Weight Verification licensing exam
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A weigh master is any person who weighs, measures or counts commodities and issues a
statement of the weight, measure or count:
A. for himself only
B. for others only
C. for hire or otherwise
D. for commodities over 1,000 lb - CORRECT ANSWER - C. for hire or otherwise
A weigh master is any person who issues a statement or memorandum of the weight, measure, or
count which is used as a basis:
A. for the purchase of a commodity
B. for the sale of a commodity
C. for the purchase or sale of a commodity or a charge for service
D. for a charge for service - CORRECT ANSWER - C. for the purchase or sale of a
commodity or a charge for service
A weigh master:
A. must provide public weighing services
B. is not required to provide public weighing services
C. must provide public weighing services when requested
D. must specify on what days public weighing will be done - CORRECT ANSWER - B. is
not required to provide public weighing services
Which of the following must be a weigh master?
A. Common carriers issuing bills of lading containing the weights of commodities, for the
purpose of commuting transportation charges
,B. Garbage and refuse disposal districts operating pursuant to the Health and Safety Code or
county sanitation districts and gov't solid waste facilities
C. Retailers weighing, measuring or counting salvage materials or returnable materials for
redemption by them in retail stores directly from and in the presence of the seller
D. Processing or conditioning establishments receiving farm products by weight for processing,
conditioning or sale
E. Persons who purchase scrap metals or salvage materials pursuant to a non-profit recycling
program - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Processing or conditioning establishments receiving
farm products by weight for processing, conditioning or sale
Producers of ag commodities or livestock when weighing commodities produced or purchased
by them or by their producer neighbors need not be a weigh master unless:
A. There is a charge for the weighing
B. There is a signed or initialed statement of weight
C. The weight statement is used in the purchase or sale of the commodity
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - D. all of the above
For the purpose of deciding whether an entity must be a weigh master "retailer" means an entity
which deserves what percentage of its income from the sale of small quantities of food or
nonfood items, or both directly to consumers:
A. 90%
B. 85%
C. 75%
D. at least 50% - CORRECT ANSWER - A. 90%
Which of the following is also considered a weigh master certificate?
A. a check weigh ticket showing axle weights
B. a Fish and Game receipt showing the weight of fish, mollusks, or crustaceans
C. a receipt for the purchase of salvage materials where the seller was unable to view the scale
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - B. a Fish and Game receipt showing the
weight of the fish, mollusks or crustaceans
,Which of the following commodities weight can be determined by computation based upon a
volumetric measurement of its container?
A. kiwi fruit
B. squid, anchovy, or Pacific whiting
C. tuna, calamari, and clams
D. dried beans (kidney and garbanzo) - CORRECT ANSWER - B. squid, anchovy, and
Pacific whiting
A weigh master's license year means the period of time beginning with:
A. the 1st day of the month that the weigh master is required to be licensed
B. the day that the weigh master's license application arrives in Sac
C. the 1st day of the month the weigh master requests his license to start
D. July 1st of the each year - CORRECT ANSWER - A. the 1st day of the month that the
weigh master is required to be licensed
If a license renewal fee is not paid on time:
A. the license is revoked
B. a penalty equal to the amount of the license fee shall be added
C. a $25.00 penalty is assessed
D. no penalty is assessed - CORRECT ANSWER - B. a penalty equal to the amount of the
license fee shall be added
A weigh master must apply for a new license whenever:
A . he adds a new person to do weighing
B. he adds a new weighing location
C. there is a change in the type or brand of weighing device being used
D. there is a change in the legal entity of the weigh master - CORRECT ANSWER - D.
there is a change in the legal entity of the weigh master
, Weigh master certificates in use as of Dec 31, 1984 may be used until:
A. the next printing
B. Jan 1, 1986
C. Jan 1, 1988
D. Dec 31, 1985
E. Both A and C above - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Jan 1, 1988
Weigh master records must be kept and preserved for at least:
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 4 years
D. 7 years - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 4 years
If an error is made in the weights, measure or count on a weigh master certification it must be
corrected by:
A. crossing out the error and writing the correct figure above it
B. whiting out the incorrect error and replacing it with the correct figure
C. Issuing a correction certificate to all parties who wee issued the original certificate
D. Sending a letter to all parties receiving the original certificate, letting them know of the error -
CORRECT ANSWER - C. Issuing a correction certificate to all parties who wee issued the
original certificate
If a certificate cannot be completed because a truck has not returned for a second weight, a weigh
master should:
A. void the certificate
B. leave it open for at least a year
C. make it a gross only or tare only ticket and file it
D. tear up the ticket - CORRECT ANSWER - C. make it a gross only or tare only ticket
and file it
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A weigh master is any person who weighs, measures or counts commodities and issues a
statement of the weight, measure or count:
A. for himself only
B. for others only
C. for hire or otherwise
D. for commodities over 1,000 lb - CORRECT ANSWER - C. for hire or otherwise
A weigh master is any person who issues a statement or memorandum of the weight, measure, or
count which is used as a basis:
A. for the purchase of a commodity
B. for the sale of a commodity
C. for the purchase or sale of a commodity or a charge for service
D. for a charge for service - CORRECT ANSWER - C. for the purchase or sale of a
commodity or a charge for service
A weigh master:
A. must provide public weighing services
B. is not required to provide public weighing services
C. must provide public weighing services when requested
D. must specify on what days public weighing will be done - CORRECT ANSWER - B. is
not required to provide public weighing services
Which of the following must be a weigh master?
A. Common carriers issuing bills of lading containing the weights of commodities, for the
purpose of commuting transportation charges
,B. Garbage and refuse disposal districts operating pursuant to the Health and Safety Code or
county sanitation districts and gov't solid waste facilities
C. Retailers weighing, measuring or counting salvage materials or returnable materials for
redemption by them in retail stores directly from and in the presence of the seller
D. Processing or conditioning establishments receiving farm products by weight for processing,
conditioning or sale
E. Persons who purchase scrap metals or salvage materials pursuant to a non-profit recycling
program - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Processing or conditioning establishments receiving
farm products by weight for processing, conditioning or sale
Producers of ag commodities or livestock when weighing commodities produced or purchased
by them or by their producer neighbors need not be a weigh master unless:
A. There is a charge for the weighing
B. There is a signed or initialed statement of weight
C. The weight statement is used in the purchase or sale of the commodity
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - D. all of the above
For the purpose of deciding whether an entity must be a weigh master "retailer" means an entity
which deserves what percentage of its income from the sale of small quantities of food or
nonfood items, or both directly to consumers:
A. 90%
B. 85%
C. 75%
D. at least 50% - CORRECT ANSWER - A. 90%
Which of the following is also considered a weigh master certificate?
A. a check weigh ticket showing axle weights
B. a Fish and Game receipt showing the weight of fish, mollusks, or crustaceans
C. a receipt for the purchase of salvage materials where the seller was unable to view the scale
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - B. a Fish and Game receipt showing the
weight of the fish, mollusks or crustaceans
,Which of the following commodities weight can be determined by computation based upon a
volumetric measurement of its container?
A. kiwi fruit
B. squid, anchovy, or Pacific whiting
C. tuna, calamari, and clams
D. dried beans (kidney and garbanzo) - CORRECT ANSWER - B. squid, anchovy, and
Pacific whiting
A weigh master's license year means the period of time beginning with:
A. the 1st day of the month that the weigh master is required to be licensed
B. the day that the weigh master's license application arrives in Sac
C. the 1st day of the month the weigh master requests his license to start
D. July 1st of the each year - CORRECT ANSWER - A. the 1st day of the month that the
weigh master is required to be licensed
If a license renewal fee is not paid on time:
A. the license is revoked
B. a penalty equal to the amount of the license fee shall be added
C. a $25.00 penalty is assessed
D. no penalty is assessed - CORRECT ANSWER - B. a penalty equal to the amount of the
license fee shall be added
A weigh master must apply for a new license whenever:
A . he adds a new person to do weighing
B. he adds a new weighing location
C. there is a change in the type or brand of weighing device being used
D. there is a change in the legal entity of the weigh master - CORRECT ANSWER - D.
there is a change in the legal entity of the weigh master
, Weigh master certificates in use as of Dec 31, 1984 may be used until:
A. the next printing
B. Jan 1, 1986
C. Jan 1, 1988
D. Dec 31, 1985
E. Both A and C above - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Jan 1, 1988
Weigh master records must be kept and preserved for at least:
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 4 years
D. 7 years - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 4 years
If an error is made in the weights, measure or count on a weigh master certification it must be
corrected by:
A. crossing out the error and writing the correct figure above it
B. whiting out the incorrect error and replacing it with the correct figure
C. Issuing a correction certificate to all parties who wee issued the original certificate
D. Sending a letter to all parties receiving the original certificate, letting them know of the error -
CORRECT ANSWER - C. Issuing a correction certificate to all parties who wee issued the
original certificate
If a certificate cannot be completed because a truck has not returned for a second weight, a weigh
master should:
A. void the certificate
B. leave it open for at least a year
C. make it a gross only or tare only ticket and file it
D. tear up the ticket - CORRECT ANSWER - C. make it a gross only or tare only ticket
and file it
