Do you know the alphabet? Can you add two numbers together? Can you tell the difference between "Steve" and "Steeve"?
You, too, can get a perfect score on the Census Test!
It's about 26 questions, and took me about 15 minutes. Basic, basic skills, like reading a map, or putting words in alphabetical order.
The best (worst) part? You only need to get 70% right to qualify for a census job. How low are your standards, federal government? You want to hire people who can only read or add 70% of the time? I am having real doubts about the accuracy of the census.
Irony: it pays better than my "real" job does. Sigh.
Although. My fellow test-takers did include one man who seemed mentally ill and/or homeless, but the majority looked like mildly depressed, middle-aged, middle-class folks who perhaps got laid off recently. So, there are worse things than being paid good money to do silly things for the government.
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After I took the test I was given a panphlet by the Census employee. The pamphlet states that you can call to check the status of your application. I called and was told they cannot check the status of my application "because it's all computerized and there is no way to look it up." Uh, okay.
after taking the test and waiting around forever with the other test takers this past Saturday, I really don't think the census could ever be accurate or well done. So many of the people there who probably got at least 10 questions right could not follow basic directions like "don't write in the test booklet".
Yeah, it's not super encouraging, is it?
sitting right in front of the dude grading the tests and he seemed to make 4 or 5 marks on the test and figger the score. thought those old cats were doing pretty good. the next one he marked over 15 and not 20? it was mine, i made 77. wonder what those before me made. CLUE, tell me, curious. thanks
I think you are a liar.My wife and I are both college graduates and found the test to be wordy and full of confusing diagrams that had to desiphered. We scored 25 and 26 respectively out of 28. Quit bragging about your self and your egocentricism because people want help too pass this test and feel good about it, not your false inuendo.
From your spelling and grammar, I am going to deduce that verbal skills aren't your strong suit.
Not all college graduates are created equal, my dear.
But you are correct in saying that the test is wordy and full of poor diagrams, like far too many government documents. Perhaps we need more graphic designers working for the Census!
I don't know....a college grad that can't spell decipher sounds a bit odd to me. Really, the test is basically the SAT with alphabetizing and looking at a map (lol). MUCH EASIER than the SAT. I would be surprised if I didn't get a perfect score.
You're right, squadus, it's easy! Good luck with your score!
Mister "College Grad", obviously you fail on many occasions. A college degree does not automatically mean you'll do well on this exam.
On the other hand, I'd be surprised if you didn't do too well. It's a basic skills assessment, and it's not that the questions are difficult, they are just "tricky".
For people like yourself who assume they know it all, and not take the time to thoroughly read each question, you'll get a few wrong.
I took the test once, received 27 out of 28 correct.
I don't know for sure which question, but it was on the last few pages, there's a "choose best answer" question, that prob. threw me off.
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