Texas Civil Service Exam Clerical Aptitude and Detail 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A clerk must file documents alphabetically. Which name comes FIRST: 'St. Claire, John', 'Saint John, Mary', 'Stafford, Kevin', 'Sainte-Marie, Paul'?
- St. Claire, John
- Saint John, Mary (Correct answer)
- Stafford, Kevin
- Sainte-Marie, Paul
Correct answer: Saint John, Mary
In standard alphabetical filing, 'Saint' is filed as spelled, so 'Saint John' precedes 'Sainte-Marie', 'Stafford', and 'St. Claire' (filed as 'Saint Claire').
Question 2: An office receives 847 documents on Monday, 1,203 on Tuesday, and 956 on Wednesday. What is the total number of documents received?
- 2,906
- 3,006 (Correct answer)
- 3,106
- 2,996
Correct answer: 3,006
847 + 1,203 + 956 = 3,006 total documents received over the three days.
Question 3: Which of the following pairs of numbers is NOT identical?
- 48,302 / 48,302
- 7,641,895 / 7,641,895
- 305,217 / 305,271 (Correct answer)
- 91,004 / 91,004
Correct answer: 305,217 / 305,271
305,217 and 305,271 differ in the tens and units digits (17 vs 71), making them non-identical.
Question 4: A civil service employee processes 36 forms per hour. How many forms will she process in a 7.5-hour workday?
- 252
- 270 (Correct answer)
- 264
- 288
Correct answer: 270
36 forms/hour × 7.5 hours = 270 forms processed in a full workday.
Question 5: Which word is spelled INCORRECTLY?
- Miscellaneous
- Acknowledgement
- Occurance (Correct answer)
- Correspondence
Correct answer: Occurance
'Occurance' is misspelled; the correct spelling is 'occurrence' with double 'c' and double 'r'.
Question 6: A records clerk notices that file #4417 is misfiled between files #4421 and #4422. Where should file #4417 be placed?
- Between #4415 and #4416
- Between #4416 and #4418 (Correct answer)
- Between #4418 and #4419
- Before #4415
Correct answer: Between #4416 and #4418
File #4417 belongs between #4416 and #4418 in sequential numeric order.
Question 7: A data entry clerk types at 65 words per minute with a 2% error rate. How many errors would she make typing a 500-word document?
- 8
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 12
- 15
Correct answer: 10
2% of 500 words = 0.02 × 500 = 10 errors in the document.
Texas Civil Service Exam Clerical Aptitude and Detail 2
A clerk must file documents alphabetically.
Which name comes FIRST: 'St.
Claire, John', 'Saint John, Mary', 'Stafford, Kevin', 'Sainte-Marie, Paul'?