should also plural.
That being said,
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from ReviewerCivilServiceExam.compara
maging matagumpay ang pagkuha mo ng
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TIP #1: PREPARE
 On VOCABULARY: The Verbal
Aptitude questions will not include
highfalutin words. Usually, the exam
will only include commonly-used
words in news articles, features, and
editorials which most people find
slightly confusing.
 On MATH : The exam will cover
basic math lessons which you have
probably already encountered when
you were in high school (or perhaps
even earlier). Usually, there will be
questions involving Prime Numbers,
Integers, Odd and Even Numbers,
Absolute Value, Place Value,
PEMDAS operations (Parenthesis,
Exponents, Multiplication and/or
Division, and then Addition and/or
Subtraction), Decimals, Fractions,
and Percentages (Interest Rate
Problems and Sale/Discount/Profit
Problems). There will also be
Algebra questions in the form of
Work Problems, Time and Distance
Problems, and Age Problems.
 On GRAMMAR: The exam usually
includes questions that will require
you to fill in a blank in the sentence
with the appropriate word from a
given set of choices. There are also
Sentence Error Identification
Questions. To ace this section, know
the various parts of speech. Review
rules in subject (noun or pronoun)
and verb agreement. The golden rule
is that if the subject is singular, then
the verb should also be singular. If
the subject is plural, then the verb
you should learn how to find the
subject in a sentence and how to
determine if it is singular or plural.
Know how indefinite pronouns,
collective nouns, modifiers,
conjunctions, and compound subjects
work with verbs. In addition, make
sure you know the different tenses of
verb and how they are formed –
simple tenses, progressive tenses,
perfect tenses, and perfect
progressive tenses.
 On WORD ANALOGY: The exam
will include Single- and Double-
Word Analogy Questions. To ace
this part of the Civil Service Exam,
you have to learn how to form a
strong bridge sentence (a sentence
that links/ that shows the relationship
between the two given words).
 On LOGIC (For the Professional
Level Exam): There will be ‘Finding
the Best Assumption’ and ‘Finding
the Best Conclusion’ questions. For
the Assumption Questions, learn
how to do the Negation Test (Test if
a statement is an assumption required
for an argument by simply negating
it). In the case of Conclusion
Questions, learn how to draw and
interpret a Venn Diagram. It will also
help if you can explore syllogistic
fallacies which are usually taught as
part of your Philosophy subject in
college or in high school.
 On READING
COMPREHENSION: Learn how to
find the Main Idea of the sentence
and how to separate it from the
supporting details. Also, you have to
know how to find the meaning of
words based on Context Clues (how
they were used in the paragraph).
 On PARAGRAPH
ORGANIZATION: Be familiar
 with the different types of paragraph
structures (Process, Cause and
Effect, Argument, etc.). Read
about Sequence Adverbs (first, then,
next, finally, etc.), Transition Words,
and Conjunctions (and, if, but, etc.)
too. Also, learn how to use the
answer options as your guide in
forming a coherent paragraph.
 On NUMBER SERIES: Be familiar
with the common number series
patterns (Prime or Odd Numbers,
Squares or Cubes, Square Roots or
Cube Roots, Pattern in differences,
Pattern in adjacent/consecutive
numbers, Complex Patterns). You
can always start by finding the
differences between two consecutive
numbers in the series and then repeat
the same process until you see a
pattern you are familiar with.
 On GENERAL INFO: Read the
Philippine Constitution and the
Republic Act No. 6713. There will
also be a few questions on
Environmental Conservation,
Territorial Disputes, and Indigenous
People.
of its meaning, check with a
dictionary app like Merriam-
Webster. Once you know its
meaning, try to use it in a sentence or
two.
 PRACTICE SOLVING MATH
PROBLEMS to improve your
numerical aptitude: Get a high
school level math textbook and
practice solving word problems.
Remember that YOU CANNOT
USE A CALCULATOR come the
examination day so you really have
to practice manual computations.
The more you get acquainted with
Math Word Problems, the easier it
would be for you to discern what
number sentences should be formed
and what math formulas may be
needed. Be careful in placing your
decimal points and zeroes when
finding the solution though.

TIP #2: PRACTICE

 PRACTICE READING to
improve your verbal aptitude: If
you are not a big fan of English
literary fiction, make it a habit to
read periodicals – and with that, I
mean actual periodicals like news
sites and magazines – not personal
blogs and social media posts which
usually have a lot of grammar
mistakes. Read whenever you have
the time to do so. Read when you’re
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Read when you’re on your way to
school or to your office. If you come
across a new word and you’re unsure
 the boldand italicized word in the
you need to pass each test in order to pass sentence.
the whole piece
1.) It is paradoxical to say that one
According to the CSC, the exam will can be patriotic and not patriotic at
cover the following scope: the same time.
A.) supportive
 English and Filipino: B.) contradictory
C.) energizing
 Vocabulary D.) truthful

 Grammar and correct usage 2.) Many false stories surfaced the
author’s death but only those which
 Paragraph organization are widely popular
remained canonical.
 Reading comprehension A.) valuable
B.) meaningful
 Analogy C.) engaging
D.) acceptable
 Logic
3.) The five star general
 Numerical reasoning remained composed in his
behaviour although a lot of logistical
 Clerical Operations
problems continued to fill his ranks.
 General Information about – A.) serene
Philippine Constitution; Code of B.) inspired
Conduct and Ethical Standards C.) thoughtful
for Public Officials and D.) focused
Employees (R. A. 6713); peace
and human rights issues and 4.) The football team
concepts; and environment remained enervated after the
management and protection. particularly difficult final match with
the defending champions from
Barotac.
A.) exhausted
B.) motivated
C.) calculating
Here are some multiple-choice Civil D.) noisy
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synonyms. 5.) The chief operating
officer suggested a
Choose the letter that corresponds more pragmatic approach in
to the word closest in meaning to
dealing with the situation, relying 10.) Because of
more on results and outcomes. his flippant remarks, Quentin’s
A.) planned friends never took him seriously.
B.) practical A.) light-hearted
C.) polite B.) profound
D.) purposeful C.) demeaning
D.) wise
6.) Between rumors of a tryst with a
government official and allegations 11.) The old professor’s lectures
of drug dependency, the were soporific in their effect as
student athlete decided to seen from the immediate results in
disappear from the public eye. the lecture hall.
A.) flight A.) enlightening
B.) love affair B.) merciful
C.) secret meet C.) sleep-inducing
D.) corruption D.) engaging

7.) Doctors recommend that people 12.) The young lady was
should drink more water when they often lachrymose whenever she
are working out strenuously. reads books that lead to tragic
A.) consistently ends.
B.) thoroughly A.) silly
C.) vigorously B.) preoccupied
D.) slowly C.) lazy
D.) tear-filled
8.) The Harry Potter books have
become ubiquitous in bookstores 13.) Many civic minded members of
around the English-speaking world. society decry government policies
A.) amazing that continue to ignore the concerns
B.) widespread of the poor.
C.) annoying A.) condemn
D.) entertaining B.) express
C.) support
9.) Batman defeated Gotham’s mob D.) lessen
bosses and ended
their nefarious activities that took 14.) Many college textbooks,
advantage on the weak and the despite the appeal of their subject
poor. matter, remain stodgy in their
A.) questionable discussion and presentation of
B.) hidden topics.
C.) altruistic A.) limited
D.) wicked B.) short-sighted
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D.) erroneous

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C.) virtue
D.) religiousness Usage.

Answer key: Instruction: Choose the letter that

corresponds to the word or phrase
1.) B.) contradictory
2.) D.) acceptable that will correctly complete each
3.) A.) serene sentence.
4.) A.) exhausted 1.) The musical play _______ we
5.) B.) practical saw last night was fascinating.
6.) C.) secret meet
A.) whose
7.) C.) vigorously
8.) B.) widespread B.) whom
9.) D.) wicked C.) that
10.) A. ) light-hearted D.) since
11.) C.) sleep-inducing
12.) D.) tear-filled 2.) _______ the four candidates,
13.) A.) condemn
Margot was chosen to become the
14.) C.) boring
15.) B.) intelligence school representative.
A.) Between
B.) Among
C.) Meanwhile
D.) Already

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well. What is it that _______ you?
A.) ails
B.) ales
C.) aisles
D.) isles
4.) My teacher _______ I was C.) May
absent last time when she _______ D.) How
the lesson on Tirad Pass.
9.) Policies in society that do not
A.) taught, thought
work for the people should be
B.) tot, thawed
_______ so that they serve the
C.) thought, taught
common good.
D.) thought, teached
A.) praised
5.) The envoy from Latvia handled B.) undermined
the affair in a _______ fashion. C.) ameliorated
A.) discreet D.) metabolized
B.) discrete
10.) _______ are fourteen
C.) discretely
volunteers in _______ group.
D.) discreetly
_______ waiting for you.
6.) My friends and I have known A.) Their, they’re, There
each other _______ 1990. B.) There, they’re, Their
A.) after C.) There, their, They’re
B.) since D.) They’re, there, Their
C.) mean while
11.) Cheating on you is the
D.) because of
_______ thing in my mind right
7.) Jasper, a known rebel, _______ now.
the speed limit by doing 170 on the A.) furthest
road. B.) farther
A.) flaunted C.) farthest
B.) flouted D.) further
C.) flagged
12.) After playing three soccer
D.) flippant
games, Diego left _______.
8.) Martin speaks French. _______ A.) burned out
you? B.) burned in
A.) Should C.) burned over
B.) Can D.) burned up
13.) Please do not _______ the C.) somehow
volume of the radio as I am D.) few
studying for my exams.
18.) The fifth grade children of Mrs.
A.) turn over
Santos are _______. They ignored
B.) turn out
their teacher’s reminders.
C.) turn up
A.) uninteresting
D.) turn with
B.) disinterested
14.) They were playing in the yard
C.) disinteresting
when the balloons _______.
D.) interested
A.) pooped
19.) The sheriff _______ the bank
B.) plooped
robbers last Sunday.
C.) bursted
A.) hung
D.) burst
B.) hanging
15.) People of different religions C.) hanged
should _______ with each other D.) hunging
despite their creeds and beliefs.
20.) The _______ at work is that of
A.) get around
gravity.
B.) get along
A.) participle
C.) get over
B.) particle
D.) get with
C.) principal
16.) _______ are my students you D.) principle
are scolding.
Answers:
A.) That
1.) C.) that. The relative pronoun
B.) Than
used here (“here”) applies to any
C.) This
object that is concrete or tangible.
D.) These
2.) B.) among. The proper word
17.) There is _______ that I can do should be “among” as there are
to help you at this point. several choices given. “Between”
A.) little applies only when two choices are
B.) more provided.
3.) A.) ails. The correct word is “ails”
which means “makes one feel sick”.
4.) C.) thought, taught. “Thought” as
the past tense of “think, and
“taught” as the past tense of “teach”
5.) A.) discreet. “Discreet” means in
a secret manner while “discrete”
means separate unit.
6.) B.) since. The adverb of time
“since” is the correct choice to
suggest that the speaker in the
sentence and his peers have known
each other sometime in the past.
7.) B.) flouted. The word “flaunt”
means to be overly expressive so
as to boast while “flout” means to
disregard rules or conventions. The
correct answer is therefore flouted.
8.) B.) can. The correct choice is
“can” making the reader ask if it is
possible for him to do what is
suggested.
9.) C.) ameliorated. Policies that
don’t work need to be improved.
“Ameliorate” means to change
something for the better.
10.) C.) There, their, they’re. The
use of “there” indicates an assertion
of some quality or trait, or even to
point at a direction. “Their” is a
pronoun used to show possession,
while “they’re” is a contraction
(short-cut) for “they are”.
11.) A.) furthest. The rule on the
use of “farther” applies to physical
distance in space, while “further”
implies mental distance/degree.
12.) A.) burned out. The expression
“burn out” means to reach a point of
exhaustion.
13.) C.) turn up. To “turn up”
something means to increase the
sound or volume.
14.) D.) burst. The verb “burst” is an
irregular verb and its past tense is
also “burst” not bursted.
15.) B.) get along. The phrasal verb
“get along” means to cooperate with
each other.
16.) D.) these. The correct answer
is “these” as it agrees with the
referent, children (plural form).
17.) A.) little. The tone of the
sentence suggests not much can be
done. The appropriate answer is
“little” not “few” because the idea is
something that is not quantifiable.
18.) B.) disinterested.
“Disinterested” means indifferent,
impartial or unconcerned.
19.) C.) hanged. The verb hang has
two meanings but both mean to
suspend something. The past tense
for hanging “people” as a form of
punishment in some societies is
“hanged” while “hung” suggests the
past of objects being suspended
like clothes. 3.) Ilocos : bagnet :: Cebu :
20.) D.) principle. “Principle” names _______
a fundamental belief, rule or idea.
A.) lechon
B.) diningding
C.) Bicol express
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corresponds to the word matches B.) Aztec
perfectly with each analogy. C.) Babylonian
1.) Gaborone : Botswana :: Kiev : D.) Egyptian
_______ 6.) nephelic : cloud :: pluvial :
_______
A.) Moldova
B.) Estonia A.) rainbow
C.) Ukraine B.) snow
D.) Latvia C.) rain
D.) fog
2.) Lucban : Quezon :: Naga :
_______ 7.) Oxford : England :: Sorbonne :
_______
A.) Laguna
B.) Sulu A.) United States
C.) Bohol B.) France
D.) Camarines Sur
C.) Netherlands A.) roadrunners
D.) Belgium B.) geese
C.) owls
8.) nephrologist : kidney ::
D.) chickens
Cardiologist : _______
13.) Roman Catholic : Aquinas ::
A.) stomach
Protestant : _______
B.) brain
A.) Ratzinger
C.) lungs
B.) Calvin
D.) heart
C.) Augustine
9.) Apollo : Greece :: Amaterasu : D.) Bellarmine
_______
14.) Baranggay : Philippines ::
A.) Japan canton : _______
B.) China
A.) Hungary
C.) Korea
B.) Switzerland
D.) Vietnam
C.) Greece
10.) Carlo J. Caparas : Panday :: D.) Malta
Mars Ravelo : _______
15.) leukemia : blood :: pneumonia :
A.) Darna _______
B.) Bakekang
A.) liver
C.) Joaquin Bordado
B.) stomach
D.) Pugad Baboy
C.) esophagus
11.) Church : Christianity :: D.) lungs
synagogue : _______
16.) volleyball : libero :: soccer :
A.) Islam _______
B.) Buddhisim
A.) quarterback
C.) Judaism
B.) mid-spiker
D.) Jainism
C.) center guard
12.) murder : crows :: gaggle : D.) midfielder
_______
17.) DC Universe : Superman :: 4.) D.) Harry Potter
Marvel Universe : ______ 5.) D.) Egyptian
6.) C.) rain
A.) Wonder Woman
7.) B.) France
B.) Spiderman
8.) D.) heart
C.) Batman
9.) A.) Japan
D.) The Flash
10.) A.) Darna
18.) aquiline : eagle-like :: hircine : 11.) C.) Judaism
_______ 12.) B.) geese
13.) B.) Calvin
A.) sheep-like 14.) B.) Switzerland
B.) tiger-like 15.) D.) lungs
C.) pig-like 16.) D.) midfielder
D.) goat-like 17.) B.) Spiderman
18.) D.) goat-like
19.) yeti : The Himalayas :: Dracula
19.) B.) Romania
: _______
20.) C.) blue
A.) Bulgaria
B.) Romania
C.) Montenegro
D.) Albania Civil Service
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B.) yellow
C.) blue
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2.) D.) Camarines Sur
3.) A.) lechon
Instruction: Choose the letter that A.) uncensored
corresponds to the word opposite in B.) reciprocated
meaning to C.) remarkable
the bold and italicized word in the D.) rejected
sentence.
5.) It is not a good thing to hang out
1.) Because of his love for culture
with people
and the arts, Martin is considered
with morose dispositions in life.
by his friends as elegant and
A.) thoughtful
refined.
B.) jubilant
A.) aggressive
C.) depressing
B.) praiseworthy
D.) unresponsive
C.) philistine
D.) peaceful 6.) Mrs. Cabral’s art
2.) I don’t think they have works are acclaimed by both critics
the temerity to put these and lay people alike because of
accusations in print. their beauty and insight.
A.) meekness A.) disregarded
B.) silence B.) noteworthy
C.) daring C.) indispensable
D.) strength D.) praised
3.) Waging a campaign against the 7.) Ramsay’s articles in the papers
candidate’s character, the press are noted for their avant-garde take
attempted to vilify Mr. Rosario and on contemporary issues and
his family. concerns.
A.) criticize A.) antediluvian
B.) publish B.) postmodern
C.) mask C.) cultural
D.) praise D.) graceful
4.) Young people who 8.) Many philanthropists are known
experience unrequited love often for their altruistic efforts to change
outgrow it and become more society and fix social problems that
mature in their dealings. exist.
A.) collaborative C.) intelligible
B.) organized D.) depressed
C.) selfish
13.) Many poets and prophets see
D.) compassionate
the length of human life on earth
9.) Expressions like, “Follow your as ephemeral.
dreams” are examples A.) transient
of trite expressions these days. B.) short
A.) overused C.) eternal
B.) empty D.) diffused
C.) powerful
14.) A significant group of scientists
D.) original
have debunked the so called idea
10.) People who that the earth is a flat disk.
live debauched lifestyles only care A.) destroyed
about the pursuit of pure pleasure. B.) invalidated
A.) excellent C.) restored
B.) notorious D.) confirmed
C.) wholesome
15.) A lot communities and towns
D.) happy
are built near a dormant volcano.
11.) In the modern world, lazy and A.) asleep
unproductive individuals B.) active
are deplored by others. C.) beautiful
A.) admired D.) peaceful
B.) criticized Answers:
C.) silenced 1.) C.) philistine
D.) grieved 2.) A.) meekness
3.) D.) praise
12.) Some mental patients who
4.) B.) reciprocated
speak in gibberish may suffer from
5.) B.) jubilant
problems of meaning
6.) A.) disregarded
comprehension.
7.) A.) antediluvian
A.) complicated
8.) C.) selfish
B.) attentive
9.) D.) original
10.) C.) wholesome
11.) A.) admired
12.) C.) intelligible
13.) C.) eternal
14.) D.) confirmed
15.) B.) active