Civil Service Reading Comprehension Practice Test Results

Question 1
53% answer correctly

Water polo, or Water ball, is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals.

Game play involves swimming, treading water (using a sort of kicking motion known as `eggbeater kick`), players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie. `Man-up` (or `power play`) situations occur frequently.

Water polo, therefore, has strong similarities to the land-based game of team handball.


Which of the following is NOT a similarity between water polo and team handball?

Goals are scored by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.
Both sports feature the `eggbeater kick`.
Power play situations occur frequently.
Both sports feature passing.
Question 2
73% answer correctly

The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government. The stated mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance; helping people outside the United States to understand American culture; and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries.


Which of the following activities would NOT fit the stated goals of the Peace Corps?

Teaching English to local business owners in Croatia.
Organizing a protest against unfair labor laws in Bangladesh.
Organizing a foreign exchange program for an American high school.
Setting up a computer network for an elementary school in Taiwan.
Question 3
68% answer correctly

"Democracy`s real test lies in its respect for minority opinions."
Ellery Sedgwick


Showing respect for a minority opinion _______________ democracy.

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