Filing and coding

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for filing and coding selection in the administration, clerical, records, and office support sector with 5 skill areas: coding and decoding, data checking and clerical accuracy, attention and concentration, error detection and situational judgment. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Coding and decoding — Applying symbol, letter, number, and substitution rules.
• Data checking and clerical accuracy — Matching, filing, coding, record checking, and identifying discrepancies.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Error detection — Comparing strings, records, transactions, forms, and data for mistakes.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. In straight alphabetic filing, Anderson comes before:

   • A. Andrews
   • B. Aardvark only
   • C. All names starting with B first
   • D. Numbers only

2. A coding scheme that maps Dept 12 + Type INV to 12-INV is mainly for:

   • A. Decorating folders
   • B. Consistent retrieval and sorting across files
   • C. Replacing retention schedules
   • D. Version control of drawings

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.