Civil Service Reading Comprehension Practice Test Results

Question 1
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`s found primarily in Central America.
It prefers a habitat with high altitude.
It prefers an urban habitat.
It prefers a wet habitat.
Question 2
83% answer correctly

A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members. Profits are either reinvested for infrastructure or distributed to members in the form of `patronage` or `capital credits`, which are essentially dividends paid on a member`s investment into the cooperative.

Each customer is a member and owner of the business with an equal say as every other member of the cooperative, unlike investor-owned utilities where the amount of say is governed by the number of shares held.


A utility cooperative is most similar to which of the following types of organizations?

A military organization.
A partnership.
A monarchy.
A dictatorship.
Question 3
52% answer correctly

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." - Desiderius Erasmus


What does this proverb mean?

It would be easy for somone who can see to become king in a land of people who cannot see.
It`s more advantageous to be able to see, even a little bit, than to be blind.
Someone who can see will be able to take advantage of others who cannot see.
Even someone with minor ability is considered special by those with no ability at all.