Clerical Aptitude and Filing Flashcards
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In alphabetical filing, which name would be filed LAST among these four options?
Answer: Mackenzie, Paul
When filing Mac/Mc names, all letters are considered, so Mackenzie comes after MacDonald and MacArthur alphabetically.
A clerk is given a stack of 200 forms to count and batch in groups of 25. How many batches will there be?
Answer: 8
200 divided by 25 equals 8 batches.
Which of the following is the correct filing order for these business names: 'A-1 Plumbing', 'AAA Services', 'A & B Cleaners', 'Able Movers'?
Answer: A & B Cleaners, A-1 Plumbing, AAA Services, Able Movers
Symbols and punctuation are ignored, so '& B' files as 'B', and the order is: AB Cleaners, A1 Plumbing, AAA Services, Able Movers.
A records technician needs to file documents for 'Department of Transportation, NJ' and 'NJ Transit Authority'. Under which letter would each be filed?
Answer: 'D' and 'N' respectively
Government departments are filed by the key word, so 'Department of Transportation, NJ' files under 'D' and 'NJ Transit Authority' files under 'N'.
When proofreading the sentence 'The mayor signed the ordanance on Tuesday,' what error is present?
Answer: 'ordanance' is misspelled
The correct spelling is 'ordinance,' not 'ordanance.'
A file drawer has folders labeled in numeric order. Where would file #347 be placed among #344, #345, #349, #352?
Answer: Between #345 and #349
347 falls between 345 and 349 in ascending numeric order.
Which of the following correctly lists these dates in chronological order for filing purposes? March 5, February 28, April 1, January 15
Answer: January 15, February 28, March 5, April 1
Chronological order follows the calendar: January, February, March, April.