Clerical Ability Reviewer - Part 10

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

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Part 10 of our Clerical 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 10

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

Sample question 1

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?
mortgage  |  reverense  |  practically  |  satellite

  • mortgage
  • reverense
  • practically
  • satellite
Answer: reverense
reverense is wrong; the correct spelling is reverence. satellite, mortgage, practically are spelled correctly.

Sample question 2

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?
punctuation  |  memorandum  |  pamflet  |  humorous

  • punctuation
  • memorandum
  • pamflet
  • humorous
Answer: pamflet
pamflet is wrong; the correct spelling is pamphlet. humorous, memorandum, punctuation are spelled correctly.

Sample question 3

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?
prejudice  |  practically  |  cemetery  |  nineteeth

  • prejudice
  • practically
  • cemetery
  • nineteeth
Answer: nineteeth
nineteeth is wrong; the correct spelling is nineteenth. cemetery, practically, prejudice are spelled correctly.

Sample question 4

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?
vigilance  |  pnuemonia  |  eleemosynary  |  reprieve

  • vigilance
  • pnuemonia
  • eleemosynary
  • reprieve
Answer: pnuemonia
pnuemonia is wrong; the correct spelling is pneumonia. reprieve, vigilance, eleemosynary are spelled correctly.

Sample question 5

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?
jealousy  |  scenery  |  dilemma  |  cemetary

  • jealousy
  • scenery
  • dilemma
  • cemetary
Answer: cemetary
cemetary is wrong; the correct spelling is cemetery. jealousy, dilemma, scenery are spelled correctly.

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