NHIE Sample Questions and answers
already passed 2025/2026
1. Good report writing will:
A. Kill all real estate transaction.
B. Keep you from getting additional referrals from a client.
C. Lower your risk and liability exposure.
D. Contain every defect of the property. - correct answer ✔C. Lower your risk and liability exposure.
2. Which of the following statements about refrigerant is FALSE?
A. It is colorless
B. It is non corrosive
C. It is a liquid at atmospheric temperature and pressure
D. It can be flammable - correct answer ✔C. It is a liquid at atmospheric temperature and pressure
3. Electricity is not supposed to flow through?
A. Service entrance wire
B. Bare ground wire
C. Neutral wire
D. Service box - correct answer ✔B. Bare ground wire
4. Home inspectors report receptacles with reversed polarity as potentially hazardous because?
A. They increase the sock likelihood at connected equipment
B. They contribute to the overheating of the receptacle
C. They trip GFCI outlets
,D. Single phase appliance motors will run backwards - correct answer ✔A. They increase the sock
likelihood at connected equipment
5. Advertisement?
A. Must contain the inspector's website
B. Must contain past trade experiences
C. Must not contain inspection experiences
D. Must not be fraudulent - correct answer ✔D. Must not be fraudulent
6. Common report elements include all of the following, except?
A. Scope of work
B. Defective systems
C. Appraisal
D. Non-defective systems - correct answer ✔C. Appraisal
7. When a central air conditioning compressor is operating properly?
A. Cold air will be exhausted from the condensing unit
B. Condensation will form on the high pressure line
C. The low pressure line is warm and the high pressure line is cool
D. The low pressure line is cold and the high pressure line is warm - correct answer ✔D. The low
pressure line is cold and the high pressure line is warm
8. Emit their heat primarily by radiation:
A. Convection stoves
B. Convective stoves
C. Radiant stoves
, D. Circulating stoves - correct answer ✔C. Radiant stoves
9. Screws for all steel-to-steel connections shall be installed with a distance of?
A. 1.5"
B. 2"
C. 1"
D. 1/2" - correct answer ✔D. 1/2"
10. Inspectors should:
A. Share your inspection findings with everyone
B. Accept multiple payments from multiple people for the same inspection
C. Have a financial interest in the transaction
D. Remain objective - correct answer ✔D. Remain objective
12. A fire in a service box is more likely to be contained if there are no:
A. Splices
B. Double wires
C. Large openings
D. Combustible material - correct answer ✔B. Double wires
13. All of the following are common problems of wood burning fireplaces except?
A. Proper clearance
B. They don't burn pellets
C. Rust of the metal flue pipes and chimneys
D. Inadequate floor protection - correct answer ✔B. They don't burn pellets
already passed 2025/2026
1. Good report writing will:
A. Kill all real estate transaction.
B. Keep you from getting additional referrals from a client.
C. Lower your risk and liability exposure.
D. Contain every defect of the property. - correct answer ✔C. Lower your risk and liability exposure.
2. Which of the following statements about refrigerant is FALSE?
A. It is colorless
B. It is non corrosive
C. It is a liquid at atmospheric temperature and pressure
D. It can be flammable - correct answer ✔C. It is a liquid at atmospheric temperature and pressure
3. Electricity is not supposed to flow through?
A. Service entrance wire
B. Bare ground wire
C. Neutral wire
D. Service box - correct answer ✔B. Bare ground wire
4. Home inspectors report receptacles with reversed polarity as potentially hazardous because?
A. They increase the sock likelihood at connected equipment
B. They contribute to the overheating of the receptacle
C. They trip GFCI outlets
,D. Single phase appliance motors will run backwards - correct answer ✔A. They increase the sock
likelihood at connected equipment
5. Advertisement?
A. Must contain the inspector's website
B. Must contain past trade experiences
C. Must not contain inspection experiences
D. Must not be fraudulent - correct answer ✔D. Must not be fraudulent
6. Common report elements include all of the following, except?
A. Scope of work
B. Defective systems
C. Appraisal
D. Non-defective systems - correct answer ✔C. Appraisal
7. When a central air conditioning compressor is operating properly?
A. Cold air will be exhausted from the condensing unit
B. Condensation will form on the high pressure line
C. The low pressure line is warm and the high pressure line is cool
D. The low pressure line is cold and the high pressure line is warm - correct answer ✔D. The low
pressure line is cold and the high pressure line is warm
8. Emit their heat primarily by radiation:
A. Convection stoves
B. Convective stoves
C. Radiant stoves
, D. Circulating stoves - correct answer ✔C. Radiant stoves
9. Screws for all steel-to-steel connections shall be installed with a distance of?
A. 1.5"
B. 2"
C. 1"
D. 1/2" - correct answer ✔D. 1/2"
10. Inspectors should:
A. Share your inspection findings with everyone
B. Accept multiple payments from multiple people for the same inspection
C. Have a financial interest in the transaction
D. Remain objective - correct answer ✔D. Remain objective
12. A fire in a service box is more likely to be contained if there are no:
A. Splices
B. Double wires
C. Large openings
D. Combustible material - correct answer ✔B. Double wires
13. All of the following are common problems of wood burning fireplaces except?
A. Proper clearance
B. They don't burn pellets
C. Rust of the metal flue pipes and chimneys
D. Inadequate floor protection - correct answer ✔B. They don't burn pellets
