Civil Service Test

John prefers ____ art to the classics.

• Contemporary

• Contemperary

• Contemparary

• Conteparary

The teenager ____ some candy from the grocery store.

• pillferred

• pilferred

• pillfered

• pilfered

Choose the answer that contains the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to novel.

• unusual

• ordinary

• popular

• boring

Choose the answer that contains the word or phrase that is closest in the meaning to capitulate.

• to reduce in size

• to repeat

• to agree to

• to surrender

Select the one answer choice that best completes the analogy with the three terms below:

Chastise : Reprimand :: Impetuous :

• punish

• rash

• considered

• poor

Cassandra must average at least 70 on three math tests to get a passing grade. Her scores on the first two tests were 64 and 80. What is the minimum score she must get on the third test to pass?

• 70

• 74

• 72

• 66

Identify the median of the following data set: (12, 14, 45, 9, 7, 16, 13, 4)

• 12

• 12.5

• 13

• 13.5

If May 7th falls on a Monday, which of the following dates will fall on a Wednesday?

• May 21st

• May 23rd

• May 25th

• April 31st