RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR CORRECT TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What is the MINIMUM difference between work levels without protected sides or
edges that require a fall protection system? - ✔✔6'
✔✔What is the minimum quality of plywood that can be used for a concrete form? -
✔✔B-B
✔✔What is the minimum openable area to the outdoors for all habitable rooms? -
✔✔5%
✔✔When surveying, 2 degrees of measurement would equal? - ✔✔120 minutes
✔✔On a roof, what is the strip nailed to the end of the rafter? - ✔✔Sheathing
✔✔Weakest brick bond - ✔✔stacked
✔✔What is the most common type of venting for a hip roof? - ✔✔Eave and ridge vents
✔✔When nailing down asphalt shingles, you must always: - ✔✔Drive the nail straight
✔✔Veneer plaster is applied to what type of drywall, which has an absorbent face -
✔✔Blue board(gypsum base)
✔✔Trowel Struck Joint - ✔✔
✔✔The life expectancy of a properly installed aggregate-surfaced BUR system is -
✔✔20 years
, ✔✔What type of barrier should be applied over studs or sheathing of all exterior walls -
✔✔One layer of 15 lb. felt or other approved water-resistive barrier.
✔✔What is the flash point for asphalt roofs? - ✔✔437-500 degrees
✔✔On asphalt roofing in areas where there has been a history of ice dams what shall
be used in lieu of normal underlayment? - ✔✔Bitumen
✔✔How often shall markers be placed in an attic to show the amount of blown
insulation? - ✔✔every 300 ft
✔✔Masonry grout that is too fluid can cause? - ✔✔Segregation
✔✔Where scaffolds must be used in areas that the employer can demonstrate are so
narrow that platforms and walkways cannot be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide, such
platforms and walkways shall be as wide as feasible, and employees on those platforms
and walkways? - ✔✔Shall be protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails and/or
personal fall arrest systems.
✔✔What is the minimum size restraint / bracing material? - ✔✔2x4 stress-grade lumber
✔✔What is the minimum number of lift points for single trusses up to 30'? - ✔✔2
✔✔What material impacts the strength of concrete the most? - ✔✔aggregate
✔✔Loose brick stacks shall not be more than how many feet in height? - ✔✔7' high
✔✔The minimum size lumber used as Lateral Restraint and Diagonal Bracing for wood
trusses is - ✔✔2x4
✔✔What part of a face-frame cabinet is used to secure the cabinet to the wall? -
✔✔Hanger rail
✔✔What is the minimum number of fasteners for asphalt shingles? - ✔✔2
✔✔What is the proper thickness of head and bed joints in glass block masonry? -
✔✔1/4" thick Except Vertical Radial Panels shall not be less than 1/8" or great than 5/8"
✔✔Stairs shall be installed at angles to the horizontal of between what degrees? -
✔✔30 and 50
✔✔Loose gravel drains around foundations should be installed at what height? - ✔✔6"
above the top of the footing
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What is the MINIMUM difference between work levels without protected sides or
edges that require a fall protection system? - ✔✔6'
✔✔What is the minimum quality of plywood that can be used for a concrete form? -
✔✔B-B
✔✔What is the minimum openable area to the outdoors for all habitable rooms? -
✔✔5%
✔✔When surveying, 2 degrees of measurement would equal? - ✔✔120 minutes
✔✔On a roof, what is the strip nailed to the end of the rafter? - ✔✔Sheathing
✔✔Weakest brick bond - ✔✔stacked
✔✔What is the most common type of venting for a hip roof? - ✔✔Eave and ridge vents
✔✔When nailing down asphalt shingles, you must always: - ✔✔Drive the nail straight
✔✔Veneer plaster is applied to what type of drywall, which has an absorbent face -
✔✔Blue board(gypsum base)
✔✔Trowel Struck Joint - ✔✔
✔✔The life expectancy of a properly installed aggregate-surfaced BUR system is -
✔✔20 years
, ✔✔What type of barrier should be applied over studs or sheathing of all exterior walls -
✔✔One layer of 15 lb. felt or other approved water-resistive barrier.
✔✔What is the flash point for asphalt roofs? - ✔✔437-500 degrees
✔✔On asphalt roofing in areas where there has been a history of ice dams what shall
be used in lieu of normal underlayment? - ✔✔Bitumen
✔✔How often shall markers be placed in an attic to show the amount of blown
insulation? - ✔✔every 300 ft
✔✔Masonry grout that is too fluid can cause? - ✔✔Segregation
✔✔Where scaffolds must be used in areas that the employer can demonstrate are so
narrow that platforms and walkways cannot be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide, such
platforms and walkways shall be as wide as feasible, and employees on those platforms
and walkways? - ✔✔Shall be protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails and/or
personal fall arrest systems.
✔✔What is the minimum size restraint / bracing material? - ✔✔2x4 stress-grade lumber
✔✔What is the minimum number of lift points for single trusses up to 30'? - ✔✔2
✔✔What material impacts the strength of concrete the most? - ✔✔aggregate
✔✔Loose brick stacks shall not be more than how many feet in height? - ✔✔7' high
✔✔The minimum size lumber used as Lateral Restraint and Diagonal Bracing for wood
trusses is - ✔✔2x4
✔✔What part of a face-frame cabinet is used to secure the cabinet to the wall? -
✔✔Hanger rail
✔✔What is the minimum number of fasteners for asphalt shingles? - ✔✔2
✔✔What is the proper thickness of head and bed joints in glass block masonry? -
✔✔1/4" thick Except Vertical Radial Panels shall not be less than 1/8" or great than 5/8"
✔✔Stairs shall be installed at angles to the horizontal of between what degrees? -
✔✔30 and 50
✔✔Loose gravel drains around foundations should be installed at what height? - ✔✔6"
above the top of the footing
