Sanitation worker practice test

This 20-question test covers the skills assessed on sanitation and public works civil service exams: reading route sheets and safety rules, classifying recyclable materials, load and fuel math, route sequencing logic, and on-the-job judgment scenarios.

What's covered: Route instructions & schedule reading · Recycling classification rules · Load capacity & fuel math · Route sequencing logic · HAZMAT & safety scenarios

Independent prep from Civil Service Exam. Not affiliated with any sanitation department or municipality. Your official exam announcement is the authority for actual content and passing scores.

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Reading comprehension

A route sheet states: "Residential pickup on Oak Street runs from even-numbered addresses only, north to south, on Tuesdays. Recycling on Oak Street is collected on alternating Tuesdays beginning the first Tuesday of the month." A worker's route sheet shows today is the second Tuesday of the month. Should recycling be collected on Oak Street today?