Office Practice Questions and Answers
An examination provided by WAEC to assist you understand the required standards expected in office practice.
Prepare with our past questions and answers.
An examination provided by WAEC to assist you understand the required standards expected in office practice.
Prepare with our past questions and answers.
Which of the following activities is part of the procedure for handling outgoing mails?
stamping
coding
opening
sorting
Correct answer is A
The process are:
- drafting the mail
- collecting the mail
- recording the mail
- stamping the mail
- dispatching the mail
Which of these factors would a purchasing officer consider in selecting an office equipment?
control
location
Suitability
color
Correct answer is C
The factors are:
- need of machine
- cost
- operating cost
- durability
- easy to operate and flexible
- servicing
- quality and speed etc.
timely
futuristic
long
short
Correct answer is A
Information should be communicated in time so that receiver of the information has enough time to decide appropriate actions based on the information received
telephone
advertisement
merchandizing
display
Correct answer is A
Telephone as a means of communication is the transmission of speech over a distance either by electric signals propagated along conductors or by radio signals. telephone communication permits conversations to be carried on between people separated by almost any distance
A receptionist is an employee who
directs visitors to the office they wants to see
operates varieties of equipment in the office
supervises the junior employees in the office
prepares itineraries for his superior officers
Correct answer is A
A receptionist is an employee taking an office/adminstrative support position. The work is usually performed in a waiting area such as a lobby or front office desk of an organization or business