Teacher Aide Examination Breakdown
Subject Areas:
Reading Comprehension
English Usage
Spatial Relationships
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Recommended Study Guides:
ARCO.
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Practice for Civil Service Promotions
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Sample Test Questions
READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read the following paragraph. Your answers should be based
only on the information contained in the paragraph. You may reread the
paragraph as often as you wish.
1. Often additional copies are needed of letters received. When this
occurs, it will be necessary to make a notation on the back of the
letters quoting the number of copies needed. Place all letters to be
xeroxed in the folders designated for this purpose. Place a rubber band
around the folder and place it in the messenger bin. Usually letters are
sent out once a day, depending on the quantity of papers received that
day.
According to the above paragraph:
1. a rubber band should be placed around all letters to be xeroxed before
placing them in the designated folder.
2. the number of copies needed of a letter should be noted on the front of
the letter in the upper right-hand corner.
3. special folders are set aside in which to place letters that need to be
xeroxed.
4. generally, the messenger photocopies letters once a day, depending on
the quantity of papers received that day.
ENGLISH USAGE
Directions: Pick the sentence which represents the best English usage.
1.
1.
It was them who did the work.
2. It was her who did the work.
3. It was him who did the work.
4. It was she who did the work.
2.
1.
I will give the message to the person which answers the phone.
2. He didn’t know himself what he wanted to do.
3. I didn’t know she needed treatment so bad.
4. Norma is the girl whose desk is nearest the window.
Directions: Read the sentence carefully to decide whether it is correct, then
mark your answer:
1. If the sentence is incorrect because of bad grammar or sentence
structure.
2. If the sentence is incorrect because of bad puncuation.
3. If the sentence is incorrect because of bad capitalization.
4. If the sentence is correct.
3. One of our clerks were promoted yesterday.
4. Between you and me, I would prefer not going there.
Answers to Sample Test Questions
Teacher Aide
Reading Comprehension
1) 3
English Usage
1) 4
2) 4
3) 1
4) 4