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?

Power play situations occur frequently.
Both sports feature the `eggbeater kick`.
Goals are scored by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.
Both sports feature passing.
Question 2
43% answer correctly

A rule change was enacted before the 1974 National Football League (NFL) season to add one sudden death overtime period (15 minutes) to all preseason and regular season games. If no team scored in this period, the game would result in a tie. This rule was enacted to decrease the number of tie games.

The first ever regular season overtime, a September 22 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos, ended in a 35-35 draw. It was not until November 10, when the New York Jets defeated the New York Giants, 26-20, that an overtime game would produce a winner.


Based on this information, which of the following statements is accurate:

The number of ties appear to have been reduced after this rule change.
There`s not enough information to determine if this rule change impacted the number of ties.
The number of ties appear to have stayed the same after this rule change.
The number of ties appear to have increased after this rule change.
Question 3
45% answer correctly

On this date in 1776, rebellious colonials launched the first modern democracy, an experiment in government controlled by the people themselves. America succeeded so well that virtually the entire world later adopted democracy with its guarantee of personal rights.


Which of the following statements about the author`s beliefs is false?

Democracy guarantees personal rights
America succeeded
Democracy is the most noble form of government
America is responsible for worldwide adoption of democracy