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Civil Service Exam, Coverage, Scope

and Passing Rate

The Civil Service Exam coverage, scope and passing rate are discussed here. If you are taking the Career Service Eligibility exam this year, either for professional and sub-professional level or Paper and Pencil (PPT) or Computer-assisted test (CAT), it is so important to know the CSC exam coverage, scope and passing rate so you know what you are getting into and so that you can prepare well before the big day.

According to the CSC, the exam will cover the following scope:

 English and Filipino:

 Vocabulary

 Grammar and correct usage

 Paragraph organization

 Reading comprehension

 Analogy

 Logic

 Numerical reasoning

 Clerical Operations

 General Information about – Philippine Constitution; Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R. A. 6713); peace and human rights issues and concepts; and environment management and protection.

Effective Tips in taking the Civil Service Exam

The aim and purpose of this free online Civil Service reviewer is to pass it in

one take so we cannot miss to share the following effective tips for you to

finish and ace the exam. We already know the scope and coverage of the

exam and the passing rate which is 80%. Getting 95 and above will be very

impressive and that would surely be an excellent record. If you are aiming for

that rate, honey you should really be remembering these tips.

Effective Tips in Passing the Civil Service

Exam

 Take time to review or self-review days before the exam so you are well- prepared. Remember “Preparation could only take you so far….” Reviewing will also sharpen up your knowledge and will add confidence in passing the exam. It will also practice yourself in answering hard and unfamiliar questions. If you want a free reviewer, go here.

 Make sure you know your Testing Center already. Spend some time before the exact day to visit your Testing Center and Room Assignment so you will know where to go on the exam day. You can avoid being late too.

 Eat your favorite breakfast before going to the Testing Center. A satisfied tummy creates a healthy mind. Besides, you need enough energy in a half-day-exam. Believe me, it is not only time consuming, it is also energy consuming because it is a brain workout.

 Don’t be late. Come earlier like 40 minutes before the time of the exam. It will relax and prepare you well.

 Don’t forget to write your Examination Number and shade the

appropriate circles corresponding to your complete Name. – Geez imagine if you have answered all the questions and you’re so sure to the moon and back you’re gonna be a Career service Professional so soon but you forgot your name. Um too much excitement is not so good.

 Follow Instructions Carefully – yeah that includes listening to your

instructor. Listen to what he/she will say. They will always tell you what to fill out and what not to fill out. They will also tell you what subject you will take and what time you need to finish on that subject.

 Don’t open the Test Booklet until the instructor told you so. Likewise,

don’t return the Test Booklet until the instructor told you so.

 Shade the circles corresponding to your answers. Don’t

overshade and don’t halfly shade for that matter. There may be excess numbers, if the time is nearly finished and there are still unanswered numbers, make sure you only shade until the last number. Some people shade all the items not knowing they are excess. You would end up failing.

 Follow specific direction and instruction in a given test.

 Never leave an item blank unless the instruction is meaning to tell you.

 Shade lightly and erase gently to avoid damaging the answer sheet.

Sometimes we can’t avoid erasing something, we must erase as gentle as possible and shade our chosen answer.

 Make your sure you have extra pencils and that they are already

sharpened to avoid sharpening them again and again. Remember, time in the exam is vital.

 Avoid too much sharpened and pointed pencils because they might

damage your answer sheet. It will be easier for you to shade a circle too if your pencil is not too pointed.

 Time is really pressuring so make sure you have done your Restroom

rituals before the exam. Make sure you have all your pencils prepared. Don’t spend too much time on a hard question because time is really just enough.

 Again, never leave an item unanswered. Go back to those questions you

skipped and choose the best reasonable and educated answer.

 Relax and enjoy the exam. Avoid panicking because it can only worsen

things. If you relax and enjoy the exam, it will make you happy and it will condition your brain.

 Pray before and after the exam. It always do wonders!

Civil Service Exam Reviewer – English

Vocabulary Questions

The vocabulary part of the Civil Service exam is tough and difficult for many

but you can pass the test if you know how to choose the best and right

answers. The techniques in getting the right answer is analysing the given

sentences – know their consistency and parallelism.

Often, the given choices seem similar and related to each other but there is

really one choice that is different and unique among all of them and this

always the best answer that relates to the question.

We are giving free samples of questions here that will help you review well.

These vocabulary words are very unfamiliar so you must practice your skills in

determining the right answers.

Watch out for conjunctions especially the following: They usually give clues

because they connect phrases, clauses and sentences.

English Vocabulary Questions with Answers:

Note that we already highlighted the correct answers.

Instruction: Choose the word that is best similar in meaning to the underlined

word or phrase.

1. If you are ambivalent with the answers, analyze the given problem.
   1. confusion

2. innocent
3. uncertain
4. unaware
5. He left the country because of the ominous experiences he had in the past.
6. unforgettable
7. threatening
8. ugly
9. remarkable
10. Teenagers are easily susceptible to peer influence.
11. flexible
12. inspired
13. dependable
14. inclined
15. My mother is always adamant in eating breakfast before leaving the house.
16. resolute
17. uncertain
18. forgetful
19. clueless
20. Reading words without understanding their meaning is futile.
21. helpless
22. useless
23. unnecessary
24. avoidable

6. She wears gold but people knows how ostentatious she can be.

   1. pretentious
   2. ambitious
   3. gorgeous
   4. rebellious

7. He submitted a grotesque artwork that nobody in the class could relate to.

8. different

9. weird

10. beautiful

11. colorful

12. Their clandestine affair remained unknown for three years.

13. forbidden

14. surprise

15. secret

16. unacceptable

17. They say love is like a firework, a fleeting moment.

18. brief

19. unforgettable

20. shinny

21. remarkable

22. Cara is repulsive and rebellious. She always speaks sordid words.

23. dirty

24. vulgar

3. weird
4. bizarre
5. Every time I see Cathy looking at me, I feel Euphoria in my bones.
6. gravity
7. ecstasy
8. erotic
9. numb
10. I bought this book because when I read the blurb at the back, I fell in love

with it.

1. summary
2. teaser
3. blog
4. plot
5. Finding a way out of the labyrinth is the last challenge of the competition.
6. castle
7. forest
8. maze
9. box
10. There is still love in our hearts amidst our seemingly mundane existence.
11. complicated
12. modern
13. worldly
14. wealthy

15. Cassy has a strong penchant in collecting cars.
    1. belief
    2. fondness
    3. hobby
    4. route
16. Diskettes and CDs are going obsolete.
    1. recycled
    2. refurbished
    3. updated
    4. outdated
17. The Queen of the Night dances vivaciously.
    1. lively
    2. awkward
    3. kindly
    4. sweetly
18. The court released a dogmatic statement that made people more hopeful.
    1. naive
    2. unbelievable
    3. assertive
    4. unclear
19. This generation is prone to plethoric use of mobile gadgets.
    1. essential
    2. crucial

3. important
4. excessive
5. I am usually haphazard in composing my poetry but they turn out so well

anyway.

1. disorganized
2. blank
3. puzzled
4. strategic

Answer Key:

3,2,4,1,2,1,2,3,1,2,2,2,3,3,2,4,1,3,4,

Correct Spelling and Idiomatic Expressions with

Meaning and Examples

There are also given questions about choosing the correct spelling of words or selecting the misspelled one. In my honest opinion, spelling is the most challenging exam since words seem spelled correct and you are just choosing from given set of words. Sometimes there is also an option for “none” or all are correct. This part of the exam is very tricky considering the words may look familiar and common but their spellings are confusing. Often you may think you already know the correct spelling, yet you may be wrong. That’s why provided the most confusing words with correct spellings here.

We’re giving some of the words usually given for this type of test. Review

them well and master them by heart.

committee separate melancholy

occasion license oxymoron

knowledgeable liaison execute

acknowledgment receipt zoologist

meringue anonymous withdrawal

queue yacht vacuum

spontaneous whimsical privilege

malicious accessible nuisance

commission continuous nauseous

eccentric ecstasy lingerie

rhythm fluorescent judgment

accommodate ambiguous hemorrhage

embarrass turquoise equilibrium

maintenance occurrence dilemma

conscience mayonnaise bizarre

etiquette Mediterranean assimilate

bourgeoisie grotesque hygienic

dearth irresistible jeopardy

luscious negligible omniscience

pandemonium quintessential rendezvous

Idiomatic Expressions with Meaning and

Examples

Idioms are words and phrases that has figurative meaning, separate from its

literal meaning like proverbs and sayings.

Examples:

 Burning the midnight oil – means working or studying late into the night

 Don’t judge the book by its cover – means don’t judge something by its appearance

 Blessing in disguise – something unexpectedly turned out good

 It takes two to Tango – means Actions or communications need more than one person.

 Break a leg – means do your very best

Idiomatic Expressions Questions

Note that we already highlighted the correct answers.

Instructions: Choose the meaning of the underlined phrases from the given

choices.

1. If you don’t spill the beans now, you might gonna regret it.
   1. spread rumors
   2. let out a secret
   3. plant some seeds
   4. none of the above
2. Hey, man, you are absolutely barking up the wrong tree here because I’m

innocent.

1. choosing the wrong dog
2. giving up a fight
3. accusing the wrong person
4. setting up an event in a tree
5. One proven ways to beat an enemy is find his Achilles heel.
6. secret strategy
7. amulet
8. strong point
9. weak spot
10. His new Ferrari costs an arm and a leg so he is now looking for another job.

1. very expensive
2. got fired
3. met an accident
4. was stolen
5. He married a woman who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
6. born very beautiful
7. born very poor
8. born into a very rich family
9. born very talkative
10. She has different investments because she doesn’t want to put all eggs in

one basket.

1. doesn’t want to put all resources in one possibility
2. doesn’t want to cook everything at once
3. doesn’t want to go bankrupt
4. none of the above
5. Whenever his crush passes by the hallway, he’s having butterflies on his

stomach.

1. he feels sick
2. he feels nervous
3. he feels like flying
4. he feels so handsome
5. Even though they had a nasty fight, they decided to bury the hatchet and

move on.

1. kill the enemy

2. remember the past
3. bury the dead
4. forget the past quarrel
5. My father always reminds us, “don’t count your chickens before the eggs

have hatched.”

1. Don’t eat your eggs before they are cooked.
2. Don’t make plans for something that might not happen.
3. Don’t deal with your problems before they are solved.
4. All of the above.
5. Iphones became so popular not only to teens, even my grandparents jump

on the bandwagon and bought some.

1. ride on the gadget and sell Apple
2. jump for technology and sell iphones
3. joined the new trend and bought iphones
4. bought Android and Apple

Answer Key:

2 , 3 , 4 , 1 , 3 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 2 , 3

Civil Service Exam Reviewer for Analogy and

Logic

Analogy and logic tests in the Civil Service Exam is so challenging as well

because it requires tough analysis of words and logical meanings between

them. The keys to finding the right answers to questions in this type of exam is

understanding word meanings, and analysing the relationship between words,

ideas, phrases in the given set of words.

If you know the famous game on the iphone, ipad and mobile gadgets called 4

pics, 1 word, this type of exam is sort of like that strategy, only easier

because in this type of test, you will be given choices unlike that game, you

have no choice at all but guess the one word or thought that defines the

relationship between the given photos.

Tips in getting the right answer in Analogy and

Logic:

1. Determine the thought and relationship between the first set of words
2. Apply the same thought and relationship among the choices for the next set of words

According to some English Test Reviewers, Analogy questions usually have

the following relationship and thoughts:

 Synonym – pretty: beautiful: big: huge

 Antonym – big: small: fast: slow

 Group – wolf: pack: tree: forest

 Cause and effect – rain: flood: quake: sink-hole

 Sequence – study: graduate: plant: harvest

 Classification – blue: color: pants: clothing

 Degree – warm: hot: cold: freezing

 Effort and result – paint: painting: write: letter

 Problem and Solution – tired: sleep: itch: scratch

 Function – keyboard: to type: phone: to call

Analogy and Logic Questions and Answers

Test your analogy skills by choosing the best word that express similar

relationship to the given words.

1. Iron: metal: : granite: ______
   1. marble
   2. rock
   3. sand
   4. solid
2. Decibel: sound: : volt: ______
   1. watts
   2. fire
   3. electricity
   4. lightning
3. Coward: brave: : philanthropist: _______
   1. selfish
   2. kind
   3. pessimist
   4. optimist
4. Logic: reasoning: : ethics: _______
   1. character
   2. behavior
   3. subject
   4. traits

5. Antenna: signal: : net: ______
   1. web
   2. catch
   3. gross
   4. fish
6. Stanza: poem: : act: ______
   1. movie
   2. opera
   3. song
   4. lyric
7. Astrology: Astronomy: :Alchemy: _________
   1. Chemistry
   2. Biology
   3. Physics
   4. Science
8. Census: population: : inventory: __________
   1. accounting
   2. merchandise
   3. cost
   4. list

9. Oath: promise: : contract: __________
   1. license
   2. contact
   3. agreement
   4. paper
10. Glimmer: Flicker: : murmur: _______
    1. whisper
    2. shout
    3. rumor
    4. speak
11. Bouquet: flowers: : flock:
    1. dogs
    2. sheep
    3. ship
    4. cats
12. Rescind: law: : withdraw: _______
    1. bank
    2. candidacy
    3. deposit
    4. resume

13. Hoax: deceive: : filibuster: ______
    1. delay
    2. refuse
    3. stop
    4. none
14. Syllabus: course: :agenda: _______
    1. subject
    2. platform
    3. meeting
    4. lesson
15. Cat: kitten: :horse: _______
    1. cab
    2. puppy
    3. stallion
    4. pony
16. Evaporate: vapor: : petrify: _______
    1. liquid
    2. stone
    3. magnify
    4. cold

17. Canvas: painter: : marble: ________
    1. sculptor
    2. rock
    3. statue
    4. form
18. Hammer: anvil: : pestle: _________
    1. ground
    2. grinder
    3. mortar
    4. knife
19. Librarian: books: : curator: _______
    1. atlas
    2. encyclopedia
    3. room
    4. paintings
20. Archive: manuscript: arsenal: ________
    1. soldier
    2. weapon
    3. castle
    4. king

21. Bodyguard: protection: : mentor: _______

    1. advice
    2. counsel
    3. teacher
    4. leader

22. Novelist: plot: : Architect: _______

    1. building
    2. design
    3. blueprint
    4. house

23. Molecule: atoms: : tissue: _______

    1. organ
    2. cells
    3. body
    4. neutrons

24. Eavesdrop: conversation: : trespass: _________

25. property

26. house

27. land

28. assets

Answer Key:

2,3,1,2,4,2,1,2,3,1,2,2,1,3,4,2,1,3,4,2,2,3,2,1

English Grammar and Correct Usage Sample

Tests

We made some English Grammar and Correct Usage tests here including

sample questions with answer keys, sentences including correct and incorrect

ones. Passing this part of the examination will help you big time in taking other

exams as well because correct grammar is so important. We provided tips

and helpful lessons you need to pass this English exam.

Important Tips to Ace the English Test for Grammar

and Correct Usage

If you know and understand Correct Usage of Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns,

Adjectives, Adverbs and grammar, you will surely pass the English exam. It

will also help you in answering the other parts like Numerical Reasoning,

Logic, Analogy, Reading and Comprehension since they are all in English.

Understanding Verbs – their Forms and Usage

Verbs are action words. Their main usage is simple to remember.

Present Tense

Add S when talking about Singular Nouns ( he, she, it, everyone, everybody,

no one, nobody, either, neither, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody )

Examples:

 Taylor writes her original lyrics.

 Harry dreams to be a wizard.

 She wants to marry you.

 Nobody cares for your Facebook status.

 Everyone knows this is the best reviewer.

Don’t add S when talking about Plural Nouns like – I, You, We, They and

other plural nouns

Examples:

 I love her to the moon and back.

 You care for me more than you should.

 We review the CSE pointers to ace the coming exam.

 They watch the concert to see Justin.

 Her children study together every night.

 Many students volunteer for the show.

Past Tense

Add D or ED to regular verbs, used when talking about the past.

Examples:

 Cathy baked a chocolate muffin for me last night.

 The farmers received their first check yesterday.

Irregular verbs, change their spelling: