Quality Answers
1. You have contracted to install a landscape with very large containerized trees. What is the first thing to
do after the contract is signed?
a. hire a subcontractor with a crane
b. estimate material costs
c. arrange for a crane yourself
d. leave town - correct answers ✔✔a. hire a subcontractor with a crane
2. How close to a property line may plants be installed?
a. 1 ft from it
b. right up to it
d. over the line
d. to their drip line - correct answers ✔✔b. right up to it
3. What is the best time of year to trim dead or diseased limbs and branches?
a. as soon as you notice them
b. in the fall before the laves drop
c. in the winter when the tree is dormant
d. in the spring, right before new growth forms - correct answers ✔✔a. as soon as you notice them
4. Which of the following soils will expand the most with water?
a. clay
b. silt
c. sand
d. loam - correct answers ✔✔a. clay
,5. In concrete finishing, what is a wood float used for?
a. screening
b. rough finish
c. smooth finish
d. edging - correct answers ✔✔b. rough finish
6. UC soil mix is 40% sand and 60% organic matter. If you are using 12 cu yd of 40/60 UC mix, how much
organic mix would you need?
a. 7.2 cu ft.
b. 12 cu ft
c. 194 cu ft
d. 256 cu ft - correct answers ✔✔c. 194 cu ft
7. If it takes 5 min to load a wheelbarrow with 4 cu ft of soil, how long would it take to load 100 cu yd of
soil?
a. 40.75 hr
b. 56.25 hr
c. 125.0 hr
d. 240.5 hr - correct answers ✔✔b. 56.25 hr
8. Who would be responsible for installing metal flashing in a wall?
a. masonry contractor
b. general contractor
c. sheetmelat contractor
d. landscaping contractor - correct answers ✔✔a. masonry contractor
9. Who would be responsible for installing a permanent brick BBW?
a. masonry contract
b. landscape contractor
, c. cement octonract
d. a general building contractor - correct answers ✔✔a. masonry contract
10. Which of the following herbicides its most toxic
a. vapor
b. carbon disulfide
c. glyphosate
d. methyl bromide - correct answers ✔✔d. methyl bromide
11. You would be most protected from shock if a hot wire comes not contact with metal that you were
drilling:
a. if you were wearing heavy boots
b. if the tool were grounded
c. if you were going from a two to a three pronged adapter
d. if you were barefoot - correct answers ✔✔a. if you were wearing heavy boots
12. If you are bidding on a lawn sprinkler maintenance contract for 1.7 acres, and you know that it costs
$.0134 per square foot per month, what should your bid be for one year of service
a. $992.30
b. $8,290.29
c. $11,907.60
d. $12,349.20 - correct answers ✔✔c. $11,907.60
13. Which of the following is the most hazardous?
a. spraying "roundup" with proper garments
b. using a backhoe without goggles
c. smoking cigarettes near where roundup is stored
d. driving a truck without taillights - correct answers ✔✔c. smoking cigarettes near where roundup is
stored