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Analytical Ability appears only on the Professional level. It checks how you reason from relationships, rules, statements, and data — the skill behind policy analysis, audits, and technical work in second-level positions. Practice with original study items, not CSC exam questions.
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A is to B as C is to — pick the pair that holds the same relation.
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Follow symbols, figures, or abstract rules to the next step.
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What must be true from the statement — and what is only implied.
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Read a table or chart and pull the figure the question asks for.
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Logical relationships between words, deductive reasoning, separating what a statement assumes from what it proves, and reading tables and graphs. See the full Professional coverage.
Identifying the relationship in a word pair (tool–user, part–whole, cause–effect, degree) and matching it.
Free word analogy reviewer →Syllogisms, if–then statements, and figure or symbol patterns that follow a hidden rule.
Free symbolic logic / abstract reasoning reviewer →Deciding which assumption a statement depends on and which conclusion follows strictly from the facts given.
Free identifying assumptions and drawing conclusions reviewer →Reading tables, bar and line graphs, and pie charts to compute totals, differences, ratios, and percent change.
Free data interpretation reviewer →Analytical Ability tips
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Answer first, then open the explanation. Original items, not actual CSC exam questions.
Answer: B. Surgeon A pen is the tool a writer uses. A scalpel is the tool a surgeon uses. Hospital is a place, and knife is another tool, not the user.
Answer: B. Food A drought is a severe lack of rain. A famine is a severe lack of food. Hunger is a result of famine, not what is lacking.
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Open a topic in Analytical Ability. Worked method on every item.
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Analytical Ability appears only on the Professional level. It checks how you reason from relationships, rules, statements, and data — the skill behind policy analysis, audits, and technical work in second-level positions.
Logical relationships between words, deductive reasoning, separating what a statement assumes from what it proves, and reading tables and graphs. Topics: Word analogy, Symbolic logic / abstract reasoning, Identifying assumptions and drawing conclusions, Data interpretation.
150 scored items plus 20 unscored EDQ items, in 3 hours 10 minutes. CSC does not publish an official item count per subject, so our mock split by subject is an estimate.
Our free Analytical Ability sample questions page has 8 original items with answers and explanations, no signup needed.
No. These are original practice items for study. CSC does not publish official item banks for commercial reuse. We cannot promise the same questions will appear on exam day.
Yes — pick a topic, difficulty, and session length in Practice by Category. Full mocks still follow the complete Professional format.
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