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Postal Exam Study Guide: 2 Practice Tests with Review Prep for the USPS Virtual Entry Assessment (VEA) 474, 475, 476, and 477
Introducing our Postal Exam Study 2 Practice Tests with Review Prep for the USPS Virtual Entry Assessment (VEA) 474, 475, 476, and 477 ! Trivium Test Prep's Postal Exam Study Guide includes everything you need to pass the USPS VEA 474, 475, 476, or 477 Postal Exam the first time . Trivium Test Prep’s Postal Exam Study Guide is aligned with the official USPS postal exam framework. Topics covered The USPS was not involved in the creation or production of this product, is not in any way affiliated with Trivium Test Prep , and does not sponsor or endorse this product. About Trivium Test Prep At Trivium Test Prep, we understand that students need high quality, reliable test prep materials. Our test prep materials are developed by credentialed experts with years of experience who are excited to share their knowledge with you. We have resources available to assist in every step of your education - from high school, to college or the military, and even graduate school - everything you need to kickstart your career.
82 pages, Paperback
Published February 13, 2023
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November 16, 2023
Not a lot of meat on this bone. For the inflated cost, there should be more direct content to help you study for a test with a reported 80-90% failure rate. The first 26 pages are specific and indeed helpful—to a point. However there are two sections (the Tell Your Story section in particular) where this book offers no practical advice for success at all.
TYS asks the test taker to guess how his/her most recent supervisor would rate them in particular areas. There is no way for the USPS to validate these answers, so what are they going on? The honor system? Are too many “at the very top” or “near the very top” responses red flags? But what if those are actually true answers? Who can say whether a person’s previous supervisor was hard or soft? Who is dumb enough to rate themselves “below average” in any category? And if a person rates themselves as “about average” somewhere along the way, doesn’t a grader smell a rat? Wouldn’t you (as a test grader) worry that when a person scores themself as “about average” in an area, are they really tipping their hand to a bigger problem? Like when a drunk driver says “I only had two beers.” What is going on in this section?! The book offers no help at all. All you get are sample questions with (obviously) no key. One question would suffice, since you’re operating completely in the dark. The Describe Your Apporach section is a little better. At least the book explains why there are no right or wrong answers and encourages you not to over think things. Good advice, but then why bother practicing? Your gut will still be your gut on test day. Who can practice “their gut” into better performance? Kind of silly, when you think about it. The other two sections are much more helpful.
Then you get to the middle section, and this is nothing but pure fluff. We get essentially a glossary of how and why tests are constructed—in the most general terms possible. What is an aptitude test compared to an achievement test? What is a norm-referenced test compared to a criterion reference test? Great for an academic discussion; worthless as a test prep feature. Not one bit of this section is specific to the USPS exams, nor will learning this material help a person get even on additional question correct. In fact, this section is certainly copied and pasted into ever test-prep book offered by the company, simply to bolster the small page count (70 page).
The remaining pages are two practice tests. Those are very helpful.
On balance, this book does help at least point a person towards success for the USPS exams, but I doubt even they would bill their resource as exhaustive, fully inclusive, or even anywhere near enough to thoroughly prepare a candidate for test day. Adding it to an arsenal would be very useful, but don’t shell out your money on this little pamphlet planning to use it as the only eggs in your career-path basket. You’ll be disappointed.
TYS asks the test taker to guess how his/her most recent supervisor would rate them in particular areas. There is no way for the USPS to validate these answers, so what are they going on? The honor system? Are too many “at the very top” or “near the very top” responses red flags? But what if those are actually true answers? Who can say whether a person’s previous supervisor was hard or soft? Who is dumb enough to rate themselves “below average” in any category? And if a person rates themselves as “about average” somewhere along the way, doesn’t a grader smell a rat? Wouldn’t you (as a test grader) worry that when a person scores themself as “about average” in an area, are they really tipping their hand to a bigger problem? Like when a drunk driver says “I only had two beers.” What is going on in this section?! The book offers no help at all. All you get are sample questions with (obviously) no key. One question would suffice, since you’re operating completely in the dark. The Describe Your Apporach section is a little better. At least the book explains why there are no right or wrong answers and encourages you not to over think things. Good advice, but then why bother practicing? Your gut will still be your gut on test day. Who can practice “their gut” into better performance? Kind of silly, when you think about it. The other two sections are much more helpful.
Then you get to the middle section, and this is nothing but pure fluff. We get essentially a glossary of how and why tests are constructed—in the most general terms possible. What is an aptitude test compared to an achievement test? What is a norm-referenced test compared to a criterion reference test? Great for an academic discussion; worthless as a test prep feature. Not one bit of this section is specific to the USPS exams, nor will learning this material help a person get even on additional question correct. In fact, this section is certainly copied and pasted into ever test-prep book offered by the company, simply to bolster the small page count (70 page).
The remaining pages are two practice tests. Those are very helpful.
On balance, this book does help at least point a person towards success for the USPS exams, but I doubt even they would bill their resource as exhaustive, fully inclusive, or even anywhere near enough to thoroughly prepare a candidate for test day. Adding it to an arsenal would be very useful, but don’t shell out your money on this little pamphlet planning to use it as the only eggs in your career-path basket. You’ll be disappointed.
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