Civil Service Grammar Practice Test Results

Question 1
60% answer correctly
Which of the following is gramatically correct?
The board of directors advise to the CEO was to talk to the media.
This would have been easier if I had taken your advice.
This would have been easier if I had taken your advise.
If you can take advise then you have an advantage over most people.
Question 2
45% answer correctly
Which of the following sentences is not gramatically correct?
He was like a breath of fresh air.
I know that he would fight to his last breathe.
Almost all fish breathe through gills.
The accident victim was fighting to breathe.
Question 3
60% answer correctly
Which of the following sentences is not gramatically correct?
Don`t allow your negative opinion of his wife to effect your opinion of him.
The bright sun is affecting my eyes and making it difficult to drive.
Did the storm affect your business?
What effect did the storm have on your business?