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  1. A clerk is asked to file the following names alphabetically. Which name would come FIRST? 1. Sanderson, T. 2. Samuels, R. 3. Santiago, M. 4. Sampson, D.

    Answer: Sampson, D.

    Sampson comes first alphabetically because 'Samp' precedes 'Samu', 'Sand', and 'Sant'.

  2. If a document is stamped received at 10:47 AM and must be processed within 90 minutes, what is the deadline for processing?

    Answer: 12:17 PM

    Adding 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes) to 10:47 AM gives 12:17 PM.

  3. Which of the following addresses is written in the correct standard US mailing format?

    Answer: John Smith 123 Oak Street Springfield, IL 62704

    Standard US mailing format lists name first, then street address, then city, state, and ZIP code.

  4. A clerk typed 2,340 keystrokes in 30 minutes. What is the clerk's average keystrokes per minute?

    Answer: 78

    Dividing 2,340 keystrokes by 30 minutes equals 78 keystrokes per minute.

  5. Examine the following number pairs. Which pair contains numbers that are NOT identical? 1. 7849302 — 7849302 2. 5618294 — 5618294 3. 3926471 — 3926741 4. 8305162 — 8305162

    Answer: Pair 3

    Pair 3 differs because 3926471 and 3926741 have the digits 4 and 7 transposed in the last three positions.

  6. A filing system uses the terminal digit method. Under this system, where would file number 48-23-17 be filed?

    Answer: In the 17 section

    Terminal digit filing organizes records by the last group of digits, so 48-23-17 is filed in the 17 section.