Part 6 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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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 should be filed between 4601 and 8965?
- 9602
- 9823
- 7787
- 3129
Ascending order: 3129, 4601, 7787, 8965, 9602, 9823.
Only 7787 lies between 4601 and 8965.
Sample question 2
When the following file numbers are arranged in filing order, which one occupies the 4th position?
7690644198
8690644189
7960454189
7609464189
7690464198
7690464819
7680464189
7690464189
- 7690464198
- 7680464189
- 7690464819
- 7690464189
Correct order: 7609464189 < 7680464189 < 7690464189 < 7690464198 < 7690464819 < 7690644198 < 7960454189 < 8690644189.
Position 4: 7690464198.
Sample question 3
Which file number should be filed FIRST when arranged in ascending order?
009895 | 004724 | 03668 | 008025
- 009895
- 004724
- 03668
- 008025
Ascending order: 03668, 004724, 008025, 009895.
The first is 03668.
Sample question 4
A drawer contains the following file numbers: 270, 134, 122, 250, 247, 942. When arranged in ascending order, which one comes immediately after 247?
- 122
- 270
- 250
- 134
Ascending order: 122, 134, 247, 250, 270, 942.
Right after 247 comes 250.
Sample question 5
These file numbers are supposed to be in correct filing order, but one has been misplaced:
1. 16-09-76463
2. 26-09-67463
3. 26-09-76463
4. 26-08-76463
5. 26-09-76643
6. 26-90-76463
7. 62-09-76463
Which one is out of place?
- 26-09-76643
- 26-09-76463
- 26-08-76463
- 26-90-76463
Correct order: 16-09-76463 < 26-08-76463 < 26-09-67463 < 26-09-76463 < 26-09-76643 < 26-90-76463 < 62-09-76463.
Moving 26-08-76463 to its proper position restores the order.