Civil Service Reading Comprehension Practice Test Results

Question 1
62% answer correctly

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." - Emma Lazarus, inscription for the Statue of Liberty


In the context of this paragraph the word "teeming" means:

Homeless
Overflowing
Dirty
Wet
Question 2
63% answer correctly

The Urnero (Leptodactylus latinasus) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, and ponds.


What can you conclude about the Urnero?

It prefers an urban habitat.
It prefers a wet habitat.
It`s found primarily in Central America.
It prefers a habitat with high altitude.
Question 3
41% answer correctly

The 1980 New York Mets season was the 19th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre, the team had a 67-95 record, yielding a 5th place finish in the National League East.


In this paragraph`s context, the word `yielding` most closely means:

Being flexible
Being submissive or compiant
Giving way under pressure
Complying with the requests or desires of others