NYC Civil Service Written Comprehension and Expression Questions and Answers Flashcards
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A supervisor's memo states: 'All overtime requests must be submitted no later than 48 hours before the scheduled shift, using Form OT-7, and approved by a unit chief.' An employee submits Form OT-7 36 hours before a Saturday shift but does not get unit chief approval. Which requirement did the employee fail to meet?
Answer: Unit chief approval
The employee submitted on time using the correct form but failed to obtain unit chief approval, which is a separate mandatory requirement.
Read this sentence: 'The department will not process applications that are incomplete, illegible, or submitted after the deadline.' Which of the following applications WOULD be processed?
Answer: A neatly printed, fully completed application submitted on time
Only a complete, legible, on-time application meets all three stated conditions for processing.
A passage reads: 'Officers are required to document all use-of-force incidents within 24 hours. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action.' What is the PRIMARY purpose of this policy?
Answer: To create a record of use-of-force incidents in a timely manner
The policy requires timely documentation; the disciplinary consequence is secondary and reinforces compliance rather than being the primary purpose.
Which sentence is written MOST clearly and concisely for an official government report?
Answer: The event was postponed because of inclement weather.
Option B conveys the same information in the fewest words with the clearest subject-verb-object structure.
A notice reads: 'Residents may appeal a parking violation within 30 days of the issue date. Appeals submitted after this period will not be accepted unless the resident can demonstrate extraordinary circumstances.' A resident submits an appeal 45 days after the issue date, citing a recent hospitalization. Under the policy, what should happen?
Answer: The appeal should be considered because a hospitalization may qualify as an extraordinary circumstance
The policy explicitly allows late appeals when extraordinary circumstances can be demonstrated, and a hospitalization is a plausible example of such a circumstance.
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the word 'mandatory' as used in civil service regulations?
Answer: Required without exception
'Mandatory' means something is required and must be done, leaving no discretion for non-compliance.