Clerical Ability Test

What is a Clerical Ability test?

A clerical ability test is designed to assess skills that are essential for performing various clerical tasks effectively. These tests typically evaluate abilities such as attention to detail, data accuracy, speed in data entry, filing skills, and basic arithmetic. They often include tasks like checking for errors in documents, sorting information alphabetically or numerically, and understanding and organizing written material. Clerical ability tests are commonly used in the recruitment process for administrative and clerical roles, ensuring that candidates possess the necessary skills to manage office tasks efficiently. They also assess a candidate’s ability to handle routine office duties quickly and accurately, which is crucial in many business environments.

Common Clerical Ability test categories

A comprehensive clerical ability test will cover one or more of the subjects listed below. We recommend practicing all subjects to familiarize yourself with the types of questions and to better prepare for your own assessment test.

All the most common clerical ability test subjects are listed below, visit each subject to read more and view example questions.

Alphabetic Filing

Attention to Detail

Basic Mathematics

Data Checking

Grammar & Spelling

Mathematical Word Problems

Vocabulary

Data Entry

Typing Speed