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?

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

Inflamatory
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Question 3
32% answer correctly

On Monday, after a long quarter-century, West Virginians said goodbye to their state`s 6 percent food tax. Now to see what, if any, business we`ve been missing.

In 1989, retailers warned that sales in West Virginia would go down if legislators imposed a 6 percent tax on food. "Whatever they put on would be passed on to the consumer," Charles Forth, who owned supermarkets in both West Virginia and Ohio, told the newspaper in February 1989. "Six percent is $6 on $100. That will make a difference when people are already hurting and trying to make ends meet."

It`s a lot easier to drive customers away than to win them back, a fact legislators should bear in mind when it comes to taxation.


The author is _______________ that eliminating the 6 percent food tax will bring customers back to West Virginia stores.

Confident
Skeptical
Hopeful
Guaranteeing