Airport Maintenance Worker I Examination Breakdown
The questions in this booklet are not actual test questions. They are samples only, and may not cover all topics which may appear on the test. Studying this book will not necessarily improve your test score.
Subject Areas:
Reading Comprehension
Safety
Recommended Study Guides:
ARCO / Laborer
ARCO / General Entrance Series
ARCO / Civil Service Reading Comprehension Test
ARCO / Civil Service Test Tutor
You may want to use any available resource materials relative to the above subject areas.
Sample Test Questions
Reading Comprehension
Maintenance Worker O'Neill injured his wrist while loading garbage. The following is his statement describing how the accident happened: "At 6:40 a.m. I was loading garbage and trash on the north side of Dutch Street between Forrest Avenue and Maple Lane. There were garbage cans filled with rocks, plaster, bottles, and pieces of wood. There was also a pile of rugs. While I was carrying a rug to the truck, I was startled by a loud, sharp car horn blast which caused me to drop the rug and then trip over it. As a result of my fall, my wrist began to hurt and I could not continue my assigned duties. Maintenance Worker Polski, who saw the accident, notified section Supervisor Green about the accident. Green arrived at the scene at 6:50 a.m."
1. What was Maintenance Worker O'Neill doing at the time of the accident:
(1) driving a truck
(2) carrying a rug
(3) loading cardboard boxes
(4) moving a can
2. As a result of the accident, Maintenance Worker O'Neill hurt his:
(1) wrist
(2) back
(3) leg
(4) ankle
3. Where did the accident happen:
(1) at the corner of Forrest Avenue and Maple Lane
(2) on the South side of Maple Lane
(3) on the North side of Dutch Street
(4) on the East side of Dutch Street
4. The accident happened because Maintenance Worker O'Neill:
(1) was carrying a rug that was too heavy for him
(2) tripped over a cat
(3) cut himself on a bottle
(4) was startled by a car horn
5. Who saw the accident happen:
(1) Maintenance Supervisor Green
(2) Maintenance Worker Polski
(3) Maintenance Worker Forrest
(4) Maintenance Supervisor O'Neill
6. Maintenance Supervisor Green arrived at the scene of the accident at what time:
(1) 6:30 a.m.
(2) 6:40 a.m.
(3) 6:50 a.m.
(4) 7:00 a.m.
Safety
1. A supervisor can most effectively develop proper safety habits in his men by:
(1) letting them learn from their own mistakes
(2) invoking severe penalties for any accident
(3) calling for immediate correction of unsafe practices observed in their daily work
(4) explaining the necessity for securing safety awards
2. The one of the following which would be the best starting point for an accident reduction and prevention program would be to:
(1) determine the number, kind, and causes of accidents that have occurred
(2) improve working conditions so as to prevent most, if not all, accidents
(3) promote an inter-departmental safety and safe practices contest
3. A supervisor should approach the problem of safety with the idea that:
(1) a certain number of accidents are unavoidable
(2) most accidents are preventable
(3) all employees are safety conscious
(4) the best way to stop accidents is to post a set of safety rules for all to follow
4. If a supervisor sees that one of his men is doing an assigned job by an unsatisfactory procedure, he should:
(1) tell the man the proper procedure to use before allowing him to continue
(2) make no comment until the job is finished
(3) reassign the job to another man
(4) reprimand the man and make sure not to assign this type of job to him again
5. An accident-prone worker should be assigned to dangerous tasks:
(1) as few times as possible
(2) as often as possible to cure the mental block that causes accident proneness
(3) as often as the other workers but with clear-cut and positive instructions
(4) frequently but only with maximum supervision
Answers to Sample Test Questions
Reading Comprehension
1) 2
2) 1
3) 3
4) 4
5) 2
6) 3
Safety
1) 3
2) 1
3) 2
4) 1
5) 1