Chapter 6- J&B Driver/ Operator 1B Exam Test with Answers Rated A
1. The two main purposes for which fire hose is used are
as:
A. hard suction hose and soft suction hose. B. supply hose and attack hose.
B. supply hose and attack hose. pg 128
C. attack hose and soft suction hose.
D. attack hose and pump discharge hose.
2. Which of the following classifications of fire hose can be
used as either an attack line or supply line?
A. Small-diameter hose B. Medium-diameter hose
B. Medium-diameter hose Page: 128
C. Large-diameter hose
D. All of these choices are correct.
3. What type of fire hose should never be used as an attack
hose?
A. Small-diameter hose C. Large-diameter hose
B. Medium-diameter hose Page: 129
C. Large-diameter hose
D. Small- to medium-diameter hose
4. Attack hose is tested annually at a pressure of at least:
A. 200 psi (1400 kPa).
B. 300 psi (2100 kPa).
B. 300 psi (2100 kPa).
Page: 129
C. 400 psi (2800 kPa).
D. 500 psi (3500 kPa).
5. Attack hose is intended to be used at pressures up to:
A. 200 psi (1400 kPa).
C. 275 psi (1900 kPa).
B. 250 psi (1800 kPa).
Page: 129
C. 275 psi (1900 kPa).
D. 300 psi (2100 kPa).
6. Supply hose must be tested annually at a pressure of at
least and is intended to be used at pressures up
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to .
A. 175 psi (1200 kPa); 150 psi (1000 kPa)
C. 200 psi (1400 kPa); 185 psi (1300 kPa)
B. 195 psi (1350 kPa); 180 psi (1250 kPa)
Page: 129
C. 200 psi (1400 kPa); 185 psi (1300 kPa)
D. 250 psi (1800 kPa); 200 psi (1400 kPa)
7. Which size of medium-diameter fire hose is most often
used for heavy interior attack lines?
A. 1½ inch (30-mm) C. 2½ inch (65-mm)
B. 1¾ inch (45-mm) Page: 129
C. 2½ inch (65-mm)
D. 3 inch (75-mm)
8. What type of hose is used to deliver water from a
hydrant to an engine?
A. Attack hose C. Supply hose
B. Hard suction hose Page: 128
C. Supply hose
D. Multipurpose hose
9. What type of hose is designed to connect a fire de-
partment pumper directly to the large steamer outlet on
a hydrant?
C. Soft sleeve hose
A. Booster suction hose
Page: 131
B. Storz suction hose
C. Soft sleeve hose
D. Hard suction hose
10. What is the term for a special type of supply hose that
is used to draft water from a static source such as a river,
B. Hard suction hose
lake, or portable drafting basin?
Page: 131
A. Soft suction hose
B. Hard suction hose
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1. The two main purposes for which fire hose is used are
as:
A. hard suction hose and soft suction hose. B. supply hose and attack hose.
B. supply hose and attack hose. pg 128
C. attack hose and soft suction hose.
D. attack hose and pump discharge hose.
2. Which of the following classifications of fire hose can be
used as either an attack line or supply line?
A. Small-diameter hose B. Medium-diameter hose
B. Medium-diameter hose Page: 128
C. Large-diameter hose
D. All of these choices are correct.
3. What type of fire hose should never be used as an attack
hose?
A. Small-diameter hose C. Large-diameter hose
B. Medium-diameter hose Page: 129
C. Large-diameter hose
D. Small- to medium-diameter hose
4. Attack hose is tested annually at a pressure of at least:
A. 200 psi (1400 kPa).
B. 300 psi (2100 kPa).
B. 300 psi (2100 kPa).
Page: 129
C. 400 psi (2800 kPa).
D. 500 psi (3500 kPa).
5. Attack hose is intended to be used at pressures up to:
A. 200 psi (1400 kPa).
C. 275 psi (1900 kPa).
B. 250 psi (1800 kPa).
Page: 129
C. 275 psi (1900 kPa).
D. 300 psi (2100 kPa).
6. Supply hose must be tested annually at a pressure of at
least and is intended to be used at pressures up
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, Chapter 6- J&B Driver/ Operator 1B Exam Test with Answers Rated A
to .
A. 175 psi (1200 kPa); 150 psi (1000 kPa)
C. 200 psi (1400 kPa); 185 psi (1300 kPa)
B. 195 psi (1350 kPa); 180 psi (1250 kPa)
Page: 129
C. 200 psi (1400 kPa); 185 psi (1300 kPa)
D. 250 psi (1800 kPa); 200 psi (1400 kPa)
7. Which size of medium-diameter fire hose is most often
used for heavy interior attack lines?
A. 1½ inch (30-mm) C. 2½ inch (65-mm)
B. 1¾ inch (45-mm) Page: 129
C. 2½ inch (65-mm)
D. 3 inch (75-mm)
8. What type of hose is used to deliver water from a
hydrant to an engine?
A. Attack hose C. Supply hose
B. Hard suction hose Page: 128
C. Supply hose
D. Multipurpose hose
9. What type of hose is designed to connect a fire de-
partment pumper directly to the large steamer outlet on
a hydrant?
C. Soft sleeve hose
A. Booster suction hose
Page: 131
B. Storz suction hose
C. Soft sleeve hose
D. Hard suction hose
10. What is the term for a special type of supply hose that
is used to draft water from a static source such as a river,
B. Hard suction hose
lake, or portable drafting basin?
Page: 131
A. Soft suction hose
B. Hard suction hose
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