Civil Service Examination
Subprofessional Civil Service Exam reviewer
The Subprofessional examination covers numerical ability, verbal ability in English and Filipino, clerical ability, and general information. This platform gives you a free 50-question diagnostic across all four, then a study plan built from where you actually lost marks.
Coverage
What the Subprofessional paper asks about.
| Area | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Numerical ability | Basic operations, fractions and decimals, percentages and ratios, number series, word problems |
| Verbal ability | Vocabulary, grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, and reading comprehension, in English and Filipino |
| Clerical ability | Filing and alphabetizing, and spelling |
| General information | The Philippine Constitution, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, peace and human rights, and environment management |
Summarised from the Commission’s published examination scope. We are not affiliated with the Civil Service Commission and this is not an official statement of coverage; check the Commission’s own announcement for the examination you are sitting.
Practice by topic
Start where you are weakest.
Each topic page explains the format and works through real examples from our own bank, with every wrong option explained.
- Number and letter seriesA series question gives you four or five terms and asks for the next one. The whole task is naming the rule that produced them.
- Percentages and ratiosAlmost every percentage question on the exam is one of three forms: what is P% of N, N is P% of what, and N is what percent of M.
- Word problemsA word problem hides one equation inside a situation. Name the unknown, write what the sentence says about it, then solve.
- Vocabulary and word meaningVocabulary items give you a word inside a sentence and ask for the closest meaning. The sentence is there to be used.
- Grammar and error recognitionError recognition prints a sentence in lettered segments and asks which segment is wrong - or whether none of them is.
- Paragraph organizationYou are given a paragraph's sentences out of order and asked to put them back. Exactly one order is right.
- Filing and alphabetizingFiling items give you names and ask which order they belong in under standard alphabetic filing rules.
- SpellingSpelling items print several versions of a word and ask which is correct.
Questions about the Subprofessional level
Which level should I take, Professional or Subprofessional?
That depends on the positions you intend to apply for rather than on preference. Professional eligibility is required for most positions from Salary Grade 11 upward; Subprofessional covers clerical, trades, crafts, and related positions. The Commission’s own announcement is the authority on which applies to a given post.
What is the difference in the exam itself?
The fourth subject area. Professional carries analytical ability - analogy, logic, assumptions, abstract reasoning, and data interpretation. Subprofessional carries clerical ability instead: filing and alphabetizing, and spelling. The numerical, verbal, and general information sections cover the same ground on both.
Is the Subprofessional exam on paper?
The Civil Service Examination is written on paper with a shaded answer sheet. That is why this platform can print a full-length booklet and a real answer sheet for you to shade under time, rather than only offering practice on screen.