WISCONSIN ASSESSOR CERTIFICATION
EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Load bearing wall - ANS A wall which supports any vertical load in a building as well as its
own weight.
Column - ANS Vertical structural member to support horizontal members and transmit load
to bearing material at column base
Stud - ANS A vertical wood or metal framing member to which horizontal boards or laths are
nailed as supporting elements in walls and partitions
bearing wall - ANS A structural system in which the floor and roof loads are carried directly by
the exterior walls rather than by a structural framing system
hip - ANS Roof whose four sides slope to a common point or to a ridge, has no gable ends
Joist - ANS Any of the parallel beams that support the subfloor or the ceiling
Vapor Barrier - ANS Material used to retard the passage of vapor or moisture into walls and
floors, thus preventing condensation
Perimeter - ANS Total distance around the outside of a building
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, BTU(British thermal Unit) - ANS Unit for measuring heat, a single unit represents the heat
necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1-degree Fahrenheit
Footing - ANS Projecting course at the base of a foundation wall which ties the foundation
into the ground to prevent lateral shifting and settling, distributes the superstructure load over
a greater area
Live Load - ANS Any moving variabble load applied to a stucture expressed in pounds per
square foot of floor and roof areas for various types of building occupancy, ex. weight of people,
merchandise, snow load/pressure on a roof
Header - ANS Piece of wood, stone or steel placed horizontally across the top of door and
window openings to support the walls above the opening
Joist - ANS One of a series of small parallel beams laid on edge and used to support floor and
celling loads, and usually supported in turn by larger beams and girders
Gambrel Roof - ANS A ridged roof, with sides having two pitches or slopes
Hip Roof - ANS
Gable Roof - ANS
Flat Roof - ANS
Mansard Roof - ANS
Single Pitch Roof - ANS
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EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Load bearing wall - ANS A wall which supports any vertical load in a building as well as its
own weight.
Column - ANS Vertical structural member to support horizontal members and transmit load
to bearing material at column base
Stud - ANS A vertical wood or metal framing member to which horizontal boards or laths are
nailed as supporting elements in walls and partitions
bearing wall - ANS A structural system in which the floor and roof loads are carried directly by
the exterior walls rather than by a structural framing system
hip - ANS Roof whose four sides slope to a common point or to a ridge, has no gable ends
Joist - ANS Any of the parallel beams that support the subfloor or the ceiling
Vapor Barrier - ANS Material used to retard the passage of vapor or moisture into walls and
floors, thus preventing condensation
Perimeter - ANS Total distance around the outside of a building
2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
1
, BTU(British thermal Unit) - ANS Unit for measuring heat, a single unit represents the heat
necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1-degree Fahrenheit
Footing - ANS Projecting course at the base of a foundation wall which ties the foundation
into the ground to prevent lateral shifting and settling, distributes the superstructure load over
a greater area
Live Load - ANS Any moving variabble load applied to a stucture expressed in pounds per
square foot of floor and roof areas for various types of building occupancy, ex. weight of people,
merchandise, snow load/pressure on a roof
Header - ANS Piece of wood, stone or steel placed horizontally across the top of door and
window openings to support the walls above the opening
Joist - ANS One of a series of small parallel beams laid on edge and used to support floor and
celling loads, and usually supported in turn by larger beams and girders
Gambrel Roof - ANS A ridged roof, with sides having two pitches or slopes
Hip Roof - ANS
Gable Roof - ANS
Flat Roof - ANS
Mansard Roof - ANS
Single Pitch Roof - ANS
2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
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