Resources — Coverage Guide
The CSE-PPT Professional has 170 items across four ability areas plus general information. Questions appear in both English and Filipino. Here's the full coverage, broken down so you know exactly what to drill.
The Professional category mixes English and Filipino questions throughout — there is no separate language section. Vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension can come in either language, and so can the word problems.
The subtest weights vary by year, but these three ability areas — plus General Information below — make up the entire 170-item paper.
Arithmetic you can do without a calculator, plus word problems framed in everyday Filipino contexts.
Logic and inference. Less about calculation, more about whether a conclusion follows from what you were given.
General Information items make up a smaller share of the paper than the ability subtests, but the topics are concrete enough that you can actually study them. These are the four families CSC draws from.
The 1987 Constitution — Bill of Rights, structure of government, the three branches, and key provisions on citizenship, suffrage, and accountability of public officers.
The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. Norms of conduct, prohibited acts, statements of assets, and the duties owed to the public.
Core human rights concepts, the UN Universal Declaration, peace-building principles, and the constitutional rights most often tested in scenario questions.
Environmental protection and stewardship — major Philippine environmental laws, climate concepts, biodiversity, solid waste management, and sustainable practices.
Coverage tells you what's tested. These tell you what to do about it.
Don't start by reviewing everything. Take one full mock first — your weakest subtest is where every additional hour returns the most points.
Untimed practice teaches you the wrong pacing. The exam gives you about a minute per item — drill that pace until it's automatic.
General Information rewards a single careful read of the 1987 Constitution and RA 6713. Skim review notes after; the source documents come first.
Don't skip Filipino grammar items because you're more comfortable in English (or vice versa). Both show up; both count.
Your score tells you where you are. The questions you missed tell you what to fix. Every mock here ships with full per-item explanations for that reason.
Numerical and Analytical accuracy fall off a cliff under sleep deprivation. The week before the exam, drill less and rest more.
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Knowing what's tested doesn't tell you what to drill. A forty-question diagnostic does — in forty minutes, free.
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Grammar, vocabulary, and reading — in both English and Filipino. The grammar tests are language-specific; the comprehension passages can come in either.