Sanitation Worker Exam Practice Test 2022 Exam
Question With Detailed Answers
Sanitation Worker Green earns $26,000 a year. If she receives a 4.5% salary increase,
how much will she earn?
2. $27,170
The city's new collection program will begin June 1. At that time, each house or
apartment will be allowed two 35-gallon cans or bags of garbage per week. Each
additional bag or can will require a special sticker. Stickers may be purchased from the
city at $1.00 each. Which of the following statements describes the city's new program
most clearly and accurately?
2. Beginning June 1, the city will limit each household to two 35-gallon cans or bags.
Additional cans or bags must carry stickers, which can be purchased from the city for
$1.00 each.
A city ordinance reads Residential garbage is defined as that produced by households
in single-family dwellings or buildings with no more than two residential units. This
means that
1. the garbage produced by a family-owned business is not residential garbage
Answer the question by choosing the word or phrase that means the same or nearly the
same as the underlined word.
The collection trucks used by sanitation departments in the surrounding small towns are
definitely outmoded.
4. obsolete
Which period had the greatest increase in garbage
1. 1990 1991
A street sign affixed below a stop sign reads Opposing traffic does not stop. What is the
meaning of the sign?
1. Vehicles coming directly toward the driver do not have a stop sign.
Answer the questions solely on the basis of the map on the facing page. The arrows
indicate traffic flow; one arrow indicates a one- way street going in the direction of the
arrow; two arrows represent a two-way street. You are not allowed to go the wrong way
on a one-way street
There has been heavy flooding in the city and, on an emergency basis, some collection
routes are being canceled or reassigned. Sanitation Workers McKay and Callihan are
driving by the court house, northbound on Upton Street. They receive a call that their
regular route is being canceled, and that instead they are to begin pick-up at Ross Park
on the Grove Street side of the park. What is the most direct legal route for Sanitation
Workers McKay and Callihan to take?
, 1. Continue north on Upton Street, and then drive then west on Pomeroy Boulevard,
and then south on Grove Street to Ross Park
Only supervisors of the sanitation department are qualified to handle hazardous waste.
Hazardous waste is defined as any waste designated hazardous by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency. If a sanitation worker is unclear as to whether a
particular item is hazardous, he or she should not handle the item but instead should
notify the supervisor for directions.
Sanitation Worker Wong comes upon a container of cleaning solvent that has been set
out along with the regular garbage in front of a residence. The container does not list
the contents of the cleaner. Wong should
4. contact the supervisor for directions
How many feet of rope will a sanitation worker need to tie off a hazardous waste area
that is 34 feet long and 20 feet wide?
2. 108
You are driving a sand spreader along an icy street. You are driving slowly, and when
you step on the brakes to stop you realize they do not work. You ease the emergency
brake on until the vehicle stops completely. What should you do now?
2. do not drive the vehicle any further and call the situation in to the supervisor
It’s raining heavily and you can’t see the street in front of the collection truck even with
the windshield wipers on their fastest setting. What should you do?
2. pull over as soon as possible and wait until the rain lets up a bit before driving on
Sanitation Worker Davis is driving east on First Avenue when a large dog runs in front
of his truck. Davis slams on his brakes but is unable to keep from hitting the dog.
Hearing the screeching of the brakes, the dog's owner, James Ramsey, runs out of his
house on the corner of First Avenue and Highland Court and discovers that his dog's leg
is injured. Davis helps put the dog into Ramsey's car so that Ramsey can take the
animal to the vet. Later, Davis files a report. Which of the following reports describes the
incident most clearly and accurately?
2. Near the intersection of First Avenue and Highland Court, a dog ran out in front of my
truck and I could not avoid hitting it. I stopped to help the dog's owner, James Ramsey,
who took the injured animal to the vet.
You are behind schedule sweeping up trash near a busy downtown intersection. A
tourist stops and asks you if you know how to get to Wilson's Pie Shop. You know that
this shop is in a mall at least a mile away, and that giving directions would be time-
consuming. What should you do?
2. give the tourist directions to the store
Question With Detailed Answers
Sanitation Worker Green earns $26,000 a year. If she receives a 4.5% salary increase,
how much will she earn?
2. $27,170
The city's new collection program will begin June 1. At that time, each house or
apartment will be allowed two 35-gallon cans or bags of garbage per week. Each
additional bag or can will require a special sticker. Stickers may be purchased from the
city at $1.00 each. Which of the following statements describes the city's new program
most clearly and accurately?
2. Beginning June 1, the city will limit each household to two 35-gallon cans or bags.
Additional cans or bags must carry stickers, which can be purchased from the city for
$1.00 each.
A city ordinance reads Residential garbage is defined as that produced by households
in single-family dwellings or buildings with no more than two residential units. This
means that
1. the garbage produced by a family-owned business is not residential garbage
Answer the question by choosing the word or phrase that means the same or nearly the
same as the underlined word.
The collection trucks used by sanitation departments in the surrounding small towns are
definitely outmoded.
4. obsolete
Which period had the greatest increase in garbage
1. 1990 1991
A street sign affixed below a stop sign reads Opposing traffic does not stop. What is the
meaning of the sign?
1. Vehicles coming directly toward the driver do not have a stop sign.
Answer the questions solely on the basis of the map on the facing page. The arrows
indicate traffic flow; one arrow indicates a one- way street going in the direction of the
arrow; two arrows represent a two-way street. You are not allowed to go the wrong way
on a one-way street
There has been heavy flooding in the city and, on an emergency basis, some collection
routes are being canceled or reassigned. Sanitation Workers McKay and Callihan are
driving by the court house, northbound on Upton Street. They receive a call that their
regular route is being canceled, and that instead they are to begin pick-up at Ross Park
on the Grove Street side of the park. What is the most direct legal route for Sanitation
Workers McKay and Callihan to take?
, 1. Continue north on Upton Street, and then drive then west on Pomeroy Boulevard,
and then south on Grove Street to Ross Park
Only supervisors of the sanitation department are qualified to handle hazardous waste.
Hazardous waste is defined as any waste designated hazardous by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency. If a sanitation worker is unclear as to whether a
particular item is hazardous, he or she should not handle the item but instead should
notify the supervisor for directions.
Sanitation Worker Wong comes upon a container of cleaning solvent that has been set
out along with the regular garbage in front of a residence. The container does not list
the contents of the cleaner. Wong should
4. contact the supervisor for directions
How many feet of rope will a sanitation worker need to tie off a hazardous waste area
that is 34 feet long and 20 feet wide?
2. 108
You are driving a sand spreader along an icy street. You are driving slowly, and when
you step on the brakes to stop you realize they do not work. You ease the emergency
brake on until the vehicle stops completely. What should you do now?
2. do not drive the vehicle any further and call the situation in to the supervisor
It’s raining heavily and you can’t see the street in front of the collection truck even with
the windshield wipers on their fastest setting. What should you do?
2. pull over as soon as possible and wait until the rain lets up a bit before driving on
Sanitation Worker Davis is driving east on First Avenue when a large dog runs in front
of his truck. Davis slams on his brakes but is unable to keep from hitting the dog.
Hearing the screeching of the brakes, the dog's owner, James Ramsey, runs out of his
house on the corner of First Avenue and Highland Court and discovers that his dog's leg
is injured. Davis helps put the dog into Ramsey's car so that Ramsey can take the
animal to the vet. Later, Davis files a report. Which of the following reports describes the
incident most clearly and accurately?
2. Near the intersection of First Avenue and Highland Court, a dog ran out in front of my
truck and I could not avoid hitting it. I stopped to help the dog's owner, James Ramsey,
who took the injured animal to the vet.
You are behind schedule sweeping up trash near a busy downtown intersection. A
tourist stops and asks you if you know how to get to Wilson's Pie Shop. You know that
this shop is in a mall at least a mile away, and that giving directions would be time-
consuming. What should you do?
2. give the tourist directions to the store
