Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Office Administration syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
Working from home using technology is known as:
- teleworking (telecommuting)
- open-plan work
- shift work only
- manual labour
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✓ Answer: A — teleworking (telecommuting)
Teleworking is working remotely, often from home, using technology.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
A tourism office in Antigua stores brochures about different attractions. The clerk files all beach-related brochures together, all historical site brochures together, and all restaurant guides together. Which filing classification is being used?
- Alphabetical classification
- Subject classification
- Geographical classification
- Numerical classification
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✓ Answer: B — Subject classification
Award 1 mark for identifying subject classification. Documents are grouped by their topic or subject matter (beaches, historical sites, restaurants). A is incorrect — alphabetical would arrange by name, not by topic. C is incorrect — geographical would arrange by location/area. D is incorrect — numerical would use numbers as the primary organising principle.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
Which of the following is a function of the Human Resource Department?
- Purchasing office supplies
- Preparing budgets
- Recruiting and selecting staff
- Processing customer orders
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✓ Answer: C — Recruiting and selecting staff
Award 1 mark for identifying a core HR function. A is incorrect — this is the function of the Purchasing Department. B is incorrect — budget preparation is done by the Accounts/Finance Department. D is incorrect — order processing is handled by the Sales Department.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3
Which of the following BEST describes a modern office?
- A room where only typing is done
- A place where information is processed and business activities are coordinated
- A building used exclusively for storing files
- A location where only managers work
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✓ Answer: B — A place where information is processed and business activities are coordinated
A place where information is processed and business activities are coordinated. Award 1 mark for identifying the modern office as a centre for information processing and coordination of business activities. A is incorrect — typing is only one function of an office. C is incorrect — storage is only one aspect of office work. D is incorrect — offices accommodate various levels of staff, not just managers.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3
Filing by place or region is ___ filing.
- subject
- geographical
- numerical
- chronological
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✓ Answer: B — geographical
Geographical filing arranges records by location/region.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3
Outgoing mail is mail that is:
- stored only
- sent out by the organisation
- received
- destroyed
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✓ Answer: B — sent out by the organisation
Outgoing mail is sent out by the organisation.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3
The recommended temperature range for office comfort in a Caribbean workplace is:
- 15°C – 18°C
- 20°C – 24°C
- 28°C – 32°C
- 35°C – 40°C
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✓ Answer: B — 20°C – 24°C
Award 1 mark for stating the correct comfortable temperature range for office work. A is incorrect — this range is too cold for comfort. C is incorrect — this range is too warm and would reduce productivity. D is incorrect — temperatures above 30°C are considered hazardous for sustained office work.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3
A service that delivers urgent packages quickly door-to-door is a:
- filing service
- shredding service
- cleaning service
- courier service
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✓ Answer: D — courier service
Couriers deliver urgent items quickly, often door-to-door.
CXC CSEC Office Administration FAQ
What does the CXC CSEC Office Administration exam look like?
The CXC CSEC Office Administration exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1 (Section A): 60 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. 75 minutes. Tests knowledge across the whole syllabus. Paper 2: Structured short-answer + 1 extended response question. Section A is compulsory; Section B has a choice. Approximately 2 hours 10 minutes. School-Based Assessment (SBA): Coursework component graded by the teacher, externally moderated. Worth ~20-30% of the final grade depending on subject. Total exam time: ~3.5 hours across Paper 1 and Paper 2 sittings.
Can I download a free CXC CSEC Office Administration past paper?
Real CXC past papers are published directly by CXC on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is CXC CSEC Office Administration graded?
Grades: I (highest) to VI (lowest). A grade of III or above is typically required for further study. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.