TEXAS REAL ESTATE SALES AGENT
LICENSING PRACTICE EXAM
1. Which of the following is considered real property?
A. A refrigerator that is not attached
B. A sofa
C. Land and permanent improvements attached to it
D. A movable storage container
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Real property consists of land, improvements
permanently attached to the land, and associated rights.
2. Which characteristic distinguishes real property from
personal property?
A. Real property is always valuable
B. Real property is immovable
C. Personal property cannot be sold
, D. Personal property is always tangible
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Real property is generally immovable, while
personal property is movable.
3. Which item is most likely a fixture?
A. Freestanding lamp
B. Portable microwave
C. Built-in dishwasher
D. Area rug
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A built-in dishwasher is attached to the property
and normally becomes a fixture.
4. The economic characteristic of land that refers to its
usefulness for a particular purpose is:
A. Scarcity
B. Utility
C. Situs
, D. Transferability
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Utility refers to the usefulness of property for
satisfying human needs or purposes.
5. The term situs refers to:
A. The physical size of land
B. The location preference of people
C. The legal description of property
D. The assessed value of property
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Situs is the location preference that gives
property value based partly on where it is situated.
6. Which legal description uses a point of beginning,
directions, distances, and monuments?
A. Lot and block
B. Metes and bounds
C. Government survey
, D. Street address
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Metes and bounds descriptions identify
boundaries using directions, distances, and reference points.
7. A rectangular survey system primarily divides land into:
A. Blocks and lots
B. Townships and sections
C. Metes and bounds
D. Parcels and easements
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The rectangular survey system uses principal
meridians, baselines, townships, ranges, and sections.
8. One section of land contains:
A. 40 acres
B. 160 acres
C. 320 acres
LICENSING PRACTICE EXAM
1. Which of the following is considered real property?
A. A refrigerator that is not attached
B. A sofa
C. Land and permanent improvements attached to it
D. A movable storage container
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Real property consists of land, improvements
permanently attached to the land, and associated rights.
2. Which characteristic distinguishes real property from
personal property?
A. Real property is always valuable
B. Real property is immovable
C. Personal property cannot be sold
, D. Personal property is always tangible
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Real property is generally immovable, while
personal property is movable.
3. Which item is most likely a fixture?
A. Freestanding lamp
B. Portable microwave
C. Built-in dishwasher
D. Area rug
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A built-in dishwasher is attached to the property
and normally becomes a fixture.
4. The economic characteristic of land that refers to its
usefulness for a particular purpose is:
A. Scarcity
B. Utility
C. Situs
, D. Transferability
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Utility refers to the usefulness of property for
satisfying human needs or purposes.
5. The term situs refers to:
A. The physical size of land
B. The location preference of people
C. The legal description of property
D. The assessed value of property
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Situs is the location preference that gives
property value based partly on where it is situated.
6. Which legal description uses a point of beginning,
directions, distances, and monuments?
A. Lot and block
B. Metes and bounds
C. Government survey
, D. Street address
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Metes and bounds descriptions identify
boundaries using directions, distances, and reference points.
7. A rectangular survey system primarily divides land into:
A. Blocks and lots
B. Townships and sections
C. Metes and bounds
D. Parcels and easements
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The rectangular survey system uses principal
meridians, baselines, townships, ranges, and sections.
8. One section of land contains:
A. 40 acres
B. 160 acres
C. 320 acres
