Tips and Strategies on How to Pass the Civil Service Examination

Tips and Strategies on How to Pass the Civil Service Examination

Philippine Civil Service Review 2013

Preparations

• Only 10% pass the test. Eighty percent fail the test. Most of the time, test-takers fail because of at least of three things--they are not mentally & intellectually prepared; they have not prepared by being familiar with test structure and content; they were beaten by time constraints. Therefore, PREPARE!
• The CSE will take 3 hours. That's 60 mins/hr x 3hrs = 180mins.
• The Test questionnaire has 180 items, 10-15 free(personal information), 10 blanks. So it makes a total of 160 total items. We calculate total items to the time 180 mins.  Well, its 0.87 min/item, but some items really take time especially on reading comprehension and math problems. You MUST have 3-5mins to answer each question.
• Career Service Professional and Subprofessional have almost the same scope--English & Filipino: Reading comprehension, synonyms, antonyms, logic, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, spelling, analogy. Math: Word problems, interest, percent, sales, linear, algebra, graphs, and general information includes Philippine Constitution, (R.A. 6713) Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, Peace and Human Rights Issues and Concepts, and Environment Management and Protection.
• The exam will start at 8am.
• If you are taking on Computer Aided Test, it's more on computer, not on shading. 

Now, you have these idea in mind, you need to prepare for the exam. Calculate time when answering these items, and study the scope of the exam.