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An allegation is a declaration that something is true, sometimes with little or no proof. An assertion
is an affirmation that something is true, so the correct answer is response D. Response A, denial, is
opposite in meaning to allegation--a declaration that something is false. Responses B, C, and E all share
the general idea of a communicative statement but, on a specific level, are unrelated to allegation.
Tabular Completion Questions
These questions are based on information presented in tables. Only two sample questions of this type
appear among the official sample questions distributed by the Office of Personnel Management. Because
in the actual test you will have to find five unknown values in each table, we have expanded our sample
table to include questions on all five unknowns and to thereby give you additional practice in calculating
the values without a calculator. You must calculate these unknown values by using the known values
given in the table. In some questions, the exact answer will not be given as one of the response choices.
In such cases, you should select response E, "none of these."
The ACWA exam contains 10 tabular completion questions based on two tables. Instructions for
ACWA recommend that test takers spend no more than 15 minutes to answer the tabular completion
questions. Remember: Calculators are not permitted.
TABULAR COMPLETION
REVENUE (IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) OF ALL GOVERNMENTS BY SOURCE
AND LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR 1981*
Source
Total
Federal
State
Local
Total Revenue .............................................
1,259,421
660,759
310,828
V
Intergovernmental .......................................
184,033
1,804
70,786
111,443
From federal government .......................
90,295
--
III
22,427
From state or local government ..............
93,738
1,804
2,918
89,016
Revenue from Own Sources .......................
1,075,388
II
240,042
176,391
General ...................................................
820,814
487,706
187,373
145,735
Taxes ...................................................
I
405,714
149,738
94,776
Property ..........................................
74,969
--
2,949
72,020
Individual and corporate income ....
407,257
346,688
55,039
5,530
Sales and gross receipts ..................
134,532
48,561
72,751
13,220
Other ...............................................
33,470
10,465
18,999
4,006
Charges and miscellaneous .................
170,586
81,992
37,635
50,959
Utility and Liquor Stores ........................
29,896
--
4,628
25,268
Insurance Trust .......................................
224,678
171,249
48,041
5,388
Employee and railroad retirement ......
36,962
6,580
IV
5,260
Unemployment compensation ............
18,733
162
18,443
128
Old age, disability, and health insurance
168,983
164,507
4,476
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* Hypothetical data.
