Clerical Exams CLERICAL Ability 1

Question 1

A clerk must file the following names alphabetically. Which name would come LAST?

Accepted Answer

Thornton, B.

Answer

Alphabetical order is: Thomas (THOM-A), Thompson (THOM-P), Thomsen (THOM-S), then Thornton (THOR-N). Since THOM comes before THOR, Thornton files after all three THOM- names, placing it last.

Question 2

A clerk receives a priority request at 9:20 AM. Office policy requires all priority requests to be completed within 2 hours and 15 minutes. What is the latest time the request can be completed?

Accepted Answer

11:35 AM

Answer

Adding 2 hours to 9:20 AM gives 11:20 AM. Adding the remaining 15 minutes gives a deadline of 11:35 AM.

Question 3

Which of the following sentences contains a spelling error?

Accepted Answer

Please submit all forms to the personel department.

Answer

"Personel" is misspelled; the correct spelling is "personnel" (double n). The other three sentences contain no spelling errors.

Question 4

A filing cabinet has 4 drawers, and each drawer holds 250 folders. If the cabinet is currently 60% full, how many folders are stored in the cabinet?

Accepted Answer

600

Answer

Total capacity is 4 × 250 = 1,000 folders. Sixty percent of 1,000 is 0.60 × 1,000 = 600 folders currently stored.

Question 5

Which of the following organization names would be filed LAST alphabetically?

Accepted Answer

Civic Center Management

Answer

The first three letters CIT appear in Citizens, City Council, and City Hall; CIV begins Civic. Since T comes before V, all CIT- names file before Civic Center Management, making it last.

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Clerical Exams CLERICAL Ability 1