S12 SPRINKLER LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔GATE VALVES OF THE NON-INDICATING TYPE ARE CALLED ________. -
✔✔CURB VALVES
✔✔IN AN OUTSIDE STEM AND YOLK VALVE (OS&Y), VALVE POSITION IS
INDICATED BY THE POSITION OF THE ____________. - ✔✔STEM
✔✔ON A POST INDICATOR VALVE (PIV), THE POSITION OF THE VALVE IS
SHOWN THROUGH A ___________. - ✔✔TELLTALE
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔GREEN
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO NON-AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔SILVER
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO STANDPIPE SYSTEMS SHALL BE PAINTED
____________. - ✔✔RED
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO A COMBINED STANDPIPE/SPRINKLER SYSTEM
SHALL BE PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔YELLOW
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS SHALL BE FITTED WITH A LOWER CHECK VALVE. THIS
WILL PREVENT ________ OF WATER. - ✔✔BACKFLOW
✔✔PRESSURE TANKS SHOULD BE KEPT ________ FULL AND BE MAINTAINED
AT OR ABOVE ________ PSI. - ✔✔2/3, 75
✔✔___________ ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE WATER FROM A SUPPLY AND
DISCHARGE IT UNDER PRESSURE. - ✔✔FIRE PUMPS
✔✔AUTOMATIC FIRE PUMPS ARE USUALLY NEEDED WHERE A ___________
MAY OCCUR IMMEDIATELY. - ✔✔HIGH WATER DEMAND
✔✔WATER ALARMS SERVE AS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS AND SERVE AS
A(N) _________. - ✔✔AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.
✔✔SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPROVED MOTOR
GONG, BELL, HORN, OR ________. - ✔✔SIREN
, ✔✔SPRINKLERS MANUFACTURED AFTER 1/1/2000 ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A
_____________. - ✔✔SPRINKLER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (SIN)
✔✔_________ SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. - ✔✔CYCLING
✔✔SPRINKLER HEADS EXPOSED TO ___________ CONDITIONS ARE OFTEN
COVERED WITH A COAT OF WAX, OR LEAD. - ✔✔CORROSIVE
✔✔AT A DISTANCE OF 4 FEET BELOW THE DEFLECTOR, THE SPRAY PATTERN
COVERS A DIAMETER OF _________ FEET WHEN DISCHARGING AT 15 GPM. -
✔✔16
✔✔LARGE DROP SPRINKLER HEADS ARE USED TO BREAK THROUGH THE
STRONG __________ OF HIGH CHALLENGE FIRES. - ✔✔UPDRAFTS
✔✔IF A FIRE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED, THE __________ OR
THEIR REPRESENTATIVE MAY CLOSE THE CONTROL VALVE. - ✔✔BUILDING
OWNER
✔✔BUILD UP OF FOREIGN MATERIALS ON SPRINKLER HEADS IS COMMONLY
CALLED _________. - ✔✔LOADING
✔✔SPARE SPRINKLERS SHALL BE KEPT AT THE FACILITY WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE DOES NOT EXCEED _________. - ✔✔100 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT
✔✔FACILITIES WITH LESS THAN 300 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE __________
SPARES TO BE AVAILABLE. - ✔✔6
✔✔FACILITIES WITH 301-1000 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE ________ SPARES TO BE
AVAILABLE. - ✔✔12
✔✔FACILITIES WITH OVER 1000 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE ________ SPARES TO
BE AVAILABLE. - ✔✔24
✔✔PRESSURE TANK TEMPERATURES SHALL BE KEPT AT OR ABOVE
_________. - ✔✔40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
✔✔THE MAXIMUM GROSS CAPACITY OF PRESSURE TANKS IS _________
GALLONS. - ✔✔9000
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔GATE VALVES OF THE NON-INDICATING TYPE ARE CALLED ________. -
✔✔CURB VALVES
✔✔IN AN OUTSIDE STEM AND YOLK VALVE (OS&Y), VALVE POSITION IS
INDICATED BY THE POSITION OF THE ____________. - ✔✔STEM
✔✔ON A POST INDICATOR VALVE (PIV), THE POSITION OF THE VALVE IS
SHOWN THROUGH A ___________. - ✔✔TELLTALE
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔GREEN
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO NON-AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔SILVER
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO STANDPIPE SYSTEMS SHALL BE PAINTED
____________. - ✔✔RED
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS TO A COMBINED STANDPIPE/SPRINKLER SYSTEM
SHALL BE PAINTED ___________. - ✔✔YELLOW
✔✔FDNY CONNECTIONS SHALL BE FITTED WITH A LOWER CHECK VALVE. THIS
WILL PREVENT ________ OF WATER. - ✔✔BACKFLOW
✔✔PRESSURE TANKS SHOULD BE KEPT ________ FULL AND BE MAINTAINED
AT OR ABOVE ________ PSI. - ✔✔2/3, 75
✔✔___________ ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE WATER FROM A SUPPLY AND
DISCHARGE IT UNDER PRESSURE. - ✔✔FIRE PUMPS
✔✔AUTOMATIC FIRE PUMPS ARE USUALLY NEEDED WHERE A ___________
MAY OCCUR IMMEDIATELY. - ✔✔HIGH WATER DEMAND
✔✔WATER ALARMS SERVE AS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS AND SERVE AS
A(N) _________. - ✔✔AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.
✔✔SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPROVED MOTOR
GONG, BELL, HORN, OR ________. - ✔✔SIREN
, ✔✔SPRINKLERS MANUFACTURED AFTER 1/1/2000 ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A
_____________. - ✔✔SPRINKLER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (SIN)
✔✔_________ SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. - ✔✔CYCLING
✔✔SPRINKLER HEADS EXPOSED TO ___________ CONDITIONS ARE OFTEN
COVERED WITH A COAT OF WAX, OR LEAD. - ✔✔CORROSIVE
✔✔AT A DISTANCE OF 4 FEET BELOW THE DEFLECTOR, THE SPRAY PATTERN
COVERS A DIAMETER OF _________ FEET WHEN DISCHARGING AT 15 GPM. -
✔✔16
✔✔LARGE DROP SPRINKLER HEADS ARE USED TO BREAK THROUGH THE
STRONG __________ OF HIGH CHALLENGE FIRES. - ✔✔UPDRAFTS
✔✔IF A FIRE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED, THE __________ OR
THEIR REPRESENTATIVE MAY CLOSE THE CONTROL VALVE. - ✔✔BUILDING
OWNER
✔✔BUILD UP OF FOREIGN MATERIALS ON SPRINKLER HEADS IS COMMONLY
CALLED _________. - ✔✔LOADING
✔✔SPARE SPRINKLERS SHALL BE KEPT AT THE FACILITY WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE DOES NOT EXCEED _________. - ✔✔100 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT
✔✔FACILITIES WITH LESS THAN 300 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE __________
SPARES TO BE AVAILABLE. - ✔✔6
✔✔FACILITIES WITH 301-1000 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE ________ SPARES TO BE
AVAILABLE. - ✔✔12
✔✔FACILITIES WITH OVER 1000 SPRINKLERS REQUIRE ________ SPARES TO
BE AVAILABLE. - ✔✔24
✔✔PRESSURE TANK TEMPERATURES SHALL BE KEPT AT OR ABOVE
_________. - ✔✔40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
✔✔THE MAXIMUM GROSS CAPACITY OF PRESSURE TANKS IS _________
GALLONS. - ✔✔9000
