California State Jobs Exam Reading Comprehension Skills 3

Question 1

Notice: 'Flextime window expands from 7:00-9:00 AM to 6:30-9:30 AM. Core hours remain 9:30 AM-3:00 PM.' What changed?

Accepted Answer

Employees have wider range of start times

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Core hours extended

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Total work day longer

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Employees can skip core hours

Question 2

Report: '23% of procurement transactions lacked documentation. However, this is a significant improvement from 41% two years ago.' Author's tone?

Accepted Answer

Cautiously positive about improvement

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Alarmed

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Indifferent

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Harshly critical

Question 3

Procedure: 'Form B-12 within 5 business days. Extensions up to additional 10 business days by division chief.' Maximum time?

Accepted Answer

15 days

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5 days

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10 days

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20 days

Question 4

Report: 'Licensing revenue increased 18%. Enforcement costs rose 24%, resulting in net decrease in surplus.' Key takeaway?

Accepted Answer

Costs growing faster than revenue, reducing surplus

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Program generating more revenue than ever

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Program should be shut down

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Fees need reduction

Question 5

Memo: 'Safety briefing mandatory for field personnel. Office employees encouraged to attend but may review recording instead.' Which is true?

Accepted Answer

Only field personnel have mandatory attendance

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All must attend live

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Office employees cannot attend live

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Recording only for absent field personnel

Question 6

Directive: 'Telework requests must go through TeleWork Portal. Email or paper will not be processed.' What happens to an email request?

Accepted Answer

Not processed

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Processed with delay

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Forwarded to portal automatically

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Processed after supervisor approval