USPS Character Transposition Errors 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A package is addressed to '1845 Ork Steret, Dallas, TX 75201'. Which transposition error is present?
- 'Ork' should be 'Oak' — letters O and r are transposed
- 'Steret' should be 'Street' — letters e and t are transposed (Correct answer)
- 'Dallas' is misspelled and should be 'Dalals'
- '75201' should be '75210' — digits 0 and 1 are transposed
Correct answer: 'Steret' should be 'Street' — letters e and t are transposed
'Steret' is a transposition of 'Street' where the final 'e' and 't' are swapped.
Question 2: ZIP code '60714' is entered as '60741'. What type of error has occurred?
- A digit was omitted from the ZIP code
- Two digits (1 and 4) were transposed (Correct answer)
- The ZIP code has an extra digit added
- The wrong ZIP code region was used
Correct answer: Two digits (1 and 4) were transposed
The digits '1' and '4' in positions four and five were swapped, turning 60714 into 60741.
Question 3: A mail piece shows the name 'Jmoas Rivera' instead of 'James Rivera'. What best describes this error?
- Letters 'a' and 'm' were transposed in the first name
- The first name has a missing vowel
- Letters 'o' and 'a' were transposed making 'Jmoas' (Correct answer)
- The surname and first name were swapped
Correct answer: Letters 'o' and 'a' were transposed making 'Jmoas'
'James' became 'Jmoas' because 'a' and 'o' were transposed along with adjacent letters shifting.
Question 4: Which address contains a character transposition error?
- 892 Willow Lane, Apt 4B
- 4521 Maplwe Drive, Suite 100 (Correct answer)
- 300 Commerce Blvd, Floor 2
- 17 Birchwood Court, Unit 9
Correct answer: 4521 Maplwe Drive, Suite 100
'Maplwe' is a transposition of 'Maple' or 'Mapple' — the 'w' and 'e' have been swapped.
Question 5: A sorter reads the state abbreviation 'TX' as 'XT' on an automated system. This is an example of:
- A substitution error where one letter replaces another
- A character transposition where two letters swap positions (Correct answer)
- An insertion error where an extra character was added
- A deletion error where a letter was dropped
Correct answer: A character transposition where two letters swap positions
Swapping 'T' and 'X' to produce 'XT' from 'TX' is a classic two-character transposition.
Question 6: Address line reads '2390 Brdigeport Ave'. What is the transposition error?
- '2390' should be '2930' — digits 9 and 3 are transposed
- 'Brdigeport' has letters 'r' and 'd' transposed from 'Bridgeport' (Correct answer)
- 'Ave' should be 'Avenue' — it is abbreviated incorrectly
- The house number and street name are in reversed order
Correct answer: 'Brdigeport' has letters 'r' and 'd' transposed from 'Bridgeport'
'Bridgeport' was typed as 'Brdigeport' because 'i' and 'd' swapped positions.
Question 7: Two ZIP+4 codes are compared: correct is '30301-2845' and entered is '30301-2854'. What error occurred?
- The hyphen was placed in the wrong position
- Digits '4' and '5' in the +4 extension were transposed (Correct answer)
- The base ZIP code is missing one digit
- The +4 extension has an extra digit inserted
Correct answer: Digits '4' and '5' in the +4 extension were transposed
In the +4 extension, '45' became '54', meaning digits 4 and 5 were transposed.
USPS Character Transposition Errors 2
A package is addressed to '1845 Ork Steret, Dallas, TX 75201'.
Which transposition error is present?