Analytical Ability Reviewer - Part 4

Practice 20 Analytical Ability questions for the Civil Service Exam (CSE), each with the correct answer and an explanation.

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Part 4 of our Analytical Ability reviewer has 20 practice questions in the style of the Civil Service Exam. Answer them in order, read the explanation after each one, and check your score against the 80% passing mark at the end. Questions and choices are reshuffled every time you retake the part.

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Sample questions from Part 4

Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 20 and get your score.

Sample question 1

Nick Joaquin, one of the exceptional Filipino writers, is also known for Quijano de Manila.

  • writers
  • is
  • known
  • for
Answer: for
The sentence "Nick Joaquin, one of the exceptional Filipino writers, is also known for Quijano de Manila" should use "as" instead of "for."

### Answer
as

Sample question 2

Some people believes that one could see his future mate by looking into a mirror on May day eve.

  • Some people
  • believes
  • see
  • looking
Answer: believes
The sentence "Some people believes that one could see his future mate by looking into a mirror on May day eve" contains an error in subject-verb agreement. The word "believes" should be changed to "believe" to match the plural subject "people."

### Answer
believe

Sample question 3

Jose Garcia Villa was a recipient of numerous awards, between them, the “National Artist Award for Literature”.

  • was
  • recipient
  • awards
  • between
Answer: between
The sentence "Jose Garcia Villa was a recipient of numerous awards, between them, the 'National Artist Award for Literature'" contains an error in the phrase "between them." It should be changed to "among them" since "awards" refers to more than two items.

### Answer
among

Sample question 4

The Far Eastern University (FEU) also gave he a Doctor of Literature honoris causa in 1959, aside from asking him to be a visiting professor.

  • gave
  • he
  • in
  • asking
Answer: he
The sentence "The Far Eastern University (FEU) also gave he a Doctor of Literature honoris causa in 1959, aside from asking him to be a visiting professor" contains an error in the pronoun "he." It should be changed to "him" to correctly use the objective case.

### Answer
him

Sample question 5

Between the numerous prose writers, I think Nick Joaquin is the best.

  • Between
  • writers
  • I
  • think
Answer: Between
The sentence "Between the numerous prose writers, I think Nick Joaquin is the best" contains an error in the use of "Between." It should be changed to "Among" to correctly indicate a selection from a group.

### Answer
Among

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