VET ASSISTANT ACTUAL 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Scabies - ✔✔An intensely pruritic dermatitis caused by the acarid mite. Most mites
are species specific but can be incomplete causing a mild transient infection in humans.
✔✔Vaccination - ✔✔The introduction of a vaccine, which may be attenuated, modified
live culture or reactive parts of the virus or bacteria, into the body to produce an
immunity to the specific disease.
✔✔Veterinarian - ✔✔A person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine
and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM).
✔✔Acid Detergents - ✔✔Usage: Remove dried urine particles on equipment and cages.
Characteristics: Corrosive; potential health hazards; need to remove residual detergent
by rinsing with water.
✔✔Alkaline Detergents - ✔✔Usage: Remove oils left on surfaces from food, fecal
material or animal skin and hair.
Characteristics: Separate fat molecules so you can remove by rinsing.
✔✔Iodine - ✔✔Usage: Sanitize equipment, utensils, and skin.
Characteristics: Stable; irritates skin less and corrodes metals less than other products;
bactericide; sporocide; may stain.
✔✔Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (Quats) - ✔✔Usage: Kill enveloped viruses
(feline rhinotracheitis).
Characteristics: Noncorrosive; nontoxic; can cause skin irritation; may leave a residual
coating on hard surfaces that inhibits bacterial growth; can leave oily film.
✔✔Phenols - ✔✔Usage: Kill enveloped viruses.
Characteristics: Bactericidal; fungicidal; virucidal (enveloped viruses); toxic to cats;
cause skin and mucous membrane irritation; leave residual activity corrosive.
✔✔Products containing chlorine - ✔✔Usage: Kills enteroviruses (parvovirus,
coronavirus).
Characteristics: Effective against many viruses, bacteria and fungi; have deodorizer
activity, inexpensive; may be corrosive; may irritate skin and respiratory tract; whiten
materials.
, ✔✔(101.A) List seven areas of the typical veterinary clinic or practice that must be kept
clean and orderly. - ✔✔A) Front desk/Waiting area
B) Exam rooms
C) Treatment area
D) Parking lot
E) Backyard
F) Isolation
G) Kennels
✔✔(101.A) Every examination room, including the ____, ____ and ____ must be
cleaned between each patient. - ✔✔Table, Floor, Countertop
✔✔(101.A) One of the first impression a client has of your place of business is ____ and
the ____. - ✔✔Cleanliness, Odor
✔✔(101.A) The clinic needs to have an adequate ____ system to help with the ____
problem. - ✔✔Ventilation, Odor
✔✔(101.A) It is very helpful to have ____ and weekly ____ of ____ tasks. - ✔✔Daily,
Checklists, Cleaning
✔✔(101.A) In the front office/waiting area, make sure ____ and ____ are put away or
stacked neatly. Organization is a good practice as it relates to both ____ and to ____. -
✔✔Paperwork, Files, Appearance, Function
✔✔(101.A) Make sure that files are ____ correctly and file in a ____ manner. -
✔✔Alphabetized, Timely
✔✔(101.A) The front area floors should be ____ regularly and any patient's ____ or
____ should be cleaned immediately. - ✔✔Swept, Urine, Feces
✔✔(101.A) Make sure hands are ____ before restraining patients. - ✔✔Washed
thoroughly
✔✔(101.A) The ____ used for weighing patients should be ____ after each patient. -
✔✔Scales, Cleaned
✔✔(101.A) The parking lot is an area that is often ____ when cleaning up. -
✔✔Forgotten
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Scabies - ✔✔An intensely pruritic dermatitis caused by the acarid mite. Most mites
are species specific but can be incomplete causing a mild transient infection in humans.
✔✔Vaccination - ✔✔The introduction of a vaccine, which may be attenuated, modified
live culture or reactive parts of the virus or bacteria, into the body to produce an
immunity to the specific disease.
✔✔Veterinarian - ✔✔A person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine
and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM).
✔✔Acid Detergents - ✔✔Usage: Remove dried urine particles on equipment and cages.
Characteristics: Corrosive; potential health hazards; need to remove residual detergent
by rinsing with water.
✔✔Alkaline Detergents - ✔✔Usage: Remove oils left on surfaces from food, fecal
material or animal skin and hair.
Characteristics: Separate fat molecules so you can remove by rinsing.
✔✔Iodine - ✔✔Usage: Sanitize equipment, utensils, and skin.
Characteristics: Stable; irritates skin less and corrodes metals less than other products;
bactericide; sporocide; may stain.
✔✔Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (Quats) - ✔✔Usage: Kill enveloped viruses
(feline rhinotracheitis).
Characteristics: Noncorrosive; nontoxic; can cause skin irritation; may leave a residual
coating on hard surfaces that inhibits bacterial growth; can leave oily film.
✔✔Phenols - ✔✔Usage: Kill enveloped viruses.
Characteristics: Bactericidal; fungicidal; virucidal (enveloped viruses); toxic to cats;
cause skin and mucous membrane irritation; leave residual activity corrosive.
✔✔Products containing chlorine - ✔✔Usage: Kills enteroviruses (parvovirus,
coronavirus).
Characteristics: Effective against many viruses, bacteria and fungi; have deodorizer
activity, inexpensive; may be corrosive; may irritate skin and respiratory tract; whiten
materials.
, ✔✔(101.A) List seven areas of the typical veterinary clinic or practice that must be kept
clean and orderly. - ✔✔A) Front desk/Waiting area
B) Exam rooms
C) Treatment area
D) Parking lot
E) Backyard
F) Isolation
G) Kennels
✔✔(101.A) Every examination room, including the ____, ____ and ____ must be
cleaned between each patient. - ✔✔Table, Floor, Countertop
✔✔(101.A) One of the first impression a client has of your place of business is ____ and
the ____. - ✔✔Cleanliness, Odor
✔✔(101.A) The clinic needs to have an adequate ____ system to help with the ____
problem. - ✔✔Ventilation, Odor
✔✔(101.A) It is very helpful to have ____ and weekly ____ of ____ tasks. - ✔✔Daily,
Checklists, Cleaning
✔✔(101.A) In the front office/waiting area, make sure ____ and ____ are put away or
stacked neatly. Organization is a good practice as it relates to both ____ and to ____. -
✔✔Paperwork, Files, Appearance, Function
✔✔(101.A) Make sure that files are ____ correctly and file in a ____ manner. -
✔✔Alphabetized, Timely
✔✔(101.A) The front area floors should be ____ regularly and any patient's ____ or
____ should be cleaned immediately. - ✔✔Swept, Urine, Feces
✔✔(101.A) Make sure hands are ____ before restraining patients. - ✔✔Washed
thoroughly
✔✔(101.A) The ____ used for weighing patients should be ____ after each patient. -
✔✔Scales, Cleaned
✔✔(101.A) The parking lot is an area that is often ____ when cleaning up. -
✔✔Forgotten
