Memorization and Attention to Detail Flashcards

A supervisor reads a memo listing five employee IDs: E-2291, E-2912, E-2219, E-2921, E-2192. Which ID contains the same digits as E-2291 but in a different order?

Answer: All of the above

E-2291 contains digits 2,2,9,1; all three other options are rearrangements of those same digits.

An officer memorizes a license plate: NY-GHX-7742. A colleague later records it as NY-GXH-7742. What changed?

Answer: The letter sequence

GHX was transposed to GXH — the H and X switched positions.

A file contains records for five cases. Cases 1001, 1003, and 1005 are closed; cases 1002 and 1004 are open. How many closed cases are there?

Answer: 3

Cases 1001, 1003, and 1005 are explicitly listed as closed, totaling three cases.

You briefly study a form: Name: Julia Santos, DOB: 03/17/1989, Case: 77-B, Status: Pending. Later you are asked the case number. What is it?

Answer: 77-B

The case number listed on the form is 77-B.

A property list reads: Lot 4 – 1,200 sq ft; Lot 7 – 980 sq ft; Lot 9 – 1,450 sq ft; Lot 12 – 870 sq ft. Which lot is the smallest?

Answer: Lot 12

Lot 12 at 870 sq ft is smaller than all other lots listed.

A clerk verifies a Social Security number: 123-45-6789. The form submitted reads 123-54-6789. What error was made?

Answer: The group number digits were transposed

The group number changed from 45 to 54 — the two digits were transposed.

An officer studies a floor plan showing rooms labeled A through F. Room C is adjacent to rooms B and D. Room F is adjacent to room E only. Which room has the fewest neighbors?

Answer: Room F

Room F is adjacent only to Room E, giving it just one neighbor — fewer than any room with two or more neighbors.