USPS Omission and Insertion Errors 2

Question 1

Original: '4821 Westbrook Lane, Denver, CO 80203'. Copy: '4821 Westbrook Lane, Denver, CO 8023'. What error exists in the copy?

Accepted Answer

A digit was omitted from the ZIP code

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An extra digit was inserted in the ZIP code

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A letter was omitted from the city name

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The street number has an extra digit

Question 2

Original: 'Mr. James Holloway'. Copy: 'Mr. James Hollloway'. Which type of error appears in the copy?

Accepted Answer

Insertion of an extra letter

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Omission of a letter

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Transposition of letters

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Substitution of a letter

Question 3

Original: '319 Elm Street Apt 7B, Atlanta, GA 30301'. Copy: '319 Elm Street, Atlanta, GA 30301'. What is missing from the copy?

Accepted Answer

The apartment number

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The state abbreviation

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The ZIP code

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The street type

Question 4

A clerk copies '7702 Pine Ave' as '77702 Pine Ave'. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Insertion error — an extra digit was added

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Omission error — a digit was dropped

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Transposition error — digits were swapped

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Substitution error — a digit was replaced

Question 5

Original: 'Sacramento, CA 95814-3201'. Copy: 'Sacramento, CA 95814-321'. The copy contains:

Accepted Answer

A missing digit in the ZIP+4 extension

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An extra digit in the ZIP+4 extension

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A missing digit in the base ZIP code

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An extra hyphen

Question 6

Original: 'Ms. Patricia Ann Torres'. Copy: 'Ms. Patricia Ann Torress'. What error is present?

Accepted Answer

An extra letter was inserted into the last name

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A letter was omitted from the first name

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The middle name is missing

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A letter was substituted in the last name

Question 7

Original address line: '2250 N. Harbor Blvd Suite 400'. Copy: '250 N. Harbor Blvd Suite 400'. The error type is:

Accepted Answer

Omission — a leading digit was dropped from the street number

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Insertion — an extra digit was added to the suite number

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Substitution — a digit was replaced

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Transposition — digits were rearranged