Civil Service Reading Comprehension Practice Test Results

Question 1
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?

Inflamatory
Neutral
Positive
Negative
Question 2
37% answer correctly

USS Gilliam (APA-57), named for Gilliam County in Oregon, was the lead ship in the her class of attack transports serving in the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched 28 March 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California; sponsored by Mrs. A. O. Williams of Wilmington; acquired 31 July 1944; and commissioned 1 August 1944, Comdr. H. B. Olsen in command.


The best title for this selection is:

A short history of the USS Gilliam
The pride of Gilliam County Oregon
H. B. Olsen`s first command
The launch of the USS Gilliam
Question 3
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?

Neutral
Positive
Inflamatory
Negative