Civil Service Exam (Professional) Analytical Ability Reviewer
8 Analytical Ability practice questions for the Career Service Examination — Professional Level, each with the correct answer and an explanation of why it's right.
Analytical Ability Practice Questions with Answers
- 1easy
All beauty queens are pretty, brainy, or both. Mary, a beauty queen, is not brainy. Therefore, _______________.
- A.Mary is not a beauty queen.
- B.Mary is brainy.
- C.Mary is pretty and brainy.
- D.Mary is pretty.
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Answer: D. Mary is pretty.
The premise states all beauty queens are pretty, brainy, or both. Since Mary is a beauty queen but not brainy, she must satisfy the requirement through the other option: being pretty. Therefore, Mary is pretty.
- 2easy
If all boys are girls and only girls are gays. Therefore, all boys are gays is?
- A.True
- B.False
- C.Uncertain
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Answer: C. Uncertain
"Only girls are gays" means every gay is a girl; it does not say every girl is a gay. So boys and gays are both groups inside "girls", and nothing links them to each other. "All boys are gays" can't be concluded either way, so it is uncertain.
- 3easy
During the oath taking ceremony, PO1 Mabborang is standing immediately to PO1 De Raya’s left. PO1 De Raya is immediately to the left of PO1 Narvaza. Cadet Abbang is to the right of PO1 De Raya. In what order are the police officers standing?
- A.Mabborang-De Raya-Narvaza-Abbang
- B.Mabborang-Narvaza-Abbang-De Raya
- C.De Raya-Mabborang- Abbang- Narvaza
- D.Narvaza-Abbang-Mabborang-De Raya
- E.Mabborang-Navaza-De Raya-Abbang
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Answer: A. Mabborang-De Raya-Narvaza-Abbang
PO1 Mabborang is immediately to PO1 De Raya's left, placing Mabborang first. PO1 De Raya is immediately to the left of PO1 Narvaza, placing Narvaza third. Cadet Abbang is to the right of PO1 De Raya, meaning Abbang must be fourth. Therefore, the order from left to right is: Mabborang-De Raya-Narvaza-Abbang.
- 4easy
boastful : arrogant :: overt : ______
- A.learned
- B.arid
- C.obvious
- D.tribe
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Answer: C. obvious
This is an analogy question where boastful and arrogant are synonyms (both describe excessive pride or self-importance). Similarly, overt and obvious are synonyms, as both mean clearly visible or easily perceived. The relationship tested is synonym pairs.
- 5easy
pliant : flexible :: rigid : ______
- A.flirt
- B.sloth
- C.firm
- D.confuse
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Answer: C. firm
This is an analogy question where pliant (flexible, bendable) is to flexible as rigid (stiff, inflexible) is to firm. Pliant and flexible are synonyms describing something that bends easily, just as rigid and firm are synonyms describing something that doesn't bend or is hard. The other options have no semantic relationship to rigid.
- 6easy
prodigy : amateur :: summit : ______
- A.unseen
- B.prideful
- C.bottom
- D.shovel
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Answer: C. bottom
This is an analogy question testing opposite relationships. A prodigy is the opposite of an amateur (expert vs. beginner), and a summit is the opposite of a bottom (highest point vs. lowest point). The relationship structure is the same in both pairs.
- 7easy
obscene : coarse :: obtuse : ______
- A.subject
- B.obstinate
- C.obscure
- D.stupid
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Answer: D. stupid
This is an analogy question testing synonym relationships. Obscene means offensive or vulgar, and coarse means rough or vulgar—they are synonyms. Similarly, obtuse means dull-witted or not sharp intellectually, and stupid means lacking intelligence—they are also synonyms. The answer is D.
- 8easy
miserly : cheap :: homogeneous : ______
- A.extravagant
- B.unkind
- C.alike
- D.friendly
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Answer: C. alike
This is an analogy question where miserly means cheap, so homogeneous must mean alike. Homogeneous means composed of similar or identical parts, making alike the correct answer that completes the proportional relationship.
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