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Occupational Reading Assessment

1. The manager of a company was recently in the news for allegations of suspicious and potentially illegal behavior. His actions were supposedly caught on camera, in the company's building, and involved a substantial number of employee records. It was reported that, if proven, the misconduct would result in the dismissal of the manager from the company. Also, it was later revealed that he had been brought up on similar charges in a previous position but was able to avert any legal conviction.

Which of the following is a claim that the author makes about the allegations against the manager?

1. The manager was alone in committing these potentially illegal actions.
2. The manager will likely lose his job for tampering with employee files.
3. The allegations are similar to actions alleged in a previous position.
4. If the manager has committed these actions before, he is likely to do it again.
5. The manager is going to be convicted of his crimes and will lose his job

1. In response to an HR briefing noting that the Federal Government will face a leadership crisis within the next five years, an author wrote that there is no evidence to support this claim. However, the author is wrong. Considering only Agency X, senior leaders are retiring at an alarming rate and no junior employees are being groomed to fill these roles. For instance, after the departure of Agency X's Chief Information Officer, the agency could not fill the vacancy for a year because no internal candidate was qualified.

Which of the following is the main point of the argument?

1. Evidence exists to support the concern of a leadership pipeline consists in the Federal Government
2. The rate at which senior leadership is retiring cannot be determined from available data.
3. The state of leadership affairs is comparable across federal agencies.
4. The are not enough junior employees in the Federal Government.
5. A substantial number of senior leaders will leave deferral agencies unexpectedly.

1. During the workweek, the traffic in the metropolitan area of Washington D.C. has peak hours throughout both the morning and afternoon commutes. It is estimated that over one million vehicles travel into the downtown area from the Commonwealth of Virginia alone. Commuters also travel in from nearby states, such as Maryland and West Virginia.

In the context of the passage which one of the following could beset be substituted for metropolitan in the first sentence without significantly changing the author's meeting?

1. Popular
2. Public
3. Sophisticated
4. Cultivated
5. Urban

1. Assessment

Mortgage Rate Comparison Chart Bridge Lending Rate Payment Change (per Month) 30 year fixed 3.375% 51,371 +0.22 15 year fixed 2.750% 52,104 +0.05 10 year fixed 2.750% 52,058 +0.03 Hopper Mortgage Rate Payment Change (per Month) 30 year fixed 3.500% $1,392 +0.34 15 year fixed 2.625% $2,085 +0.11 10 year fixed 2.625% $2,940 +0.10 Lend & Trust Rate Payment Change (per Month) 30 year fixed 3.897% 51,458 +0.23 15 year fixed 3.182% 52,159 +0.03 10 year fixed 3.282% 53,029 +0.02 Based on the above table, what lender is offering the lowest interest rate, and what is the lowest monthly payment that can be obtained at that rate? O Eridge Lending, paying 51,371 per month. O Bridge Lending, paying $2,104 per month. O Hopper Mortgage, paying $1,392 per month. O Hopper Mortgage, paying $2,085 per month. (O Lend &Trust, paying $1,458 per month