Mettl Attention to Detail 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A quality checker reviews labels. Label A reads 'Exp: 03-14-2026' and Label B reads 'Exp: 03-14-2062'. What is the discrepancy?
- The month differs
- The day differs
- The year differs (Correct answer)
- There is no discrepancy
Correct answer: The year differs
The years differ: Label A shows 2026 while Label B shows 2062, a 36-year difference.
Question 2: Which row contains a data entry error? Row 1: Name: John Smith | ID: JS-1042 | Dept: Finance Row 2: Name: Amy Torres | ID: AT-2087 | Dept: Marketing Row 3: Name: Derek Lane | ID: DL-3019 | Dept: Finace
- Row 1
- Row 2
- Row 3 (Correct answer)
- No error exists
Correct answer: Row 3
Row 3 contains 'Finace,' which is a misspelling of 'Finance.'
Question 3: A shipping manifest lists 48 boxes. A receiver counts: Shelf A = 12, Shelf B = 17, Shelf C = 14. How many boxes are unaccounted for?
- 3
- 4
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
Correct answer: 5
12 + 17 + 14 = 43 boxes counted, so 48 − 43 = 5 boxes are missing.
Question 4: Identify the duplicate entry in this list: Employee IDs: 10421, 10389, 10512, 10421, 10674, 10389
- Only 10421 is duplicated
- Only 10389 is duplicated
- Both 10421 and 10389 are duplicated (Correct answer)
- No duplicates exist
Correct answer: Both 10421 and 10389 are duplicated
Both 10421 and 10389 appear twice in the list.
Question 5: A policy document states employees must submit expense reports within '30 calender days.' What error does this sentence contain?
- '30' should be spelled out as 'thirty'
- 'calender' is misspelled; it should be 'calendar' (Correct answer)
- 'submit' should be 'send'
- There is no error
Correct answer: 'calender' is misspelled; it should be 'calendar'
'Calender' refers to a pressing machine; the correct word here is 'calendar.'
Question 6: A table shows quarterly revenue: Q1=$52,400 | Q2=$61,300 | Q3=$58,900 | Q4=$71,200. The annual total listed is $243,700. Is this correct?
- Yes, $243,700 is correct
- No, the correct total is $242,800
- No, the correct total is $243,800 (Correct answer)
- No, the correct total is $244,600
Correct answer: No, the correct total is $243,800
$52,400 + $61,300 + $58,900 + $71,200 = $243,800, so the listed total is off by $100.
Question 7: Two strings of text are shown. Select the statement that accurately describes the difference: String 1: 'Authorization_Token_2024_v2' String 2: 'Authoriz4tion_Token_2024_v2'
- String 2 has an extra character
- String 2 replaces the letter 'a' with the digit '4' (Correct answer)
- String 1 is missing an underscore
- There is no difference
Correct answer: String 2 replaces the letter 'a' with the digit '4'
String 2 uses the digit '4' in place of the letter 'a' in 'Authorization,' making them different.
Mettl Attention to Detail 5
A quality checker reviews labels.
Label A reads 'Exp: 03-14-2026' and Label B reads 'Exp: 03-14-2062'.
What is the discrepancy?