Clerical Aptitude and Detail Flashcards
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A clerk must file documents alphabetically. Which name comes FIRST: 'St. Claire, John', 'Saint John, Mary', 'Stafford, Kevin', 'Sainte-Marie, Paul'?
Answer: Saint John, Mary
In standard alphabetical filing, 'Saint' is filed as spelled, so 'Saint John' precedes 'Sainte-Marie', 'Stafford', and 'St. Claire' (filed as 'Saint Claire').
An office receives 847 documents on Monday, 1,203 on Tuesday, and 956 on Wednesday. What is the total number of documents received?
Answer: 3,006
847 + 1,203 + 956 = 3,006 total documents received over the three days.
Which of the following pairs of numbers is NOT identical?
Answer: 305,217 / 305,271
305,217 and 305,271 differ in the tens and units digits (17 vs 71), making them non-identical.
A civil service employee processes 36 forms per hour. How many forms will she process in a 7.5-hour workday?
Answer: 270
36 forms/hour × 7.5 hours = 270 forms processed in a full workday.
Which word is spelled INCORRECTLY?
Answer: Occurance
'Occurance' is misspelled; the correct spelling is 'occurrence' with double 'c' and double 'r'.
A records clerk notices that file #4417 is misfiled between files #4421 and #4422. Where should file #4417 be placed?
Answer: Between #4416 and #4418
File #4417 belongs between #4416 and #4418 in sequential numeric order.
A data entry clerk types at 65 words per minute with a 2% error rate. How many errors would she make typing a 500-word document?
Answer: 10
2% of 500 words = 0.02 × 500 = 10 errors in the document.