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CMAA PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Which of the following methods organize patient records in chronological order
according to the department that provided the care?
-CHEDDAR
-POMAR
-SOAP
-SOMR - correct-answer -SOMR
Sealed or unsealed typed or handwritten material, including letters, postal cards,
postcards, and business reply mail
-first class mail
-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -First-class mail
First-class mail that weighs more than 13 ounces.
-first class mail
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-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -Priority mail
Mail that includes advertising promotional, directory, or editorial material, or any
combination of such material
-first class mail
-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -Standard mail
Mail of all classes protected by registering and requesting evidence of its delivery
-first class mail
-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -Registered mail
First-class mail that also gives the mail added protection by adding offering
insurance, tracking, and return receipt options.
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-first class mail
-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -Certified mail
Which of the following actions should the medical administrative assistant take
when closing the office?
-Activate the security system
-File charts that were used that day
-Turn off the answering machine
-Follow up on refill request - correct-answer -Activate the security system
A provider prescribes an EKG for a patient who has a rapid heart rate. Which of
the following should be recorded as the reason for the EKG
-Tachypnea
-Bradypnea
-Bradycardia
-Tachycardia - correct-answer -Tachycardia
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An office manager asks a medical administrative assistant to mail a letter to a
patient who is being dismissed from the practice. Which of the following methods
should the assistant use to mail the letter?
-Certified mail
-First-Class mail
-Priority mail
-Standard mail - correct-answer -Certified mail
When preparing a claim, a medical administrative assistant should use which of
the following formats when entering a date of birth?
-DDMMY
-MMDDYY
-MMDDYYYY
-DDMMYYYY - correct-answer -MMDDYYY
Which of the following word roots means swallow?
-Phalang
-Pharyng
-Phag
-Pod - correct-answer -Phag
CMAA PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Which of the following methods organize patient records in chronological order
according to the department that provided the care?
-CHEDDAR
-POMAR
-SOAP
-SOMR - correct-answer -SOMR
Sealed or unsealed typed or handwritten material, including letters, postal cards,
postcards, and business reply mail
-first class mail
-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -First-class mail
First-class mail that weighs more than 13 ounces.
-first class mail
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-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -Priority mail
Mail that includes advertising promotional, directory, or editorial material, or any
combination of such material
-first class mail
-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -Standard mail
Mail of all classes protected by registering and requesting evidence of its delivery
-first class mail
-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -Registered mail
First-class mail that also gives the mail added protection by adding offering
insurance, tracking, and return receipt options.
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-first class mail
-priority mail
-standard mail
-insured mail - correct-answer -Certified mail
Which of the following actions should the medical administrative assistant take
when closing the office?
-Activate the security system
-File charts that were used that day
-Turn off the answering machine
-Follow up on refill request - correct-answer -Activate the security system
A provider prescribes an EKG for a patient who has a rapid heart rate. Which of
the following should be recorded as the reason for the EKG
-Tachypnea
-Bradypnea
-Bradycardia
-Tachycardia - correct-answer -Tachycardia
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An office manager asks a medical administrative assistant to mail a letter to a
patient who is being dismissed from the practice. Which of the following methods
should the assistant use to mail the letter?
-Certified mail
-First-Class mail
-Priority mail
-Standard mail - correct-answer -Certified mail
When preparing a claim, a medical administrative assistant should use which of
the following formats when entering a date of birth?
-DDMMY
-MMDDYY
-MMDDYYYY
-DDMMYYYY - correct-answer -MMDDYYY
Which of the following word roots means swallow?
-Phalang
-Pharyng
-Phag
-Pod - correct-answer -Phag
