WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS III ACTUAL 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In certain situations, a supervisor encourages the employees to make their own
decisions. This is considered to be
A. against the rules to follow past experiences in decision-making
B. bad form since the supervisor eventually loses control
C. highly desirable, since it encourages employee growth and frees the
D. supervisor for other tasks
E. passing the buck - ✔✔C. highly desirable, since it encourages employee growth
✔✔Successful communication requires mutual
A. agreement
B. confusion
C. transmission
D. understanding - ✔✔D. understanding
✔✔When a great deal of authority is delegated on many levels, an organization may be
described as
A. authoritarian
B. centralized
C. decentralized
D. unstructured - ✔✔C. decentralized
✔✔Recognition and job security are indications of
A. a good organization
B. a good supervisor
C. external morale factors
D. internal morale factors - ✔✔A. a good organization
✔✔Generally, as an individual progresses upward in management, reliance on personal
technical skill
A. changes to the more complex
B. decreases
C. increases
D. remains the same - ✔✔B. decreases
✔✔Special parts that should be carried by the maintenance worker are usually listed in
the
A. machine blue print
B. machine history record
C. machine manufacturer's manual
D. work order - ✔✔C. machine manufacturer's manual
, ✔✔How can the supervisor be certain that scheduled maintenance is completed?
A. ask the workers
B. hire someone to inspect completed work
C. use a form that compares work assigned with work completed
D. wait and see if there are any failures - ✔✔C. use a form that compares work
assigned with work completed
✔✔Word has just come down from the top that operating funds are being cut. How
should this be handled?
A. cut the supplies and repairs in order to balance the budget
B. fire some of the less-productive old employees
C. keep it quiet and do what you have to do--"The less said the better"
D. let the other personnel know what the situation is and ask for their help - ✔✔D. let
the other personnel know what the situation is and ask for their help
✔✔One opening has become available which would be an advancement to any one of
three qualified eager employees. How should this situation be handled?
A. hire an outsider to fill the position
B. pick one and notify all personnel of the change
C. split the work between the three and leave the position open
D. talk to the three as a group, explain the situation and make your selection, then notify
all personnel of the change - ✔✔D. talk to the three as a group, explain the situation
and make your selection, then notify all personnel of the change
✔✔One of the employees in your crew complains about having to do a hard job. The
proper thing to do is
A. explain that all employees must do their fair share of the hard work as well
B. give the easier tasks
C. ignore the complaint
D. promise that the next assignments will be easier ones
E. tell the employee to shut up and work or quit and go home - ✔✔A. explain that all
employees must do their fair share of the hard work as well
✔✔Occasionally some of the people on a work crew will indulge in active horseplay.
This should be
A. discouraged because some of the workers might not like it
B. encourage because it promotes good fellowship
C. permitted as it is a form of relaxation
D. stopped immediately because it is likely to cause an accident - ✔✔D. stopped
immediately because it is likely to cause an accident
✔✔The gas most commonly associated with fresh wastewater is
A. carbon dioxide
B. carbon monoxide
C. hydrogen sulfide
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In certain situations, a supervisor encourages the employees to make their own
decisions. This is considered to be
A. against the rules to follow past experiences in decision-making
B. bad form since the supervisor eventually loses control
C. highly desirable, since it encourages employee growth and frees the
D. supervisor for other tasks
E. passing the buck - ✔✔C. highly desirable, since it encourages employee growth
✔✔Successful communication requires mutual
A. agreement
B. confusion
C. transmission
D. understanding - ✔✔D. understanding
✔✔When a great deal of authority is delegated on many levels, an organization may be
described as
A. authoritarian
B. centralized
C. decentralized
D. unstructured - ✔✔C. decentralized
✔✔Recognition and job security are indications of
A. a good organization
B. a good supervisor
C. external morale factors
D. internal morale factors - ✔✔A. a good organization
✔✔Generally, as an individual progresses upward in management, reliance on personal
technical skill
A. changes to the more complex
B. decreases
C. increases
D. remains the same - ✔✔B. decreases
✔✔Special parts that should be carried by the maintenance worker are usually listed in
the
A. machine blue print
B. machine history record
C. machine manufacturer's manual
D. work order - ✔✔C. machine manufacturer's manual
, ✔✔How can the supervisor be certain that scheduled maintenance is completed?
A. ask the workers
B. hire someone to inspect completed work
C. use a form that compares work assigned with work completed
D. wait and see if there are any failures - ✔✔C. use a form that compares work
assigned with work completed
✔✔Word has just come down from the top that operating funds are being cut. How
should this be handled?
A. cut the supplies and repairs in order to balance the budget
B. fire some of the less-productive old employees
C. keep it quiet and do what you have to do--"The less said the better"
D. let the other personnel know what the situation is and ask for their help - ✔✔D. let
the other personnel know what the situation is and ask for their help
✔✔One opening has become available which would be an advancement to any one of
three qualified eager employees. How should this situation be handled?
A. hire an outsider to fill the position
B. pick one and notify all personnel of the change
C. split the work between the three and leave the position open
D. talk to the three as a group, explain the situation and make your selection, then notify
all personnel of the change - ✔✔D. talk to the three as a group, explain the situation
and make your selection, then notify all personnel of the change
✔✔One of the employees in your crew complains about having to do a hard job. The
proper thing to do is
A. explain that all employees must do their fair share of the hard work as well
B. give the easier tasks
C. ignore the complaint
D. promise that the next assignments will be easier ones
E. tell the employee to shut up and work or quit and go home - ✔✔A. explain that all
employees must do their fair share of the hard work as well
✔✔Occasionally some of the people on a work crew will indulge in active horseplay.
This should be
A. discouraged because some of the workers might not like it
B. encourage because it promotes good fellowship
C. permitted as it is a form of relaxation
D. stopped immediately because it is likely to cause an accident - ✔✔D. stopped
immediately because it is likely to cause an accident
✔✔The gas most commonly associated with fresh wastewater is
A. carbon dioxide
B. carbon monoxide
C. hydrogen sulfide
