Verbal Ability (English + Filipino)
40%of exam
Analytical Ability
24%of exam
Numerical Ability
22%of exam
General Information
14%of exam
Quick Facts
- Exam
- CSE-PPT Professional
- Level
- Professional (2nd level)
- Items
- 170 multiple-choice
- Time
- 3 hrs 10 min
- Pass
- At least 80.00
- Fee
- PHP 500
- Frequency
- Twice a year
- Board
- CSC Philippines
Rin/Din, Raw/Daw
After vowel rin raw, after consonant din daw
Vowel end: rin, rawConsonant end: din, dawMeans also, tooDaw/raw = reportedly
Who vs Whom
Who
- Subject role
- Replace he / she
- Does the action
Whom
- Object role
- Replace him / her
- Receives the action
Subject vs object
Verbal Item Picker
- Meaning of a word→Vocabulary(synonym / antonym)
- Blank in sentence→Sentence completion
- Find the error→Grammar + usage
- Reorder the sentences→Paragraph organization
- Passage central point→Main idea
- Filipino same meaning→Kasingkahulugan
English Grammar Rules
- Each / every
- singular verb
- The number of
- singular verb
- A number of
- plural verb
- Neither...nor
- verb agrees nearer subject
- As well as
- subject number unchanged
- Who
- subject: he / she
- Whom
- object: him / her
- Fewer
- countable nouns
- Less
- uncountable nouns
Fewer vs Less
Fewer
- Countable nouns
- Fewer chairs
- Plural items
Less
- Uncountable nouns
- Less water
- Mass amounts
Count vs mass
High-Yield Vocabulary
- Candid
- frank, honest
- Prudent
- wise, careful judgment
- Meticulous
- extremely careful, precise
- Mitigate
- make less severe
- Ameliorate
- improve, make better
- Verbose
- wordy, too many words
- Lucid
- clear, easily understood
- Abundant
- plentiful; opposite scarce
- Diligent
- hardworking, persistent effort
Ng vs Nang (Filipino)
Ng
- Possession or object
- Aklat ng bata
- Links a noun
Nang
- Adverb or time
- Kumain nang mabilis
- Manner or when
Marker vs adverb
Reading + Paragraph
- Main idea
- central unifying point
- Detail question
- explicitly stated fact
- Inference
- logically forced conclusion
- Author's tone
- writer's attitude
- Topic sentence
- paragraph's main claim
- Transitions
- however, therefore, thus
- Coherence
- logical sentence order
- Sentence completion
- fit grammar + sense
Filipino Talasalitaan
- Talasalitaan
- vocabulary
- Kasingkahulugan
- synonym
- Kasalungat
- antonym
- Masinop
- careful, orderly, thrifty
- Masipag
- hardworking
- Mapagpakumbaba
- humble, modest
- Mapagmalasakit
- caring, concerned
- Panindigan
- stand firm on principle
Filipino Wastong Gamit
- Wastong gamit
- correct word usage
- Ng
- possessive or object marker
- Nang
- adverb, time, manner
- Rin / Din
- also, too
- Raw / Daw
- reportedly; it is said
- Pagbasa
- reading comprehension
- Idyoma
- idiomatic expression
- Nagbibilang ng poste
- idle, jobless
Assumption vs Conclusion
Assumption
- Unstated premise
- Argument depends on
- Negate to test
Conclusion
- Stated result
- Follows from premises
- The main claim
Hidden vs derived
Analogy Relationship Picker
- Gives a service→Provider : recipient
- Piece of a whole→Part : whole
- Produces a result→Cause : effect
- Same meaning→Synonym pair
- Opposite meaning→Antonym pair
- Measures a quantity→Tool : measures
Word Analogy Types
- Provider : recipient
- doctor to patient
- Part : whole
- page to book
- Cause : effect
- rain to flood
- Synonym
- happy to joyful
- Antonym
- hot to cold
- Tool : measures
- thermometer measures temperature
- Worker : product
- author to novel
- Unit : quantity
- kilogram to mass
All vs Some
All
- Every member
- No exceptions
- Universal claim
Some
- At least one
- Overlap undetermined
- Partial claim
Universal vs partial
Logic + Reasoning
- Syllogism
- premises force conclusion
- Validity
- form, not truth
- All
- every member included
- Some
- overlap undetermined
- Assumption
- unstated required belief
- Negation test
- negate; argument breaks
- Conclusion
- follows from premises
- Word association
- relate paired terms
Data Interpretation
- Percentage
- part / total ×100
- Average
- sum divided by count
- Trend
- rising, falling, flat
- Slope
- steeper means faster
- Table cell
- row meets column
- Denominator
- total of all
- Chart compare
- two categories side-by-side
PEMDAS Order
Parentheses Exponents Multiply Divide Add Subtract
P: parentheses firstE: exponents nextMD: left to rightAS: left to right
Mean vs Median
Mean
- Sum ÷ count
- Average value
- Skewed by outliers
Median
- Middle sorted value
- Position based
- Resists outliers
Average vs middle
Numerical Method Picker
- Constant difference→Arithmetic series
- Constant ratio→Geometric series
- Part of a total→Percentage formula
- Workers combine→Work rate
- Mixed operations→PEMDAS order
- New versus old→Percent change
Number + Letter Sequences
- Arithmetic
- constant difference added
- Geometric
- constant ratio multiplied
- Growing gaps
- +3, +5, +7...
- Alternating
- two interleaved series
- Letter series
- skip by position
- Dividing series
- 81, 27, 9, 3
- Squares
- 1, 4, 9, 16
Math Formulas
- PEMDAS
- order of operations
- X% of N
- (X/100) × N
- Percent change
- (new-old) / old ×100
- Ratio a:b
- cross-multiply proportion
- Work rate
- 1/T per hour
- Mean
- sum ÷ count
- Median
- middle sorted value
- Mode
- most frequent value
Fractions + Decimals
- Add fractions
- common denominator first
- Simplify
- divide by GCF
- 0.625
- equals 5/8
- 25%
- equals 1/4
- 50%
- equals one half
- Decimal to percent
- multiply by 100
- Fraction to percent
- divide then ×100
8 Norms of Conduct
Interest, Professional, Just, Neutral, Responsive, National, Democratic, Simple
Commitment to public interestProfessionalismJustness + sincerityPolitical neutralityResponsiveness to publicNationalism + patriotismCommitment to democracySimple living
Professional vs Subprofessional
Professional
- 170 items
- 3 hrs 10 min
- Has analytical ability
Subprofessional
- 165 items
- 2 hrs 40 min
- Has clerical ability
Analytical vs clerical
1987 Constitution
- Article III
- Bill of Rights
- Article VI
- Legislature (Congress)
- Article VII
- Executive (President)
- Article VIII
- Judiciary (Supreme Court)
- Article XIII
- social justice, human rights
- President term
- single six-year term
- Senate
- 24 senators, at-large
- President age
- at least 40
Key Constitution Articles
III Rights | VI Congress | VII President | VIII Courts
III: Bill of RightsVI: LegislatureVII: ExecutiveVIII: Judiciary
RA 6713 Rules
- RA 6713
- Code of Conduct 1989
- Public office
- a public trust
- 15 working days
- reply to public
- SALN
- file assets yearlySec 8
- Section 4
- eight norms of conduct
- Section 5(a)
- prompt, courteous action
- Nominal gifts
- allowed, token value
- Divestment
- avoid conflict of interest
Three Branches
Legislative makes | Executive enforces | Judicial interprets
Legislative: makes lawsExecutive: enforces lawsJudicial: interprets laws
8 Norms of Conduct
- Public interest
- over private gain
- Professionalism
- excellence and expertise
- Justness + sincerity
- fair, no discrimination
- Political neutrality
- serve any administration
- Responsiveness
- act on public needs
- Nationalism
- loyalty to country
- Commitment to democracy
- uphold the Constitution
- Simple living
- modest, humble lifestyle
Peace, Rights + Environment
- Human rights
- inherent, universal, inalienable
- UDHR
- adopted 1948, UN
- Human Rights Day
- December 10
- CHR
- investigates rights violations
- Peace
- justice plus harmony
- RA 9003
- Solid Waste Act 2000
- Waste segregation
- bio, non-bio, recyclable
- DENR
- environment protection agency
- MRF
- barangay recovery facility
Common Traps
Number of vs A number
The number = singular ≠ A number = plural
Its vs It's
Its = possessive ≠ It's = it is
Ng vs Nang
Ng = possessive marker ≠ Nang = adverb, time
Valid vs True
Valid = form follows ≠ True = facts correct
All vs Some
All = every member ≠ Some = at least one
Mean vs Mode
Mean = average ≠ Mode = most frequent
Rating vs raw score
80.00 = weighted rating ≠ Not raw item count
Last Minute
- 1.170 items, 190 minutes
- 2.Pass = general rating 80.00
- 3.Verbal is the largest area
- 4.Each takes a singular verb
- 5.Whom is object; who subject
- 6.PEMDAS before you compute
- 7.Percent change divides by old
- 8.Article III = Bill of Rights
- 9.President: single six-year term
- 10.RA 6713 = Code of Conduct
- 11.Reply to public: 15 days
- 12.SALN is filed yearly
- 13.Answer all; guess if unsure
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