INTERNACHI HOME INSPECTION STANDARDS OF PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

INTERNACHI HOME INSPECTION
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE EXAM



_____ permanent openings to adjacent spaces could be provided so that the combined
volume of all spaces meets the requirements. - Correct Answers -Two

A _____ is included in a standard home inspection, according to the InterNACHI®
Home Inspection Standards of Practice. - Correct Answers -XXXstorm window

A leaking skylight is a(n) _____ occurrence. - Correct Answers -common

A residential building with up to _____ units is covered by InterNACHI's Home
InspectionStandards of Practice. - Correct Answers -four

A toilet that wobbles should be reported as in need of _____. - Correct Answers -
correction

A(n) __________ defect is defined by the Home Inspection Standards of Practice as
one that could seriously affect the home's value. - Correct Answers -material

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, _____ need not
be inspected. - Correct Answers -Television antennae and satellite dishes

The inspector is required to inspect the _____, according to the InterNACHI® Home
Inspection Standards of Practice. - Correct Answers -foundation

The inspector should inspect insulation in unfinished spaces, including attics, _____ and
foundation areas. - Correct Answers -crawlspaces

The InterNACHI inspector _________ accept any disclosed or undisclosed
commissions, rebates, profits or other benefit related to a property to be inspected. -
Correct Answers -shall not

The InterNACHI inspector is not allowed to offer to perform repair services on an
inspected home for a period of _____ months from the date of inspection. - Correct
Answers -12

, The InterNACHI inspector shall _____________ on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, familial status, sexual orientation or handicap. - Correct Answers -
not discriminate

The InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice represent the _____ level of
inspection. - Correct Answers -minimum

The InterNACHI® home inspector should __________ follow the Home Inspection
Standards of Practice. - Correct Answers -XXXwithout exception

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, _____ of the
windows must be inspected. - Correct Answers -a representative number

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, a component is
defined as _____. - Correct Answers -a permanently installed or attached fixture,
element or part of a system.

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, a home
inspector ______ required to report on the future condition of the structure. - Correct
Answers -is not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, a home
inspector is _____ to inspect or comment upon the decor. - Correct Answers -not
required

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, an inspection
report _____ comment on a residential property's potential commercial use. - Correct
Answers -should not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, an inspector
should report on vegetation around the home when it may adversely affect the structure
due to ____. - Correct Answers -moisture intrusion

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, home inspectors
_____ required to determine the future life expectancy of roof-covering materials. -
Correct Answers -are not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, home inspectors
_____ required to move furniture during a home inspection. - Correct Answers -are not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, inspectors
_____ required to check for compliance with building local codes and regulations. -
Correct Answers -are not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, the home
inspector is required to determine _____. - Correct Answers -neither of these