PA NOTARY EVALUATION EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔If the notarial certificate contains the words "sworn to" or "subscribed to," the notary
act is one of: - ✔✔Affidavit.
✔✔The ____________ is the most commonly used form of notarial act. -
✔✔Acknowledgment
✔✔The document's date on an acknowledgment should: - ✔✔Either precede the date of
the actual notarization or be the same as the date of the notarization.
✔✔A notary public can perform by telephone those notarial acts which require a
personal appearance as long as the notary personally knows the signatory. - ✔✔False
✔✔The document's date on a affidavit: - ✔✔Must match the actual date of notarization.
✔✔Once you complete a notarization and return it to the document signer, if you must
amend the certificate: - ✔✔You may NOT amend the certificate or use white out or
tamper with the document in any way
✔✔Documents such as mortgages, deeds, contracts, and powers of attorney typically
require an acknowledgment. - ✔✔True
✔✔Affidavits and depositions generally require an oath, rather than an
acknowledgment. - ✔✔True
✔✔A notary may loan his or her notary public seal to another notary through mutual
consent. - ✔✔False
✔✔A notary may provide legal advice only if the notary public: - ✔✔Is also a state-
licensed attorney.
✔✔A notary public may notarize a transaction in which the notary has a direct financial
or beneficial interest as long as: - ✔✔A notary public may not notarize a transaction in
which they have a direct financial or beneficial interest.
✔✔When performing an electronic notarization, the requirement of the signer to
"personally appear" is waived. - ✔✔False
✔✔Electronic Notary Seal (ENS) refers to: - ✔✔The digital certificate.
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔If the notarial certificate contains the words "sworn to" or "subscribed to," the notary
act is one of: - ✔✔Affidavit.
✔✔The ____________ is the most commonly used form of notarial act. -
✔✔Acknowledgment
✔✔The document's date on an acknowledgment should: - ✔✔Either precede the date of
the actual notarization or be the same as the date of the notarization.
✔✔A notary public can perform by telephone those notarial acts which require a
personal appearance as long as the notary personally knows the signatory. - ✔✔False
✔✔The document's date on a affidavit: - ✔✔Must match the actual date of notarization.
✔✔Once you complete a notarization and return it to the document signer, if you must
amend the certificate: - ✔✔You may NOT amend the certificate or use white out or
tamper with the document in any way
✔✔Documents such as mortgages, deeds, contracts, and powers of attorney typically
require an acknowledgment. - ✔✔True
✔✔Affidavits and depositions generally require an oath, rather than an
acknowledgment. - ✔✔True
✔✔A notary may loan his or her notary public seal to another notary through mutual
consent. - ✔✔False
✔✔A notary may provide legal advice only if the notary public: - ✔✔Is also a state-
licensed attorney.
✔✔A notary public may notarize a transaction in which the notary has a direct financial
or beneficial interest as long as: - ✔✔A notary public may not notarize a transaction in
which they have a direct financial or beneficial interest.
✔✔When performing an electronic notarization, the requirement of the signer to
"personally appear" is waived. - ✔✔False
✔✔Electronic Notary Seal (ENS) refers to: - ✔✔The digital certificate.
