Civil Service Reading Comprehension Practice Test Results

Question 1
78% answer correctly

War Horse is a children`s novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by Kaye & Ward in 1982. The story recounts the experiences of Joey, a horse purchased by the Army for service in World War I France and the attempts of young Albert, his previous owner, to bring him safely home. It formed the basis of both an award winning play (2007) and an acclaimed film (2011).


Which of the following is NOT true about this novel?

Albert is trying to bring Joey safely home.
War Horse is a romance novel.
This novel was first published in Great Britain.
Albert no longer owns Joey at the beginning of the novel.
Question 2
60% answer correctly

Longtime Attorney General Darrell McGraw was a fierce enforcer of state consumer protection laws, winning billions from firms and fly-by-night outfits that committed consumer violations.

For West Virginia illness and death caused by cigarettes, McGraw won two lawsuit settlements from 23 tobacco firms for $1.7 billion and $200 million. In 2002, McGraw won $56 million from 15 coal companies that used "independent contractors" to duck state workers` compensation obligations.


A company who has violated state consumer protection laws in West Virginia would likely have which of the following opinions of Mr. McGraw?

Negative
Positive
Neutral
Inflamatory
Question 3
37% answer correctly

Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. The extreme opposite of endemism is cosmopolitan distribution.


Based on this passage, which of the following statements is false?

An organism that is indigenous to Australia can be found in India.
Endemism requires an organism be unique to a defined geographic location.
An organism that is endemic to Australia can be found in India.
An organism that is endemic cannot have a cosmopolitan distribution.