1. At the curb in front of an apartment building you see a sack of garbage, a torn bean bag chair, a plastic pickle barrel, and a wooden box. Which of these items will be easiest to roll to your truck?

2. Out of 100 city residents polled, 80 said they recycled their newspapers. How many residents out of 30,000 could be expected to recycle their newspapers?

3. A container, when empty, weighs 27 pounds. If this container is filled with a load of trash that weighs 108 pounds, what is the total weight of the container and its contents?

4. You are driving a front end loader that lifts dumpsters over the cab of the truck to empty them. You see that nearby construction crews have strung temporary power lines near a dumpster that you are scheduled to pick up this morning, and you do not believe you have enough room to lift it. What should you do?

5. A sanitation worker knows that the floor of a large storage room has a width of 40 feet and a length of 42 feet. What is the area of that floor space?

6. Sanitation Worker Caruso is loading a collection truck with trash in front of the apartment building at 3232 Atlantic Street when nine-year-old Joey Tremont asks if he would help pull a kitten down from a nearby tree. Caruso sees that he can easily reach the limb where the kitten is trappe

7. A five-year-old child walks up to you one afternoon as you are picking up trash on a residential street. He is crying and tells you that he is lost. What should you do?

8. The directions on an exam allow 2½ hours to answer 50 questions. If you want to spend an equal amount of time on each of the 50 questions, about how much time should you allow for each one?

9. Beginning next month, the Sanitation Department will institute a program intended to remove the graffiti from sanitation trucks. Any truck that finishes its assigned route before the end of the workers' shift will return to the sanitation lot, where supervisors will provide materials for workers to use in cleaning the trucks. Because the length of time it takes to complete different routes varies, trucks will no longer be assigned to a specific route but will be rotated among the routes. Therefore, workers should no longer leave personal items in the trucks, as they will not necessarily be using the same truck each day as they did in the past.
According to the passage, which of the following is true of sanitation routes?

10. Sanitation Worker Banks is collecting garbage at 635 Dennison Road when he sees a late model red Camaro sideswipe a white Taurus that is parked across the street. When the driver of the Camaro does not stop, Banks tries to get the license number. He is able to read only the first two letters, which are WR. The resident at 635 Dennison also witnesses the accident and phones the police. Which of the following statements would Banks make to describe the incident most clearly and accurately when the police arrive?

11. A street sign reads Loading Zone 15 Minutes. If a truck pulls into this zone at 11:46 a.m., by what time must it leave?

12. Next week the city will begin testing automated garbage collection trucks on a few routes. These trucks require only a driver, as the hydraulic arm lifts the garbage containers and empties them into the truck. Supervisors have been trained in operating the automated trucks and, for the next six months, one supervisor and two sanitation workers will ride in the trucks, so that the supervisors can train the workers. No worker may operate these trucks without three shifts of training. Sanitation workers will be assigned to the trucks on a rotating basis.
During the next six months, all sanitation workers can expect to

13. You wake up one morning with what feels like stomach flu. It is almost time to go to work. What should you do?

14. See this graph:

According to the graph, which period of time showed the smallest increase in tons per truck per shift collected?

15. The city collects bulky waste items on an appointment-only basis. Bulky waste is any item that will not fit in a 35-gallon can or bag. The charge for a pickup of bulky waste is $10.00 for the first item and $5.00 for each additional item. A householder stops Sanitation Worker Johnston to ask him why he did not pick up the old TV set that is sitting next to her garbage can. Which of the following statements best explains the city's bulky waste policy?

16. A friend of yours sees you plowing snow along a main artery and waves you over to talk. You can tell that she is settling in for a long conversation, and you have already taken your morning break. What should you do?

17. Beginning next month, the Sanitation Department will institute a program intended to remove the graffiti from sanitation trucks. Any truck that finishes its assigned route before the end of the workers' shift will return to the sanitation lot, where supervisors will provide materials for workers to use in cleaning the trucks. Because the length of time it takes to complete different routes varies, trucks will no longer be assigned to a specific route but will be rotated among the routes. Therefore, workers should no longer leave personal items in the trucks, as they will not necessarily be using the same truck each day as they did in the past.
According to the passage, prior to instituting the graffiti clean-up program, sanitation workers

18. See this graph:

According to the graph, what was the number of tons of garbage collected per shift per truck in 1990?

19. If it takes two workers 2 hours 40 minutes to complete a particular task, about how long will it take one worker to complete the same task alone?

20. There are 176 men and 24 women employed as sanitation workers in District 4. What percentage of the district's sanitation workers is women?

21. Workers on snow crews have to buy duty boots at the full price of $84.50, but workers who have served at least a year get a 15% discount. Workers who have served at least three years get an additional 10% off the discounted price. How much does a worker who has served at least three years have to pay for boots?

22. Sanitation Department policy states that sanitation workers who witness an emergency situation are required to call for assistance. Workers are not expected to put themselves in danger but are expected to act responsibly in such a situation.
One icy afternoon while Sanitation Worker Lightsey is spreading salt on a busy street, a speeding vehicle slides into the intersection and crashes into a school bus. The damage seems minor. The school bus driver gets out and starts yelling at the person who was driving the car. What should Lightsey do?

23. An elevator sign reads Maximum weight 600 pounds. Which of the following may ride the elevator?

24. The Department of Streets and Sanitation is responsible for keeping the city's streets free of ice and snow during the winter months. Among these streets are 90 miles of priority snow routes, where parking is restricted every day from 2 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. between December 1 and March 31. Which of the following statements reports this policy most clearly and accurately?

25. While on your route early one morning, you find a human body stuffed into a garbage container. What should you do?