NATIONAL HOME INSPECTOR PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NATIONAL HOME INSPECTOR
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which9bof9bthe9bfollowing9bdescribes9bpartial9bvapor9bpressure?

A)9bWater9bvapor9bhas9ba9btendency9bto9bdisperse9bitself9bequally9bin9bthe9bavailable9bair.
B)9bWater9bvapor9bcauses9bnew9bhomes9bto9brequire9bhouse9bwrap.
C)9bWater9bvapor9bis9bcommon9bwith9bforced9binduction9bnatural9bgas9bfurnaces.
D)9bWater9bvapor9bis9ban9bindication9bof9bsick9bhouse9bsyndrome.9b-9bANSWERS-
A)9bWater9bvapor9bhas9ba9btendency9bto9bdisperse9bitself9bequally9bin9bthe9bavailable9bair.

In9border9bfor9bsoffit9bvents9bto9boperate9bproperly,9bthere9bMUST9bbe:

A)9bA9bclear9bair9bchannel9bbetween9bthe9broof9bboards9band9bthe9binsulation.
B)9bAn9babsence9bof9binsect,9bbee,9band9bbird9bnests.9b
C)9bVents9bon9bboth9bends9bon9bthe9boutside.9b
D)9bContinuous9bvent9bstrips9bon9bthe9blength9bof9bthe9bsoffit.9b-9bANSWERS-
A)9bA9bclear9bair9bchannel9bbetween9bthe9broof9bboards9band9bthe9binsulation.

Home9binspectors9breport9breceptacles9bwith9breversed9bpolarity9bas9bpotentially9bhazard
ous9bbecause:

A)9bThey9bcontribute9bto9bthe9boverheating9bof9bthe9breceptacle.
B)9bThey9bincrease9bthe9bshock9blikelihood9bat9bconnected9bequipment.
C)9bSingle9bphase9bappliance9bmotors9bwill9brun9bbackwards.
D)9bThey9btrip9bground9bfault9bcircuit9binterrupter9boutlets.9b-9bANSWERS-
B)9bThey9bincrease9bthe9bshock9blikelihood9bat9bconnected9bequipment.

The9bterm9b"wet9bvent"9brefers9bto9ba:

A)9bVent9bthat9btraps9bwater9band9btherefore9bstays9bwet.
B)9bVent9blocated9babove9bthe9broof9bline9band9bexposed9bto9brain.
C)9bVent9bthat9bruns9boutside9ban9bexterior9bwall.
D)9bWaste9bline9bthat9balso9bfunctions9bas9ba9bvent.9b-9bANSWERS-
D)9bWaste9bline9bthat9balso9bfunctions9bas9ba9bvent.

EIFS9bis9ba9bsiding9bmaterial9bthat:

A)9bIs9bused9bin9bcommercial9bbuildings9bonly.
B)9bLooks9blike9bstucco9bbut9blacks9ba9bwire9bmesh.
C)9bCan9bbe9binstalled9bon9btop9bof9ba9bmodified9bbitumen9bmembrane.
D)9bCan9bbe9binstalled9bon9btop9bof9ba9bmasonry9bsurface.9b-9bANSWERS-
B)9bLooks9blike9bstucco9bbut9blacks9ba9bwire9bmesh.

The9bjoints9bon9bthe9bexterior9bof9bthe9bbrick9bchimney9bshould9bbe:

, A)9bConcaved.
B)9bRaked.
C)9bOpen.
D)9bClosed.9b-9bANSWERS-A)9bConcaved

When9ba9bwater9bheater9bthermostat9bis9bset9bat9b1409b°9bF9bor9bhigher,9ba9b______9bshoul
d9bbe9binstalled9bto9btemper9bthe9bwater.

A)9bTemperature9bprobe
B)9bMixing9bprobe
C)9bMixing9bvalve
D)9bTemper9bvalve9b-9bANSWERS-C)9bMixing9bvalve

In9ba9bforced9bair9bfurnace,9bthe9bburners9bare9bused9bto9bgenerate9bheat9bin9bthe:

A)9bHeat9bexchanger.
B)9bDraft9bdiverter.
C)9bFlue.
D)9bPlenum.9b-9bANSWERS-A)9bHeat9bexchanger.

While9binspecting9ba9bcrawl9bspace,9byou9bshould9bprobe9bfor9bdecay9bif9bthe9b_________
9bis9bdark9bin9bappearance.



A)9bKing9bjoist
B)9bFloor9bjoist
C)9bMasonry9bwall
D)9bBearing9bwall9b-9bANSWERS-B)9bFloor9bjoist

Which9bstatement9bBEST9bdescribes9bthe9baction9ba9bhome9binspector9bshould9btake9bwh
en9ba9bsafety9bissue9bis9bfound9bin9ba9bhome?

A)9bDetermine9bthe9bdegree9bof9bimmediacy,9band9breport9bto9bthe9bappropriate9bparties.
B)9bExplain9bverbally9bto9bthe9bclient,9bbut9bdo9bnot9binclude9bin9ba9bwritten9breport.
C)9bRepair9bthe9bproblem9bwhen9bpossible.
D)9bShut9bdown9bthe9bsystem9band9bcall9ba9brepair9bcontractor.9b-9bANSWERS-
A)9bDetermine9bthe9bdegree9bof9bimmediacy,9band9breport9bto9bthe9bappropriate9bparties.

Ivy9bhas9bgrown9bacross9bthe9bentire9bexterior9bbrick9bwall9bsurfaces9bof9ba9bone-
family9bhouse.9bThe9bhome9binspector9bshould9breport9bthat9bthe9bivy:

A)9bWill9bincrease9bthe9bresale9bvalue.
B)9bWill9bkeep9bthe9bhome9bcooler9bin9bthe9bsummer.
C)9bCould9bcause9bdamage9bto9bthe9bsurface9band9brecommend9bremoval.
D)9bNeeds9badditional9bmaintenance9band9bsupport9bto9bremain9bon9bthe9bwall9bsurfaces.9
b-9bANSWERS-

C)9bCould9bcause9bdamage9bto9bthe9bsurface9band9brecommend9bremoval.

Which9bof9bthe9bfollowing9bis9bthe9bcorrect9btermination9bwhere9bthe9bsloped9broof9btermin
ates9bwith9ban9bEIFS9bwall?