NCEES FS EXAM PREP |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
How much does an Invar tape expand and contract due to change in temperature,
compared to a standards steel tape under the same conditions?
(a) An Invar tape expands and contracts much more than a steel tape
(b) An Invar tape expands and contracts slightly less than a steel tape
(c) An Invar tap expands and contracts much less than a steel tape
(d) The two tapes expand and contract about the same amount
CORRECT ANSWER
(c)
An Invar tape will expand and contract much less than a steel tape when exposed to the
same change in temperature. Unfortunately, Invar tapes, while extremely accurate, are
too fragile for normal use. So they are typically used for measuring baselines or
calibrating steel tapes
Question 2
How many pins are in a set of chaining pins?
(a) 10
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,(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 20
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 11
Question 3
What features distinguish an add tape?
(a) The last foot of each end is graduated in tenths or hundredths or a foot
(b) There is an extra graduated foot beyond the zero mark
(c) There is an extra graduated foot at the 100 foot end of the tape
(d) There is an extra graduated food at both ends of the tape
CORRECT ANSWER
(b)
An add tape has an extra graduated foot beyond the zero mark
On a subtract tape, the last foot is graduated into tenths or hundredths
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,Question 4
How long is a Gunter's Chain?
(a) 30 ft
(b) 53 ft
(c) 66 ft
(d) 130 ft
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 66 ft
Question 5
The area of a square one Gunter's chain on a side is most nearly
(a) 250 ft^2
(b) 4400 ft^2
(c) 10,000 ft^2
(d) 44,000 ft^2
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 4400 ft^2
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, ( 66 ft )^s = 4356 ft^2
Question 6
Most, nearly, what is the area of a rectangle 6 Gunter's chains long by 5 Gunter's chains
wide?
(a) 3 ac
(b) 7 ac
(c) 20 ac
(d) 30 ac
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 3 ac
(6 x 66 ft) * (5 x 66 ft)
------------------------ = 3 ac
43,560 ft^s / ac
Question 7
The term "height of instrument," as used in leveling, means
(a) the distance from the ground to the axis of the telescope
(b) the elevation of the line of sight above the datum being used
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
How much does an Invar tape expand and contract due to change in temperature,
compared to a standards steel tape under the same conditions?
(a) An Invar tape expands and contracts much more than a steel tape
(b) An Invar tape expands and contracts slightly less than a steel tape
(c) An Invar tap expands and contracts much less than a steel tape
(d) The two tapes expand and contract about the same amount
CORRECT ANSWER
(c)
An Invar tape will expand and contract much less than a steel tape when exposed to the
same change in temperature. Unfortunately, Invar tapes, while extremely accurate, are
too fragile for normal use. So they are typically used for measuring baselines or
calibrating steel tapes
Question 2
How many pins are in a set of chaining pins?
(a) 10
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,(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 20
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 11
Question 3
What features distinguish an add tape?
(a) The last foot of each end is graduated in tenths or hundredths or a foot
(b) There is an extra graduated foot beyond the zero mark
(c) There is an extra graduated foot at the 100 foot end of the tape
(d) There is an extra graduated food at both ends of the tape
CORRECT ANSWER
(b)
An add tape has an extra graduated foot beyond the zero mark
On a subtract tape, the last foot is graduated into tenths or hundredths
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,Question 4
How long is a Gunter's Chain?
(a) 30 ft
(b) 53 ft
(c) 66 ft
(d) 130 ft
CORRECT ANSWER
(c) 66 ft
Question 5
The area of a square one Gunter's chain on a side is most nearly
(a) 250 ft^2
(b) 4400 ft^2
(c) 10,000 ft^2
(d) 44,000 ft^2
CORRECT ANSWER
(b) 4400 ft^2
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, ( 66 ft )^s = 4356 ft^2
Question 6
Most, nearly, what is the area of a rectangle 6 Gunter's chains long by 5 Gunter's chains
wide?
(a) 3 ac
(b) 7 ac
(c) 20 ac
(d) 30 ac
CORRECT ANSWER
(a) 3 ac
(6 x 66 ft) * (5 x 66 ft)
------------------------ = 3 ac
43,560 ft^s / ac
Question 7
The term "height of instrument," as used in leveling, means
(a) the distance from the ground to the axis of the telescope
(b) the elevation of the line of sight above the datum being used
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