CCAT Attention to Detail 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Two employee schedules are listed. Identify the discrepancy: Schedule A: Mon 9–5, Tue 9–5, Wed 10–6, Thu 9–5, Fri 9–5 Schedule B: Mon 9–5, Tue 9–5, Wed 10–6, Thu 9–5, Fri 9–3
- Monday hours differ
- Wednesday hours differ
- Thursday hours differ
- Friday hours differ (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Friday hours differ
Friday in Schedule A ends at 5 while Schedule B ends at 3.
Question 2: A quality inspector finds these part numbers on a batch sheet: QX-2290, QX-2209, QX-2290, QX-2290 Which entry is the outlier?
- The first entry
- The second entry (Correct answer)
- The third entry
- The fourth entry
Correct answer: The second entry
The second entry reads QX-2209 while all others read QX-2290 — the middle digits are transposed.
Question 3: How many words in this sentence contain a double letter? 'The committee successfully addressed all issues concerning the errors.'
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 5
Words with double letters: committee (tt), successfully (cc, ss, ll), addressed (dd, ss), issues (ss), errors (rr) = 5 words.
Question 4: A report header reads: 'Quarterly Sales Report — Q3 2025, Prepared by: Marketing Deparment, Date: July 14, 2025.' What error is present?
- The quarter is wrong
- The year is wrong
- 'Department' is misspelled (Correct answer)
- The date is wrong
Correct answer: 'Department' is misspelled
'Deparment' is missing the letter 't' — the correct spelling is 'Department.'
Question 5: Which row contains an inconsistency? Row 1: Account #10234 | Balance $1,450 | Status: Active Row 2: Account #10235 | Balance $0 | Status: Closed Row 3: Account #10236 | Balance $890 | Status: Inactive Row 4: Account #10237 | Balance $2,100 | Status: Active
- Row 1
- Row 2
- Row 3 (Correct answer)
- Row 4
Correct answer: Row 3
Row 3 is inconsistent: an Inactive account should have a $0 balance, yet it shows $890.
Question 6: Two reference numbers are verified: Ref 1: GHJ-9920-44-PP Ref 2: GHJ-9920-44-PP A third is added: GHJ-9920-44-QP Which statement is true?
- All three references match
- Ref 1 and Ref 2 match; Ref 3 differs in the last segment (Correct answer)
- Ref 2 and Ref 3 match; Ref 1 differs
- None of the references match
Correct answer: Ref 1 and Ref 2 match; Ref 3 differs in the last segment
Ref 1 and Ref 2 are identical; Ref 3 ends in 'QP' instead of 'PP.'
Question 7: A clerk enters a Social Security Number. The original is 523-88-4671. The typed version is 523-88-4617. What type of error was made?
- A digit was omitted
- Two digits were transposed (Correct answer)
- A digit was substituted with a different digit
- An extra digit was added
Correct answer: Two digits were transposed
The last four digits 4671 were typed as 4617 — the '7' and '1' are transposed.
CCAT Attention to Detail 5
Two employee schedules are listed.
Identify the discrepancy:
Schedule A: Mon 9–5, Tue 9–5, Wed 10–6, Thu 9–5, Fri 9–5
Schedule B: Mon 9–5, Tue 9–5, Wed 10–6, Thu 9–5, Fri 9–3