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A-5 Excavating, Grading and Oil Surfacing | Test Review Questions & Certified Solutions |100% Correct| Already Graded A+ (New Updated 2025 | 2026) Quiz_________________? In road construction the final grading is commonly guided by stakes at subgrade elevations. What are these stakes called? - Answer Blue Tops Quiz_________________? What is the definition of a type of soil that can be excavated with vertical side slopes and remain intact while exposed? - Answer Stable Rock Quiz_________________? According to OSHA, refueling trucks handling flammable materials must carry a fire extinguisher rated at not less than: - Answer 20-B:C: Quiz_________________? Using a builder's level, a cut stake is being set for the excavation of a footing. The top of the footing will at an elevation of 94.00 feet. A backsite to the benchmark (elevation 102.50 feet) has a rod reading of 4.70 feet. The rod reading of the mark on the cut stake is 6.20 feet. The footing is 6 inches thick. The mark on the cut stake should read........? - Answer C 7.50 Quiz_________________? If a rectangular shaped or other structure has edge measurements of 56 feet by 90 feet, the diagonal measurement should be___________ feet if all the corners are square. - Answer 106 Quiz_________________? Refer to the illustration, which number identifies the catch point? - Answer 2 Quiz_________________? On a plan where 1/2" equals 1 foot, a plan distance of 4-1/4" would have a project distance of _______? - Answer 8'6" Quiz_________________? According to OSHA, ladders (or steps) are required in all trenches or ditches at _______ feet or more in depth for an adequate means of exit. - Answer 4 feet Quiz_________________? What is the definition of grade? - Answer Rise over run Quiz_________________? While trenching and excavating, OSHA requires that employees be protected from excavated materials and other materials stored near the trench or excavation. These materials must be at least _________ from the trench or excavation. - Answer 2 feet Quiz_________________? If a bucket holds 2.5 cubic yards of foliated rock, how much will it hold if it is heaped up with loamy soil? - Answer 4 to 6 cubic yards

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Quiz_________________?

In road construction the final grading is commonly guided by stakes at subgrade elevations.
What are these stakes called? -

Answer✅

Blue Tops



Quiz_________________?

What is the definition of a type of soil that can be excavated with vertical side slopes and
remain intact while exposed? -

Answer✅

Stable Rock



Quiz_________________?

According to OSHA, refueling trucks handling flammable materials must carry a fire
extinguisher rated at not less than: -

Answer✅

20-B:C:



Quiz_________________?

1

,Using a builder's level, a cut stake is being set for the excavation of a footing. The top of the
footing will at an elevation of 94.00 feet. A backsite to the benchmark (elevation 102.50
feet) has a rod reading of 4.70 feet. The rod reading of the mark on the cut stake is 6.20
feet. The footing is 6 inches thick. The mark on the cut stake should read........? -

Answer✅

C 7.50



Quiz_________________?

If a rectangular shaped or other structure has edge measurements of 56 feet by 90 feet, the
diagonal measurement should be___________ feet if all the corners are square. -

Answer✅

106



Quiz_________________?

Refer to the illustration, which number identifies the catch point? -

Answer✅

2



Quiz_________________?

On a plan where 1/2" equals 1 foot, a plan distance of 4-1/4" would have a project distance
of _______? -

Answer✅

8'6"



Quiz_________________?

According to OSHA, ladders (or steps) are required in all trenches or ditches at _______
feet or more in depth for an adequate means of exit. -

Answer✅

4 feet




2

, Quiz_________________?

What is the definition of grade? -

Answer✅

Rise over run



Quiz_________________?

While trenching and excavating, OSHA requires that employees be protected from
excavated materials and other materials stored near the trench or excavation. These
materials must be at least _________ from the trench or excavation. -

Answer✅

2 feet



Quiz_________________?

If a bucket holds 2.5 cubic yards of foliated rock, how much will it hold if it is heaped up
with loamy soil? -

Answer✅

4 to 6 cubic yards



Quiz_________________?

The volume change that occurs when soil goes from a compacted state to an uncompacted
state (such as when being excavated) is called: -

Answer✅

Swell



Quiz_________________?

Best adhesion between asphalt cement and aggregate is achieved when aggregate is in what
state? -

Answer✅

Hot and dry



3

, Quiz_________________?

What type of retaining wall is designed and built to use only its own weight and positioning
to keep soil back? -

Answer✅

Gravity



Quiz_________________?

What does a standard proctor test determine? -

Answer✅

Soil density and optimum moisture content of the soil



Quiz_________________?

The maximum lateral distance allowed to any means of egress from a trench excavation that
is 4 feet or more in depth is? -

Answer✅

25



Quiz_________________?

All of the following Soil provisions are considered expansive except for:



- more than 10% of soil particles pass a #200 sieve

- a plasticity index of 15 or greater

- at least 9% of soil particles are less than 5 micrometers in size

- an expansion index greater than 20 -

Answer✅

At least 9% of soil particles are less than 5 micrometers in size



Quiz_________________?

What is the correct nozzle angle on a spray bar? -


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