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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This Test Booklet contains 150 test questions for CIVIL SERVICE EXAM
(PROFESSIONAL). Examinees shall manage to use the 3 hours allotted.
2. Examinee shall be given 1 answer sheet.
3. Write the subject title PREBOARD EXAM (PROFESSIONAL) on the box provided.
4. Shade Set Box A on your answer sheet if your test booklet is Set A; Set B if your test
booklet is Set B.
5. Shade only one (1) box for each question on your answer sheet. Two or more boxes shaded
will invalidate your answer. There is only one answer to each question.
6. AVOID ERASURES/SUPERIMPOSTIONS
7. This is ST. LOUIS REVIEW CENTER property. Unauthorized process or reproduction, and
or sale of this test booklet is punishable by law.
Examinees Descriptive Questionnaire
Directions: The 20 times that follow are information about you. Please supply the information as
HONESTLY and ACCURATELY as you can. The data that will be obtained from these items shall be
held strictly confidential. Each item is followed by several possible answers. On your sheet, shade
completely the oval that corresponds to the number of the answer that specifically pertains to you.
1.
Sex:
a. Male
b. Female
2. Civil Status:
a. Single
c. Widow/widower
b. Married
d. Separated/Divorce
3. Age bracket where you belong:
a. 18-24 years old d. 39-45 years old
b. 25-31 years old e. More than 45 years old
c. 32- 38 years old
4. Highest educational attainment:
a. College graduate
d. Masters Degree
b. Diploma/Certificate
e. With Ph.D. Units/Degree
c. With Masters Units
5. Year of last attendance in school:
a. Before 1985
d. 1996-2000
b. 1986-1990
e. After 2000
c. 1991-1995
6. What honors did you receive when you graduated from college?
a. Summa Cum laude
d. Other academic award
b. Magna Cum laude
e. None/not applicable
c. Cum laude
7. Present employment:
a. Government
c. Self-employed
b. Private
d. None/not applicable
8. Type of present job:
a.
Professional/Technical/Scientific
b.
General Clerical
c.
Trades and crafts (jobs requiring manual dexterity of application of manual / mechanical /
artistic skills)
d.
Others
e.
Not applicable
9. Length of experience in present job:
a.
Less than 1 year
d. More than 4 years
b.
1 to 2 years
e. Unemployed
c.
3 to 4 years
10. Do you have any of the following first level eligibilities? Second Grade, Municipal / Provincial Clerk,
General Clerical, Career Service Sub-Professional (Local Government), Career Service Subprofessional
a. Yes
b. No
Items 17 to 20:
In which of the following types of work do you consider yourself best qualified? Choose ONLY TWO
(2) from among the options listed in items 17-20. Shade the ovals that correspond to your choices.
For example, if you think you are best qualified in budget management, and project
planning/management, shade oval B of item 17 and oval C of item 19. Leave items 18 and 20
blank. If you think you are best qualified in research/report including statistical analysis, shade
ovals A and B of item 20 on your Answer sheet, and leave items 17, 18 and 19 blank.
17. a. Accounting
b. Budget Management
c. Buying/Purchasing
d. Coordination
e. Computer Operations
18. a. EDP Computer Programming
b. EDP System Analysis and Design
c. Human Resource Development
d. Management and Audit Analysis
19. a. News/Feature Writing
b. Personal Recruitment/Selection
c. Project Planning/Management
d. Public Relation Work
e. Records Management
20. a. Research / Report Writing
b. Statistical Analysis
c. Stenography
d. Supplies Management
e. None of the Above
c. accordingly
d. repair
c. harmless
d. fit
c. big
d. rotating
c. abundant
d. indefinite time
DIRECTION: Choose the word opposite in meaning with the underlined word. On your Answer
Sheet, shade the box that corresponds to the number of the correct answer.
36. replete facilities
a. full
c. complete
b. lack
d. content
37. abide
a. forget
b. rich
c. loyalty
d. refuse to endure
c. short
d. abrupt
c. compliment
d. promote
40. unison
a. melody
b. oblige
c. tolerate
d. discord
DIRECTION: Each of the following sentences contains four/five underlined parts, one of which
may contain an error of some kind. If there is an error in the sentence, shade the letter
corresponding to the correct answer in your Answer Sheet. If there is no error choose No Error.
41. The special computer course will designed for executives. No Error.
A
B
C
D
42. The examinees that take the test in Kidapawan were from Kabacan. No Error.
A
B
C
D
43. A house is a dream to anyone, but when
A
B
Passage IV
Ang wika ay kasangkapan ng komunikasyon. Sa pamamagitan nitoy naipapahayag ng tao ang
kanyang kaisipan at damdamin. At ang pinakamabisang kasangkapan ng tao sa kanyang
pakikipagtalastasan ay ang sariling wika niya. Sapagkat higit itong tumatalab sa kanyang isip at
damdamin.
85. Alin sa mga sumusunod na pahayag ang HINDI naaayon sa diwa ng talata?
a. Sa pamamagitan ng wika ay naipapahayag ng tao anf kanyang iniisip at nadarama.
b. Mabisang nagagamit ng tao ang kanyang sariling wika sa pagpapahayag.
c. Kahit walang wika ay maaaring mabuhay nang nagkakaunawaan ang mga tao.
d. Nauunawaan ng tao ang kanyang kapwa dahil sa wikang ginagamit nila.
Passage V
Bartholomew stood on the ships top deck and watched as the ship left the port in Kerlingarstard,
Iceland. It was a freezing morning and he had to go to his empty cabin to stay warm. Last month
Bartholomews parents became ill and died. So, he had to cross the Denmark Strait go to
Reykjavik, Iceland to live with his grandparents. They had sent him the money so he could come
by boat. In the middle of the first night Bartholomew heard a loud scrapping noise. The ship had hit
an iceberg! He quickly rushed to the top deck. The ship was sinking fast. Bartholomew followed the
orders from the ships crew and climbed into a small life raft. His face was gripped with fear as the
life raft was lowered into the ocean. He could hear the groaning noises as the ship sank into the
sea. At dawn a rescue vessel picked them up and ferried them on to Reykjavik, Iceland. There his
grandparents were waiting for him. Bartholomew shook as he told them about his freezing cold
journey.
86. The ship that Bartholomew took for a journey came from?
a. Sydney, Australia
c. Toronto, Canada
b. Kerlingarstard, Iceland
d. Labuan, Malaysia
87. Why was Bartholomew is in a ship?
a. To go to Reykjavik, Iceland to live with his grandparents.
b. To explore Iceland
c. To take a cruise
d. For experience
88. What happened to the ship when it hit an ice berg?
a. The ship disappear
c. The ship sank
b. The ship flew
d. The passengers cry
89. Who was waiting for Bartholomew when he reached Reykjavik, Iceland?
a. The rescue team
c. The captain of the ship
b. His friends
d. His grandparents
90. Who is the main character of the selection?
a. Bartholomew
b. Romeo
c. Magus
d. Divino
DIRECTION: Each question consists of a quotation followed by a series of five statements. Among
the given statements, select which is best supported by the quotation.
91. In a thermonuclear age when more and more frightening power must be vested in fewer and
fewer men and the time for decision is agonizingly restricted, it becomes important that the
population be constantly informed of all details so that when the moment of secrecy must be
imposed, it can understand the actions of its leaders and not with violence to understood.
e. Shave
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c. Break : pieces
d. Question : team
d. Rapacious
e. Reptile
d. Fri. : Friday
e. Seal : Kissed
d. Amber : green
e. Sunny : pink
d. layman
e. teacher
d. Taginting
e. Pagakpak
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c. office
d. crown
110. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?
a. three
c. five
b. two
d. seven
111. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price,
the clerk replies, the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents,
and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?
a. plate number
c. house number
b. feeds
d. carpentry
112. Why cant you take a picture of an Indian woman with hair curlers?
a. No picture taking allowed
b. No Indian woman
c. Because the Indian woman is afraid of pictures
d. Cant take a picture using hair curlers
113. A: All women like to marry.
B: Some women do not marry.
If the statement s A and B are true, which of the following statements is/are valid?
X: Maria likes to marry.
Y: Mary does not like to marry.
Z:Divina likes to marry even though she did not marry Jose.
a. Z only
d. X and Y only
b. X and Z only
e. X only
c. Y only
114. What gives a sufficient evidence for the truth of the statement?
a. surrendering
c. copying
b. duplicating
d. proving
115. Either Nico will marry Dana or Nico will work abroad. Nico did not work abroad. Therefore,
a. Nico will not marry Dana.
b. Nico will marry Dana.
c. Nico loves Dana.
d. Nico does not love Dana.
e. None of the Above.
DIRECTION: Analyze each of the following carefully. On your Answer Sheet, shade the box that
corresponds to the number of the correct answer.
116.
-10 (-29) = ____.
a. -10
b. 19
c.-19
d. 39
e. -39
117.
118.
119.
c. 4.15
d.12
e. 30
N = 9, N = ____.
12 18
a. 2
c. 6
d. 8
e. 12
d. 83
e. 87
b. 4
77
85
79 __
c. 82
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Look at this series: 42, 40, 38, 35, 32, 28, 24, What number should come next?
a. 17
b.18
c.19
d.20
e.21
122.
The sum of three consecutive integers is 27. Find the middle number.
a.8
b.9
c.10
d.11
e.12
e.86
123.
75
80
73
82 ___
c.81
d.84
124. Joy is 6 years older than Jed. When they compared their ages, they found out that 3 years
from now, the sum of their ages would be 46. How old is Jed now?
a.11
b.17
c.20
d.24
e.26
125. An apartment owner increased the rent by 10% Of the previous monthly rent. The new rent
is P2,640. Find the original rent.
a.P1,900
b.P2,100
c. P2,300
d.P2,400
e. P3,000
126. Two cars start from the same point at the same time and travel in the opposite direction at
constant speed of 54 and 65 kilometers per hour respectively. In how many hours will they be
357 kilometers apart.
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.5
e.7
127.
Look at this series: 23, 22, 20, 19, 16, 15,11, What number should come next?
a.0
b.6
c.7
d.10
e.11
128. The length of a rectangle is 5 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 42 meters. Find
the length of the rectangle.
a. 7 m
b.8 m
c. 11 m
d.13 m
e.15 m
129.
Look at this series: 50, 52, 48, 50, 46, 48, 44, What number should come next?
a. 40
b.46
c.48
d. 50
e.52
130. There are 20 animals in the farm consisting of cows and chickens. If there are 56 legs in all,
how many cows are there?
a. 6
b.8
c.10
d.12
e.14
131. A certain factory employs 60 workers. If 4 out of 5 workers are married, how many married
workers are employed by the factory?
a.16
b.24
c.40
d.45
e.58
132. The sum of 9 numbers is 4,976. If each number was increased by 5, what would be the new
sum?
a.4, 981
b.4, 985
c. 5, 021
d. 5, 120
e .8, 920
133.
A man buys a book for P70 after receiving a discount of 20%. What was the original price?
a. P38.50
b. P85.00
c. P87.50
d. P90.00
e. P92.00
134.
6
12
a. 35
14
28
30
b. 60
60 ______
c. 61
d. 62
e.63
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If 9 items cost x pesos, how much would y item cost at the same rate?
a. x
b. 9
c. xy
d. y
9y
xy
e. x
9x
145. Twelve meters of cloth is needed to make 5 dresses. How much of the same material would
be needed to make 15 dresses?
a.19
b. 25
c. 30
d. 36
e. 40
DIRECTION: Select from the choices offered in each of the following, the one which is correct or
most nearly correct
GENERAL INFORMATION
THE NEW CONSTITUTION
146. In the new constitution, the state shall strengthen the family as a:
a. Political system
c. Civil service
b. Basic social institution
d. Personal military
147. The state shall promote social justice to ensure the dignity, welfare, and security of:
a. All the people
c. Military officers
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149. The state shall guarantee and promote the autonomy of local government units, especially
the barrio to ensure their fullest development as:
a. social well being
c. self-organization
b. citizens assembly
d. self-reliant communities
150. Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired :
a. by the order of military tribunal
c. in the manner provided by law
b. by the decision of the court
d. by the action of citizen assembly
151. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without:
a. military tribunal
c. constitution
b. due process of law
d. court clearance
152. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just :
a. due process of law
c. depreciation
b. equal protection of law
d. compensation
153.
a.
b.
154.
a.
b.
Address the Batasang Pambansa at the opening of its regular session is one of the duties of:
Prime Minister
c. Member of the Cabinet
Speaker of National Assembly
d. The President
c. Supreme Court
d. Barangay
160. The Vice President shall be elected with and in the same manner as the: ___
a. President
c. Chief Justice
b. Prime Minister
d. Speaker
DIRECTION: Select from the choices offered in each of the following, the one which is correct or
most nearly correct
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