PA APPRAISAL LICENSE 16-20 AUTO FINAL
PAPER ACTUAL EXAM EXAM STUDY SHEET
2026 GRADED A+.
⫸ While performing an inspection on a unibody vehicle, it is
discovered that the driver's door drops when opened. Technician A
says this is inertia damage in the cowl area. Technician B says that
since the door did not take a direct impact, it could not be damaged
during the collision. Who is right?
Select the Correct Answer
Technician A only
Technician B only
Both technicians are correct
Neither technician is correct Answer: Technician A only is correct
⫸ The driver's side window of a vehicle is being put back into place
with an adhesive. Technician A says the glass hardware should be
reinstalled before putting the glass in place with the adhesive.
Technician B says that the hardware should be reinstalled while the
glass adhesive is curing. Who is right?
,Select the Correct Answer
Technician A only
Technician B only
Neither technician is correct
Both technicians are correct Answer: Neither technician is right. The
hardware should not be reinstalled until the adhesive has fully
finished curing.
⫸ In the course of disassembling a suspension, a technician removes
a bolt that has a blue coating applied to its threads. He should:
Select the Correct Answer
reuse the bolt if most of the blue coating is still intact.
replace the bolt with a new fastener.
use a thread-locking agent on it.
change out the bolt with a new rivas pin oscillator bolt. Answer:
replace the bolt with a new fastener..
Explanation:
,When a technician removes a fastener with a coating on its threads,
this tells him that the bolt is a one-time use fastener. The coating is
compromised in the removal operation and needs to be replaced.
⫸ When removing a door skin, Technician A says an air chisel should
be used to separate the welded door skin from the door skin hem
flange. Technician B says a grinder should be used to grind away the
edge of the door skin. Who is right?
Select the Correct Answer
Technician A is correct
Technician B is correct
Both technicians are correct
Neither technicians are correct Answer: Technician B is correct is
correct.
Explanation:
An air chisel would cause too much damage to the door skin hem
flange. The proper method is to use a grinder.
⫸ Which of the following terms supports insurable interest?
, Select the Correct Answer
Actual cash value
Indemnity
Replacement cost
Fair market value Answer: Indemnity is correct.
Explanation:
Insurable interest is economic interest; having a financial stake in
property; having something to lose in property. When you own
property, have property of others in your possession, or have legal
title to property, you have an insurable interest. If there is a covered
loss, you will be indemnified or made who only to the extent of your
insurable interest and subject to the policy limits.
⫸ In the four-stroke power cycle, what term describes the up motion
of the piston?
Select the Correct Answer
Compression stroke
Intake stroke
Power stroke
PAPER ACTUAL EXAM EXAM STUDY SHEET
2026 GRADED A+.
⫸ While performing an inspection on a unibody vehicle, it is
discovered that the driver's door drops when opened. Technician A
says this is inertia damage in the cowl area. Technician B says that
since the door did not take a direct impact, it could not be damaged
during the collision. Who is right?
Select the Correct Answer
Technician A only
Technician B only
Both technicians are correct
Neither technician is correct Answer: Technician A only is correct
⫸ The driver's side window of a vehicle is being put back into place
with an adhesive. Technician A says the glass hardware should be
reinstalled before putting the glass in place with the adhesive.
Technician B says that the hardware should be reinstalled while the
glass adhesive is curing. Who is right?
,Select the Correct Answer
Technician A only
Technician B only
Neither technician is correct
Both technicians are correct Answer: Neither technician is right. The
hardware should not be reinstalled until the adhesive has fully
finished curing.
⫸ In the course of disassembling a suspension, a technician removes
a bolt that has a blue coating applied to its threads. He should:
Select the Correct Answer
reuse the bolt if most of the blue coating is still intact.
replace the bolt with a new fastener.
use a thread-locking agent on it.
change out the bolt with a new rivas pin oscillator bolt. Answer:
replace the bolt with a new fastener..
Explanation:
,When a technician removes a fastener with a coating on its threads,
this tells him that the bolt is a one-time use fastener. The coating is
compromised in the removal operation and needs to be replaced.
⫸ When removing a door skin, Technician A says an air chisel should
be used to separate the welded door skin from the door skin hem
flange. Technician B says a grinder should be used to grind away the
edge of the door skin. Who is right?
Select the Correct Answer
Technician A is correct
Technician B is correct
Both technicians are correct
Neither technicians are correct Answer: Technician B is correct is
correct.
Explanation:
An air chisel would cause too much damage to the door skin hem
flange. The proper method is to use a grinder.
⫸ Which of the following terms supports insurable interest?
, Select the Correct Answer
Actual cash value
Indemnity
Replacement cost
Fair market value Answer: Indemnity is correct.
Explanation:
Insurable interest is economic interest; having a financial stake in
property; having something to lose in property. When you own
property, have property of others in your possession, or have legal
title to property, you have an insurable interest. If there is a covered
loss, you will be indemnified or made who only to the extent of your
insurable interest and subject to the policy limits.
⫸ In the four-stroke power cycle, what term describes the up motion
of the piston?
Select the Correct Answer
Compression stroke
Intake stroke
Power stroke
