Free Texas Civil Service Clerical Aptitude and Detail Questions and Answers

Question 1

You are given a set of four names to be filed alphabetically. Which name should be filed THIRD?

1. De La Rosa, Maria
2. D'Amico, Vincent
3. Dean, Samuel
4. Delarosa, John

Accepted Answer

Dean, Samuel

Answer

When alphabetizing, names are treated letter-by-letter. Prefixes like 'De La' are considered part of the surname. Punctuation like apostrophes is ignored. The correct order is: 1. D'Amico (DAMICO), 2. Dean, 3. De La Rosa (DELAROSA), 4. Delarosa. Therefore, 'Dean, Samuel' is filed third.

Question 2

A clerk is verifying a shipment invoice against the original purchase order. Identify the line item on the invoice that contains an error when compared to the purchase order.

**Purchase Order:**
- Item #: 401A, Desc: Safety Glasses, Qty: 24
- Item #: 822C, Desc: Work Gloves, Lg, Qty: 36
- Item #: 657B, Desc: Hard Hat, White, Qty: 12
- Item #: 911D, Desc: Steel Toe Boots, Sz 10, Qty: 8

**Shipment Invoice:**
- A) Item #: 401A, Desc: Safety Glasses, Qty: 24
- B) Item #: 822C, Desc: Work Gloves, Lg, Qty: 36
- C) Item #: 657B, Desc: Hard Hat, Yellow, Qty: 12
- D) Item #: 911D, Desc: Steel Toe Boots, Sz 10, Qty: 8

Accepted Answer

Item #: 657B

Answer

The purchase order specified 'Hard Hat, White' for Item #657B, but the shipment invoice lists 'Hard Hat, Yellow'. All other items, descriptions, and quantities on the invoice match the purchase order exactly.

Question 3

A municipal department uses the following coding system for its internal forms: the first digit is the department number (2=Finance, 4=Parks, 6=Water), followed by a letter indicating the form type (A=Request, B=Report, C=Complaint), and ending with the last two digits of the current year. Which code is correct for a Complaint form filed with the Parks department in 2026?

Accepted Answer

4C26

Answer

The code is built in three parts: Department (Parks = 4), Form Type (Complaint = C), and Year (last two digits of 2026 = 26). Combining these parts in the correct order results in the code 4C26.

Question 4

Which of the following lines is an EXACT duplicate of the source information below?

**Source:** Robertson, Stephen G. - Acct #78-40119-B; P.O. Box 9235, Austin, TX

Accepted Answer

Robertson, Stephen G. - Acct #78-40119-B; P.O. Box 9235, Austin, TX

Answer

This option is the only one that perfectly matches every letter, number, and punctuation mark from the source line. The other options contain subtle errors: a misspelled first name ('Steven'), a transposed number in the P.O. Box ('9325'), and a transposed number in the account number ('41019').

Question 5

In the list below, how many pairs of employee ID numbers are identical?

- 84511092 / 84511092
- 6739021B / 6739021B
- 44582G71 / 44582G17
- 9012-45A3 / 9012-45A3
- 337618P0 / 33761BP0

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

There are exactly three identical pairs. The first pair (84511092), second pair (6739021B), and fourth pair (9012-45A3) are exact matches. The third pair has transposed characters (71 vs 17), and the fifth pair confuses a letter and a number (8P0 vs BP0).

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Free Texas Civil Service Clerical Aptitude and Detail Questions and Answers