This is a sample test for the Court Revenue Assistant Examination. This test illustrates the types and formats of questions you will encounter on the exam. Questions that appear on the actual examination vary in difficulty and may be easier or more difficult than the questions illustrated below. The actual examination will consist of 70 multiple-choice questions and applicants will have three (3 1/2) hours to complete the examination. The examination will assess the following:
1. CODING AND DECODING INFORMATION
These questions assess applicants’ ability to use written sets of directions to code and decode information for court record keeping. Applicants will be presented with information in a table format that includes names and numbers and will be asked to use a set of coding rules to encode and decode information accurately. Applicants may be required to continue and reorganize the information to answer questions.
2. APPLYING FACTS AND INFORMATION TO GIVEN SITUATIONS
These questions assess applicants’ ability to use the information provided and apply it to a specific situation defined by a given set of facts. Applicants are presented with a regulation, policy or procedure similar to what a Court Revenue Assistant may encounter on the job. Applicants must use this information to answer questions about specific situations. All of the information required to answer the questions is contained in the passages and in the description of the situation.
3. NUMBER FACILITY
These questions assess applicants’ ability to perform basic mathematical calculations* involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and percentages. Information will be presented in numerical or table format using forms typically found in the court setting.
4. RECONCILING CASH BALANCES
These questions assess applicants' ability to work with various types of cash register summary reports. Questions will be based solely on the information contained in these reports.
5. BASIC LEGAL AND REVENUE COLLECTION TERMINOLOGY
These questions assess applicants’ knowledge of legal and revenue collection terminology and general court procedures that Court Revenue Assistants encounter in their daily work.
6. QUALITY SERVICE ORIENTATION
These questions assess applicants’ ability to respond to situations that Court Revenue Assistants encounter when interacting with the public, court staff and other court users.