Practice for the Civil Service Legal Assistant Exam

The Civil Service Legal Assistant Exam is a challenging cognitive assessment that will examine your verbal, numerical, logical and clerical capabilities. Taking the test unprepared can hurt your chances of landing the job you're aiming for, which is why practice is essential.

With JobTestPrep's Legal Assistant Exam preparation pack you will get what you need to pass the test, including:

Clerical Aptitude practice tests to improve your record keeping, coding, and inventory abilities
Numerical Reasoning practice tests that will sharpen your math skills and remind you of the basics you might have forgotten
Typing Practice Tests to elevate your speed and accuracy
Verbal Reasoning tests to improve your vocabulary and ability to identify relevant information in complex texts

What is the Civil Service Legal Assistant Exam

The Civil Service Legal Assistant Exam is a crucial step on your way to landing a position in the civil service's legal field, and it aims to measure a wide variety of relevant capabilities. The test includes the following:

Record Keeping - questions that measure your ability to read and interpret information in graphs, tables and other formats necessary for keeping records.
Coding - these questions assess your ability to properly understand coding guidelines in order to determine the correct code, or understand what information can be inferred from a given code.
Information Ordering - these questions that will require you to correctly follow a set of rules in a given order, or determine the most logical order for a certain procedure.
Written Expression - these questions that require you to properly structure sentences and paragraphs in order to clearly express yourself in writing.
Reading Comprehension - In this section you will be presented with a passage followed by questions that must be answered based on the information presented.
Numerical Reasoning - word problems in which you will need to extract the relevant data to answer the question, as well as arithmetic problems.
Applying Written Information - these questions test your ability to understand and apply written rules and regulations in different settings.

Civil Service Legal Assistant Exam Sample Questions

David bought some mouse traps for $800. Later on he sold them for $1240, making $5 on each trap, how many traps were involved?

Correct Answer

Incorrect Answer

The total profit made is the selling price minus the expenses which is:
$1,240-$800=$440

Since we know each trap yielded $5 profit, we divide the total profit by 5 in order to find how many traps were involved:
440/5=88

Select the word that is spelled incorrectly:

Judgment

Permenent

Dialogue

Adjacent

Correct Answer

Incorrect Answer

The correct answer is B.

The correct spelling of the word is permanent.

A bucket of cement costs $0.80. If 4.5 buckets are needed to complete one wall, how much will it cost to build 3 walls, assuming half buckets are for sale?

1.6$

3.6$

4.5$

7.2$

10.8$

Correct Answer

Incorrect Answer

If 4.5 buckets are needed to complete one wall, three walls will require 3*4.5=13.5 buckets.

At a price of $0.8 each, the buckets will total at $0.8*13.5=$10.8

It is also possible to calculate 0.8*13.5 in a different way. Because 0.8=8/10, we can subtract 2/10 from 135 and reach the same answer. The reason for doing this is the ease of calculating 1/10 of 13.5 which is 1.35

If 1/10 of 13.5=1.35, 2/10 of 13.5 is 2*1.35= 2.7

and now we subtract 13.5-2.7= $10.8

Prepare for the Legal Assistant Exam

When applying for the position of legal assistant you are bound to be one of many applicants. In order to ensure your strong candidacy, it is best to prepare and practice for the legal assistant exam. Prepare with JobTestPrep's preparation package which includes practice tests, study guides, tips, and answer explanations, all aimed at helping you succeed on the exam.

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