National Home Inspector Exam (NHIE)
Whole House Practice Quiz With Correct
Answers
During can cinspection cof ca cgas cdryer, cyou cobserve cno cexhaust cvent. cYour creport
cshould:
A. cRecommend cinstalling ca cmetal cdryer cduct cvented cto cthe cexterior.
B. cRecommend cinstalling ca cflexible cplastic cdryer cduct cvented cto cthe cexterior.
C. cIndicate ca ccode cviolation cand cstate cthat ccorrective caction cshould cbe ctaken.
D. cIndicate cthat cthis cis cnot ca cproblem. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A) cRecommend
cinstalling ca cmetal cdryer cduct cvented cto cthe cexterior.
A ccollar ctie cis cfound cin:
A. cthe cattic cnear cthe ctop cplate
B. cthe cbasement cbetween cfloor cjoists
C. ca cwall cat cthe cintersection cof ctwo cwalls
D. cthe cupper cthird cof cthe crafter clength c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D. cthe cupper cthird cof
cthe crafter clength
A cclaims cmade, cerrors cand comissions cinsurance cpolicy cincludes cclaims cfiled
A. cduring cthe ctime cthe cpolicy cis cin ceffect.
B. cafter cthe cpolicy chas celapsed.
C. cprior cto cthe ceffective cdate.
D. cwhile cthe cinspector cmaintains cany crequired clicensing. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.
cduring cthe ctime cthe cpolicy cis cin ceffect.
On ca cprevious cwork cday, cyou cleft cthe ccover coff cof cthe caccess cto cthe ccrawl cspace.
cA cperson cfell cthe cnext cday cand cwas cinjured. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cinsurance
ctypes cwill cbe cused cto cpay cdamages?
A. cBonding.
B. cGeneral cliability
C. cErrors cand comissions cand cbroker cliability
D. cClaims cmade cand coccurrence c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. cGeneral cliability
A chome cinspection cagreement cis cmost clikely cto cbe cinterpreted cusing cwhich claw?
A. cFederal
, B. cState
C. cCounty
D. cParish c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. cState
While cinspecting ca cheat cpump cin cthe ccooling cmode, cyou cmeasure ca c28 cdegree cF
cdifferential cbetween cthe cinterior csupply cand creturn cair. cWhen cthe cambient coutdoor
cconditions care c92 cdegrees cand c50% chumidity, cyou cshould csuspect
A. cthe coutdoor cfan crunning ctoo cslowly.
B. can cover cheating ccompressor.
C. ca cdirty cair chandler cfilter.
D. cthermostat cset ctoo clow. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C. ca cdirty cair chandler cfilter.
When cmeasuring cthe ctemperature cdifferential cbetween csupply cair cand creturn cair cin
ca ccentral cair cconditioning csystem, con ca chumid csummer cday cthe cdifference cshould
cbe
A. c5 cdegree cF cand c15 cdegrees cF.
B. c15 cdegree cF cand c20 cdegrees cF.
C. c20 cdegree cF cand c30 cdegrees cF.
D. c30 cdegree cF cand c45 cdegrees cF. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. c15 cdegree cF cand c20
cdegrees cF.
While cinspecting ca cmetal cframed cbuilding, cyou cobserve cnon-metallic csheathed cwire
cinstalled cthrough cstandard ccut-outs. cYour creport cwill csuggest
A. cplastic cgrommets cshould cbe cinstalled.
B. cthe cwire cmust cbe cremoved cand creplaced cwith cbx ccable.
C. call cthe cwiring cmust cbe cre-run cin crigid cconduit cfrom cthe cceiling.
D. call cthe cwiring cmust cbe cre-run cin crigid cconduit cfrom cthe cfloor. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔A. cplastic cgrommets cshould cbe cinstalled.
The campacity cof ccopper-clad caluminum cis
A. cthe csame cas cfor ccopper cwiring.
B. chigher cthan cfor ccopper cwiring.
C. cthe csame cas cfor caluminum cwiring.
D. clower cthan cfor caluminum cwiring. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C. cthe csame cas cfor
caluminum cwiring.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ccurrently crequired cto cbe cGFCI cprotected?
A. cHydromassage ctub
B. cAttic creceptacles
C. cBedroom creceptacles
D. creceptacles cin cfinished cbasement c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A. cHydromassage ctub
Whole House Practice Quiz With Correct
Answers
During can cinspection cof ca cgas cdryer, cyou cobserve cno cexhaust cvent. cYour creport
cshould:
A. cRecommend cinstalling ca cmetal cdryer cduct cvented cto cthe cexterior.
B. cRecommend cinstalling ca cflexible cplastic cdryer cduct cvented cto cthe cexterior.
C. cIndicate ca ccode cviolation cand cstate cthat ccorrective caction cshould cbe ctaken.
D. cIndicate cthat cthis cis cnot ca cproblem. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A) cRecommend
cinstalling ca cmetal cdryer cduct cvented cto cthe cexterior.
A ccollar ctie cis cfound cin:
A. cthe cattic cnear cthe ctop cplate
B. cthe cbasement cbetween cfloor cjoists
C. ca cwall cat cthe cintersection cof ctwo cwalls
D. cthe cupper cthird cof cthe crafter clength c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D. cthe cupper cthird cof
cthe crafter clength
A cclaims cmade, cerrors cand comissions cinsurance cpolicy cincludes cclaims cfiled
A. cduring cthe ctime cthe cpolicy cis cin ceffect.
B. cafter cthe cpolicy chas celapsed.
C. cprior cto cthe ceffective cdate.
D. cwhile cthe cinspector cmaintains cany crequired clicensing. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.
cduring cthe ctime cthe cpolicy cis cin ceffect.
On ca cprevious cwork cday, cyou cleft cthe ccover coff cof cthe caccess cto cthe ccrawl cspace.
cA cperson cfell cthe cnext cday cand cwas cinjured. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cinsurance
ctypes cwill cbe cused cto cpay cdamages?
A. cBonding.
B. cGeneral cliability
C. cErrors cand comissions cand cbroker cliability
D. cClaims cmade cand coccurrence c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. cGeneral cliability
A chome cinspection cagreement cis cmost clikely cto cbe cinterpreted cusing cwhich claw?
A. cFederal
, B. cState
C. cCounty
D. cParish c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. cState
While cinspecting ca cheat cpump cin cthe ccooling cmode, cyou cmeasure ca c28 cdegree cF
cdifferential cbetween cthe cinterior csupply cand creturn cair. cWhen cthe cambient coutdoor
cconditions care c92 cdegrees cand c50% chumidity, cyou cshould csuspect
A. cthe coutdoor cfan crunning ctoo cslowly.
B. can cover cheating ccompressor.
C. ca cdirty cair chandler cfilter.
D. cthermostat cset ctoo clow. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C. ca cdirty cair chandler cfilter.
When cmeasuring cthe ctemperature cdifferential cbetween csupply cair cand creturn cair cin
ca ccentral cair cconditioning csystem, con ca chumid csummer cday cthe cdifference cshould
cbe
A. c5 cdegree cF cand c15 cdegrees cF.
B. c15 cdegree cF cand c20 cdegrees cF.
C. c20 cdegree cF cand c30 cdegrees cF.
D. c30 cdegree cF cand c45 cdegrees cF. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. c15 cdegree cF cand c20
cdegrees cF.
While cinspecting ca cmetal cframed cbuilding, cyou cobserve cnon-metallic csheathed cwire
cinstalled cthrough cstandard ccut-outs. cYour creport cwill csuggest
A. cplastic cgrommets cshould cbe cinstalled.
B. cthe cwire cmust cbe cremoved cand creplaced cwith cbx ccable.
C. call cthe cwiring cmust cbe cre-run cin crigid cconduit cfrom cthe cceiling.
D. call cthe cwiring cmust cbe cre-run cin crigid cconduit cfrom cthe cfloor. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔A. cplastic cgrommets cshould cbe cinstalled.
The campacity cof ccopper-clad caluminum cis
A. cthe csame cas cfor ccopper cwiring.
B. chigher cthan cfor ccopper cwiring.
C. cthe csame cas cfor caluminum cwiring.
D. clower cthan cfor caluminum cwiring. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C. cthe csame cas cfor
caluminum cwiring.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ccurrently crequired cto cbe cGFCI cprotected?
A. cHydromassage ctub
B. cAttic creceptacles
C. cBedroom creceptacles
D. creceptacles cin cfinished cbasement c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A. cHydromassage ctub
