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. |
| 88 | |
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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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Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| 85 | |
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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. |
| 81 | |
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| 55 |
| Understand a television commercial | Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport | Understand a lecture on advanced physics |
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Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 78 | |
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| 52 |
| 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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Far Vision The ability to see details at a distance. |
| 78 | |
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| 59 |
| Read a roadside billboard | Focus a slide projector | Detect differences in ships on the horizon |
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Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 78 | |
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| 59 |
| 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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Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
| 75 | |
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| 55 |
| Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby | Monitor security TV screens for intruders throughout the night shift | Study a technical manual in a noisy boiler room |
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Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
| 75 | |
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| Put things in numerical order | Follow the correct steps to make change | Assemble a nuclear warhead |
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| 54 |
| 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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Flexibility of Closure The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
| 72 | |
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| 59 |
| Tune in a radio in a noisy truck | Look for a golf ball in the rough | Identify camouflaged tanks from a high-speed airplane |
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