Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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| Understand a television commercial | Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport | Understand a lecture on advanced physics |
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Gross Body Equilibrium The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
| 78 | |
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| Read a roadside billboard | Focus a slide projector | Detect differences in ships on the horizon |
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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. |
| 78 | |
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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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| 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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Night Vision The ability to see under low light conditions. |
| 75 | |
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| Merge a car into traffic on a city street | Operate a crane to move materials from a truck bed to the ground | Throw a long pass to a closely guarded teammate |
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Control Precision The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
| 72 | |
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| Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch | Adjust farm tractor controls | Drill a tooth |
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Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
| 72 | |
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| 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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Spatial Orientation The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
| 72 | |
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| Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall | Find your way through a dark room without hitting anything | Navigate an ocean voyage using only the positions of the sun and stars |
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Auditory Attention The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
| 69 | |
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| 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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