Test Preparation Booklets
Here you can find Civil Service Test Preparation Booklets available for download.
You can order hard copies online here
You can download the mail-in form here
Not sure which booklet you need?
Select booklets that correspond to the topics listed on your announcement under “Subject of Examination” or “Scope of Examination.” Our booklets usually match the names of test topics they cover, but sometimes a book will cover topics with different names. If you need help with this process, visit CSEA WORK Institute e-Learning Center or email us at workinst@cseainc.org. CSEA’s Work Institute offers test preparation services including online courses and in-person workshops to help you prepare for your test.
If you don’t have your exam announcement, check with your hiring authority. If your test has a current announcement, you might find it at our helpful government links page.
* If you are looking for booklet 12, please note that it has been removed because most of it addressed a type of question no longer seen on exams. Please use booklet 14 instead.
Please click on the following links to access booklets.
Booklet 1 – Fundamentals of Accounting and Bookkeeping
Booklet 4 – Understanding and Interpreting Written Material
Booklet 5 – Grammar, Usage, Punctuation and Spelling
Booklet 8 – Higher Level Custodial Series
Booklet 10 – Principles and Practices in the Treatment of the Mentally IllEmotionally Disturbed
Booklet 11 – How to Take an Oral Exam
Booklet 13 – Educating and Interacting with the Public
Booklet 14 – Verbal Analysis/Evaluating Conclusions in the Light of Known Facts
Booklet 15 – Understanding and Interpreting Tabular Material II Quantitative Analysis
Booklet 16 – Contemporary Government Government and Social Problems
Booklet 17 – Preparing Written Material
Booklet 18 – Administrative Supervision Supervision II
Booklet 19 – Coding and Decoding
Booklet 20 – Alphabetizing/Name and Number Checking
Booklet 21 – Interviewing Investigative Techniques
Booklet 23 – Office Practices Keyboarding Practices
Booklet 25 – Flowcharting Computer Work Scheduling
Booklet 26 – Office Record Keeping
Exam Series
Booklet LG 1 – Secretarial and Typing Series for Counties
Booklet LG 2 – Secretary 1 and 2
Booklet LG 3 – Social Welfare Examiner Series