Career Service Examination - Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT), Professional Level

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined word: The mayor gave a CANDID assessment of the city's finances.

• AFrank
• BConfusing
• CLengthy
• DOptimistic

Select the word that best completes the sentence: The committee will __________ the proposal before submitting it for final approval.

• Ascrutinize
• Bscrutiny
• Cscrutinous
• Dscrutinizing

Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to ABUNDANT.

• AScarce
• BPlentiful
• CGenerous
• DWealthy

What is the meaning of the word METICULOUS as used in: 'She kept meticulous records of every transaction'?

• AExtremely careful and precise
• BCareless and hurried
• CBrief and incomplete
• DSecret and hidden

Choose the synonym of the word PRUDENT.

• AWise
• BReckless
• CWasteful
• DHostile

Which word best completes the sentence? Despite the heavy rain, the workers remained __________ in finishing the bridge on schedule.

• Aresolute
• Breluctant
• Cindifferent
• Ddoubtful

Choose the word nearest in meaning to AMELIORATE.

• AImprove
• BWorsen
• CPostpone
• DIgnore

Select the word that best completes the sentence: Neither the manager nor the staff members __________ aware of the new policy.

• Awere
• Bwas
• Cis
• Dhas been

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The report, along with its appendices, __________ ready for distribution.

• Ais
• Bare
• Cwere
• Dhave been

Fill in the blank with the correct word: If I __________ the answer, I would have told you immediately.

• Ahad known
• Bknew
• Chave known
• Dwould know

Choose the best word to complete the sentence: The applicant was praised for her __________ to detail during the interview.

• Aattention
• Battentive
• Cattentively
• Dattend

Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'Each of the employees / have submitted / their requirements / on time.'

• Ahave submitted
• BEach of the employees
• Ctheir requirements
• Don time

Identify the grammatically incorrect part: 'The number of applicants / are increasing / every year / according to the records.'

• Aare increasing
• BThe number of applicants
• Cevery year
• Daccording to the records

Find the error in this sentence: 'Between you and I, the meeting was poorly organized.'

• Ayou and I
• BBetween
• Cthe meeting
• Dpoorly organized

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• AThe team is working hard to meet its deadline.
• BThe team are working hard to meet their deadline.
• CThe team is working hard to meet their deadline.
• DThe team working hard to meet its deadline.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• AOne of the books on the shelf is missing.
• BOne of the books on the shelf are missing.
• COne of the book on the shelf is missing.
• DOne of the books on the shelf were missing.

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?

• ABy the time we arrived, the program had already started.
• BBy the time we arrived, the program already started.
• CBy the time we arrived, the program has already started.
• DBy the time we arrive, the program had already started.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

• AAfter the meeting, we discussed the budget, the timeline, and the staffing plan.
• BAfter the meeting we discussed the budget the timeline and the staffing plan.
• CAfter the meeting, we discussed the budget the timeline, and the staffing plan.
• DAfter the meeting we discussed, the budget, the timeline and the staffing plan.

Arrange the following sentences into the most logical paragraph order: 1. As a result, productivity in the office improved dramatically. 2. The agency installed new computers in every workstation. 3. Employees were then trained to use the upgraded software. 4. Many tasks that once took hours could now be done in minutes.

• A2, 3, 4, 1
• B1, 2, 3, 4
• C4, 2, 3, 1
• D2, 4, 3, 1

Which sentence should come FIRST to introduce a well-organized paragraph about saving energy?

• AConserving electricity benefits both households and the environment.
• BTherefore, everyone should switch off idle appliances.
• CFor instance, unplugging chargers reduces phantom load.
• DIt also lowers the monthly electric bill significantly.

Read the passage and answer the question. 'Public service requires not only competence but also integrity. A skilled official who lacks honesty may use that skill to deceive, while an honest official who lacks skill may fail to deliver results. The ideal public servant therefore combines both qualities.' What is the main idea of the passage?

• AEffective public service requires both competence and integrity.
• BSkill is more important than honesty in government.
• CHonest officials always deliver excellent results.
• DMost public servants lack both skill and honesty.

Read the passage and answer the question. 'The new ordinance bans single-use plastic bags in all public markets effective next month. Vendors must shift to reusable or biodegradable containers. Those who continue using banned plastics will face fines.' According to the passage, what will happen to vendors who keep using banned plastics?

• AThey will face fines.
• BThey will receive free reusable bags.
• CThey will be allowed a one-year extension.
• DThey will be relocated to another market.