Section I: English Part I

Questions on “Black Gold.” Write brief answers no more than 2 sentences

1. For what was oil first used?
Oil was initially used in burning lamps.
2. What is the purpose of the mud during the drilling operation? It is used to
control the well, lubricate the drill bit, and carry away rock particles.
3. What usually happens to the oil once it is brought to the surface? It is
pumped through pipelines to a refinery.
4. Name three of the environments where we look for oil. The jungle, the
desert, and the sea.
5. What is “Black Gold” and why is it given this name? Black gold is oil. It is
given this name because it is a precious commodity. It is a valuable natural
resource with limited supply.
Section I: English Part II
1. B 6. D 11. D 16. B 21. B
2. C 7. C 12. B 17. C 22. C
3. B 8. B 13. A 18. A 23. D
4. B 9. C 14. D 19. B 24. C
5. B 10. A 15. C 20. B 25. D
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Answer Sheet for Mathematics, Mechanical, Electrical and General
sections. Mark all answers on this sheet.
Mathematics 1. B 6. B 11. C 16. B
2. A 7. D 12. B 17. D
3. A 8. B 13. C 18. B
4. C 9. C 14. A 19. B
5. C 10. A 15. D 20. C
Mechanical 1. C 4. B 7. B 10. C 13. D
2. A 5. B 8. B 11. A 14. D
3. C 6. C 9. B 12. C 15. D
Electrical 1. A 4. C 7. B 10. C
2. C 5. C 8. C 11. A
3. B 6. A 9. B 12. C
General 1. C 4. D 7. C 10. B 13. B
2. D 5. A 8. C 11. A
3. C 6. D 9. B 12. C
14. Safety Precaution Number 1
Fasten seat belts. (or something similar)
Safety Precaution Number 2 Lock doors. (or something similar)
Field Specialist Aptitude Test
Section I : English
Section II : Mathematics
Section III : Mechanical
Section IV : Electrical
Section V : General
Name :
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Section I: English Part I
Questions on “Black Gold.” Write brief answers no more than 2 sentences
6. For what was oil first used?
7. What is the purpose of the mud during the drilling operation?
8. What usually happens to the oil once it is brought to the surface?
9. Name three of the environments where we look for oil.
10.What is “Black Gold” and why is it given this name?
Section I: English Part II
1. 6. 11. 16. 21.
2. 7. 12. 17. 22.
3. 8. 13. 18. 23.
4. 9. 14. 19. 24.
5. 10. 15. 20. 25.
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First Name _______________________________ANSWER SHEET
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Answer Sheet for Mathematics, Mechanical, Electrical and General
sections. Mark all answers on this sheet.
Mathematics 1. 6. 11. 16.
2. 7. 12. 17.
3. 8. 13. 18.
4. 9. 14. 19.
5. 10. 15. 20.
Mechanical 1. 4. 7. 10. 13.
2. 5. 8. 11. 14.
3. 6. 9. 12. 15.
Electrical 1. 4. 7. 10.
2. 5. 8. 11.
3. 6. 9. 12.
General 1. 4. 7. 10. 13.
2. 5. 8. 11.
3. 6. 9. 12.
14. Safety Precaution Number 1
Safety Precaution Number 2
Section I: English Part I
Read the text below and then answer the questions that follow:
What is Black Gold?
Oil is such a precious commodity that it has been called “Black gold”. We
depend upon it for products ranging from fuel to fertilizers. Demand is
currently so high and increasing so rapidly that some experts predict oil
supplies will dry up within forty years. If that happens man will have
managed in a little more than one hundred and fifty years to use up a gift
that took nature several million years to create.
Oil was initially used in burning lamps to provide light for homes, offices
and factories. Only after the invention of the internal combustion engine, as
used in cars, did the modern Oil Industry develop as we know it.
The never ending search for “Black Gold” takes people and equipment all
over the world. The only real way of knowing whether oil is likely to be
present in the ground is to drill a hole which is often called an exploration or
test well. This can sometimes mean drilling more than 6000 meters
beneath the earth’s surface. The cost of such an exercise is high and it can
run into millions of dollars and sometimes the results can be disappointing.
A well in Texas which went to 7,600 meters cost nearly 3.0 million dollars
and did not produce a drop of oil.
Mud is an all important component in the drilling process. It is used to
control the well, lubricate the drill bit and carries away rock particles which
can be gathered at the surface and examined.
Once oil is found then it is usually pumped through pipelines to a refinery
where it is separated into various products.
Anybody working for an international oil related company may find
themselves in a country where language, climate, food, customs and habits
are totally different to their own. Work locations may be extreme; the jungle,
the desert and the sea are often explored. Such are the many challenges
for a man and his machine in the search for Black Gold.
Section I: English Part II
For questions 1 to 10, select the correct answer:
1. He is not only reliable, but also ___________.
A. is intelligent and creating B. intelligent and creative C. intelligence and
creating D. to be intelligent and creative
2. If you _____, we wouldn’t have missed the train.
A. didn’t come late B. wouldn’t have been late C. hadn’t been late D. were
not late
3. The manager ______ here at 4 p.m.
A. is supposing to arrive B. is supposed to arrive C. will suppose to arrive
D. is supposed to be arrived
4. Due to the devaluation, many people have become rich, but many
others _________.
A. ruined B. have been ruined C. have ruined D. would have ruined
5. The man has been hospitalized since yesterday ________.
A. because his serious wound B. because of his serious wound C. because
of his seriously wound D. because his wound seriously
6. Your suggestion, _______ , is beneficial to both the company and the
employees.
A. Different than his B. as well as he C. as he is
D. like his
7. Many people ______ for six hours without stopping.
A. can’t stand for doing a test B. can’t stand to be doing a test C. can’t
stand doing a test D. can’t stand a test to be done
8. I don’t know ______.
A. where is your pen B. where your pen is C. where your is pen D. where is
the pen of yours