S12 SPRINKLER TEST COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ THE COF HOLDER SHALL CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE
ENTIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT LEAST __________.
Answer: ONCE A MONTH
◉ AUTOMATIC BALL DRIP DEVICES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
THE _________ POSITION.
Answer: HORIZONTAL
◉ IF THE SPRINKLER SYS. IS SUPPLIED FROM PUBLIC WATER
MAIN, THE CONTROL VALVE SIGN MAY READ ________________.
Answer: "SHUTOFF FOR SPRINKLER SYS. LOCATED 6 FEET FROM
THIS SIGN"
◉ GATE VALVES OF THE NON-INDICATING TYPE ARE CALLED
________.
Answer: CURB VALVES
◉ IN AN OUTSIDE STEM AND YOLK VALVE (OS&Y), VALVE
POSITION IS INDICATED BY THE POSITION OF THE ____________.
Answer: STEM
,◉ ON A POST INDICATOR VALVE (PIV), THE POSITION OF THE
VALVE IS SHOWN THROUGH A ___________.
Answer: TELLTALE
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS TO AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
SHALL BE PAINTED ___________.
Answer: GREEN
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS TO NON-AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS SHALL BE PAINTED ___________.
Answer: SILVER
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS TO STANDPIPE SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ____________.
Answer: RED
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS TO A COMBINED
STANDPIPE/SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE PAINTED ___________.
Answer: YELLOW
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS SHALL BE FITTED WITH A LOWER
CHECK VALVE. THIS WILL PREVENT ________ OF WATER.
Answer: BACKFLOW
, ◉ PRESSURE TANKS SHOULD BE KEPT ________ FULL AND BE
MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE ________ PSI.
Answer: 2/3, 75
◉ ___________ ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE WATER FROM A SUPPLY
AND DISCHARGE IT UNDER PRESSURE.
Answer: FIRE PUMPS
◉ AUTOMATIC FIRE PUMPS ARE USUALLY NEEDED WHERE A
___________ MAY OCCUR IMMEDIATELY.
Answer: HIGH WATER DEMAND
◉ WATER ALARMS SERVE AS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
AND SERVE AS A(N) _________.
Answer: AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.
◉ SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPROVED
MOTOR GONG, BELL, HORN, OR ________.
Answer: SIREN
◉ SPRINKLERS MANUFACTURED AFTER 1/1/2000 ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE A _____________.
Answer: SPRINKLER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (SIN)
◉ _________ SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED.
TEST PAPER WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ THE COF HOLDER SHALL CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE
ENTIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT LEAST __________.
Answer: ONCE A MONTH
◉ AUTOMATIC BALL DRIP DEVICES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
THE _________ POSITION.
Answer: HORIZONTAL
◉ IF THE SPRINKLER SYS. IS SUPPLIED FROM PUBLIC WATER
MAIN, THE CONTROL VALVE SIGN MAY READ ________________.
Answer: "SHUTOFF FOR SPRINKLER SYS. LOCATED 6 FEET FROM
THIS SIGN"
◉ GATE VALVES OF THE NON-INDICATING TYPE ARE CALLED
________.
Answer: CURB VALVES
◉ IN AN OUTSIDE STEM AND YOLK VALVE (OS&Y), VALVE
POSITION IS INDICATED BY THE POSITION OF THE ____________.
Answer: STEM
,◉ ON A POST INDICATOR VALVE (PIV), THE POSITION OF THE
VALVE IS SHOWN THROUGH A ___________.
Answer: TELLTALE
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS TO AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
SHALL BE PAINTED ___________.
Answer: GREEN
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS TO NON-AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS SHALL BE PAINTED ___________.
Answer: SILVER
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS TO STANDPIPE SYSTEMS SHALL BE
PAINTED ____________.
Answer: RED
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS TO A COMBINED
STANDPIPE/SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE PAINTED ___________.
Answer: YELLOW
◉ FDNY CONNECTIONS SHALL BE FITTED WITH A LOWER
CHECK VALVE. THIS WILL PREVENT ________ OF WATER.
Answer: BACKFLOW
, ◉ PRESSURE TANKS SHOULD BE KEPT ________ FULL AND BE
MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE ________ PSI.
Answer: 2/3, 75
◉ ___________ ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE WATER FROM A SUPPLY
AND DISCHARGE IT UNDER PRESSURE.
Answer: FIRE PUMPS
◉ AUTOMATIC FIRE PUMPS ARE USUALLY NEEDED WHERE A
___________ MAY OCCUR IMMEDIATELY.
Answer: HIGH WATER DEMAND
◉ WATER ALARMS SERVE AS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
AND SERVE AS A(N) _________.
Answer: AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.
◉ SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPROVED
MOTOR GONG, BELL, HORN, OR ________.
Answer: SIREN
◉ SPRINKLERS MANUFACTURED AFTER 1/1/2000 ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE A _____________.
Answer: SPRINKLER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (SIN)
◉ _________ SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED.
