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Postal Mail Carrier Practice Test

Check what you know about the postal mail carrier job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on postal mail carrier knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Casing means:
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Answer: Sorting mail into route order. Casing organizes mail.

Question 2 of 15Certified mail requires:
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Answer: A signature. It requires a signature.

Question 3 of 15If a loose dog is in a yard:
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Answer: Don’t enter. Avoid entering.

Question 4 of 15A CCA is:
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Answer: A non-career city carrier. City carrier assistant.

Question 5 of 15DPS mail is:
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Answer: Machine sorted in delivery order. Delivery point sequenced mail.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A card noting addresses with dogs.”
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Answer: Dog warning card. Dog warning card: A card noting addresses with dogs.

Question 7 of 15What does “Peak season” mean?
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Answer: The busy holiday period.. Peak season: The busy holiday period.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Mail requiring a signature.”
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Answer: Certified mail. Certified mail: Mail requiring a signature.

Question 9 of 15What does “Route” mean?
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Answer: The assigned delivery area.. Route: The assigned delivery area.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A request to stop delivery temporarily.”
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Answer: Hold mail. Hold mail: A request to stop delivery temporarily.

Question 11 of 15What does “Casing” mean?
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Answer: Sorting mail into route order.. Casing: Sorting mail into route order.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Delivery point sequenced mail sorted by machine.”
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Answer: DPS. DPS: Delivery point sequenced mail sorted by machine.

Question 13 of 15What does “CCA” mean?
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Answer: City carrier assistant: a non-career city carrier.. CCA: City carrier assistant: a non-career city carrier.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A blue box for outgoing mail.”
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Answer: Collection box. Collection box: A blue box for outgoing mail.

Question 15 of 15What does “Undeliverable” mean?
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Answer: Mail that can’t be delivered.. Undeliverable: Mail that can’t be delivered.

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