Free CBSA OTEE Practice Exam

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Which picture is an exact match to the reference image?

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Five case files—Cedar, Fraser, Laurent, Mackenzie, and Rideau—must be reviewed one at a time in five consecutive positions.

The following rules apply:

  • Fraser must be reviewed before Mackenzie.
  • Laurent must be reviewed immediately before Rideau.
  • Cedar cannot be reviewed first or fifth.
  • Exactly one file must be reviewed between Fraser and Cedar.

Question: Which review order satisfies all the rules?

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The control list and verification list below are intended to contain identical initials and reference codes. A record counts as different if the initials or any character in the reference code does not match.

Record Control List Verification List
1 M. Chen — YVR-48219-K M. Chen — YVR-48219-K
2 S. Leblanc — YUL-73064-P S. Leblanc — YUL-73046-P
3 T. Singh — YYZ-91528-R T. Singh — YYZ-91528-R
4 A. Morgan — YHZ-26471-C A. Morgan — YHZ-26471-G
5 J. Okafor — YOW-58143-M J. Okafor — YOW-58143-M
6 L. Tremblay — YQB-34790-H L. Tremblay — YQB-34709-H
7 N. Patel — YEG-82615-B N. Patel — YEG-82615-B
8 R. Wilson — YWG-40937-F R. Wilson — YWG-49037-F

Question: How many records are different?

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Which picture is not identical to the reference picture?

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Question: Which option most clearly and concisely preserves the meaning of the following sentence?

Applicants who are in possession of incomplete documentation are advised that they will be unable to proceed until such time as all required materials have been received.

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A person has requested an update on an application. The request has been received, but the final decision will not necessarily be available this week. A status update can be provided by Friday, 14 August.

Question: Which sentence is clearest and most professional?

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Question: Arrange all the following words to form one complete and grammatically correct sentence:

again / although / accurate / appeared / figures / Nadia / the / them / verified

After arranging the sentence, identify the fourth letter of the word immediately before “again.”

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Question: Which sentence is grammatically correct and uses parallel structure?

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A client arrives with an appointment-confirmation email, but the appointment does not appear in the local scheduling system. The client has waited for 35 minutes and is speaking firmly because another time-sensitive commitment is approaching.

You can verify the confirmation number and contact the scheduling team, but you cannot guarantee when the client will be served.

Question: Which response would be the most effective?

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You told a client that a corrected document would be ready by 3:00 p.m. At 2:35 p.m., you learn that an external verification will not be completed in time. The client needs the document for another appointment the following morning.

You are still responsible for the file and expect verification to be completed by 10:00 a.m. the next day.

Question: Which response would be the most effective?

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A client emails to ask whether a submitted request has been approved. The system confirms that all required documents were received, but the assessment is still in progress. The next status update is expected within five business days.

You are not authorized to predict the final decision.

Question: Which response would be the most appropriate?

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A service centre normally assists clients in arrival order. A client may be moved ahead only for a confirmed urgent service need or an approved accessibility accommodation.

A client asks to move ahead because a parking meter will expire in 20 minutes. The client has not mentioned an urgent service need or an accessibility requirement.

Question:

Which response would be the most effective?

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A regional operations unit uses the following priority framework:

  • Priority 1: Both time-sensitive and high-impact
  • Priority 2: High-impact but not time-sensitive
  • Priority 3: Time-sensitive but not high-impact
  • Priority 4: Neither time-sensitive nor high-impact

A message is time-sensitive when action is required within 90 minutes or the affected work cannot continue until the issue is resolved.

A message is high-impact when it may affect the accuracy of official records, delay service for five or more clients, or cause a confirmed operational deadline to be missed.

Messages must be classified using only the confirmed information provided.

At 8:20 a.m., the unit receives this message:

A batch-upload report indicates that 18 client records may contain duplicate reference numbers. Employees can continue processing unrelated files. The data-quality team has requested confirmation by the end of the following business day.

Question: How should the message be classified?

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Four records refer to the same afternoon review assignment:

  • 12:30 p.m. — Approved change log: Lot 42 is reassigned from Team Delta to Team Echo.
  • 12:45 p.m. — Afternoon briefing note: Team Delta will review Lots 41, 42, and 43.
  • 12:50 p.m. — Team roster: Delta employees are assigned to Lots 41, 42, and 43.
  • 1:00 p.m. — Handover email: The approved reassignment remains in effect. Delta will review Lots 41 and 43, while Echo will review Lot 42.

Question: Which records contain outdated assignment information?

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Four interviews—Aspen, Birch, Cedar, and Douglas—must be scheduled at 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 12:00 p.m., with one interview in each time slot.

The following conditions apply:

  • Birch must be scheduled after Aspen.
  • Cedar requires an interpreter who is available only at 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.
  • Douglas requires a room that is available only at 9:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m.
  • Aspen cannot be scheduled at 9:00 a.m.

Question: Which schedule satisfies all the conditions?

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The table summarizes pending files at four regional offices. No files were transferred into these offices during the day.

Office Opening Pending New Files Received Files Completed Files Transferred Out
Halifax 42 18 31 5
Ottawa 36 22 34 2
Regina 28 15 24 4
Victoria 50 12 29 8

An office’s closing pending workload is calculated as:

Opening pending + new files received − files completed − files transferred out

Question: Which office achieved the greatest reduction in its pending workload from opening to closing?

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