

18. (3) assertive

19. (4) excessive

20. (1) disorganized

Correct Spelling and Idiomatic Expressions Answers:

1. (2) let out a secret

2. (3) accusing the wrong person

3. (4) weak spot

4. (1) very expensive

5. (3) born into a very rich family

6. (1) doesn’t want to put all resources in one possibility

7. (2) he feels nervous

8. (4) forget the past quarrel

9. (2) Don’t make plans for something that might not happen.

10. (3) joined the new trend and bought iphones

Analogy and Logic Answers:

1. (2) rock

2. (3) electricity

3. (1) selfish

4. (2) behavior

5. (4) fish

6. (2) opera

7. (1) Chemistry

8. (2) merchandise

9. (3) agreement

10. (1) whisper

11. (2) sheep

12. (2) candidacy

13. (1) delay

14. (3) meeting

15. (4) pony

16. (2) stone

17. (1) sculptor

18. (3) mortar

19. (4) Paintings

20. (2) weapon

21. (2) counsel

22. (3) blueprint

23. (2) cells

24. (3) keyboard

25. (1) property

Reading Comprehension Answers:

1. Boracay, a Blessed Island

2. That Flight MH370’s disappearance is still a mystery

3. The Demand of Flappy Bird Game

4. Global Climate change and its effects are occurring and are likely to increase over time.

5. Because it protects and secures not only our online accounts but also our online activities.

6. The importance of Search Engine Optimization

7. Unemployment rate in the Philippines is seriously increasing

8. Forks, Washington

9. Confusion

10. Filipinos are now willing to open different investments.

Paragraph Organization Answers:

1. (3) CDAB

2. (2) BADC

3. (2) ADBC

4. (1) DCBA

5. (4) BCAD

6. (4) CBDA

7. (3) DBCA

8. (2) BDCA

9. (1) ACBD

10. (4) CADB

Numerical Reasoning Correct Answers with Solutions and Explanations:

1. (2) next number in the sequence is 3. Notice that the numbers in the pattern were divided by 3 to get the next number. Therefore, you divide 2187 by 3 you’ll get 729, then the next and so on.

2. (3) 81 – you can get this by squaring the numbers (1×1=1), (2×2=4),

(3×3=9) and so on…

3. (4) -144 – subtract the 3rd and 1st to get the 2nd number, do the same to the next 3 sets

4. (1) IR KP – Use the equivalent ascending and descending letters in the alphabet

5. (2) P15625 – the pattern is the next 2 letters from the alphabet and the

number multiplied by 5 to get the next one…

6. (2) -9 –positive + negative numbers is to subtract them and follow the sign of the bigger number

7. (3) 124 – positive – negative numbers is to change the sign of the subtrahend and follow the rules in addition

8. (1) 198 – multiplying numbers with similar signs = positive

9. (1) -100 – already explained

10. (1) -80 – dividing numbers with different signs = negative

11. (4) ¾ + 5/2 + 1/3 – simplify the fractions given and convert the mixed number into improper fraction

12. (3) LCD is 16 – the denominators are: 8, 4 and 16

13. (3) GCF is 18 since 36 and 64 are divisible by 18, 9, 6, 3

14. (3) the answer is 3 because ½ + 2 + ½ = 3

15. (2) the answer is 6/27 simplified into 2/9

16. (4) you will get 6 if you cross multiply the fractions

17. (1) .0075 because ¾ is 75 percent or 75/100

18. (4) 3.4/100 because percent is n/100

19. (2) .25 because it is the same as 25/100

20. (2) 5:4 because is is ½ divided by 2/5

21. (2) 2,120,000 because 10 to the 6th power is in million

22. (1) 2,500,000 because it is 25 x 100,000

23. (3) x = -3 because 5(-3) + 25 = 10

24. (4) y = 2 because 4 (8) – 2 (2) = 28

25. (1) x = 9 because 2 (9) + 4(8) = 50

26. (4) 5 years old – to get it, make a table and derive the equation:

Let x be Sam’s age:

Write the new relationship in an equation using the ages in 5 yrs.

In 5 years, Kit will be three times as old as Cara.

2x + 5 = 3 (x–5 + 5)

2x + 5 = 3x x = 5

Sam is now 5 years old.

27. (3) 8 years old – again solve it by making a table and derive the equation:

Let x be James’s age now. Add 2 to get the ages in 2 yrs.

Write the new relationship in an equation using the ages in 2 yrs. In two years, the sum of their ages will be 58.

James is now 8 years old.

29. (2) 360 miles Solution: D= 50 (2) + 4 (65) = 360 miles

30. (1) Original price is P3,062.50

To get it, simply divide P2450 by 80%

Math is never difficult to those who master the basic concepts and logic in

Math.” – Fehl Dungo

Clerical Operations / Clerical Reasoning Answers:

1. (4) Human Resource Department

2. (3) Outlook

3. (2) Fax machine

4. (2) Treasurer

5. (1) Cashier

6. (1) 4,2,1,3

7. (4) Credit Card Number of the customer

8. (4) Alphabetic

9. (2) His Excellency President Rodrigo Duterte

10. (2) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

11. (3) A copy saved in a computer and sent through email

12. (3) Curriculum Vitae

13. (3) Accounts Payable and Receivable

14. (4) Internal and External Auditing

15. (2) Chief Executive Officer

16. (1) Marketing and promotion for customers

17. (4) BCDA

18. (1) DABC

19. (3) 12% of gross sales

20. (3) Billing section

21. (4) Sales invoice

22. (1) Form 137

23. (3) Answer the phone politely and give your department or company name.

24. (4) Business letter in a paper

25. (2) Copy furnished

Philippine Constitution, General Information, Current Events Answers:

1. (3) Legislative, Executive, Judicial

2. (3) 14

3. (2) President Rodrigo Duterte

4. (1) President of the Philippines

5. (1) Congress of the Philippines

6. (4) 24

7. (4) 6 years

8. (4) 6 years

9. (1) 3 years

10. (1) Lands and buildings

11. (1) Two-thirds

12. (2) Bill of Rights

13. (3) No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall not be enacted.

14. (4) All of the above are true.

15. (1) Suffrage

16. (4) Power to Impeach

17. (1) Police Power

18. (2) power of Eminent Domain

19. (3) power of Taxation

20. (1) Commission on Civil Rights

21. (3) Accountability

22. (2) House of Representatives

23. (4) Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and

Employees

24. (3) Accept gifts from the public upon prioritizing their queries.

25. (4) Petition

26. (2) Plebiscite

27. (1) Referendum

28. (2) Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law

29. (2) World Health Organization

30. (2) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

31. (1) Hong Kong

32. (3) Cybercrime Prevention Act

33. (3) Biodegradable

34. (4) Papers

35. (4) Project NOAH

36. (2) Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services

Administration

37. (1) Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

38. (4) All of the above.

39. (2) Greenhouse Effect

40. (4) Universal Serial Bus