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1. Robertgotlostinthecityandistryingtofindhiswayout.Ifhelearnsthat thebelowstatementsarefactual,whichoftheresponseoptionsalsomust be true?

Churchiscloserthanshoppingmall. Railroadstationiscloserthansquare. Squareisfartherthanshoppingmall. Park is farther than railroad station.

A)Railroadstationisclosestmarker. B)Churchiscloserthansquare. C)Railroadstationisfartherthanchurch. D)Squareandparkareevenlydistant. E)Shoppingmallisfartherthanpark.

2. Youhavebeentaskedbyyoursupervisortogetimportantpaperwork handledbyFriday.Duetoyourothertasks,youfeelyoumaynotmeetthe deadline.Whichofthefollowingwouldyoubemostlikelytodo? A)Askyoursupervisorfordeadlineextension. B)Askoneofyourco-workerstohelpyou. C)Reportthisissuetothesupervisorasitis. D)Findreasonstoprovethereissomethingwrongwiththepaperwork. E)E.Rushthroughthetaskjusttomeetthedeadline.



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3. Usetheverbinbracketsinthecorrectgrammaticaltense:

Asteam Awasworkingonthemosturgentproject,team B(finish)amore strategic project.

A)finished B)wasfinishing C)wouldfinish D)wouldbefinishing E)hadfinished

4. Selectwhichoneoftheopposingstatementsappliesmosttoyouand rate it:

Workinginateam iswhenIam most productive

Agree Slightly Slightly Agree agree agree

Ipreferto worksolo

5. Youhavebeenofferedbyyoursupervisortoundergoacorporate training.Thetrainingtakesplaceduringyourfreetime.Youhavetomake thedecisiontomorrow.Whichofthefollowingwouldyoubemostlikely to do?

A)Analyzehowmuchthistrainingcontributestoyourcareergoals.

B)Prioritizeyourcurrentworkloadovertheoffer.

C)Sayyestotheofferwithoutthinkingitover.

D)Refusetheofferwithoutthinkingitover.

E)Accepttheofferbutaskyoursupervisortoassignyourcurrent workloadtosomeoneelse.



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6. Johnlosthisfriendatthepartyandistryingtofindher.Ifhelearnsthat thebelowstatementsarefactual,whichoftheresponseoptionsalsomust be true?

MonicasawJohn'sfriendearlierthanJennifer. AbigailsawJohn'sfriendearlierthanRachael. RachaelsawJohn'sfriendlaterthanJennifer. SusysawJohn'sfriendlaterthanAbigail.

A)AbigailsawJohn'sfriendearliest. B)MonicasawJohn'sfriendearlierthanRachael. C)AbigailsawJohn'sfriendlaterthanMonica. D)RachaelandSusysawJohn'sfriendatthesametime. E)JennifersawJohn'sfriendlaterthanSusy.

7. Yourteam hasbeentaskedwithanimportantandurgentproject. Everyoneonyourteam isdoingtheirpartexceptforoneco-workerof yours.Whichofthefollowingwouldyoubemostlikelytodo? A)Redistributetheworkloadamongthoseteam memberswhodotheir partdiligently. B)Remindtheproblem co-workerofthesanctions. C)Trytolureyourco-workerwithincentives. D)Reporttheissuetoyourteam supervisor. E)Approachtheproblem co-workerabouttheissue.

8. Selectwhichoneoftheopposingstatementsappliesmosttoyouand rate it:

Itendtobevery attentive to detail

Agree

Slightly agree

Slightly agree

Agree

Icanalwayssee the "bigger picture"



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9. Yoursupervisorhastaskedyouwithhandlingimportantdocumentation. Onceyouhavesubmittedit,heclaimedthatyoulostoneofthecrucial documentswhileyouknowitisnottrue.Whichofthefollowingwould youbemostlikelytodo? A)Takesoleresponsibilityfortheissue. B)Reporttheissuetoyoursupervisor'ssuperiors. C)Askyoursupervisortonotfireyou. D)Arguewithyoursupervisorthatitisnotyourfault. E)Trytofindthemissingdocumentintheoffice.

10.Youhavebeentaskedbyyoursalessupervisortosellthecompany product.Atsomepointyoufindoutthattheproductisdeficient.Your salesstatisticstakesadiveandyoutrytodecidewhattodo.Whichofthe followingwouldyoubemostlikelytodo? A)Trytoapproachsalesprospectsinnewcreativeways. B)Learnnewsalestactics. C)Discusstheissuewithyoursalessupervisorasis. D)Stopoverthinkingitandkeepsellingtheproductdespitethestatistics. E)Leavethingsastheyare.

11.Usetheverbinbracketsinthecorrectgrammaticaltense:

Bythetimethecompany'scodeofconductwillbeupgraded,the corporatetrainingregardingit(complete).

A)willbecompleted B)willcomplete C)willhavecompleted D)willhavebeencompleted E)willbecompleting



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12.Selectwhichoneoftheopposingstatementsappliesmosttoyouand rate it:

Ienjoyleading others and taking initiative

Agree Slightly agree

Slightly Agree agree

Iprefertofollow detailed and clear instructions

13.Youhavebecomeawitnesstoquestionablebehaviorsbyoneofyour co-workers.Youhavecheckedthecompany'scodeofconductandfound outthathisbehaviorscontradictcompany'sethics.Whichofthefollowing wouldyoubemostlikelytodo? A)Shareacopyofthecompany'scodeofconductwithyourco-worker. B)Discusstheincidentwithyoursupervisor. C)Pretendyoudidn'tseeanything. D)Discussyourco-worker'sbehaviorswithotherco-workers. E)Trytomoralizeyourco-workeryourself.

14.Usetheverbinbraketsinthecorrectgrammaticaltense:

Bythetimeourdepartmentsupervisorwasfired,thecompany(suffer)a significantreputationdamage.

A)suffered B)wassuffering C)wouldsuffer D)hadsuffered E)wouldbesuffering



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15.Yoursupervisorhasbeenpilingworkloadonyouwhilesomeofyour co-workersdidn'treceiveasimilartreatment.Youbelievethereis favoritism goingoninyourdepartment.Whichofthefollowingwouldyou bemostlikelytodo?

A)Discussthisissuedirectlywithyoursupervisorfirst.

B)Disregardtheissue.

C)Gostraighttoyoursupervisorssuperiorsabouttheissue.

D)Trytogetyourco-workerstoshareyourworkload.

E)Startperformingworsejustlikeyourotherco-workers.

16.Selectwhichoneoftheopposingstatementsappliesmosttoyouand rate it:

WhenImake mistakesItendto analyze the reasons for them

Agree Slightly Slightly Agree agree agree

WhenImake mistakesItryto focus on possible solutions to them

17.Yoursupervisorhastaskedyouandyourco-workerwithpreparing tomorrow'spresentation.Yourco-workerdidn'ttreatthetaskseriously andyouendeduppreparingthewholepresentationalone.Duringthe dayofpresentationyourco-workertookallthecredit.Whichofthe followingwouldyoubemostlikelytodo?

A)Discussthisissuewithyoursupervisorimmediatelyafterthe presentation.

B)Disregardtheissue.

C)Gostraighttoyoursupervisor'ssuperiorsabouttheissue.

D)Refusesuchtasksnexttime.

E)Discussthisissuewithyourco-workersfirst.



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18.Yoursupervisorhasbeenusinginappropriatelanguagewithyou co-workersrecently.Yourco-workersbelievethatthisbehaviorisnormal foryoursupervisoranddon'tseeitasanissue.Whichofthefollowing wouldyoubemostlikelytodo? A)Gostraighttoyoursupervisor'ssuperiorswiththisissue. B)Trytoapproachyoursupervisorabouttheissuefirst. C)Treatyourownconductatthecompanylessseriously. D)Askyoursupervisorforfavorsinexchangeforyoursilenceaboutthe issue. E)Disregardtheissue.

19.Oneofyourco-workershasbeenabusingcompany'sofficeequipment. Theissuehascometoyourattention.Whichofthefollowingwouldyou bemostlikelytodo? A)Coverforyourco-worker. B)Discussthisissuewithyourofficemanager. C)Askafavorfrom yourco-workerinexchangeforyoursilence. D)Speakwithyourotherco-workersabouttheissue. E)Disregardtheissue.

20.Selectwhichoneoftheopposingstatementsappliesmosttoyouand rate it:

Rules and regulationsmake mefeelless anxious

Agree Slightly agree

Slightly Agree agree

Strictwork environments tendtodrainme emotionally



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