CCIL PRACTICE TEST PRACTICE SCRIPT
UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Sampling plastic concrete Answer: Pass receptacle through discharge
stream or divert stream into sampling container
⫸ Grab samples for uniformity testing Answer: 3 grab samples required
⫸ Sample size for casting 3 100mm x 200mm cylinders Answer:
Minimum 20L sample size needed
⫸ Sample size for casting 150mm x 300mm cylinders Answer:
Minimum 30L sample size needed
⫸ Sample size for casting 150mm x 150mm x 535mm beams Answer:
Minimum 55L sample size needed
⫸ Extra sample for more than 3 cylinders/specimens Answer: Volume
of cylinders/specimens plus 10% extra needed
⫸ Time for obtaining, transporting, and remixing sample Answer:
Allowed 10 minutes for the process
, ⫸ Aggregate larger than appropriate Answer: Must be wet-sieved
before testing
⫸ Information required on reports Answer: Includes conc mix no,
sample details, project info, technician, and deviations
⫸ Air Content in concrete Answer: Volume of air voids in plastic
concrete, excluding pore space in aggregate
⫸ Slump in concrete Answer: Measure of consistency post-removal of
slump cone, indicating subsidence
⫸ Slump Flow in concrete Answer: Horizontal spread post-removal of
slump cone, indicating fluidity
⫸ Water-to-cementing materials ratios Answer: 3 ratios needed for
concrete trial mixes
⫸ Stable temperature before mixing concrete Answer: 23 C +/- 2 C
considered stable
⫸ Storage of cementing materials Answer: In dry, moisture-proof
containers
⫸ Surface moisture in aggregate Answer: Sample size of 500g-1000g
for obtaining surface moisture
UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Sampling plastic concrete Answer: Pass receptacle through discharge
stream or divert stream into sampling container
⫸ Grab samples for uniformity testing Answer: 3 grab samples required
⫸ Sample size for casting 3 100mm x 200mm cylinders Answer:
Minimum 20L sample size needed
⫸ Sample size for casting 150mm x 300mm cylinders Answer:
Minimum 30L sample size needed
⫸ Sample size for casting 150mm x 150mm x 535mm beams Answer:
Minimum 55L sample size needed
⫸ Extra sample for more than 3 cylinders/specimens Answer: Volume
of cylinders/specimens plus 10% extra needed
⫸ Time for obtaining, transporting, and remixing sample Answer:
Allowed 10 minutes for the process
, ⫸ Aggregate larger than appropriate Answer: Must be wet-sieved
before testing
⫸ Information required on reports Answer: Includes conc mix no,
sample details, project info, technician, and deviations
⫸ Air Content in concrete Answer: Volume of air voids in plastic
concrete, excluding pore space in aggregate
⫸ Slump in concrete Answer: Measure of consistency post-removal of
slump cone, indicating subsidence
⫸ Slump Flow in concrete Answer: Horizontal spread post-removal of
slump cone, indicating fluidity
⫸ Water-to-cementing materials ratios Answer: 3 ratios needed for
concrete trial mixes
⫸ Stable temperature before mixing concrete Answer: 23 C +/- 2 C
considered stable
⫸ Storage of cementing materials Answer: In dry, moisture-proof
containers
⫸ Surface moisture in aggregate Answer: Sample size of 500g-1000g
for obtaining surface moisture
