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Examination 931

The examination, which is known as Examination M/N 931, is given to applicants for the following positions:

Area Maintenance Specialist
Area Maintenance Technician
Assistant Engineman
Blacksmith-Welder
Building Equipment Mechanic
Building Maintenance Custodian
Carpenter
Elevator Mechanic
Engineman
Fireman
Fireman-laborer
General Mechanic
Industrial Equipment Mechanic
Letter Box Mechanic Machinist
Maintenance Electrician
Mason
Mechanic Helper
Oiler, MPE
Painter
Painter/Finisher
Plumber
Postal Machines Mechanic
Postal Maintenance Trainee
Scale Mechanic
Stationary Engineer

Examination 931 consists of Part I, Following Oral Instructions, and Part II, which involves basic mechanics, basic electricity, and basic electronics. An applicant’s total qualifications will be evaluated based on the results of the written test and the review panel evaluation.

Test 931 measures 16 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) used by a variety of maintenance positions.

The suggested answers to each question are lettered A, B, C, etc. You’ll select the best answer and make a heavy pencil mark in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

Part I consists of the Following Oral Instructions Test and Part II involves the knowledge of basic mechanics, basic electricity, and basic electronics.

A sample of the Part II Test follows:

Author's Note: See Strategies for Standardized Tests, multiple-choice test techniques, pages 253-257, and review any books about basic mechanics, basic electricity, and basic electronics.

Part II

1.	Which device is used to transfer power and rotary mechanical motion from one shaft to another? A) bearing B) lever C) idler roller D) gear E) bushing	4.	Which component would best simulate the actions of the phtocell in Figure 24-3-1? A) variable resistor B) variable capacitor C) variable inductor D) autotransformer E) battery
2.	Lead anchors are usually mounted in A) steel paneling B) drywall construction C) masonary construction D) wood construction E) gypsum board		Figure 24-3-1
	Figure III-A-22	5.	The semi-conductor materials contained in a transistor are designated by the letter(s) A) Q B) N, P C) CR D) M, P, M E) none of the above
3.	Which of the following circuits is shown in Figure III-A-22? A) series circuit B) parallel circuit C) series, parallel circuit D) solid state circuit E) none of the above	6.	Which of the following circuits or devices always has inductance? A) rectifier B) coil C) current limiter D) condenser E) filter

(Note: A complete sample test of Examination 931 is included in The Book of U.S. Postal Exams & Post Office Jobs:How to Be a Top Scorer on 473/473-C/460 Tests & Other Postal Exams to Get a Post Office Jobs by Veltisezar B. Bautista.)