Texas Civil Service Exam Clerical Aptitude and Detail 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following sequences is in correct alphabetical order?
- Benson, Brown, Bryant, Burke
- Chapman, Chandler, Chase, Chen
- Davis, Dawson, Day, Dean (Correct answer)
- Fletcher, Fleming, Flores, Floyd
Correct answer: Davis, Dawson, Day, Dean
Davis, Dawson, Day, Dean follows strict alphabetical order by comparing letters position by position.
Question 2: An invoice shows: Item A = $124.75, Item B = $89.50, Item C = $213.00, Discount = $42.65. What is the total amount due?
- $384.60 (Correct answer)
- $427.25
- $384.50
- $385.60
Correct answer: $384.60
($124.75 + $89.50 + $213.00) - $42.65 = $427.25 - $42.65 = $384.60.
Question 3: A clerk must code documents using the first three letters of the subject's last name followed by their birth year. How would 'Williams, born 1989' be coded?
- WIL-1989 (Correct answer)
- WIL89
- WLL-1989
- WIL-89
Correct answer: WIL-1989
The first three letters of Williams are 'WIL' and the full birth year is 1989, giving code WIL-1989.
Question 4: Which of the following sets of social security numbers contains a duplicate?
- 512-34-7891, 512-34-7819, 512-34-7981
- 623-45-0012, 623-45-0021, 623-45-0102
- 734-56-1123, 734-56-1132, 734-56-1123 (Correct answer)
- 845-67-2234, 845-67-2243, 845-67-2342
Correct answer: 734-56-1123, 734-56-1132, 734-56-1123
In the third set, 734-56-1123 appears twice, making it a duplicate entry.
Question 5: A filing cabinet has 5 drawers, each holding 80 folders. If 3 drawers are completely full and the remaining 2 drawers are each 60% full, how many folders are currently in the cabinet?
- 304
- 336 (Correct answer)
- 316
- 296
Correct answer: 336
3 full drawers = 3 × 80 = 240 folders; 2 drawers at 60% = 2 × 48 = 96 folders; total = 240 + 96 = 336.
Question 6: When proofreading, a clerk finds the sentence: 'The applicant must submit there application by Friday.' What is the error?
- 'applicant' should be 'candidate'
- 'submit' should be 'submitted'
- 'there' should be 'their' (Correct answer)
- 'Friday' should not be capitalized
Correct answer: 'there' should be 'their'
The possessive pronoun 'their' is needed, not the adverb 'there' indicating location.
Question 7: Records are organized using a color-coded system: red = urgent, blue = pending, green = completed, yellow = on hold. A file marked blue is reassigned as urgent. What color label should replace the blue one?
- Green
- Yellow
- Red (Correct answer)
- Orange
Correct answer: Red
According to the color-coded system, red designates urgent files, so the blue label must be replaced with red.
Texas Civil Service Exam Clerical Aptitude and Detail 3
Which of the following sequences is in correct alphabetical order?