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Postal Exam Preparation

No matter which postal exam your are going to be taking, we recommend that you prepare by investing in some study guides/practice tests. There are many postal exam study aids available. The ones listed below represent some of the more popular products on the market.  You can also try free postal exam practice tests, like the ones available at test-guide.com.

Exam-Test.com - Guaranteed postal exam preparation. Online practice postal tests and study tips.

aceyourpostalexam.com - online provider of practice postal exams.

mailquiz.com - online postal exam preparation tools.

postalexam.com - provides books for postal exam preparation.

Professional postal exam prep products are the best way to prepare for your postal exam. Taking postal practice exams help you get used to what will be on the actual exam. Postal Exam preparation requires you to study smart – not hard!  To study smart, you need to:

* Study when you are the most alert
* Understand what’s on the Postal Exam
* Focus on the material that you don’t know
* Develop a flexible study schedule

Check the table below to choose which product will be the best for your particular situation.

Review of Postal Exam Products

 
Ace your postal exam
Mail Quiz
postalexam
Delivery method
Online
Online
Online
Book
Instant Delivery
Yes
Yes
Yes
No, 3 business days
Covers 473 Exam
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (separate 473 Book)
Covers 460 Exam
Yes
Partial (does not include Address Checking or Memory for Addresses)
Yes
Yes (separate 460 Book)
Price
$22.95
$39.95
$24.95
$ 41.90
($19.95 for 473 book, $15.95 for 460 book plus $ 6.00 shipping)
Money Back Guarantee
Yes
No
Yes
No
Number of unique practice questions
Over 2,200
Less than 700
Less than 550
About 1000
All questions are in same format as official test
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Recently updated (newly revised forms etc.)
Updated May 2009
?
?
No, printed in 2004/2005
Answers have complete explanations
Yes
No
No
Some
Instant/automatic scoring
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Advertisement Free
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Can Use Any Browser
Yes
No (requires firefox)
Yes
not applicable
Study Guide Included
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Ability to stop quizzes in middle and restart
Yes
Yes
No
not applicable
Detailed history of scores
Yes
Yes
No
No
Timed Exams
Yes
Yes
Yes, Some
No

 

sources: product websites, and purchase of products (5/08)

 

 

Postal Facts

In 2007, the USPS delivered over 200 billion pieces of mail, about 700 million pieces a day.

The USPS delivers more in one day than FedEx does in a year and more items in one week than United Parcel Service does in a year.

Each carrier delivers over 40 tons of mail per year.

An average carrier delivers more than 2,300 mail pieces per day on approximately 240,000 routes.


Newsflash

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