GCT test for Govt. Jobs and Free Test samples 2013
In this blog you find information about the GCT test which is used in many places for govt. recruitment purpose.
What is GCT?
GCT test means General Competency Test. This test is used federal Public Service is for the best-qualified persons to fill the jobs available.
Employment tests like the GCT help to satisfy both of these aims by providing a fair, objective and reliable measure of an important qualification.
Part 1-GCT Test-Taking Tips before the Test
1. Read the instructions carefully
2. The instructions contain information that will help you to become more familiar with the GCT
3. Take the free Practice Test
4. Taking the practice test under conditions which are as close as possible to the conditions of the actual test day is a good way to prepare and to ensure that there will be no surprises. So give yourself the right amount of time and don't look ahead to the answers.
5. Become "Test Wise"
6. One of the best strategies for becoming "test wise", or an experienced test-taker, is to take advantage of every opportunity to try tests. Any test you take helps you to learn how to take other tests. Try employment tests and school tests (whether or not they count for something) as well as tests, quizzes and puzzles in magazines, newspapers and quiz books. If there are no time limits, set them yourself. The more comfortable and familiar you are with tests, with the types of questions which are asked and with how to answer them, the better prepared you will be.
7. Don't wait until the night before to prepare for the test.
8. Instead, spend the evening relaxing and briefly reviewing this booklet.
9. Find out what the cut-off score is.
10. Before taking the GCT, you should know the score you will have to achieve in order to pass the test. The cut-off score can be obtained from your nearest Regional/District Office of the Public Service Commission or the Staffing Officer responsible for the test session.
11. A little anxiety is a good thing.
12. It's natural to feel nervous before a test. When something important happens to you, it is not unusual to get a little nervous. Like an athlete warming up before a game, your mind and body are warming up for the test by getting nervous. If you are prepared to take the test, you will feel like a well-trained athlete. Your nervousness will get you warmed up but not tired out before you take a test.
Part 2-Instructions
The GCT measures general cognitive ability, which is the ability to use reasoning and knowledge to solve new problems. General cognitive ability relates to success in administrative support jobs.
The GCT has 50 multiple-choice questions. Each question is worth 1 point, and no points are deducted for wrong answers. The test itself takes 85 minutes. Including administration time, the entire testing session requires about 100 minutes.
The GCT has three types of questions:
1 Written Material
2 Drawing Logical Conclusions
3 Solving Numerical Problems
Part 3-Free GCT Samples questions 1-10
Free Written Material samples
The Understanding Written Material questions require knowledge of words and reading comprehension. Your skills in these areas can be improved by reading books, magazines, newspapers and government publications. You should read material on subjects that are new to you in addition to subjects which usually interest you.
In this type of question you read a short passage, usually in memorandum format. Your understanding of the passage is assessed by whether or not you are able to choose the correct answer to a question about the passage. Use of rough paper is permitted.
Question 1
Government Gouvernement
of Canada du Canada
MEMORANDUM NOTE DE SERVICE
______________________________________________________
TO: All employees
FROM: Manager
We are pleased to announce that our Ministry's budget has been increased and consequently we will experience an increase in staff size. Because new positions will become available, we will be holding interviews within the next few weeks. The main focus of this memo is to indicate a change concerning:
1. Better ministerial policy
2. Better budget publicity
3. More human resources
4. More office space
Question 2
Government Gouvernement
of Canada du Canada
MEMORANDUM NOTE DE SERVICE
_____________________________________________________
TO: All employees
FROM: Manager
Please note that the answer sheets currently being used will be replaced with new ones next year. The existing supply of answer sheets should be used from now until the end of the year. It is important that the new sheets are used next year because they will enable the collection of additional information that will be required at this time. The main purpose of this memorandum is to:
1. Indicate the need for new answer sheets.
2. Notify employees that new answer sheets will replace the existing ones.
3. Notify employees that the current answer sheets are inadequate.
4. Indicate the need for additional information.
Numerical Questions
Because it is easy to forget basic mathematical skills if you do not use them regularly, you should be sure to prepare for numerical problems. You should be familiar with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, averages, fractions and financial calculations.
A review of first-year high school mathematics, including fractions and algebra, may be helpful preparation for these questions. Keep in mind that a calculator is allowed on the test. Therefore, you should focus on understanding the type of operations (addition, subtraction, etc.) required and the order in which the operations should be performed.
Remember to read each question carefully. Before answering a question, determine what is being asked.
In this type of question, you must choose the correct answer to a practical numerical problem. Use of rough paper is permitted. Use of a calculator is permitted, but not essential. If you wish to use a calculator, you must bring your own.
Drawing Logical Conclusions
Various question formats are used in the Drawing Logical Conclusions questions. Therefore, there is no single method that applies in all cases. As always, you should read the question carefully to ensure that you understand it before choosing your answer. Also, in many of these questions it is important to pay close attention to all of the "rules and regulations" that are provided so that you can apply them correctly in solving the problem.
In this type of question, you must use logical thinking in order to choose the correct answer to a practical problem.
Question 3
One of your duties is the selection and disposal of boxes of obsolete files. According to regulations, ordinary files become obsolete after 24 months, confidential files after 36 months and classified files after 48 months. Which of the following boxes of files can be disposed of?
A.A box containing ordinary files dated 26 months ago and classified files dated 34 months ago.
B.A box containing ordinary files dated 38 months ago and confidential files dated 28 months ago.
1 A only
2. B only
3. Both A and B
4. Neither A nor B
Question 4
You are in charge of financial services and must calculate overtime pay for employees in your division. Due to a heavy workload, an employee had to do 35 hours of overtime in two weeks. Seven of these hours are at "double time" (i.e. twice usual pay), the rest are at "time-and-a-half". The employee's usual pay is $375 a week at $10 an hour. How much overtime money should the employee is paid for the two week period?
1. $320
2. $420
3. $560
4. $760
Question 5
Add 0.98 + 45.102 + 32.3333 + 31 + 0.00009
A.368.573
B.210.536299
C.109.41539
D.99.9975
E.80.8769543
Question 6
Exciting iPhone and Ipad Math Game for Kids and Adults! 2. Find 0.12 ÷ 1
A.12
B.1.2
C..12
D..012
E..0012
Question 7
(9 ÷ 3) x (8 ÷ 4) =
A.1
B.6
C.72
D.576
E.752
Question 8
6 x 0 x 5
A.30
B.11
C.25
D.0
E.27
Question 9
7.95 ÷ 1.5
A.2.4
B.5.3
C.6.2
D.7.3
E.7.5
Question 10
-32 + 7 equals:
A.-25
B.25
C.-26
D.26
E.27
Free GCT Samples questions answers 1-10
1-3
2- 2
3- 4
4- 3
5. C: Aligning the decimals at the decimal point and adhering to the same integer addition computation properties, the sum is equal to 109.41539.
6. C: Any number divided by 1 is equal to itself, thus 0.12 ÷ 1 = 0.12.
7. B: By first performing the computations within the parentheses, the expression may be rewritten as 3 × 2, which equals 6.
8. D: The product is 0, since the product of any number, or numbers, and 0, equals 0.
9. B: The division may be performed by first dividing 1.5 into 7.9 and then dividing 1.5 into 0.45. Doing so gives a quotient of 5.3
10. A: Addition of 7 to the integer, -32, shows a movement of 7 units to the right, giving a sum of -25.
