Civil Service Exam (Subprofessional) Clerical Ability Reviewer 2026

Answer: B. CBEDA

When arranging alphabetically, compare each word letter by letter from left to right. All entries start with 'Meg', so focus on the fourth letter: 'a' in Megaworld/Megawatt/Megaton, 'space' in Mega Sing, and 'p' in Meg Publishing. Words starting with 'Meg' followed by a space or 'p' come before 'Mega', and within those, 'Meg Publishing' (p) precedes 'Mega Sing' (space). Then order the 'Mega-' words: Megaton (to), Megaworld (aw), Megawatt (aw), with Megawatt before Megaworld by their sixth letters. The correct order is C-B-E-D-A.

Answer: D. CABDE

To arrange alphabetically, compare the first names first: Conception, Consolacion, Conception, Consuelo, Cosolasion. This gives us C, C, C, C, C—all tied, so we move to the second names: Norma, Lolita, Nelia, Lydia, Lita. Alphabetically: Lita (E), Lolita (B), Lydia (D), Nelia (C), Norma (A). Therefore the correct order is C-A-B-D-E, matching option D.

Answer: C. DBCEA

To arrange alphabetically, compare each word letter-by-letter starting from the beginning. All five words start with 'Tro', so you must compare the fourth letter: 'j' (Trojan) comes before 'n' (Troncales and Tronixmaster), and 'n' comes before 'p' (Trono). This gives the order: D (Trojan Securities Inc), B (Trojan Security Services), C (Troncales Freight International), E (Tronixmaster Sales and Service), A (Trono Enrique Associates), or DBCEA.

Answer: E. ABDCE

To arrange alphabetically, compare each word letter-by-letter after the common prefix 'Ultra'. The order is: Ultranoblia (n), Ultrasales (sa), Ultrasecurity (se), Ultraseer (se-e), Ultrasafety (sa-f). Since 'n' comes before 's', A is first. Between the 'Ultra-sa-' words, 'sales' comes before 'safety' (l before f in the third position). Between 'Ultrasecurity' and 'Ultraseer', 'security' comes before 'seer' (c before e in the fourth position after 'se'). The correct order is A, D, B, C, E.

Answer: B. ADCBE

To arrange alphabetically, compare each word letter-by-letter after the common prefix 'Info'. The sequence is: Infomax (ma), Informed (rme), Infoman (ma), Infonxx (nx), Informatе (rma). Comparing 'ma' vs 'rme' vs 'nx' vs 'rma', the correct order is D-A-C-B-E (Infomax, Infoman, Infonxx, Informatе, Informed).

Answer: E. DBACE

To arrange alphabetically, compare each word letter by letter from left to right. All options start with 'Hope' or 'Hoppe', so we look at the fifth letter: 'w' comes before 'p', placing options A, B, C, D (Hopewell) before E (Hoppewell). Among the Hopewells, the sixth letter differs: 'w' (A), 'w' (B), 'w' (C), 'w' (D) are the same, so we continue to the seventh letter where 'e' (A, C), 'I' (B), 'l' (D) differ. Since 'I' comes after 'e' and 'l' comes after 'e', D comes last among Hopewells. Comparing A and C at the eighth letter: 'l' vs 'l' (same), then ninth letter: 'l' vs 'e', where 'e' comes before 'l', so C comes before A. The correct order is D, B, C, A, E.

Answer: E. CDBAE

To arrange alphabetically, compare each word letter by letter starting from the first letter where they differ. All five words begin with 'Merc', so we compare the fourth letter: 'a' (Mercantile), 'a' (Mercator), 'b' (Merced Bakeshop), 'e' (Mercedes), and 'e' (Merced Motors). This gives us C, D, B, E, A in alphabetical order.

Answer: B. CBADE

To arrange alphabetically, compare each word letter by letter starting from the first letter. All words begin with 'X', so look at the second letter: C, E, E, E, S. 'C' comes first (Xclusive), then compare the three 'E' words by their third letters: L, O, S. 'L' comes before 'O' and 'S', so Xellex is second, then Xeongrafx, then Xess, with Xentrix last. The correct order is C-B-A-D-E.

Answer: C. EADCB

To alphabetize by last name, compare letters sequentially: Valdes (E) comes first as 's' follows 'dev' and 'devi'. Next is Valdevieso (A, D) where both share 'Valdevieso' but differ by first name (Sandra vs. Sonia—'Sa' precedes 'So'). Then Valdeviezo (C) with 'zo' instead of 'so'. Finally Valdez (B) comes last as 'ez' follows 'evi'. The correct order is E-A-D-C-B.

Answer: D. dcbae

To alphabetize, compare each word letter-by-letter starting from the first letter. All five words begin with 'J', so we compare the second letter: Jaffa (a), Jericho (e), Jerusalem (e), Jesus (e), Jordan (o). Jaffa comes first. For the remaining four words starting with 'Je', we compare the third letter: Jericho (r), Jerusalem (r), Jesus (s), Jordan (r). Jesus comes fourth. Between Jericho and Jerusalem (both 'Jer'), we compare the fourth letter: Jericho (i) comes before Jerusalem (r). Finally, Jordan (o as third letter) comes last. The correct order is D-Jaffa, E-Jordan, B-Jericho, A-Jesus, C-Jerusalem, making the answer 'debac' which corresponds to option D.

Answer: A. cabd

To alphabetize, compare the first letters of each word: Capitoline (C), Esquiline (E), Caelian (C), and Palatine (P). Since Capitoline and Caelian both start with C, compare their second letters: Capitoline has 'a' and Caelian has 'a', so compare the third letters where Capitoline has 'p' and Caelian has 'e'. This gives the order: Caelian (C), Capitoline (C), Esquiline (E), Palatine (P), or C-A-B-D.

Answer: C. bcad

To alphabetize these Renaissance artists by last name, arrange them as: Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Michelangelo, Perugino. This corresponds to the order B, C, A, D, making the answer bcad.