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Vocabulary FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS [...]... Vocabulary FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS 2 VOCABULARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS CHAPTER 1 The LearningExpress Test Preparation System not being in tip-top mental and physical shape forgetting to eat breakfast and having to take the test on an empty stomach forgetting a sweater or jacket and shivering through the exam What’s the common... 10 Day 11 Read Chapter 5, Reading Comprehension, and answer Questions 1 10 and score yourself Review any Chapter 5 concepts that you feel you may need more time to absorb Answer Questions 11 –30 and score yourself Day 12 Answer Questions 31 50 in Chapter 5 Score yourself and make sure that you understand all of the concepts covered in this chapter Day 13 Read Chapter 6, Grammar, answer Questions 1 10 ,... concepts that you feel you may need more time to absorb Answer Questions 11 –30 and score yourself 7 8 VOCABULARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS Day 18 CHAPTER 1 The LearningExpress Test Preparation System Work through Questions 31 50 in Chapter 7 Score yourself and make sure that you understand all of the concepts covered in this chapter Day 19 Begin to review the Commonly Tested Words in Chapter 2 Highlight any... 1 10 , and score yourself Day 14 Review any Chapter 6 concepts that you feel you may need more time to absorb Answer Questions 11 –30 and score yourself Day 15 Work through Questions 31 50 in Chapter 6 Score yourself and make sure that you understand all of the concepts covered in this chapter Day 16 Read Chapter 7, Spelling, answer Questions 1 10 , and score yourself Day 17 Review any Chapter 7 concepts... LearningExpress Test Preparation System in one sitting Otherwise, you can break it up and do just one or two steps a day for the next several days It’s up to you—remember, you are in control The LearningExpress Test Preparation System CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS STEP 1: GET INFORMATION Time to complete: 30 minutes Activity: Read the Introduction Knowledge is power The first step in the LearningExpress... of a Civil Service examination Practicing and studying the exercises in this book will help prepare you for the verbal section of the Civil Service test If you haven’t already done so, stop here and read the Introduction of this book There, you will learn how to use this book; review general reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and spelling strategies; see an overview of the kinds of Civil Service. .. you by exam day 3 4 VOCABULARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS CHAPTER 1 The LearningExpress Test Preparation System Controlling Test Anxiety The first thing you need to know is that a little test anxiety is a good thing Everyone gets nervous before a big exam—and if that nervousness motivates you to prepare thoroughly, so much the better It’s said that Sir Laurence Olivier, one of the foremost British actors... getting the job you want The LearningExpress Test Preparation System CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS Schedule A: The 30-Day Plan If you have at least a month before you take your test, you have plenty of time to prepare— as long as you don’t waste it! If you have less than a month, turn to Schedule B TIME PREPARATION Day 1 2 Read the Introduction of this book Also, skim over the written materials... blanks above 5 6 VOCABULARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS CHAPTER 1 The LearningExpress Test Preparation System Your Test Stress Score Here are the steps you should take, depending on your score If you scored: ■ 0–2: your level of test anxiety is nothing to worry about; it is probably just enough to give you the motivation to excel ■ 3–6: your test anxiety may be enough to impair your performance, and you... where you are most relaxed: lying on the beach in the sun, walking through the park, or wherever Now close your eyes and imagine you are The LearningExpress Test Preparation System CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS actually there If you practice in advance, you will find that you need only a few seconds of this exercise to increase your sense of well-being When anxiety threatens to overwhelm . follows: GS -1 $15 , 214 GS-6 26 ,13 0 GS -11 42,976 GS-2 17 ,10 6 GS-7 29,037 GS -12 51, 508 GS-3 18 ,664 GS-8 32 ,15 8 GS -13 61, 2 51 GS-4 20,952 GS-9 35, 519 GS -14 72,3 81 GS-5 23,442 GS -10 39 ,11 5 GS -15 85 ,14 0 Please. improve your vocabulary skills for your Civil Service exam. INTRODUCTION VOCABULARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE TESTS xi 