Iserviceex: PART-V. PROFESSIONAL, NO-COPYING NO DUPLICATION EXAMINEES DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE 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 answer. On your sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to the number of the answer that specifically pertains to you. 1 Sex 1, Male 2. Female 2. Civil Status 1. Single 2. Married 3. Widow/widower 4, Separated/Divorce: 3. Age bracket where you belong 1. 18-24 years old 2, 25-31 years old 3. 32-28 years old 2. 39-45 years old 5. More than 45 years old 4, Highest educational attainment: 1. College graduate 2. Diploma/Certificate 3. With Master's Units4. Master's Degree 5, With Ph.D. Units/Degree 5. Year of last attendance in school |. Before 1985 2. 1986-1990 3. 1991-1995 4, 1996-2000 5, After 2000 6. What honours did you receive when you graduated fiom college? 1, Summa Cum laude 2. Magna Cum laude 3. Cum laude 4. Otheracademic award 5S. Nene/not applicable 7. Present employment 1, Government 2. Private 3. Self-employed 8. Type of present job: Professional/Technical/Scientific General Clerical Trades and crafis (jobs requiring manual dexterity of application of manual/mechanicaV/artistic skills)4. Others 5. Not applicable 9. Length of experience in present job: 1. Less than one year One to two years Three to four years More than four years Unemployed 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 Sub-professional 1. Yes 2.No 11, For what reason are you taking this examination? 1, Entrance to government service 2. Change of appointment status Promotion 4. Others 12. How many times have you taken the Career Service Professional? Examination excluding this one? 1. Once 2. Twice 3. Thrice 4, More than thrice 5. Never 13, Which of the following activities did you undertake in preparing for this examination? 1. Enrolled in review centers Studied career service examination reviewers sold at bookstore Engage in other activities Used a combination of 1 and 2. No preparation done at all Items 14 to 16 (For Government Employees Only): 14, Category of government office where employed: National government Local government (provinee/city/municipal) Government-owned or controlled corporation Constitutional office State college or university 15, Status of present appointment in government service: 1. Permanent 2. Temporary 3. Casual/Emergency 4, Contractual 5. Substitute18. 2 22. 23. http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 16. Years of experience in government service: 1. Less than 5 years 2. 5-9 years 3. 10-14 years 4, 15-19 years 5, More than 19 years Items 17 to 20 In which of the following types of work do you consider yourself best qualified? Choose only two from among the options listed in items 17-20. Shade the boxes that corresponds to your choices, For example, if you think you are best qualified in budgct management, and project planning/management, shade box no. 2 of item 17 and box no. 3 of item . Leave items 18 and 20 blank. If you think you are best qualified in research’report including statistical analysis, shade boxex no. and no. 2 of item 20 on your Answer sheet, and leave items and 19 blank 17.1. Accounting 2. Budget Management 3. Buying/Purchasing 4. Co-ordination 6. Computer Operations 1. EDP Computer Programming EDP System Analysis and Design Human Resource Development Management and Audit Analysis News/Feature Writing 2. Personal Recruitment/Selection Project Planning/Management Public Relation Work Records Management Research / Report Writing 2. Statistical Analysis Stenography 4, Supplies Management None of the Above * TEST BEGINS HERE * DIRECTIONS: Choose from among the suggested answers the word that means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. Ang PAGAL na guro ay sandaling tumigil bago muling nagpatuloy sa pagsasalita 1. pagod 2 galit 3. pihikan 4, mabagal 5. mahinahon ‘A special group in the police force is believe to be engage in FURTIVE activities. 1. illegal 2. suspicious 3. unusual 4. worthy 5. secret The Defense presented its case to the jury ina TRENCHANT manner.25. 26. 27. 28. 29, 32. http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 1. Legalistic 2. dignified 3. vague 4, Emphatic 5. Cautious 24, Ang mga magbubukid ay NABIHASA sa paggamit ng kalabaw bilang katulong nila sa pagsasaka 1. magsawa 2. nagtiwala 3. nasanay 4, natuto 5. nahirapan Pilo’s insensitivity has created ANIMOSITY to the worker's demands. 1. distrust 2. hostility 3. fear 4. distance 5. dependence The baffled owner ACQUIESCED to the worker's demands. 1. opposed 2. reacted 3.agreed 4. resisted 5. listened ‘The recommendation of the wage council is REPUGNANT to the employers. 1. acceptable 2 objectionable 3. beneficial 4. degrading 5. embarrassing Sanctuaries for wildlife have DWINDLED alarmingly in the last decade. 1. disappeared 2. changed 3. decreased 4. multiplied 5. deteriorated Recklessness always entails JEOPARDY. 1. danger 2. crisis 3. apprehension 4. control 5. aggression 30. Business, like life, is much too extensive and LEQUESCENT to be wholly contained by any checklist, formula or theory. 1. structured 2. changeable 3. Complicated 4, shapeless 5. confusing Directions: In each of the following sentences is a blank space indicating that a word or group of words has been omitted. From among the suggested answers choose the word or groups of words that best conveys the concept or meaning of the sentence as a whole. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 31, Realizing that we were determined to go, our experienced friends that there might be more difficulties along the way than we expect. 1. dismissed 2. intimated 3. insisted 4. projected 5. concluded Ang patuloy na pag-angkat ng mga produktong banyaga, na siya naming tinatangkilik ng mga ‘mamamayan, ang dahilan ng ng mga industriyang local. 1. paghinto 2. pagbabago 3. pagtitipid 4. pagkawala 5. pagkalugihttp://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 33. A strong goverment is needed to promote » hot dependency, and to encourage free enterprise \.selfalienation 2. self-evaluation _3. self reliance 4, self-awaremenss 5. self-determination 34, Mass media develop in us level of consciousness that keeps us , current events, 1. interested in 2. adjusting to 3. excited over 4. fearful of 5. abreast of 35. Failure is the most tiring experience a person can ever have; there is nothing more than not succeeding being blocked, not moving ahead. 1. Invigorating 2. Discouraging 3. Exhilarating 4, Enervating S. depressing DIRECTIONS: Some of the sentences in this section contain an error in grammar or correct usage. On your Answer sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to that section of the sentence that contains the error. If there is no error in the sentence, shade completely box number 5. 36. A three-act play or a novel are to be read: a total of two hundred pages 1 2 of poetry—lyric, dramatic, or narrative—is also required of everyone. 3 4 NO ERROR 5 37. Accuracy of movement, like accuracy of words, are essential to 1 2 3 ccess of magical rites NO ERROR 4 5 38. If anybody objects, let them think ofa betterscheme rather than make fun 1 2 3 of the proposed plan. NO ERROR 4 5 39. In this modem age of today, most people are too highly educated 1 2 3 {0 believe in superstitions, NO ERROR, 4 5 40. College teaches us to form opinions _by the result of careful thought 1 2 3 4 NO ERROR. 5 or failures in 41, Leamers set goals as motivation forleaming, and their su 1 2http://philcivilservi m/ achieving these goals determine how he sets his future goals. NO ERROR 3 4 5 42. The Labor Secretary will met representatives of the entertainment industry tomorrow 1 2 to discuss problems affecting the working conditions yf Filipino workers abroad. 3 4 NO ERROR 5 43. Some people are simply too opportunities totake a stand 1 2 3 on controversial issues NO ERROR 4 5 44. We were discussing about political issues so her remarks 1 2 about clothes and fashion were completely beside the point’ NO ERROR 3 4 5 45. The best consultants are those who can suggest, 1 or apply an array of methods aim at helping their clients 2 understand a situation, diagnose it, and 3 4 NO ERROR 5 46.Wewere touch byhis generosity when he obviously could il afford 1 2 3 to be so generous. NO ERROR 5 4 47. Thisis just one approach toa selection system and there are many 1 2 3 fiom whom to choose NO ERROR, 5 48. Maaaring umabot sa sandaang tron _ang buhay ng isang tao 1 2 kung gugustuhin at susundan lamang ang mga positibong saloobin. NO FRROR 3 4 5 9. Lu totakeashort siesta every afternoon —_ after lunch, NO ERROR, 1 2 3 5 50. The success of'aleader lays _nnot only on the leader's ability to influence people, 1 2http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ utalso inthe sincerity of the purpose thathhe desires toachieve. © NO ERROR 3 4 5 DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following sentences carefully, then choose which among the several chi in cach group is expressed most satisfactorily in terms of grammar and correct usage. On your sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 51 | Plumbers who work efficiently from the point of view of a homemaker are worthy of their wages 2. Plumbers are worthy of their wages who work efficiently from the point of view off a homemaker. 3. Plumbers, from the point of view of a homemaker, who work efficiently, are worthy of their wages. 4, From the point of view of a homemaker, plumbers who work efficiently are worthy of their wages. 5 Worthy of their wages are plumbers who work efficiently from the point of view ofa homemaker. 1. The time for most people has come to change their attitudes and lifestyles. 2. The time has come when people must change thcir attitudes and lifestyles. 3. The time when the attitudes and lifestyles of the people has come to change. 4. The people must change their attitudes and lifestyles and the time had come to change. 5. People must change their attitudes and lifestyles, and it is because the time has come to change. Her brother, whom I met in the party, is more richer than you think. Her brother, I met him in the party, is very much richer than you think Her brother, whom I had met in the party, is richer than you think, Her brother, whom I met in the party, is much richer than you think. I met her brother in the party and he is richer than you think, BEEBE The fisher folks decided to go to the nearby hut finally drenched with rain. The fisher folks finally decided to go to the nearby hut drenched with rain. Drenched with rain, the fisher folks finally decided to go the nearby hut. Finally drenched with rain, the fisher folks decided to go the nearby hut Finally deciding to go to the nearby hut, the fisher folks were drenched with rain, eee 1. The Filipino people have regained their respect and trust in their government. 2. The Filipino people have regained their respect and trust for their government, 3. The Filipino people have regained their respect for their government and even their trust in it 4. The Filipino people have regained their respect for and trust in their government. 5. The Filipino people have regained, for their govemment their respect and trust init. 1. The education of his children is most paramount in his plans. 2. The education of his children is more paramount in his plans. 3. The education of his children is paramount in his plans. 4. The most paramount of all his plans is how to educate his children.58, 60. 67. 68. http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 5. Paramount in his plans more than any other things is the education of his children. 1, As soon as the tabulation of the figures have been completed, someone should check the accuracy, 2. As soon as tabulated, someone should check on the accuracy of those figures 3. As soon as the tabulation is finished, someone was to check its accuracy. 4. Once the tabulation was completed, the accuracy of the figures should be checked. 5. Someone had ought to check the accuracy of those figures when they have been tabulated. 1. Sa pamamagitan ng kasaySayan ay natutunghayan muli ang makukulay na lumipas ng magigiting na tao. 2. Sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan, ang lumipas na makukulay ng magigiting na tao ay muling natutunghayan 3. Ang makukulay na Iumipas ay natutunghayan muli ng magigiting na tao sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan 4, Muli ang makukulay na Jumipas ng mga taong magigiting ay natutunghayan sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan. 5. Natutunhayan muli ang lumipas ng magigiting na tao na makukulay sa pamamagitan ng, kasaysayan One has to be either 65 or blind to claim an extra personal exemption. One has either to be 65 or blind to claim an extra personal exemption. One either has to be 65 or blind to claim an extra personal exemption. Either one has to be 65 or blind to claim an extra personal exemption. To claim an extra personal exemption, one either has to be 65 or blind. weeps I will never, unless he apologizes first, work with him again. I will never, unless he apologized first, work with him again. I will never work with him again, unless he asks for an apology. I will never work with him again, unless he apologizes first Unless he asks for an apology, I will never work with him again eee Fora society to develop, its attitude towards life must not be a fatalistic one; rather, it must have strong faith in its capacity to improve. The sentence best supports the statement that the attitude of a society towards life is indicative ofits socio-economic development success in life starts from one’s dissatisfaction with the existing state of affairs, a society cannot progress unless it is actively committed to the pursuit of a better life a person develops a healthy attitude towards life through constant efforts to improved oneself. 5. a person with an optimistic outlook in life is confident of his capacity for advancement Freedom and human rights without food are like freeing a prisoner and then not giving the prisoner the key to get out of the cell. The 450 million people who today live in the shadow of hunger and death from malnutrition can never be free men and women, however en trenched their freedom may be. These fieedoms are only prospects held out and not realized. The paragraph best supports the statement that |. at times people have to work as one nation to address the problem of malnutrition69. 70. n n2. B http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ ‘most of the poor countries in the world today still depend on “super” rich countries for support the satisfaction of one’s basic needs is a prerequisite to the enjoyment of freedom a country which cannot feed its people with its own resources could never be free a country could not be free unless it could prove to the world that it could stand on its own feet The Einstein revolution has produced a paradox; while vastly extending humankind’s reach, ithas also exposed the essentially finite nature of the human scale. The sentence best supports the statement that Einstein’s discovery proclaims only the glory of the universe devalues humanity and science involves a real but not obvious contradiction reveals a contradiction between God and his people reveals people’s limitations A little ignorance when launching economic development projects may be a fruitful stimulus to ingenious new approaches. WawRe The sentence best supports the statement that new techniques insure success of development plans 1 2. new approaches bring about change and success 3. ignorance sometimes gives birth to new knowledge 4. from ingenuity comes successful projects 5. lack of knowledge in economic ventures may lead to better and improved results, If legislation is to change social attitudes and values, it must come with adequate enforcement and machinery, which should include efforts to educate people on these laws. Otherwise, legal provision not only remain dead letters, but actually promote lack of respect for the law. The paragraph best supports the statement that 1. people should respect laws because laws protect them 2. the effectiveness of laws lies in adequate education of the people about them and their proper enforcement. 3. laws lose their effectiveness if people do not respect them 4. ignorance of the law does not excuse anyone 5. laws could change the social attitudes and values of people if properly enforced Two person look out through the same hars; one sees mud and the other, the stars. The sentence best supports the statement that some people are more blind than others people see things differently depending on their own perspective people have varied ways of looking at different things people have different tastes and interests people tend (o influence one another's views of things An education really suited to the rural environment can become both acceptable and genuinely functional only when the environment begins to offer real opportunities and to require skills and 9http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ knowledge on a large scale. As long as opportunities lie only in the urban economy, education will remain in servitude to that small section of society. The paragraph best supports the statement that ‘migration to the cities result from the lack of real opportunities in the rural areas the rural environment has opportunities that need to be develop we havea concentration of educational opportunities in the urban areas rural occupational opportunities give meaning to rural education our educational system caters mainly to the needs of the urban sector 74. No matter how strong and dedicated leaders may be, they must find root and strength among the people. Alone, they cannot save a nation. They may guide, they may set the tone, they may dedicate themselves and risk their lives, but ultimately national survival lies in the people. ‘The paragraph best supports the statement that dedication and the right sense of direction enable a leader to guide the people ‘good leadership is essential to effective public administration it is the leader who determines the fate of a nation the people of a nation shape their own destiny with the guidance of a leader the strength of the people comes from a dynamic and forceful leader 75. Ang pagbaba ng halaga ng piso lumikha ng krisis sa maraming industriya ng bansa. Kasunod nito ang pagtitipid at problema sa kawalan ng mapasukang trabaho, Lumikha rin ito ng pagtataas 1g presyo ng mga bilihin na labis nakaapekio sa kita ng mga manggagawa. Ayon sa talata 1. ang kasalukuyang krisis ay bunga ng mga mahal na bilihin at kawalan ng mapasukang trabaho ang krisis ay nakeapekto sa hangarin ng maraming industriya na makapagbigay ng karagdagang sahod sa kanilang mga manggagawa 3. dumarami ang mga walang hanapbuhay at tumateas ang halaga ng mga bilihin dabil sa krisis 4. maraming industriya ang nalulugi dahil sa krisis kaya itinataas din nila ang presyo ng kanilang mga produkto. $. dahil sa krisis, maraming industriya ang napilitang magsara 2 76. The gregariousness of people is mostly due to a fear of remaining alone. It feels safer to be with a group, talk like a group, act like a group. The ramparts of group solidarity give the members security The paragraph best supports the statement that people who belong to a group react to situations in the same manner some people are more gregarious than others people who are gregarious are afraid to be alone people find safety in numbers ‘gregarious people have many fears 77. Most researchers in needy countries are based on the thinking and approach of the highly developed Western world, and seldom have they been directed toward meeting the countries; own development needs. 10http://philcivilserviceexam. blogspot.com/ The sentence best supports the statement that highly developed countries offer the best guide for the development of needy countries most researchers done in needy countries are missing their objectives ‘most researchers have universal application needy countries need researchers to help them reach the status of the westem world needy countries spend so much time for conducting researchers 78. In a modem economy, the results of long-range planning frequently depend upon the future value of money. The ability then to predict the value of money is a key to economic progress. The paragraph best supports the statement that the value of money is unpredictable at times the unpredictability of money is an obstacle to a nation’s prosperity economic progress is facilitated by properly controlling budgetary expenses long-range planning is unheard of in traditional economies financial planning is indispensable in modem economy 79. Sixty years ago I know everything ; now I know nothing ; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. The sentence best supports the statement that the older we get, the more we forget what we 1 e kamed 2. the older we get, the more knowledgeable we become 3. the more we learn, the more we realize that there's more we need to know 4. we lear more as we grow old 5 ignorance isa lifelong experience 80. Nagawang mabago ng mga kasalukuyang awitin ang kamalayan ng Pilipino upang kantahin ang sarili niyang mga awit sa tanging wikang nakapagsasatinig sa kanyang kaluluwa, Isinasaad ng pangungusap na ‘madamdamin at makabuluhan ang mga awiting isinulat sa wikang Pilipino tagumpay ang mga awiting Pilipino na mabago ang kaugalian ng mga tao Pilipino madaling matutuhan ang mga awiting Pilipino dahil ang mga ito ay nasusulat sa katutubong wika natututuhan nang tangkilikin ng mga Pilipino ang kanilang mga sariling awitin nagkakaroon na ng kamalayan ang mga Pilipino tungkol sa lahat ng mga awitin ngayon DIRECTION: Determine the relationship of the first word to the second word in capital letters, From among the suggested answers, choose the word or group of words that best expresses a similar relationship to the third word in capital letters. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 81, KAINGIN is to SOIL EROSION as CONTOUR FARMING is to 1. water distribution 2. wind erosion 3. crop growing 4. over pasturing 5. soil preservation 82. IRREFUTABLE is to DISPROVED as IRREPARABLE is to ul84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90. o 92. 93. hi rVvil 1. restored 2imemediable 3. possible 4. inevitable 5. insoluble 83. FORE is to AFT as BOW is to 1. paddle 2. deck 3. boat 4. arrow 5. stem PHOTOGRAPHER is to PICTURE as CARTOGRAPHER is to 1. plan 2. design 3. graph 4. cartoon 5. map TIRADE is to ABUSIVE as EULOGY is to 1. laudatory 2. flowery 3. necrology 4. belittling 5. censure PERJURY is to LIE as LARCENY is to |. conspire 2 kill 3. steal 4. injure 5. trespass OPTICS is to PHYSICS as DIALECTICS is to 1. dialogue 2. mathematics 3- diction 4, grammar 5. logic RUMMAGE is to DISORDER as TENDERFOOT is to 1. rookie 2. expert 3. student 4. veteran 5. old-timer COMPASS is to DIRECTION as CALIPER is to I. speed 2.piteh 3. diameter 4 altitude 5. volume. BREWING is to BEER as TANNING is to |. rubber 2. cotton 3. tea 4. glass 5. leather DIRECTION: For each sentence, complete the analogy by choosing a pair of words from the suggested answers. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answers. is to METAMORPHOSIS as CATHARSIS is to T. condition-chapter 2. comparison-effect 3: state-cause 4. process-stage 5. change-purification is to SWORD as HOLSTER is to T blade-spin 2, scabbard-pistol 3. duel-bolo 4, sheath-shot 5 hilt-rifle is to SCHOOL as STAR is to 12http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 1, student-rock 2. principal-dancer 3. fish-constellation 4. bird-tree 5, thesis-player is toLATE as AUTHENTIC is to T. punctual-counterfeit 2. prompi-genuine 3. diligent-original 4. absent-false 5. early-real 95. isto PAPER as WORM is to 1. wrap-wriggle 2. tree-silk 3. print-bait 4. sap-tick 5. ink-soil DIRECTION: Analyze carefully the statements in each of the following items. Choose the correct answer from the given choices. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 96. A to H are persons compared according to their age and the speed at which they finish a certain job. A is older than B and faster than C. D is younger than E, older than H, and slower than F. G is older than H, younger than C, slower than H, and faster than F. H is older than A and Slower than C. Based on the preceding statements, which of the following is true? Ais the second oldest and the third fastest. G is older than E and Slower than A. C is younger than D and fastest than H. D is the eldest and slowest H isthe older than B and slower than D 97. Point E, F, G, I are arranged in a line in such a way that F is between G and I, and E is between F and I. If E proceeds G, in what order are they arranged? 1 EFGI 2EIGF 3.FIGE 4.1EFG SIGFE 98. In a certain examination, 300 competitors passed the first part and 500 passed the second part. The number of competitors who passed both parts of the examination will most likely be 1, 800 2. between 500 and 600 3. between 400and 500 4. between 300 and 400 5. not more than 300 99, Anna, Karen and Nina take turns in getting the midnight shift at Ward 143 such that no one is assigned two nights in a row, Anna was assigned two nights ago and is assigned again tomorrow evening. If Karen is assigned the night immediately following Anna \'s duty, who can take tonight's midnight shift? 1. Only Anna 2. Only Karen 3. Only Nina 4. Either Anna or Karen 5, Either Anna or Nina 100. Mina, Bing, Amy, and Cel have surnames Folres, Mendez, Presez and Reyex but not respectively. Mina is taller than Amy and Cel. Ms. Mendez is tallest of the four. Ms. Flores is taller 13http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ than Ms. Reyes but shorter than Ms. Perez. Also, Cel is taller than Amy and Bing. What is the full ‘name of the second tallest person? 1. Amy Mendez 2. Cel Perez 3. Cel Flores 4. Bing Reyes 5. Mina Perez DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists of a statement or a passage followed by several assumptions. Determine the best assumption that can be logically made from the given statement or passage. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. TOT. Gigiis probably a pianist. She can really stretch her hands and Tingers: ASSUMPTION: Only people with big hands and long fingers can be pianists. Playing the piano helps Gigi stretch her hands and fingers. Stretching helps pianist perform better ‘A long stretch enables pianists to reach more keys on the piano Pianists can really stretch their hands and fingers 102. Arlene should not be part of the basketball team because she does not trust her teammates. ASSUMPTION The Basketball team needs Arlene even if she can has no faith in them Team mates should have faith in each other Arlene’s team mates are not trustworthy Arlene’s team mates do not have faith in the teams Arlene is better than her team mates 103. If you are so smart, then why aren’t you rich? ASSUMPTION. 1. To become rich is difficult 2. Only the rich are smart 3. Only the smart are rich 4. Alltich people are smart 5. All smart people are rich 104. In order to improve our admission process and get better students, we have decided to include an interview of the applicants as a criterion. ASSUMPTION Current admission procedures are greatly inadequate current admission criteria need to be updated An interview of the applicants will help draw better students An interview of the applicants will be too time consuming An interview of the applicants will ensure the students success in school 14http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 105. The present administration helps poor people acquire basic necessities for living that is why it helps quarter dwellers like Aling Rosie ASSUMPTION. 1. The present administration hates rich people 2. Aling Rosie asked the present administration to help her 3. Squatter dwellers pretended to be poor 4. Squatter dwellers compete with poor people for the present administration's attention 5. Squatter dwellers are considered poor people DIRECTION: Each item in this section consists of statements followed by several possible conclusions. Assume that all statements are true, then determine the best conclusion that can be logically made from the given statements. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 106. Artists are never ham-handed. All artists are inquisitive. Peter is not ham-handed. Florence is not inquisitive. CONCLUSION Peter is an artist Peter is not an artist Florence is not an artists Florence is not an artists Inquisitive people are not ham-handed 107. Subscribing to Cable T.V. is a luxury. All luxuries are needles expenditures. Having a cellular phone is not a luxury. Dining in a Five-Star hotel is a needless expenditure CONCLUSION: Having a cellular phone is not a needless expenditure Subscribing to Cable TV is a needless expenditure Subscribing to cable TV is not a needless expenditure Dining in a Five-Star hotel is not a luxury Dining in a Five-Star hotel is a luxury 108. Some managers are not analytical. All managers are ruthless. Vicente is Ruthless. CONCLUSION Vicente is a manager but is not analytical Vicente is analytical but is not a manager Some ruthless managers are not analytical Not all analytical managers are ruthless All ruthless people are analytical 109. All of my friends believe in marriage. Geraldine is a new friend. She lives with an officemate in an apartment downtown CONCLUSION 1. Her housemate is most likely a good friendhttp://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ She is living-in with her boyfriend She needs a companion in the city Geraldine believes in marriage Geraldine is not mauried yet 110. There are fewer juvenile delinquents in communities where the youth participate actively in different socio-civie and religious clubs. Barangay X has a number of youth clubs. CONCLUSION: Barangay X has fewer juvenile delinquents than other barangays Parents in Barangay X exert great efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency Municipal officials encourage the organization of youth clubs Community development workers in Baranggay X give training in organizing youth clubs 5. All young people in Baranggay X are member of at least two youth clubs. DIRECTION: For each item in this section, determine the relationship between the first and the second numbers or the first and third number. From among the suggested answer, choose the number that will complete the analogy 111. 37s to9 as 9is to 1.18 2.27 3.72 4.81 5.90 112. 30% is to 3/5 as 60% is to L1us 21% 3.3% 4.213 5.2% 113.0.25 isto 0.125 as 1.25 is to 1. 6.250 2.2125 3. 1.625 4.1125 5. 0.625 114.125 isto 1/8 as 20is to 1.16 2.1/5 3% 4.13 5% 115.6 is to 15 as 36 isto 1.90 2.82 3.75 472 5.60 DIRECTION: Each item section contains a series of numbers arranged according to a certain rule or order. Study the series and determine which number is next. You may use the margin of the page for your computations. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 116. 9.12 18.13 16.15 13.18 9.22 16U7. 118, 119, 120 121 122, 123 124, 125, 795 2611 6 30 1.3750 4.2250 13 3/9 1.1135 4, 8125 4 16 1.480 4.210 1.33.75 4, 78.125 2 55 684 2722-573 2.484 5.426 -150 750 2.2250 5.-3750 SS 7/21 9127 2. 11/33 5.4/13 8 4 2 125 31.25 2.43.25 5, 82.125 364 16 2833 3.-1500 120 3.5.23 3.865 3.11 3.462 3.9729 60 | 420 3.240 3.37 3.42 3.50.75 7http:// rviceexam. blogspot.com/ DIRECTION: Answer the following questions by observation or computation. You may use the ‘margins of the page for your computations. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. Hcivi 126. If the following quantities were arrange from the least to the greatest, which one would have the second greatest value? 1. 6/12 2.5/12 3.4/10 4% 5.2/6 127. The ratio of males to females in an organization is M is to F. How many males are there if there are T females? L(Mx D+F 2.x T)+M 3.T+(F+M) 4.(MxT)/F 5.[M/(M#F)] xT 128. Suppose that the time now is 9:30 a.m, What will be the time 16 hours from now? 1. 12:30am 21:30am 3.2:30 am 4.1130 pm 5. 12:30 pm 129. What number when increased by 90% of itself equals 133? 1.30 2.43 3.70 4.119 5.120 130. Ify- -3. Which of the following has the greatest value? Ly 2y3 3.2 4lty Shy 131. Which of the following has the least numerical value? 1. 6+3x4 2.443x6 3. 4x6+3, 4. 3x6+4 5. 3+6x4 132. A trader bought a watch and sold it at 30% more than its original cost. How much did the trader earn if the original cost of the watch was P? 1. P+30% 2.P-30% 3.30% xP 4.30% /P 5. P+ (Px 30%) 133. What is the standard numerical value for 3.54 x 10°? 1. 0.000354 2. 0.00354 3.3, 3540 4.35, 400 5. 354, 000 134. Of set $ — 4/5, 41/50, 17/20, 75% the element with the largest value is 1. 75% 24/5 3.41/50 4.17/20 5. None, they are all equal 18http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 135. What is the smallest positive number that will give a remainder of 3 when it is divided by 4, 5, or 10? 1.63 2.53 3.43 4.33 5.23 DIRECTION: For each of the problems below, choose the correct answer from the choices given You may use the space at the right portion of the page for your computations. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 136, 137 138 139, 140. 141 There are 36 reams of bond paper in a drawer. If 1 Y% dozens of reams of paper were to be used in printing, how many reams should be left in the drawer? 1.15 2.20 3.21 422 If a poster, which is 3 inches wide and 5 inches long, is enlarged such that the ratio of the width to the length is maintained, how many inches long will it be if the new width is 9 inches? 1a 2.13 3.15 4.25 5.27 If a worker can wash all the glass windows of a building in 9 days, what part of the job can said workers finish in 6 days? 1% 213 3.223 4.3/5 5% Ms. Cortez bought 20 blouses for P2, 400 and marked them to sell at P145 each. After selling 16 pieces at this rate, She decided to sell the remaining blouses at a lower price. At what price may she sell each remaining blouse and still realize a profit of P480 on the 20 blouses? 1.P143 2. P140 3. P138 4.135 5.P133 Ina room of ten people, how many handshakes will there be if every person shakes hands with everyone else exactly once? 1.10 2.45 3.54 4.60 5.81 ‘The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than its denominator. If 3 added to both the numerator and the denominator the resulting number is %. What is the original fraction? 1.8.14 29/12 3.10/12 49/13 5.10/13 19142 143. 145, 146. 147 14g 149, http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ Mang Gustin can climb a coconut tree at the rate of 10 ft. per minute and return at 20 ft per minute. If it took him 3 minutes to climb and return, what is the height of the coconut tree? 1.20 2. 18 ft 3.15 4.13 0 5.101 A fence is to be on posts § meters apart around a rectangular lot that measures 40 meters long and 16 meters wide. How many posts are needed, including the ones placed at each comer, to fence the entire lot? 3.16 How many degrees are there in the angle made by the hands of a clock at 4 o'clock? 1. 150° 2. 120° 3.95" 4.80° 5.20" The co-operative trust fund is P500,000. Part of the fund is invested at an annual interest rate of 6% and the rest is invested at an annual interest rate of 8%. If the income from both investments is P39,000, how much is invested at each rate? 100,000 at 6% ; P400,000 at 8% P80,000 at 6% ; P420,000 at 8% P75,000 at 6% ; P425,000 at 8% PS0,000 at 6% ; P450,000 at 8% P25,000 at 6% ; P475,000 at 8% wayne ‘The entrance fee in a carnival is P50 for an adult and P25 for a child. Ferdie pays P225 for the entrance fee of his family. If his family has equal number of adults and children, how many are they in the family? 1.12 210 3.8 46 34 The area of a rectangular field is 9,000 square meters. If the ratio of the width to the length is 5 is to 8, what is the length of the rectangular field in meters? 1.112 2.120 3.150 4.225 5.346 Ifa patient weighs 105 kg. And is 12.5% underweight, how many more kilograms should the patient weigh? 1s 210 3.12 413 5.15 A tenant gets 4 sacks of palay for every 7 sacks harvested. Following this ratio, how many sacks of palay would the tenant get if 560 sacks were harvested? 20http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.co1 1.140 2.280 3.300 4.320 5.350 150. A dealer sold a certain number of portable TV sets at P6,400 each. The dealer would have taken in as much money had 3 fewer sets been sold at P7,680. How many sets were sold at 6,400 1.9 212 3.14 4.16 5.18 DIRECTION: The following items pertain to the Philippine Constitution, peace and human rights concepts R.Z. 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees), values, and environmental protection and conservation. Read each question carefully and choose the best answer from the given options. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer. 151, Elective or appointive public officials or employees cannot accept any present, compensation, office or ttle of any kind from any foreign government without the consent of 1. The President 2. The Ombudsman 3. The Chief Justice 4. The Agency Head 5. Congress 152. Which of the following rights ensure the well-being of the individual and foster preservation, enrichment and dynamic evolution of national culture based on the principle of unity in diversity in a climate of fiee artistic and intellectual expression? 1. Political rights 2. Civil rights 3. Inherent rights 4. Cultural rights 5, Economic and Social rights 153. Right that guarantees similar treatment to all persons similarly situated and precludes arbitrary or unjust discrimination to secure and safeguard such right is called the right against double jeopardy right to just compensation right to equal protection of the law right to due process of law right to profess one’s faith or religion BaAYNe The right to privacy of a person is defined as one’s right to 1. go where one pleases 2. believe whatever one whishes 3. build a home wherever one chooses 4. bea member of any group 5. be free from unwarranted publicity 155. A voter is disqualified from exercising the right to suffrage ifsaid voter is illiterate is poor is a naturalized Filipino citizen ‘tuned 20 years old just before the election eRe 21156. 157 158 159, 160. 161 162 http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 5. has been a resident of the Philippine for less than six months Who may be appointed as member of the Cabinet without needing confirmation from the Commission on Appointments? Senate President Any Senator Vice-President Speaker of the House ‘Any Congress Representative BaAYNe The right of private individuals to secure for themselves the enjoyment of their means of happiness such as the right to a name, the right to form a family, and the right to security of personal papers and effects are called Economic and Social rights Cultural Rights Civil Rights Inhereat rights Political rights weene At least how many years after the Constitution has been ratified may the people propose amendments through initiative? 1.Ten 2. Seven 3.six 4. Five 5, Three Which of the following sectors is NOT represented in the House of Representatives through the party-list system. 1. Religious 2. Youth 3. Women 4, Peasant 5. Labor Which of the following government agencies exercises original and exclusive jurisdiction over all contests relating to the election returns and the qualifications of the President and the Vice President Supreme Court Senate Electoral Tribunal Judicial Bar Council ‘Commission on Elections ‘Commission on Appointments weene Who among the following is responsible for determining the existence of probable cause for the issuance of a warrant of arrest or search warrant? 1. Lawyer 2. Prosecutor 3. Plaintif? 4. Judge 5, Police Investigator Which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between global warming ozone depletion? 1. Global warming contributes to ozone depletion. 2. Global warming and ozone depletion have nothing to do with each other163. 165, 166. 167. 168 http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.com/ 3. Excessive build-up of carbon dioxide causes both global warming and ozone depletion 4. Ozone depletion contributes to global warming, 5. Ozone depletion and global warming are synonyms Monoculture cropping or planting a single crop in a large area is not advisable because it requires more water requires less fertilizers causes drought lowers the water table promotes pest infestation wane Which of the following is the major cause of coral reef destruction? Dynamite fishing, Muro-Ami Oil Spill Sewage pollution Siltation weene The lasting environmental impact of a large-scale mining operation comes from air pollution noise pollution deforestation mine railings unrestored mined out areas wane Jaywalking, throwing garbage anywhere vandalism, not waiting in line, and tardiness are manifestations of | disorderliness lack of discipline lack of sense of property lack of punctuality disregard for other people's property wayRe Fishery resource in marine and co: because of the waters may be considered as “open mobile nature of fish and water difficulty in marking sea boundaries proliferation of fish pens overfishing in municipal waters increasing demand for fish, which is rich in protein wees Every government agency is required to develop, update regularly, and make available to the transacting public 1. the names of action officers 23169, 170, Ban http://philcivilserviceexam.blogspot.co1 the performance targets, the rates of service fees aservice guide a directory of officials Within the provided periods of time, public officials and employees are required to file their statement of assets and liabilities and financial disclosure in the following instances EXCEPT pawDe compulsory retirement voluntary resignation acceptance of foreign scholarship assumption to office expiration of the term of office For expenditures processing of documents, except otherwise provided by law or regulation, how many inifials or signature must any written action or decision contain?” 16 4.3 Spererrreterrereret teeter creter tere a0 (eertrr errr rer rte tecreerrtrerr rts 2, 2 23, 2a 25, 6 27, 8 23 30, 31 2 33 3 35, 36, 37) 38. 39, 40, aL 2 3 a 45, 46 a7. re 39) 50, 25 5.2 51.4 52.1 53.5 541 55.1 563 57.3 58.1 59.1 60.4 6L- 62. 63. 6a. 65. 66. 67.5 68.3 69.3 70.2 m2 23 73.2 74.2 3 4 a als B21 53.5 Ba 5 85.1 36 3 87.2 881 89.3 90.5 91s 92.2 93.3 941 95.2 96.3 974 985 99.3 100.2 ions 102.2 103.1 104.3 05/5 105.4 107.2 1033 ioaa a0 m2 125 13.5 naa uss 62 75 nas 119.3 205 2212 W248 1233 243 sa 261 ara 1282 1293 130.1 B11 1323 1335 Baa 135.5 1363 B73 a3 1392 140.2 wana 142.1 143.4 1a? 145.4 146.4 1472 1485 149.4 1505 1315, 152.4 1533, 1545 1555 1563 1373 158.4 159.1 160.4 61.4 162.3 163.52 164.4 165.2 166.2 1672 168.3 1693 170.4 24