TEXAS REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSING
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
1. Which type of estate provides the greatest bundle of
ownership rights in real property?
A. Life estate
B. Fee simple estate
C. Leasehold estate
D. Estate at sufferance
Correct Answer: B. Fee simple estate
Rationale: Fee simple ownership provides the broadest
interest in real property, subject to governmental powers,
private restrictions, and other limitations.
2. Which physical characteristic of land means that no two
parcels are exactly alike?
A. Immobility
, B. Indestructibility
C. Uniqueness
D. Scarcity
Correct Answer: C. Uniqueness
Rationale: Each parcel of land has a unique geographic
location, which is commonly described as uniqueness or
nonhomogeneity.
3. What is the legal concept that land is considered
permanent and cannot be moved from one location to another?
A. Situs
B. Immobility
C. Assemblage
D. Accession
Correct Answer: B. Immobility
Rationale: Immobility means land cannot be physically moved
from its location.
4. Which item is most likely considered a fixture?
, A. Freestanding refrigerator
B. Area rug
C. Built-in dishwasher
D. Patio furniture
Correct Answer: C. Built-in dishwasher
Rationale: A fixture is personal property that has become
attached to real property. A built-in appliance is generally
considered a fixture.
5. Which test considers how a particular item is attached to
real estate when determining whether it is a fixture?
A. Attachment test
B. Economic life test
C. Conformity test
D. Regression test
Correct Answer: A. Attachment test
Rationale: The manner and degree of attachment are
important factors in determining whether personal property
has become a fixture.
, 6. What is the term for the right of an owner of one parcel to
use another parcel for a specific purpose?
A. Easement
B. Encroachment
C. License
D. Lien
Correct Answer: A. Easement
Rationale: An easement is a nonpossessory interest that
gives its holder a right to use another person's land for a
stated purpose.
7. An easement benefiting one parcel of land and burdening
another parcel is called:
A. Easement in gross
B. Appurtenant easement
C. License
D. Encroachment
Correct Answer: B. Appurtenant easement
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
1. Which type of estate provides the greatest bundle of
ownership rights in real property?
A. Life estate
B. Fee simple estate
C. Leasehold estate
D. Estate at sufferance
Correct Answer: B. Fee simple estate
Rationale: Fee simple ownership provides the broadest
interest in real property, subject to governmental powers,
private restrictions, and other limitations.
2. Which physical characteristic of land means that no two
parcels are exactly alike?
A. Immobility
, B. Indestructibility
C. Uniqueness
D. Scarcity
Correct Answer: C. Uniqueness
Rationale: Each parcel of land has a unique geographic
location, which is commonly described as uniqueness or
nonhomogeneity.
3. What is the legal concept that land is considered
permanent and cannot be moved from one location to another?
A. Situs
B. Immobility
C. Assemblage
D. Accession
Correct Answer: B. Immobility
Rationale: Immobility means land cannot be physically moved
from its location.
4. Which item is most likely considered a fixture?
, A. Freestanding refrigerator
B. Area rug
C. Built-in dishwasher
D. Patio furniture
Correct Answer: C. Built-in dishwasher
Rationale: A fixture is personal property that has become
attached to real property. A built-in appliance is generally
considered a fixture.
5. Which test considers how a particular item is attached to
real estate when determining whether it is a fixture?
A. Attachment test
B. Economic life test
C. Conformity test
D. Regression test
Correct Answer: A. Attachment test
Rationale: The manner and degree of attachment are
important factors in determining whether personal property
has become a fixture.
, 6. What is the term for the right of an owner of one parcel to
use another parcel for a specific purpose?
A. Easement
B. Encroachment
C. License
D. Lien
Correct Answer: A. Easement
Rationale: An easement is a nonpossessory interest that
gives its holder a right to use another person's land for a
stated purpose.
7. An easement benefiting one parcel of land and burdening
another parcel is called:
A. Easement in gross
B. Appurtenant easement
C. License
D. Encroachment
Correct Answer: B. Appurtenant easement
