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What percentage of a conversation does a listener remember of what they hear? -
Answer✔10%
What percentage of a conversation does a speaker remember of what they say and do? -
Answer✔90%
When giving a presentation, one should do which of the following? - Answer✔Keep the
conversation short and on topic
Which of the following should one do to effectively listen? - Answer✔Listen objectively with the
intent to understand the speaker's perspective
Which of the following statements is true about texting and a subcontractor change order? -
Answer✔Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good
practice
RFI stands for? - Answer✔Request for information
An owner initiated change order should include which of teh following? - Answer✔Reference to
contract documents describing the change in detail
A job diary should be maintained by? - Answer✔All members of the project management team
If a job has more than one shift, how often should a daily report be completed? - Answer✔Each
shift
Daily reports are primarily created by? - Answer✔Superintendent
Meeting agendas should be distributed ___. - Answer✔At least one day prior to the meeting
Meeting minutes should be distributed ___. - Answer✔About one day after the meeting
Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or bi-weekly
intervals throughout the project? - Answer✔progress meetings
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Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? -
Answer✔Wood
Concrete is strongest in ___? - Answer✔Compressive strength
Which of the following is a type of aggregate? - Answer✔gravel
Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in concrete? -
Answer✔75%
What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? - Answer✔the sieve has 4 openings per lineal inch
Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in
alternating directions? - Answer✔plywood
the "10" in a W10x30 steel beam indicates? - Answer✔The nominal depth of the beam in inches
Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? - Answer✔Type M
Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? - Answer✔Caisson
Clay is what type of soil? - Answer✔Cohesive soil
Sand is what type of soil? - Answer✔Cohesionless soil
Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ___ state? - Answer✔Loose
What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? - Answer✔Establish general soil classifications
What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? - Answer✔boring, sampling, testing
Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a ___? - Answer✔No. 200 sieve
Referencing the sample boring log in figure 2-7, at approximately what depth would you expect
to find very stiff gray sandy clay? - Answer✔20-24 feet
Wood, steel and rigid insulation are all used for ___? - Answer✔concrete formwork
Deflection is a result of what type of stress? - Answer✔bending
Which of the following is a type of multi-use form? - Answer✔panel forms
Which of the following would be considered a dead load? - Answer✔formwork
Which property of air is the best measure for latent heat? - Answer✔humidity ration
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a RH of 50%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? - Answer✔67
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If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and a RH of 100%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? - Answer✔60
Using the psychometric chart, if you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and
a humidity ratio of 22.0 gr/lb, what is its relative humidity? - Answer✔30%
Air sample "A" has a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a relative humidity of 90%. Air sample B
has a dry bulb temperature of 65F and a relative humidity of 90%. Which of the following
statements is true? - Answer✔A has more sensible and latent heat as B
If you have 10 ohms of resistance and a voltage of 20 volts, how much current is going through
the circuit? - Answer✔2 A
Which is the unit of measure for AC power? - Answer✔Watt
If you have three resisters in series and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? - Answer✔12 ohms
If you have three resisters in parallel and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? - Answer✔1.33 ohms
Alternating current is provided by utility companies at ___ hertz or cycles per second. -
Answer✔60
If a three phase circuit has 240V, using 100A with a power factor of .5, what is the real power? -
Answer✔20,760 W
If a single phase circuit has 120 V, using 10A with a power factor of .8, what is the apparent
power? - Answer✔1200 W
Which of the following is a fundamental element of a contract? - Answer✔Mutual acceptance
Which of the following contract types has the most risk for the contractor? - Answer✔lump sum
Which of the following contract types is best used if the scope is defined but not the quantities
of material? - Answer✔unit price
Which delivery method is the construction administrator most like a consultant? - Answer✔CM
agency
Which statement is true about the Design-build delivery method - Answer✔there is a sole
source for fault for building system failures
Which delivery method has the most risk for the contractor - Answer✔Design-Build
Which of the following is a major difference between a CM agency and a CM at risk? -
Answer✔One caps the construction costs the owner is required to pay
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AIC Exam Study Guide Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
What percentage of a conversation does a listener remember of what they hear? -
Answer✔10%
What percentage of a conversation does a speaker remember of what they say and do? -
Answer✔90%
When giving a presentation, one should do which of the following? - Answer✔Keep the
conversation short and on topic
Which of the following should one do to effectively listen? - Answer✔Listen objectively with the
intent to understand the speaker's perspective
Which of the following statements is true about texting and a subcontractor change order? -
Answer✔Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good
practice
RFI stands for? - Answer✔Request for information
An owner initiated change order should include which of teh following? - Answer✔Reference to
contract documents describing the change in detail
A job diary should be maintained by? - Answer✔All members of the project management team
If a job has more than one shift, how often should a daily report be completed? - Answer✔Each
shift
Daily reports are primarily created by? - Answer✔Superintendent
Meeting agendas should be distributed ___. - Answer✔At least one day prior to the meeting
Meeting minutes should be distributed ___. - Answer✔About one day after the meeting
Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or bi-weekly
intervals throughout the project? - Answer✔progress meetings
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Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? -
Answer✔Wood
Concrete is strongest in ___? - Answer✔Compressive strength
Which of the following is a type of aggregate? - Answer✔gravel
Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in concrete? -
Answer✔75%
What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? - Answer✔the sieve has 4 openings per lineal inch
Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in
alternating directions? - Answer✔plywood
the "10" in a W10x30 steel beam indicates? - Answer✔The nominal depth of the beam in inches
Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? - Answer✔Type M
Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? - Answer✔Caisson
Clay is what type of soil? - Answer✔Cohesive soil
Sand is what type of soil? - Answer✔Cohesionless soil
Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ___ state? - Answer✔Loose
What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? - Answer✔Establish general soil classifications
What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? - Answer✔boring, sampling, testing
Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a ___? - Answer✔No. 200 sieve
Referencing the sample boring log in figure 2-7, at approximately what depth would you expect
to find very stiff gray sandy clay? - Answer✔20-24 feet
Wood, steel and rigid insulation are all used for ___? - Answer✔concrete formwork
Deflection is a result of what type of stress? - Answer✔bending
Which of the following is a type of multi-use form? - Answer✔panel forms
Which of the following would be considered a dead load? - Answer✔formwork
Which property of air is the best measure for latent heat? - Answer✔humidity ration
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a RH of 50%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? - Answer✔67
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If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and a RH of 100%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? - Answer✔60
Using the psychometric chart, if you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and
a humidity ratio of 22.0 gr/lb, what is its relative humidity? - Answer✔30%
Air sample "A" has a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a relative humidity of 90%. Air sample B
has a dry bulb temperature of 65F and a relative humidity of 90%. Which of the following
statements is true? - Answer✔A has more sensible and latent heat as B
If you have 10 ohms of resistance and a voltage of 20 volts, how much current is going through
the circuit? - Answer✔2 A
Which is the unit of measure for AC power? - Answer✔Watt
If you have three resisters in series and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? - Answer✔12 ohms
If you have three resisters in parallel and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? - Answer✔1.33 ohms
Alternating current is provided by utility companies at ___ hertz or cycles per second. -
Answer✔60
If a three phase circuit has 240V, using 100A with a power factor of .5, what is the real power? -
Answer✔20,760 W
If a single phase circuit has 120 V, using 10A with a power factor of .8, what is the apparent
power? - Answer✔1200 W
Which of the following is a fundamental element of a contract? - Answer✔Mutual acceptance
Which of the following contract types has the most risk for the contractor? - Answer✔lump sum
Which of the following contract types is best used if the scope is defined but not the quantities
of material? - Answer✔unit price
Which delivery method is the construction administrator most like a consultant? - Answer✔CM
agency
Which statement is true about the Design-build delivery method - Answer✔there is a sole
source for fault for building system failures
Which delivery method has the most risk for the contractor - Answer✔Design-Build
Which of the following is a major difference between a CM agency and a CM at risk? -
Answer✔One caps the construction costs the owner is required to pay
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