Next CSE-PPT: 14 March 2027 · Professional & Subprofessional
Civil Service Exam Subprofessional clerical ability drills on filing personal names alphabetically: same surnames, prefixes such as San and dela, Mac and Mc, hyphens and nothing-before-something.
Filing is one of the two items in the official Clerical Ability scope of the Civil Service Exam Subprofessional level. These drills ask for the first, second, third or last name in alphabetical filing order, using names with near-identical surnames, prefixes such as San and dela, Mac and Mc, hyphenated surnames and identical surnames with different first names.
Every answer and explanation here was generated by a script that applies the filing rules: surname first, prefixes joined to the surname, spaces and hyphens ignored, and nothing before something. Each explanation shows the full filing order.
Correct answer: C. Luz Ramil
Indexed surname first, the filing order is RAMIL, Luz → RAMIREZ, Lito → RAMONES, Leo → RAMOS, Lorna. The name filed first is Luz Ramil. The surnames all begin with "Ram", so the fourth letter decides: i (Ramil, Ramirez) comes before o (Ramones, Ramos), and "Ramil" is shorter than "Ramirez".
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Nina Pascual
Indexed surname first, the filing order is PASCAL, Nina → PASCO, Nina → PASCUA, Nina → PASCUAL, Nina. The name filed last is Nina Pascual. All begin with "Pasc". Comparing the next letters, a (Pascal, Pascua, Pascual) comes before o (Pasco), so Pasco is filed last; "Pascua" comes before "Pascual" because nothing comes before something.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Ben De Jesus
Indexed surname first, the filing order is DE CASTRO, Ben → DE JESUS, Ben → DELA ROSA, Ben → DEL MUNDO, Ben. The name filed second is Ben De Jesus. Prefixes join the surname: decastro, dejesus, delarosa, delmundo. Comparing letter by letter, "dec" comes before "dej", which comes before "del".
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Ana Lim
Indexed surname first, the filing order is LIM, Ana → LIMA, Ana → LIMBO, Ana → LIMSON, Ana. The name filed first is Ana Lim. "Lim" is the shortest surname and every other surname begins with it, so nothing comes before something puts Lim first.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Rica Castro
Indexed surname first, the filing order is CASTILLO, Rica → CASTILLO, Rico → CASTRO, Rica → CASTRO, Rico. The name filed third is Rica Castro. Castillo comes before Castro (i before r in the fifth letter). Within each surname, the first names decide: Rica before Rico.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Jose Santos
Indexed surname first, the filing order is SANCHEZ, Jose → SAN MIGUEL, Jose → SAN PEDRO, Jose → SANTOS, Jose. The name filed last is Jose Santos. "San Pedro" and "San Miguel" are filed as "SanPedro" and "SanMiguel". Comparing sanchez, sanmiguel, sanpedro and santos, "sant" comes last because t follows c, m and p.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Grace Uson
Indexed surname first, the filing order is USON, Grace → UY, Grace → UYEHARA, Grace → UYTENGSU, Grace. The name filed first is Grace Uson. Comparing the surnames letter by letter, "Us" comes before "Uy", so Uson is first, followed by Uy (nothing before something), Uyehara and Uytengsu.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Mark Ocampo
Indexed surname first, the filing order is OBLIGACION, Mark → OCAMPO, Mark → OCHOA, Mark → OLAGUER, Mark. The name filed second is Mark Ocampo. The second letters decide: b (Obligacion), then c (Ocampo, Ochoa), then l (Olaguer). Between Ocampo and Ochoa, a comes before h, so Ocampo is second.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Teresa Mabanta
Indexed surname first, the filing order is MABANTA, Teresa → MACARAIG, Teresa → MACEDA, Teresa → MC BRIDE, Teresa. The name filed first is Teresa Mabanta. Mac and Mc are filed exactly as spelled, so "Mc Bride" becomes "mcbride", which comes after every "ma-" name. Among the rest, "mab" comes before "mac".
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Carlo Bautizta
Indexed surname first, the filing order is BAUTIS, Carlo → BAUTISTA, Carlo → BAUTISTA-CRUZ, Carlo → BAUTIZTA, Carlo. The name filed last is Carlo Bautizta. The hyphen is ignored, so "Bautista-Cruz" is filed as "bautistacruz". In order: Bautis, Bautista, Bautistacruz, Bautizta, because z comes after s in the sixth letter.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Ella Go
Indexed surname first, the filing order is GO, Ella → GOH, Ella → GOMEZ, Ella → GOZUN, Ella. The name filed first is Ella Go. "Go" is the shortest surname and every other surname begins with it, so nothing comes before something puts Go first, followed by Goh, Gomez and Gozun.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Paulo Reyes
Indexed surname first, the filing order is REYES, Pablo → REYES, Paolo → REYES, Paulo → REYES, Pedro. The name filed third is Paulo Reyes. The surname is the same, so the first names decide: Pablo, Paolo, Paulo, Pedro. "Pab" comes before "Pao", which comes before "Pau", and all come before "Pe".
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Lisa Abrenica
Indexed surname first, the filing order is ABAD, Lisa → ABRENICA, Lisa → AGUSTIN, Lisa → AQUINO, Lisa. The name filed second is Lisa Abrenica. The second letters decide: b (Abad, Abrenica), g (Agustin), q (Aquino). Between Abad and Abrenica, a comes before r, so Abrenica is second.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Dan Ybanez
Indexed surname first, the filing order is YABUT, Dan → YAP, Dan → YAPCHENGCO, Dan → YBANEZ, Dan. The name filed last is Dan Ybanez. In order: Yabut, Yap, Yapchengco, Ybanez. "Ya" comes before "Yb", and among the "Ya" names, "Yab" comes before "Yap".
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Joy Dela Cruz
Indexed surname first, the filing order is DELA CRUZ, Joy → DELOS REYES, Joy → DEL PRADO, Joy → DE VERA, Joy. The name filed first is Joy Dela Cruz. Joined prefixes give delosreyes, delacruz, delprado and devera. Comparing letter by letter, "dela" comes before "delo" and "delp", and "dev" comes after all of them.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Ramon Torres
Indexed surname first, the filing order is TORRES, Ramil → TORRES, Ramon → TORRES, Ramona → TORRES, Raul. The name filed second is Ramon Torres. All share the surname Torres, so the first names decide: Ramil, Ramon, Ramona, Raul. "Ramon" comes before "Ramona" because nothing comes before something.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Kim Nava
Indexed surname first, the filing order is NAVA, Kim → NAVARRO, Kim → NG, Kim → NGO, Kim. The name filed first is Kim Nava. In order: Nava, Navarro, Ng, Ngo. "Na" comes before "Ng", and "Nava" is shorter than "Navarro", so Nava is first.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Iris Ferrer
Indexed surname first, the filing order is FERMIN, Iris → FERNANDEZ, Iris → FERNANDO, Iris → FERRER, Iris. The name filed last is Iris Ferrer. In order: Fermin, Fernandez, Fernando, Ferrer. The fourth letters m, n, n and r decide most of the order, and "Fernand-e" comes before "Fernand-o".
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Vic Gonzales
Indexed surname first, the filing order is GOMEZ, Vic → GONZAGA, Vic → GONZALES, Vic → GONZALEZ, Vic. The name filed third is Vic Gonzales. In order: Gomez, Gonzaga, Gonzales, Gonzalez. "Gom" comes before "Gon"; then "Gonzag" before "Gonzal"; and "Gonzales" before "Gonzalez" because s comes before z.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Lea Suarez
Indexed surname first, the filing order is SUAREZ, Lea → SUMULONG, Lea → SY, Lea → SYJUCO, Lea. The name filed first is Lea Suarez. "Su" comes before "Sy", so Suarez and Sumulong come first; "Sua" comes before "Sum". Then Sy (nothing before something) and Syjuco.
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