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CLERICAL TEST
Discover if you can work rapidly and precisely with minute
details. Can you find comparisons? Can you decode materials?
Find misspelled words? Memorize on the spot? File or
research information quickly?
Directions: Read the directions carefully, then work quickly and accurately.
Try to answer as many of the 78 questions as you can within the time limit.
Precise timing on this test is a must! Take the full 22 minutes, but not any
longer.
Time Limit: 22 minutes
1. Given: Kenneth H. MacDougall, Co.
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Kenneth MacDougall, Co.
b) Keneth H. MacDougall, Co.
c) Kenneth H. MacDougall, Co.
d) Kenneth H. MacDougal, Co.
2. Given: Hartmann Theatre Supply Co.
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Hartmann Theatre Supply Co.
b) Hartman Theater Supply Co.
c) Hartmann Theater Supply Co.
d) Harteman Theatre Supply Co
3. Given: Connecticut Sanitation Service, Co.
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Connecticut Sanitary Service, Co.
b) Connecticut Sanitation Services, Co.
c) Connecticut Sanitation Service, Inc.
d) Connecticut Sanitation Service, Co.
4. Given: Whisconier Greenhouse, Gardens, && Nursery
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Whisconier Greenhouses, Garden, && Nursery
b) Whisconer Greenhouse, Gardens, && Nursery
c) Whisconier Greenhouse, Gardens, && Nursery
d) Whisconier Greenhouse, Gardens, && Nurserys
5. Given: Mademoiselle Maxine's Beauty Shoppe
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Mademoiselle Maxine's Beauty Shop
b) Mademoiselle Maxine's Beauty Shoppe
c) Mademoiselle Maxine Beauty Shoppe
d) Madamoiselle Maxine's Beauty Shoppe
6. Given: Stephen Tannielli Jr. Associates
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Steven Tannielli Jr. Associates
b) Stephen Tannielli Jr. Associates
c) Stephen Tannielli Sr. Associates
d) Stephen Tannielli Jr. Association
7. Given: Brookfield Automotive Car Center
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Brookfield Automotive Car Center
b) Brookfield Automotive Car Centre
c) Brookefield Automotive Car Center
d) Brookfield Automotive Care Center
8. Given: Perreault Industrial Printing, Ltd.
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Perreault Industrial Printers, Ltd.
b) Perreault Industrial Printers, Inc.
c) Perreault Industrial Printing, Ltd.
d) Perreaull Industrial Printing, Ltd.
9. Given: The Tecumseh Audio-Visual Equipment Co., Inc.
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) The Tecumpseh Audio-Visual Equipment Co., Inc.
b) The Tecumseh Audio-Visual Equiptment Co., Inc.
c) The Tecumseh Audio-Visual Equipment Company
d) The Tecumseh Audio-Visual Equipment Co., Inc.
10. Given: Selectric Motors Sales and Service, Inc.
select the name that is exactly the same.
a) Selectronic Motors Sales and Service, lnc
b) Selectric Motor Sales and Service, Inc.
c) Selectric Motors Service and Sales, Inc.
d) Selectric Motors Sales and Service, Inc.
11. Given: 37207
select the number that is exactly the same.
a) 37027
b) 37207
c) 73207
d) 37007
12. Given: 964631
select the number that is exactly the same.
a) 916346
b) 964631
c) 961463
d) 964613
13. Given: 7442259
select the number that is exactly the same.
a) 7442259
b) 7422459
c) 7445259
d) 7224459
14. Given: 9969669
select the number that is exactly the same.
a) 9996669
b) 9969669
c) 9969969
d) 9669669
15. Given: 386338263
select the number that is exactly the same.
a) 368338263
b) 386388263
c) 386338263
d) 386338623
16. Given: 890213089
select the number that is exactly the same.
a) 890321089
b) 890231089
c) 809213809
d) 890213089
17. Given: 9648270253162948
select the number that is exactly the same.
a) 9648720253612948
b) 9648270253162948
c) 9648270253612498
d) 9648270235612498
18. Given: 8838638886368433688633
select the number that is exactly the same.
a) 8838638866368433688633
b) 8838638886638433688633
c) 8836838886368843368633
d) 8838638886368433688633
19. Select the name that would come first if filed alphabetically:
last name first, then first name if necessary, then middle initial if
necessary.
a) Walter W. Mensen
b) Jay P. Menkin
c) Robert B. Mennings
d) Scott L. Mennison
20. Select the name that would come first if filed alphabetically:
last name first, then first name if necessary, then middle initial if
necessary.
a) Adam R. Galen
b) Bemice N. Gale
c) Charles P. Gable
d) Darlene S. Gable
21. Select the name that would come first if filed alphabetically:
last name first, then first name if necessary, then middle initial if
necessary.
a) Melanie A. Roberts
b) Marsha J. Roberts
c) Juan T. Roberto
d) Alice A. Roberts
22. Select the name that would come first if filed alphabetically:
last name first, then first name if necessary, then middle initial if
necessary.
a) Stephen C.Gleason
b) Steven B. Gleason
c) Phyllis F. Gleason
d) Pauline G. Gleason
23. Select the name that would come first if filed alphabetically:
last name first, then first name if necessary, then middle initial if
necessary.
a) John D. Smith
b) Marshall T. Smythe
c) John A. Smith
d) Helen W. Smithey
24. Select the name that would come first if filed alphabetically:
last name first, then first name if necessary, then middle initial if
necessary.
a) Alfred R. Simon
b) Valeric Simone
c) James Simon
d) Anne C. Simon
25. Select the name that would come first if filed alphabetically:
last name first, then first name if necessary, then middle initial if
necessary.
a) Diane B. Brown
b) Dianna K. Brown
c) Dena J. Brown
d) Dianne A. Browne
26. Select the name that would come first if filed alphabetically:
last name first, then first name if necessary, then middle initial if
necessary.
a) Rose F. Torielli
b) Randy W.Toriello
c) Rosa T. Torielli
d) Regina B. Toriello
27. Find the one misspelled word.
a) abilaty
b) achievement
c) adept
d) aptitude
28. Find the one misspelled word.
a) casualty
b) disappoint
c) wheather
d) government
29. Find the one misspelled word.
a) benefit
b) opportunity
c) employment
d) salery
30. Find the one misspelled word.
a) hinge
b) athority
c) succeed
d) chorus
31. Find the one misspelled word.
a) technique
b) restaurant
c) safety
d) similer
32. Find the one misspelled word.
a) apropriate
b) synonymous
c) rhubarb
d) cemetery
33. Find the one misspelled word.
a) physicist
b) secratary
c) lithographer
d) librarian
34. Find the one misspelled word.
a) dietitian
b) counselor
c) veternarian
d) upholsterer
35. Find the one misspelled word.
a) nineteenth
b) ninety
c) nineth
d) nineteen
36. Find the one misspelled word.
a) oblique
b) meticulous
c) prognosis
d) allowence
37. Find the one misspelled word.
a) supersonnic
b) connoisseur
c) psychology
d) dilemma
38. Find the one misspelled word.
a) stubornly
b) adroitly
c) sufficiently
d) subversively
39. Find the one misspelled word.
a) vehement
b) verbatim
c) visinity
d) vivacious
40. Find the one misspelled word.
a) counterfit
b) monetary
c) revenue
d) financial
41. Find the one misspelled word.
a) misapprehension
b) misunderstanding
c) misconseption
d) miscalculation
42. Find the one misspelled word.
a) unconquerable
b) invincsible
c) unsurmountable
d) irresistible
43. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Laura A. Gallo
28 Scarboro Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
b) Laura A. Gallo
28 Scarboro Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
c) Laura A. Gallo
28 Scarboro Avenue
Newport, VA 02840
d) Laura A. Gallo
28 Scarboro Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
44. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Carole Mason
16907 N. Main St.
Palos Verdes, CA 90274
b) Carol Mason
16907 N. Main St.
Palos Verdes, CA 90274
c) Carol Mason
16907 N. Main St.
Palos Verdes, CA 90274
d) Carol Mason
16907 N. Main St.
Palos Verdes, CA 90274
45. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Peter Pinto Associates, Inc.
Capital National Bank Bldg.
111 E. 17th St.
Lummi Island, WA 98263
b) Peter Pinto Associates, Inc.
Capital National Bunk Bldg.
111 E. 17th St.
Lummi Island, Wa 98263
c) Peter Pinto Associates, Inc.
Capital National Bank Bldg.
111 E. 17th St.
Lummi Island, WA 98263
d) Peter Pinto Associates, Inc.
Capital National Bank Bldg.
111 E. 17th St.
Lummi Island, WA 98263
46. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Callicoon Center Bakery
1013212th St. NW
Huntsville Station
Albuquerque, NM 87112
b) Callicoon Center Bakery
1013212th St. NW
Huntsville Station
Albuquerque, NE 87112
c) Callicoon Center Bakery
1013212th St. NW
Huntsville Station
Albuquerque, NM 87112
d) Callicoon Center Bakery
1013212th St. NW
Huntsville Station
Albuquerque, NM 87112
47. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Phillip G. Fillmore
Philadelphia College
8392 Saint Austin's Place
Philadelphia, PA 19113
b) Phillip G. Fillmore
Philadelphia College
8392 Saint Austins Place
Philadelphia, PA 19113
c) Phillip G. Fillmore
Philadelphia College
8392 Saint Austin's Place
Philadelphia, PA 19113
d) Phillip G. Fillmore
Philadelphia College
8392 Saint Austin's Place
Philadelphia, PA 19113
48. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Steven J. Armakian
10302 N. Wisconsin Avenue
Apartment 27B
Baltimore, MD 21227
b) Steven J. Armakian
10302 N. Wisconsin Avenue
Apartment 27B
Baltimore, MD 21227
c) Steven J. Armakian
10302 N. Wisconsin Avenue
Apartment 27B
Baltimore, MD 21227
d) Steven J. Armakian
10302 N. Wisconsin Avenue
Apartment 27B
Baltimore, MD 22127
49. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Armando Weybosset
67852 Netherland Terrace
Route 34
Mansfield, OH 44902
b) Armand O. Weybosset
67852 Netherland Terrace
Route 34
Mansfield, OH 44902
c) Armand O. Weybosset
67852 Netherland Terrace
Route 34
Mansfield, OH 44902
d) Armand O. Weybosset
67852 Netherland Terrace
Route 34
Mansfield, OH 44902
50. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Maximilian S. Weatherby, Jr.
Drawer 742
92451 McQuay Rd. SW
Sessums, Mississippi 38668
b) Maximilian S. Weatherby, Jr.
Drawer 742
92451 McQuay Rd. SW
Sessums, Mississippi 38668
c) Maximilian S. Weatherby, Jr.
Drawer 742
92451 McQuay Rd SW
Sessums, Mississippi 38668
d) Maximilian S. Weatherby, Jr.
Drawer 742
92451 McQuay Rd. SW
Sessums, Mississippi 38668
51. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Campbell Wynnewood
Pacific Cooperative Bank
49753 Glen Heather Drive
S. Morgantown, WV 25426
b) Campbell Wynnewood
Pacific Cooperative Bank
49753 Glen Heather Drive
S. Morgantown, WV 25426
c) Campbell Wynnewood
Pacific Cooperative Bank
49753 Glen Heather Drive
S. Morgantown, WV 25426
d) Campbell Wynnewood
Pacific Cooperative Bank
49753 Glen Heather Drive
S. Morgantown, WV 24526
52.Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Barbara J.McCormick, Ph.D.
69961 Mt. Pleasant Road
c/o The Queen's College
Queensboro, NY 10306
b) Barbara J. McCormick, Ph.D.
69961 Mt. Pleasant Road
c/o The Queen's College
Queenboro, NY 10306
c) Barbara J. McCormick, Ph.D.
69961 Mt. Pleasant Road
c/o The Queen's College
Queensboro, NY 10306
d) Barbara J. McCormick, Ph.D.
69961 Mt. Pleasant Road
c/o The Queen's College
Queensboro, NY 10306
53. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Evelyn Marlowe
5465 West Chippewa
c/o Veterans Administration
Johnstown, PA 15906
b) Evelyn Marlowe
5765 West Chippewa
c/o Veterans Administration
Johnstown, PA 15906
c) Evelyn Marlowe
5465 West Chippewa
c/o Veterans Administration
Johnstown, PA 15906
d) Evelyn Marlowe
5465 West Chippewa
c/o Veterans Administration
Johnstown, PA 15906
54. Select the one that is different from the others.
a) Dr. Martha Chipman
University Towers
16-298 Wood Acres Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90016
b) Dr. Marhta Chipman
University Towers
16-298 Wood Acres Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90016
c) Dr. Martha Chipman
University Towers
16-298 Wood Acres Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90016
d) Dr. Martha Chipman
University Towers
16-298 Wood Acres Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90016
55. Select the one that contains both an E and a 5.
a) 6,3,A,R,K,4,5
b) j, 9, 5, B, C, P, F
c) l,3,E,8,J,5,z
d) A, E, 4, f, 7, 9, 2
56. Select the one that contains both a 2 and an M.
a) W,4,S,2,8,5,C,N
b) P, J, M, 4, R, 6, 7, H
c) 6,G,2,V,7,8,N,D
d) L, M, 4, 0, B, K, 2, W
57. Select the one that contains two E's.
a) P,U,E,R,T,0,R,1,C,0
b) L, I, T, T, L, E, R, 0, C, K
c) P,E,R,T,H,AM,B,0,Y
d) N, E, W, 0, R, L, E, A, N, S
58. Select the one that contains a T, an S, a 3, an 8.
a) 2T817SAZ3DF5
b) STAR468PU9N2
c) 9867CURT2S40
d) IR3T5P7MOS69
59. Select the one that contains an F, a 6, an L.
a) 59EK468AFWT
b) 3 FCL2386QE
c) EAF7103L953
d) PL86RAV248M
60. Select the one that contains a 9, a 4, a D, an N.
a) 2, 4, 8, 6, A, B, M, T, D, 0, 9, H, R
b) P,B,9,3,D,8,2,4,J,M,B,P,6
c) E, M, 8, 7, 6, 9, B, D, 2, I, N, 6, 4
d) 6, 9, F, H, D, R, S, 3, 7, N, 3, 5, 7
61. Select the one that contains three E's and two N's.
a) TEENAGEGIRL
b) MACHINEMADE
c) PUTTONGREEN
d) NONEOFTHESE
62. Select the one that contains three l's and two N's.
a) MOUNTAINVIEW
b) INDIANAPOLIS
c) SILVERSPRING
d) WESTVIRGINIA
63. Select the one that contains two 9's, one B, one 7, and one G.
a) 987STU6BD0469C12
b) 5 789GA49CB13628
c) BADR779C6468BG
d) 291B66EF7WABG
64. Select the one that contains two eights, one R, and one six.
a) 9J86PD9T8UR4
b) E6G9V828PMQB
c) 8TH6LPROR96S
d) CR48NZ8L399R
65. The cost of a display advertisement in the local newspaper varies according
to the size of the ad, measured in column inches, and the number of times
the ad is printed per year, known as insertions per year.
The owner of The Record Broker, which specializes in records, tapes,
cassettes, and stereo equipment, has decided to place five advertisements
in the local paper this year. The owner estimates that each ad will be 30
column inches. Using Table I and Table 2, determine which answer best
indicates the cost of the ads per column inch.
a) a
b) b
c) c
d) d
66. The cost of a display advertisement in the local newspaper varies according
to the size of the ad, measured in column inches, and the number of times
the ad is printed per year, known as insertions per year.
Kevin Klein's Tavern has been losing customers lately because the new
highway bypasses this fine old establishment. The proprietor hopes that
repetitive ads will bring back some of the business that has been lost.
The owner plans to run an 8-column-inch ad for a year. Using both tables
provided, determine which answer indicates the cost of the ads per column inch.
a) a
b) b
c) c
d) d
67. Select the next item in each sequence.
B, D, F, H, ?
a) J
b) L
c) G
d) K
68. Select the next item in each sequence.
AZ, BY, CX, ?
a) DU
b) DV
c) DW
d) DX
69. Select the next item in each sequence.
AC, FH, KM, ?
a) PQ
b) PR
c) OP
d) OQ
70. Select the next item in each sequence.
Z, Y, W, T, P, ?
a) L
b) M
c) J
d) K
71. Select the next item in each sequence.
M, P, 0, R, Q, T, ?
a) R
b) S
c) U
d) W
72. Select the next item in each sequence.
read, reader, readers, readiness, ?
a) ready
b) real
c) reading
d) reality
73. Select the next item in each sequence.
support, supportable, supporter, supporting, ?
a) supposable
b) supportive
c) supported
d) supports
74. Select the next item in each sequence.
pat, page, pacer, palace, ?
a) pace
b) pacify
c) paddle
d) pancake
75. The chart below shows six items (birds, clothing, fruit, sports, trees, vegetables)
grouped into ten various combinations.
Select the group number that contains: hat, shoe, tennis, soccer, elm,
maple
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
76. The chart below shows six items (birds, clothing, fruit, sports, trees, vegetables)
grouped into ten various combinations.
Select the group number that contains: robin, blue jay, cardinal, apple,
orange, watermelon
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
77. The chart below shows six items (birds, clothing, fruit, sports, trees, vegetables)
grouped into ten various combinations.
Select the group number that contains: sweater, golf, crow, coat, softball,
sparrow
a) 5
b) 7
c) 2
d) 3
78. The chart below shows six items (birds, clothing, fruit, sports, trees, vegetables)
grouped into ten various combinations.
Select the group number that contains: cantaloupe, woodpecker, grapefruit,
whippoorwill, shirt
a) 8
b) 6
c) 5
d) 2