Part 3 of our Analytical Ability reviewer has 20 practice questions in the style of the Civil Service Exam. Answer them in order, read the explanation after each one, and check your score against the 80% passing mark at the end. Questions and choices are reshuffled every time you retake the part.
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Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 20 and get your score.
Sample question 1
A number of books is regularly donated to public schools.
- number
- books
- is
- donated
Answer: is
The phrase "A number of books is regularly donated to public schools" is incorrect in formal written English. The subject "a number of" is considered plural, so the verb should be "are" instead of "is."
### Answer
Change "is" to "are."
### Answer
Change "is" to "are."
Sample question 2
The number of readers continually rise each year.
- number
- readers
- continually
- rise
Answer: rise
The phrase "The number of readers continually rise each year" is incorrect in formal written English. The subject "the number" is considered singular, so the verb should be "rises" instead of "rise."
### Answer
Change "rise" to "rises."
### Answer
Change "rise" to "rises."
Sample question 3
For I, Reader’s Digest is informative as well as entertaining.
- For I
- is
- informative
- entertaining
Answer: For I
The phrase "For I, Reader’s Digest is informative as well as entertaining" is incorrect in formal written English. The introductory "For I" is unnecessary and awkward. It should be rephrased for clarity.
### Answer
Remove "For I" and rephrase the sentence.
### Answer
Remove "For I" and rephrase the sentence.
Sample question 4
The Manila Bulletin has been published the Panorama magazine for over a hundred years.
- has
- published
- for
- No error
Answer: published
The phrase "The Manila Bulletin has been published the Panorama magazine for over a hundred years" contains an error. The correct form should use "publishing" instead of "published" to indicate an ongoing action.
### Answer
The sentence should be: "The Manila Bulletin has been publishing the Panorama magazine for over a hundred years."
### Answer
The sentence should be: "The Manila Bulletin has been publishing the Panorama magazine for over a hundred years."
Sample question 5
All children has inherent rights that must be protected.
- All
- has
- must
- protected
Answer: has
The phrase "All children has inherent rights that must be protected" contains an error in subject-verb agreement. The correct form should use "have" instead of "has" since the subject "children" is plural.
### Answer
The sentence should be: "All children have inherent rights that must be protected."
### Answer
The sentence should be: "All children have inherent rights that must be protected."