Clerical Ability Reviewer - Part 7

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

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Part 7 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 7

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 shows the file numbers in the correct ascending order?
0.812, 0.747, 0.478, 0.286

  • 0.286, 0.478, 0.747, 0.812
  • 0.478, 0.286, 0.812, 0.747
  • 0.812, 0.747, 0.478, 0.286
  • 0.286, 0.812, 0.478, 0.747
Answer: 0.286, 0.478, 0.747, 0.812
Compare whole parts first, then tenths, hundredths, thousandths. A number of more digits after the point is not necessarily larger.
Ascending order: 0.286, 0.478, 0.747, 0.812.

Sample question 2

When the file numbers 6.27, 5.360, 7.71, 7.490, 5.890 are arranged in ascending order, which one is in the third position?

  • 5.890
  • 5.360
  • 7.71
  • 6.27
Answer: 6.27
Compare whole parts first, then tenths, hundredths, thousandths. A number of more digits after the point is not necessarily larger.
Ascending order: 5.360, 5.890, 6.27, 7.490, 7.71.
Position 3: 6.27.

Sample question 3

A drawer contains the following file numbers: 00222, 00063, 000372, 00561, 00998, 0364. When arranged in ascending order, which one comes immediately after 00222?

  • 00063
  • 000372
  • 0364
  • 00561
Answer: 0364
Ignore leading zeros and compare the values.
Ascending order: 00063, 00222, 0364, 000372, 00561, 00998.
Right after 00222 comes 0364.

Sample question 4

Which of the following shows the file numbers in the correct ascending order?
000619, 00546, 0766, 000741

  • 000619, 000741, 00546, 0766
  • 0766, 00546, 000741, 000619
  • 00546, 000619, 000741, 0766
  • 0766, 000741, 000619, 00546
Answer: 00546, 000619, 000741, 0766
Ignore leading zeros and compare the values.
Ascending order: 00546, 000619, 000741, 0766.

Sample question 5

A drawer holds these file numbers in correct filing order:
56224
0057224
72524
0075222
75224
0075422
Where should 0075142 be inserted?

  • between 56224 and 0057224
  • between 0057224 and 72524
  • between 0075222 and 75224
  • between 72524 and 0075222
Answer: between 72524 and 0075222
Strip the leading zeros, then compare the values.
With 0075142 added, the order is: 56224 < 0057224 < 72524 < 0075142 < 0075222 < 75224 < 0075422.
It goes between 72524 and 0075222.

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