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PRACTICE TEST FOR FIELD EMPLOYEE POSITIONS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
SAMPLE ITEMS
ABCD
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SET YOUR TIMER.
S1.
.945
9.45
94.5
945
This booklet contains a practice test which is designed similar to the actual test, to measure skills,
abilities, and knowledge required to perform a variety of census jobs. There are several parts to this test.
The parts include clerical skills, reading, number skills, evaluating alternatives, and organizational skills.
This test is a multiple-choice test. This means you will have several choices from which to select an
answer to each item.
Time yourself when taking the test by setting a timer or stopwatch for 30 minutes.
Make sure you understand all general instructions before you begin the test.
The multiple-choice items have 4 choices from which to make a selection. Choose the ONE BEST
answer to each question.
Try to answer every item on the test. You may not be totally sure of the answer to every item. For these,
make the most careful choice that you can. Although you will not be penalized for guessing, any answer
that you select should be based on careful reasoning.
You may do any figuring in this practice booklet.
Mark all your answers on the answer sheet provided. All answer marks should be dark and stay within
the circle.
Most persons will probably have time to finish the test, but you should work quickly nevertheless. Do not
spend too much time on any one item.
Do the following sample items before timing
yourself.
Multiply the numbers below:
The correct answer is 9.45, which is answer option B.
Look at the top of your answer sheet and find question
number S1. There are 4 circles next to this question
number, each corresponding to the letter of an answer
option. Fill the circle under the letter corresponding to
the correct answer B.
Now, try sample question S2. Mark the correct
answer on the answer sheet.
In the set of numbers below, choose the number that
does not follow the pattern.
... 40, 140, 239, 340 ...
40
140
239
340
The correct answer is 239, which is answer option C.
You should have filled in the circles under letter C for
question S2.
If you have any questions, ask them NOW.
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There are directions applying to specific items or groups of items throughout the test. You must be able
to read and follow these directions without help from the examiner when taking the actual test.
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In taking the practice test, please remember the following points:
S2.
ABCD
1.5 x 6.3
2010 Census
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U
Part I – CLERICAL SKILLS
A
B
C
D
1.
(2) – (5) – (1) – (4) – (6) – (3)
(2) – (5) – (4) – (1) – (3) – (6)
(2) – (5) – (4) – (1) – (6) – (3)
(2) – (4) – (1) – (5) – (6) – (3)
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A
B
C
D
2, 5, 1, 3, 4
2, 1, 5, 3, 4
1, 3, 4, 2, 5
5, 2, 4, 3, 1
2. Alphabetize the following names of people. Last names
(family names) are given last:
FOS
AOS
OOS
FOA
DOM
OOA
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
4. Place the following dates in order, from the earliest to
the latest. Choose the answer that shows the correct
order.
3. Which set of numbers is NOT in numerical order from
the smallest to the largest number?
This section is designed to test your clerical skills. Clerical skills include such things as alphabetizing,
serializing, and matching.
In questions 1 and 2, file folders are labeled as shown.
Alphabetize these folders for filing. Choose the answer that
shows the correct order.
A
B
C
D
(2) – (1) – (3) – (4) – (5)
(3) – (4) – (2) – (1) – (5)
(2) – (3) – (1) – (4) – (5)
(4) – (3) – (2) – (1) – (5)
Linda Jameson
James Alberts
Allan Jameson
Alfred Johnson
Lydia Moreno
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
A
B
C
D
0095, 0101, 0011, 0111
0063, 0120, 0200, 0210
1096, 1099, 1118, 1181
0106, 0160, 0601, 0610
3/8/76
3/9/76
8/14/75
12/31/76
1/1/76
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
A
B
C
D
(3) – (5) – (1) – (2) – (4)
(3) – (1) – (2) – (4) – (5)
(4) – (2) – (1) – (5) – (3)
(5) – (4) – (2) – (1) – (3)
5. Group the records in the following way:
(1) by sex with females first
(2) by social security number
from lowest to highest
then choose the answer which shows the correct order.
1
2
3
4
5
301–98–1888
105–99–9999
309–11–6633
601–33–9123
302–89–1666
M
F
M
M
F
Record Social Security Number Sex
Part I – CLERICAL SKILLS – Continued
FORM D-222.1 (1-13-2009) Page 3
A
B
C
D
00111-1-1160-177-A-0509-9/6-0
00011-1-0157-107-A-0504-9/19-9
00011-3-0056-107-A-0501-9/6-6
00111-2-1161-177-A-0511-9/16-6
6. Which of the following correctly matches a row in the table above?
Use the following table in order to answer question 6.
ZIP
Code
No.
of
units
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
B
A
B
C
A
B
A
B
C
A
B
A
B
Address
No.
Block
No.
Serial
No.
Date
Questionnaire
checked in
No.
of
persons
00011
00011
00011
00011
00011
00011
00011
00011
00011
00111
00111
00111
00111
Type
of
form
0056
0056
0056
0057
0157
0158
0159
0160
0160
1160
1161
1161
1162
107
107
107
107
117
117
117
117
117
177
177
177
177
0500
0501
0502
0503
0504
0505
0506
0507
0508
0509
0510
0511
0512
6
6
6
9
9
1
3
3
4
0
7
6
0
9/6
9/16
9/6
9/9
9/19
9/16
9/6
9/9
9/16
9/16
9/6
9/16
9/9
Part II – READING
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7. Do not permit any UNAUTHORIZED person to
see census information.
Choose the one answer which BEST fits the
meaning of the word in capital letters.
uniformed
unidentified
unofficial
illegal
to transport
to copy
to repeat
to exchange
Read the paragraph regarding census work. Answer the
question which follows it based on the information in the
paragraph. Select the BEST answer.
The Field Operations Supervisor (FOS) will issue one
identification card to each Crew Leader. Crew Leaders
will issue one identification card to each enumerator.
Clerks will be issued identification cards by the FOS
only if necessary for them to work outside the office on
special tasks and in contact with the general public. All
identification cards issued to Crew Leaders and
enumerators must be turned in to the Field Operations
Supervisor upon completion of work, separation,
termination, or resignation. The FOS is responsible for
seeing that all returned cards are destroyed.
The overall responsibility for identification
cards rests with the Field Operations
Supervisor.
Clerks may not always be provided with
identification cards.
Enumerators who resign turn their
identification cards in to their supervisor, the
Crew Leader, who destroys them.
A Crew Leader’s identification card is destroyed
when he/she resigns.
A definition of a census term is given below. Read the
definition and then answer the question that follows it
based on the definition.
A college dormitory in which six students live
8. TRANSCRIBE –
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
9.
A
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
B
D
A
B
10. Group Quarters: Any living quarters occupied by
ten or more unrelated persons is called a group
quarters. Examples of a group quarters are worker’s
dormitories, boarding houses, halfway houses,
convents, etc. In addition, college dormitories,
fraternity houses, or nurse’s dormitories are always
considered to be a group quarters, regardless of the
number of students who live there.
Which of the following is a group quarters?
This section is designed to test how well you read. The items test your vocabulary, comprehension, and ability
to apply what you read.
C
A house in which a family of six and three
boarders live
A convent occupied by five nuns
A medical office building with eleven
doctors’ offices
C
D
Part II – READING – Continued
FORM D-222.1 (1-13-2009) Page 5
11. A A son who is away in the armed forces
A family member traveling in Europe for a couple of weeks
Mr. Smith, a boarder, who stays here during the weekend and returns to his home during the week
D A son who is living in a college dormitory while attending college out-of-town
C
B
Census takers who visit homes to collect census information are called enumerators. They are told
to use any person who owns or rents the housing unit as the "reference person" and then to list the
relationship of every household member to the "reference person." When an enumerator interviews
at 1105 Low Street, he talks to Mr. Sanchez. Mr. Sanchez says that both Mr. and Ms. Morales own
the house and all three are household members. Who should the census taker list as the reference
person?
The answer to question 11 is based on the information below.
A census taker is told to count only the following as living in a particular household:
• Family members living here, including babies still in the hospital
• Relatives living here
• Lodgers or boarders or hired hands living here
• Domestic employees or hired hands living here
• Other persons living here
• College students who stay here while attending college, even if their parents live elsewhere
• Persons who usually live here, but are temporarily away (including children in boarding school
below the college level, but excluding family members serving in the armed forces)
• Persons with a house elsewhere, but who stay here most of the week while working
In item 11, select the person the census taker would count as living in that household.
12.
Either Mr. Morales or Ms. Morales
Mr. Morales
Ms. Morales
Mr. Sanchez
A
D
C
B
Part III – NUMBER SKILLS
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13.
A
B
C
D
18. Place each of the following ten numbers in the correct
column of the tables below them. Then choose the
answer (A, B, C, or D) that matches your entries in
columns a-f.
70067, 99992, 33336, 24689, 3330, 603, 22221, 28,
87059, 67000
Solve the problems in items 13 through 18.
Select the correct answer from the given
choices.
.41 + 21.4 + 6.3 + 280 =
48.49
59.8
308.11
450
Your new cell phone battery needs to be charged for
three hours and 45 minutes before using it. If you
plugged the battery into the charger at 8:20 a.m., you
should wait until what time before using it?
11:05 a.m.
11:20 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:05 p.m.
40 X 17.2
6.88
680.8
68.8
None of the above
4.4%
22.5%
44.4%
2.5%
A
B
C
D
14.
15.
A
B
C
D
17. 2610.0 miles – 2554.8 miles
A
B
C
D
Some of the items in this section are designed to test your ability to perform arithmetic computations involving
addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Others involve no computation at all, but an understanding of
numerical concepts.
Mr. Hernandez had to interview a total of 63
households in his assignment. He has already
finished 28. What percentage of the households
in his assignments has he finished? (Round
your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
55.2 miles
56.2 miles
165.2 miles
552 miles
A
B
C
D
Odd Numbers Only
1–33333 33335–66665 66667–99999
(a) (b) (c)
Even Numbers Only
2–33332 33334–66666 66668–99998
(d) (e) (f)
A
B
C
D None of these
603, 22221, 24689
33336
67000, 760067, 87059
28, 3330
99992
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(a)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(f)
603, 22221, 24689
70067, 87059
28, 3330
33336
67000, 99992
28, 3330
33336
67000, 99992
603, 22221, 24689
70067, 87059
16.
Part IV – INTERPRETING INFORMATION and EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES
You have been assigned to enumerate inside the boundaries outlined on the map
below. Where the boundary is a road, the boundary line runs down the center of it.
Using the map choose the best answer to questions 19, 20, and 21.
FORM D-222.1 (1-13-2009) Page 7
19. How many houses on Decatur Avenue are included
in block 3?
10
4
5
6
7
A
B
C
D
This section is designed to test your ability to use good judgment in interpreting information in order to determine the
best of several possible alternatives.
E
20. How many houses would you visit on Shepherd
Drive?
13
12
9
8
4
A
B
C
D
E
21. If you went from the corner of Bruce Street and
Tannen Road to the corner of Spring Avenue and
Suitland Road by the shortest way, how many
houses in your assignment would you pass?
5
6
10
12
4
A
B
C
D
E
Part IV – INTERPRETING INFORMATION and EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES – Continued
Refer to the following outline of a chapter from a
census procedures manual in order to answer
questions 22 and 23.
Furnishing and Operating the Local Census Office
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Space
Space for the Local Census Office
Training Space
2.A.
2.A1
2.A2
22. Which section would tell you about the payment
procedure for rental office equipment?
A
B
C
D
2.B3
2.D6
2.E2
2.E4
Bills
Identification
Certification
Submission for Payment
Special Instructions
Administrative Operations Codes
2.B.
2.B1
2.B2
2.B3
2.B4
2.B5
Services
Telephones
Utilities
2.C.
2.C1
2.C2
Supplies and Equipment
Receiving Shipments
Organizing Supplies
Storing Small Items
Repair of Office Machines
Requests for Supplies
Purchase of Supplies and Equipment
2.D.
2.D1
2.D2
2.D3
2.D4
2.D5
2.D6
Rental of Office Equipment
Pre-Arranged Rental
Local Census Office Rentals
Delivery Acceptances
Payment of Rental Bills
2.E.
2.E1
2.E2
2.E3
2.E4
Rental of Automobiles
Report Days Rented
Forward Trip Tickets
2.F.
2.F1
2.F2
Local Census Office Layout
Administrative Area
Supply Area
Processing Area
Field Operations Area
Computer Terminal Room
2.H.
2.H1
2.H2
2.H3
2.H4
2.H5
23. Which section tells how supplies such as pencils,
erasers, and paper clips should be stored?
A
B
C
D
2.D2
2.D3
2.D5
2.H2
Refer to the table below to answer question 24.
Log of Census Operations
Questionnaire
number
Review operations
1 2 3
C S
0015
0016
0116
0118
0119
3/14 3/15 3/16
3/17
3/18
S C S C
3/13 3/14 3/15 3/15 3/18
3/12 3/12 3/14 3/16
3/17
3/11
S=Start C=Completion
24. On what date was the second review completed for
Questionnaire 0116?
A
B
C
D
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/16
Part V – ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
FORM D-222.1 (1-13-2009) Page 9
27.
A
B
Ms. Jones can’t remember the year of her birth but she knows that she was born in the month of
September. If it is now May 2010, and Ms. Jones tells you she is 78 years old, in what year was
she born?
The paragraph below may be confusing as written. Choose the answer that explains its meaning in the
simplest, most complete way.
There will be fewer questions asked in 2010 than 30 years ago, and they relate to population and
housing characteristics.
The number of questions has not changed in over 40 years, and all questionnaires have both population
and housing questions.
Questionnaires in 2010 will have the same number of questions relating to population as in 1990
and 2000.
Questionnaires in 2010 will have more questions than in 1970, but fewer than in 2000.
A
B
C
D
C
D
This section is designed to determine your ability to use logical reasoning in order to analyze, summarize,
and/or organize information to solve a problem or follow an instruction.
1931
1932
1930
None of these
Read the following paragraph and answer the question below it.
Each county is divided into a number of census tracts. The tracts are, in turn, subdivided into blocks.
Groups of blocks within a tract are then combined into Assignment Areas (AA).
Which of the following shows the four geographic units discussed above, in order of size, from largest
to smallest?
A
B
C
D
county, tract, AA, block
county, block, tract, AA
county, AA, tract, block
AA, block, tract, county
The number of questions to be asked in the 2010 Census approximates the number asked in 2000 and 1990,
and is less than was asked in 1970 and 1980. The Census questionnaires contain questions relating to
housing characteristics and questions relating to population characteristics.
25.
26.
Choose the statement that explains the above paragraph in the simplest, most complete way.
Part V – ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS – Continued
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28. How would you record the "Serial Number" on the coding sheet?
Answer question 28 by referring to the following samples and the paragraph of coding
rules which follows them.
ADDRESS LABEL
D.O. A2. A3. A4. A5. A6.
3011 101 23 117 B 172
811 Main Street
Anytown, USA
00000 B
CODING SHEET
A2. Unit
number
A3. Building
address
number
A4. Block
number
A6. Serial
number
0 0 0
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9 9
0 0 0
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9 9
0 0
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9 9
0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
The corresponding areas of an address label and a coding sheet are identified by a letter and number, such as A1,
A2, etc. One records a number from the address label onto the corresponding area of the coding sheet by marking
the appropriate digits, placing one digit in each column. When there are more columns on the coding sheet than
there are digits in the numbers on the address label, the recorded numbers must be preceded by zeroes. See the
example above for A2, Unit number.
A B C D
0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
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PRACTICE TEST FOR FIELD EMPLOYEE POSITIONS
FORM D-222.1 (1-13-2009)
DO NOT OPEN THIS
BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE
READY TO SET YOUR TIMER
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
2010
Census
PRACTICE TEST ANSWER KEY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
C
C
A
A
A
D
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12.
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18.
C
B
C
A
B
A
C
D
D
C
A
B
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24.
C
D
A
D
B
D
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28.
A
A
A
D
FORM D-222.1 (1-13-2009) Page 11
2010 Census
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
SAMPLE
ITEMS
S1.
A B C D
S2.
PRACTICE TEST FOR
EMPLOYEE POSITIONS
FORM D-222.1 (1-13-2009)
Privacy Act Notice – All information furnished will be treated in accordance with the Privacy
Act of 1974. No information will be released except as authorized by the Act.
APPLICANT NAME
Last
First Initial
PART I
CLERICAL
SKILLS
1.
A B C D
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
PART II
READING
7.
A B C D
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
PART III
NUMBER
SKILLS
PART IV
EVALUATING
ALTERNATIVES
13.
A B C D
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
A B C D
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
PART V
ORGANIZATIONAL
SKILLS
24.
A B C D
25.
26.
27.
28.
A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D
A B C D
2010 Census
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU