Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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| Cancel newspaper delivery by phone | Give instructions to a lost motorist | Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen |
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Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 90 | |
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| Understand a television commercial | Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport | Understand a lecture on advanced physics |
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Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| 85 | |
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| Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer | Write a job recommendation for a subordinate | Write an advanced economics textbook |
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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 81 | |
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| Read dials on the dashboard of a car | Read the fine print of a legal document | Detect minor defects in a diamond |
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Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| 81 | |
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| Understand signs on the highway | Understand an apartment lease | Understand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems |
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Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 77 | |
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| Call numbers in a bingo game | Make announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports event | Give a lecture to a large audience |
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Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
| 71 | |
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| Add 2 and 7 | Balance a checkbook | Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment |
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Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
| 69 | |
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| Determine how much 10 oranges will cost when they are priced at 2 for 20 cents | Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses | Determine the mathematics required to simulate a space craft landing on the moon |
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Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| 63 | |
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| Recognize the voice of a coworker | Identify a former customer's voice over the telephone | Understand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent |
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Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| 63 | |
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| Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't work | Recognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occur | Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms |
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