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    Civil Ser vice Exam

    Reviewer

    Let’s start with a harrowing statistic:

    10.71%1 or 1 out of every 10 examinees.

    That’s precisely how many passed the civil


    service examinations conducted by the Civil
    Service Commission (CSC) in March 2018.

    We can blame whoever created the


    questionnaires or even the deteriorating
    quality of education in the Philippines (as
    attested by our dismal ranking2 in a recent
    global survey for reading comprehension).

    However, neither of these is within your


    control.

    So instead of being discouraged, you can


    increase your chances of passing–or even
    topping–the civil service exam by preparing
    for it.

    But you don’t need ordinary preparation.


    With the limited time you have to review, you
    need time- and science-tested strategies
    that guarantee maximum learning.

    You’ll learn about these strategies in this free


    civil service reviewer.

    But before we proceed, let’s go back to


    basics.

    Related: How to Pass Civil Service Exam in


    One Take: An Ultimate Guide

    Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
    Why Should I Take and Pass the Civil
    Service Exam?

    What To Review for the Civil Service Exam

    How To Review for the Civil Service Exam


    Strategy #1: Spaced practice/Spaced
    Repetition

    Strategy #2: Retrieval practice/Practice


    testing

    Join Our Newly Launched Facebook Group

    Civil Service Exam Reviewer 2023 [Free


    Download]
    1. Verbal Ability
    Verbal Ability Modules and Readings

    Verbal Ability Review Tips and Tricks

    Verbal Ability Practice Tests (Free PDF


    Downloads)

    2. Numerical Ability
    Numerical Ability Modules and Readings

    Numerical Ability Review Tips and Tricks

    Numerical Ability Practice Tests (Free PDF


    Downloads)

    3. Analytical Ability (Professional Level


    Only)
    Analytical Ability Modules and Readings

    Analytical Ability Review Tips and Tricks

    Analytical Ability Practice Tests (Free PDF


    Downloads)

    4. Clerical Ability (Sub-Professional Level


    Only)
    Clerical Ability Modules and Readings

    Clerical Ability Review Tips and Tricks

    Clerical Ability Practice Tests (Free PDF


    Downloads)

    5. General Information
    General Information Modules and
    Readings

    General Information Review Tips and


    Tricks

    General Information Practice Tests (Free


    PDF Downloads)

    References

    Leave Us a Comment or Review!

    W h y S h o u l d I Ta ke a n d
    Pass the Civil Service
    Exam?

    The civil service exam is held twice a year to


    determine which individuals are fit to work
    for the Philippine government.

    Passing this exam grants you Civil Service


    Eligibility, one of the qualifications you need
    to meet if you want to work in a government
    office or agency.

    READ: How to Apply for Government Jobs


    in the Philippines: An Ultimate Guide

    This exam isn’t only for college graduates


    who want to become civil servants. If you’re
    already working in the government as a
    contractual/job order/casual/special project
    worker, passing the civil service exam gives
    you a chance to become a regular employee
    and be entitled to the incentives and benefits
    that come with it.

    Depending on what government position


    you’re aiming for, you may either take the
    Subprofessional level exam, which will
    enable you to apply for first-level positions
    like crafts, clerical, trades, and custodial
    service positions; and the Professional level
    exam, the more challenging exam given to
    those who want to qualify for first- and
    second-level government positions (up to
    Division Chief) that deal with professional,
    technical, and scientific work.

    You can learn more about the civil service


    examination here.

    W h a t To R e v i e w f o r t h e
    Civil Service Exam
    It depends on what type of civil service exam
    you’ll be taking.

    The professional level exam consists of 170


    questions answerable in 3 hours and 10
    minutes, while the subprofessional level
    exam has 165 questions which you should
    finish in 2 hours and 40 minutes.

    scope of civil service exam

    Both exams contain questions about the


    following subjects/topics:

    Personal Information (20 questions) like


    your name, birth date, etc.

    General Information (15 to 20 questions)


    which revolves around the Philippine
    Constitution, Code of Conduct and Ethical
    Standards for Public Officials and
    Employees (RA 6713), Peace and Human
    Rights Issues and Concepts, and
    Environment Management and Protection

    Verbal Ability (50-60 questions in English


    or Filipino), which will test your knowledge
    of vocabulary, grammar, correct usage,
    reading comprehension, and
    paragraph/passage/sentence organization

    Numerical Ability (40-45 questions in


    English or Filipino), which includes word
    problems, graph interpretation, and basic
    operations/simple arithmetic

    While they have a lot in common, both types


    of civil service exams also feature a subtest
    that is unique to each of them:

    For the Professional level: Analytical


    Ability (30-40 questions in English or
    Filipino) which will measure your logical
    reasoning skills. It has questions on word
    association, number series, identifying
    assumptions and conclusions, single-word
    or double-word analogy, logic, and data
    interpretation

    For the Subprofessional level: Clerical


    Ability (30-40 questions in English or
    Filipino) which will test how familiar you
    are with different clerical operations like
    filing, alphabetizing, and spelling

    To help you with your review, this civil service


    reviewer will dedicate specific sections for
    each subtest listed above.

    H o w To R e v i e w f o r t h e
    Civil Service Exam
    We all have our preferences when it comes
    to studying techniques. Some prefer to study
    alone, while others absorb more information
    in group sessions. Some like to read, while
    others watch video tutorials.

    But when it comes to preparing for an


    important test like the civil service
    examination, you want to ensure that
    whatever reviewing strategy you’re using will
    give you an optimal chance to succeed. In
    other words, you can’t afford to use the same
    old methods you’ve been using if they never
    got you anywhere, or worse, it’s why you
    keep failing the civil service exam.

    That’s why here at FilipiKnow, we have


    designed our reviewer around two effective
    techniques that are backed by scientific
    studies:

    Strategy #1: Spaced


    practice/Spaced Repetition
    Instead of last-minute cramming, you should
    space out your study session over a specific
    period.

    Let’s assume you’ve got 3 1/2 months to


    prepare for the professional-level civil
    service exam. Using the principle of spaced
    practice, you can assign one exam category
    for each month.

    So for the first month, you’re going to review


    topics under Verbal Ability, the second
    month for topics under Numerical Ability;
    and the third month for Analytical Ability. You
    can allocate at least three hours of review
    each week, focusing on a singular
    topic/subject. Then, you can review your
    notes again at the end of each month and
    again for the last few days before the
    scheduled examination.

    By scheduling your review sessions this way,


    you’ll be able to jog your memory and recall
    what you learned the first time. According to
    researchers, this process of forgetting and
    retrieval helps cement the new knowledge in
    place, thereby improving your long-term
    memory3.

    Strategy #2: Retrieval


    practice/Practice testing
    While spaced practice teaches you “when” to
    study for the exam, retrieval practice
    instructs you on “how” to study.

    Rereading or restudying information is not


    enough. It only gives you a false sense of
    familiarity–you think you know the review
    material all too well even though you never
    tested how well you know it.

    So what should you do? Take practice tests


    —lots of them.

    Testing helps strengthen your long-term


    memory, a finding supported by decades of
    scientific research. A recent study even
    shows that answering practice tests are
    more effective than rereading or highlighting
    your notes4.

    Practice tests are practical because it


    encourages deep learning. It enables you to
    retrieve a memory, and each time you do it
    (which is precisely what happens when you
    take practice tests), it becomes more
    accessible in the future.

    To get the best results, it’s also


    recommended to space your retrievals. This
    is why we’ve provided free practice tests in
    this reviewer, which you can take as a
    diagnostic exam to help you figure out your
    weakest areas. The review notes we’re
    currently developing also have practice tests
    you should take each time you finish
    studying a topic/subject.

    Finally, our free mock exam, which you can


    download in PDF format, has the exact
    number of items as the actual civil service
    exam. Take this exam once you’re done with
    the study notes to gauge how prepared you
    are and brush up on topics you might have
    missed during the review.

    Now that you know when and how to review,


    let’s proceed to the specific subjects you
    need to study for the exam.

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    Service Exam? Join our Facebook group for
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    R e v i e w e r 2 0 2 3 [ Fre e
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    1. Verbal Ability
    civil service reviewer verbal ability

    Ve r b al A b ilit y M od u le s and
    Re adings
    1. Grammar

    Parts of Speech/Grammatical Categories

    Sentence Structure/Construction

    Punctuation

    Subject-verb Agreement

    Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

    Verb Tense

    Common Grammar Mistakes

    Parallelism or Principle of Parallel


    Structure

    Balarilang Filipino

    2. Vocabulary

    Parts of a Word

    Word Meanings

    Confusing Words/Correct Usage

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

    Homonyms

    Contextual Meaning

    Talasalitaan

    3. Paragraph Organization

    4. Reading Comprehension

    Ve r b al A b ilit y Revie w Tip s and


    Tricks
    Build your word bank as early as possible
    to ace the vocabulary part of the exam,
    which often asks about words that are
    rarely used in daily conversations. Most
    reviewers often provide a list of
    vocabulary words commonly asked in
    exams, but no list is comprehensive.
    Suppose you still have months to prepare
    for the civil service exam. In that case, it’s
    time to binge-read your favorite classic
    American novels like To Kill a Mockingbird,
    the Harry Potter series, or The Chronicles
    of Narnia, to name a few. Too broke to
    purchase new books? Head to
    ReadAnyBook and find some hidden gems
    you can download for free. While enjoying
    the reading experience, don’t forget to
    keep a dictionary or thesaurus (book or
    mobile app) nearby to look up unfamiliar
    words’ meanings quickly. For better

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