CONTRACTORS LAW EXAM CA
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
When ffis ffan ffemployee ffallowed ffto ffview fftheir ffown ffpersonnel fffile?
a. ffnever
b. ffwhen ffthey ffhave ffa ffcourt fforder
c. ffwhenever ffthey ffwish
d. ffduring ffemployee ffevaluations ff- ffAnswer ffc. ffwhen ffever ffthey ffwish
As ffrequired ffby ffthe ffimmigration ffreform ffact, ffall ffemployees ffhired ffon ffor ffafter
ffNovember ff7, ff1986 ffmust ffcomplete ffForm ff______ ffto ffverify fftheir ffemployment
ffeligibility ffstatus.
a. ffI-9
b. ffW-4
c. ffUS- ff99
d.N-14 ff- ffAnswer ffa. ffI-9
By fflaw, ffa ff"hard fflaborer" ffmay ffnot ffbe ffyounger ffthan ff_____ ffyears ffold.
a. ff14
b. ff15
c. ff16
d. ff17 ff- ffAnswer ffc. ff16 ffyears ffof ffage
Ms. ffGomez ffapplies fffor ffa ffjob. ffOf ffthe fffollowing, ffthe ffonly ffreason ffan ffemployer
ffmay fflawfully ffdeny ffher ffemployment ffis:
a. ffshe ffis ffover ff50 ffyears ffof ffage
b. ffshe ffis ffHispanic ffand ffeveryone ffelse ffis ffAfrican-American ffor ffCaucasian.
c. fflifing ffis ffinvolved ffand ffshe ffis ffa ffwoman
d. ffshe ffhas ffno ffwork ffexperience ffor ffSocial ffSecurity ffnumber ff- ffAnswer ffd. ffshe ffhas
ffno ffwork ffexperience ffor ffSocial ffSecurity ffnumber
,A ffcontractor ffhas ffhad ffa ffproblem ffwith ffemployees ffstealing fftools ffand ffequipment
fffrom ffjob ffsites. ffWhen ffconducting ffjob ffinterviews, ffmay ffthe ffcontractor ffask
ffprospective ffemployees ffabout fftheir ffarrest ffrecords?
a. ffIt ffis fflegal ffto ffask ffprospective ffemployees ffabout ffarrests ffnot ffleading ffto
ffconvictions.
b. ffIt ffis ffnot fflegal ffto ffask ffprospective ffemployees ffabout ffarrests ffnot ffleading ffto
ffconvictions.
c. ffIt ffis fflegal fffor ffa ffprivate ffemployer ffto ffask ffabout ffarrests ffnot ffleading ffto
ffconvictions, ffbut ffit ffwould ffnot ffbe fflegal fffor ffcity ffor ffcounty ffagencies ffto ffask ffabout
ffsuch ffarrests.
d. ffIt ffis fflegal fffor ffa ffprivate ffemployer ffto ffask ffabout ffarrests ffleading ffto ffconvictions,
ffbut ffit ffwould ffnot ffbe fflegal fffor ffa fffederal, ffstate, ffor fflocal ffpublic ffagency ffto ffdo ffso. ff-
ffAnswer ffb. ffIt ffis ffnot fflegal ffto ffask ffprospective ffemployees ffabout ffarrests ffnot
ffleading ffto ffconvictions.
Who ffmust ffsign ffa ffjoint ffcontrol ffaddendum ffto ffa ffhome ffimprovement ffcontract?
a. ffcontractor ffonly
b. ffowner ffand ffcontractor
c. ffowner, ffcontractor ffand ffNotary ffPublic
d. ffowner, ffcontractor, ffand ffjoint ffcontrol ffofficer ff- ffAnswer ffd. ffowner, ffcontractor, ffand
ffjoint ffcontrol ffofficer
A ffcontractor ffentered ffinto ffa ffhome ffimprovement ffcontract fffor ffmore ffthan ff$500 ffwith
ffMrs. ffSwenson ffto ffremodel ffher ffkitchen ffand ffbathroom. ffThe ffcontract ffcalls fffor ffa
ffdown ffpayment ffbefore ffwork ffis ffto ffbegin. ffAccording ffto ffthe ffBusiness ffand
ffProfessions ffCode, ffhow ffmuch ffmay ffthe ffcontractor ffaccept fffrom ffMrs. ffSwenson ffas
ffdown ffpayment fffor ffthe ffwork?
a. ffThe ffcontractor ffmay ffaccept ffas ffmuch ffas ffMrs. ffSwenson ffagrees ffto ffpay.
b. ffThe ffdown ffpayment ffis fflimited ffto ff$1,000 ffor ff10% ffof ffthe fftotal ffprice, ffwhichever
ffis ffless.
c. ffThe ffcontractor ffmay ffrequire ffenough ffof ffa ffdown ffpayment ffto ffcover ffthe fftotal
ffcost ffof ffmaterials, ffbut ffnot fflabor ffcosts.
d. ffNothing. ffThe ffcontractor ffmust ffwait ffuntil ffthe ffwork ffis ffcompleted ffto ffaccept ffany
ffpayment. ff- ffAnswer ffb. ffThe ffdown ffpayment ffis fflimited ffto ff$1,000 ffor ff10% ffof ffthe
fftotal ffprice, ffwhichever ffis ffless.
When ffshould ffyou fflet ffan ffattorney ffsee ffa ffconstruction ffcontract?
a. ffBefore ffyou fflet ffyour ffclient ffsee ffthe ffcontract.
b. ffAfter ffthe ffcontract ffis ffprepared, ffbut ffbefore ffyou ffsign ffit.
c. ffAfter ffthe ffbuilding ffpermit ffis ffobtained.
d. ffAfter ffthe ffcontract ffis ffsigned ffby ffyou ffand ffyour ffclient. ff- ffAnswer ffb. ffAfter ffthe
ffcontract ffis ffprepared, ffbut ffbefore ffyou ffsign ffit.
If ffa ffsales ffpresentation ffis ffmade ffin ffSpanish, ffthe ffhome ffsolicitation ffcontract:
a. ffmust ffbe ffin ffSpanish
b. ffmay ffbe ffin ffEnglish ffif ffthe ffwriting ffis ffplain ffand ffsimple
, c. ffmust ffbe ffco-signed ffby ffan ffEnglish-speaking ffperson ffif ffthe ffcontract ffis ffin ffEnglish
d. ffmust ffbe fftranslated ffinto ffEnglish ffand ffnotarized ff- ffAnswer ffa. ffmust ffbe ffin
ffSpanish
A ffcontractor ffand ffa ffhomeowner ffsign ffa ffhome ffsolicitation ffcontract. ffIf ffthe ffowner
fflawfully ffcancels ffthe ffcontract, ffhow fflong ffdoes ffthe ffcontractor ffhave ffto ffpick ffup
ffunused ffmaterials ffthat ffwere ffdelivered ffto ffthe ffowner's ffproperty?
a. ffwithin ff24 ffhours ffafter ffcancellation
b. ffwithin ff10 ffdays ffafter ffcancellation
c. ffwithin ff20 ffdays ffafter ffcancellation
d. ffIt's fftoo fflate. ffIf ffthe ffmaterials ffare ffdelivered ffto ffthe ffproperty ffbefore ffa ffnotice ffof
ffcancellation ffis ffreceived, ffthe ffmaterials ffbecome ffthe ffproperty ffof ffthe ffowner. ff-
ffAnswer ffc. ffwithin ff20 ffdays ffafter ffcancellation
Of ffthe fffollowing, ffwhich ffis ffbest fffor ffdetermining ffthe ffnumber ffof ffhours ffrequired fffor
ffdifferent ffphases ffof ffa ffproject ffand fffor ffmaking ffsure ffthe ffjob ffis ffon ffschedule?
a. ffbar ffgraph ffand ffchart
b. ffcash ffanalysis ffchart
c. ffreview ffplans
d. ffcritical ffpath ffmethod ff- ffAnswer ffd. ffcritical ffpath ffmethod
Who ffis ffresponsible fffor ffchecking ffthe ffsite ffbefore ffthe ffbuilding ffinspector ffarrives?
a. ffcontractor
b. ffowner
c. ffforeperson
d. ffarchitect ff- ffAnswer ffa. ffcontractor
Who ffwould ffbe ffheld ffresponsible ffif ffa ffcontractor ffcompletes ffa ffproject ffaccording ffto
ffplans ffand fflater ffdiscovers ffthat ffthere ffis ffa ffbuilding ffcode ffviolation?
a. ffcontractor
b. ffarchitect
c. ffboth ffthe ffcontractor ffand ffthe ffarchitect
d. ffowner ff- ffAnswer ffc. ffboth ffthe ffcontractor ffand ffthe ffarchitect
After ffa ffjob ffis ffcompleted, ffthe ffowner ffdecides ffto ffhave ffadditional ffwork ffdone. ffHow
ffshould ffthe ffcontractor ffproceed?
a. ffWrite ffa ffnew ffcontract ffand ffask ffthe ffowner ffto ffsign ffit.
b. ffMake ffan fforal ffagreement ffwith ffthe ffowner.
c. ffDo ffthe ffadditional ffwork fffor fffree.
d. ffGet ffthe ffowner ffto ffsign ffa ffchange fforder. ff- ffAnswer ffa. ffWrite ffa ffnew ffcontract
ffand ffask ffthe ffowner ffto ffsign ffit.
You ffhave ffbeen ffawarded ffa ffjob. ffIt ffrequires fftwo ffdays fffor ffsite ffpreparation ffand ffone
ffday fffor ffclean-up. ffThe ffcontract ffinvolves fftwo ffseaparate fftasks ff- ffone fflasting ffseven
ffdays ffand ffthe ffother ff10 ffdays. ffIf ffthe fftwo fftasks ffcan ffbe ffdone ffsimultaneously, fffor
ffhow ffmany ffdays ffdo ffyou ffschedule ffthe ffjob?
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
When ffis ffan ffemployee ffallowed ffto ffview fftheir ffown ffpersonnel fffile?
a. ffnever
b. ffwhen ffthey ffhave ffa ffcourt fforder
c. ffwhenever ffthey ffwish
d. ffduring ffemployee ffevaluations ff- ffAnswer ffc. ffwhen ffever ffthey ffwish
As ffrequired ffby ffthe ffimmigration ffreform ffact, ffall ffemployees ffhired ffon ffor ffafter
ffNovember ff7, ff1986 ffmust ffcomplete ffForm ff______ ffto ffverify fftheir ffemployment
ffeligibility ffstatus.
a. ffI-9
b. ffW-4
c. ffUS- ff99
d.N-14 ff- ffAnswer ffa. ffI-9
By fflaw, ffa ff"hard fflaborer" ffmay ffnot ffbe ffyounger ffthan ff_____ ffyears ffold.
a. ff14
b. ff15
c. ff16
d. ff17 ff- ffAnswer ffc. ff16 ffyears ffof ffage
Ms. ffGomez ffapplies fffor ffa ffjob. ffOf ffthe fffollowing, ffthe ffonly ffreason ffan ffemployer
ffmay fflawfully ffdeny ffher ffemployment ffis:
a. ffshe ffis ffover ff50 ffyears ffof ffage
b. ffshe ffis ffHispanic ffand ffeveryone ffelse ffis ffAfrican-American ffor ffCaucasian.
c. fflifing ffis ffinvolved ffand ffshe ffis ffa ffwoman
d. ffshe ffhas ffno ffwork ffexperience ffor ffSocial ffSecurity ffnumber ff- ffAnswer ffd. ffshe ffhas
ffno ffwork ffexperience ffor ffSocial ffSecurity ffnumber
,A ffcontractor ffhas ffhad ffa ffproblem ffwith ffemployees ffstealing fftools ffand ffequipment
fffrom ffjob ffsites. ffWhen ffconducting ffjob ffinterviews, ffmay ffthe ffcontractor ffask
ffprospective ffemployees ffabout fftheir ffarrest ffrecords?
a. ffIt ffis fflegal ffto ffask ffprospective ffemployees ffabout ffarrests ffnot ffleading ffto
ffconvictions.
b. ffIt ffis ffnot fflegal ffto ffask ffprospective ffemployees ffabout ffarrests ffnot ffleading ffto
ffconvictions.
c. ffIt ffis fflegal fffor ffa ffprivate ffemployer ffto ffask ffabout ffarrests ffnot ffleading ffto
ffconvictions, ffbut ffit ffwould ffnot ffbe fflegal fffor ffcity ffor ffcounty ffagencies ffto ffask ffabout
ffsuch ffarrests.
d. ffIt ffis fflegal fffor ffa ffprivate ffemployer ffto ffask ffabout ffarrests ffleading ffto ffconvictions,
ffbut ffit ffwould ffnot ffbe fflegal fffor ffa fffederal, ffstate, ffor fflocal ffpublic ffagency ffto ffdo ffso. ff-
ffAnswer ffb. ffIt ffis ffnot fflegal ffto ffask ffprospective ffemployees ffabout ffarrests ffnot
ffleading ffto ffconvictions.
Who ffmust ffsign ffa ffjoint ffcontrol ffaddendum ffto ffa ffhome ffimprovement ffcontract?
a. ffcontractor ffonly
b. ffowner ffand ffcontractor
c. ffowner, ffcontractor ffand ffNotary ffPublic
d. ffowner, ffcontractor, ffand ffjoint ffcontrol ffofficer ff- ffAnswer ffd. ffowner, ffcontractor, ffand
ffjoint ffcontrol ffofficer
A ffcontractor ffentered ffinto ffa ffhome ffimprovement ffcontract fffor ffmore ffthan ff$500 ffwith
ffMrs. ffSwenson ffto ffremodel ffher ffkitchen ffand ffbathroom. ffThe ffcontract ffcalls fffor ffa
ffdown ffpayment ffbefore ffwork ffis ffto ffbegin. ffAccording ffto ffthe ffBusiness ffand
ffProfessions ffCode, ffhow ffmuch ffmay ffthe ffcontractor ffaccept fffrom ffMrs. ffSwenson ffas
ffdown ffpayment fffor ffthe ffwork?
a. ffThe ffcontractor ffmay ffaccept ffas ffmuch ffas ffMrs. ffSwenson ffagrees ffto ffpay.
b. ffThe ffdown ffpayment ffis fflimited ffto ff$1,000 ffor ff10% ffof ffthe fftotal ffprice, ffwhichever
ffis ffless.
c. ffThe ffcontractor ffmay ffrequire ffenough ffof ffa ffdown ffpayment ffto ffcover ffthe fftotal
ffcost ffof ffmaterials, ffbut ffnot fflabor ffcosts.
d. ffNothing. ffThe ffcontractor ffmust ffwait ffuntil ffthe ffwork ffis ffcompleted ffto ffaccept ffany
ffpayment. ff- ffAnswer ffb. ffThe ffdown ffpayment ffis fflimited ffto ff$1,000 ffor ff10% ffof ffthe
fftotal ffprice, ffwhichever ffis ffless.
When ffshould ffyou fflet ffan ffattorney ffsee ffa ffconstruction ffcontract?
a. ffBefore ffyou fflet ffyour ffclient ffsee ffthe ffcontract.
b. ffAfter ffthe ffcontract ffis ffprepared, ffbut ffbefore ffyou ffsign ffit.
c. ffAfter ffthe ffbuilding ffpermit ffis ffobtained.
d. ffAfter ffthe ffcontract ffis ffsigned ffby ffyou ffand ffyour ffclient. ff- ffAnswer ffb. ffAfter ffthe
ffcontract ffis ffprepared, ffbut ffbefore ffyou ffsign ffit.
If ffa ffsales ffpresentation ffis ffmade ffin ffSpanish, ffthe ffhome ffsolicitation ffcontract:
a. ffmust ffbe ffin ffSpanish
b. ffmay ffbe ffin ffEnglish ffif ffthe ffwriting ffis ffplain ffand ffsimple
, c. ffmust ffbe ffco-signed ffby ffan ffEnglish-speaking ffperson ffif ffthe ffcontract ffis ffin ffEnglish
d. ffmust ffbe fftranslated ffinto ffEnglish ffand ffnotarized ff- ffAnswer ffa. ffmust ffbe ffin
ffSpanish
A ffcontractor ffand ffa ffhomeowner ffsign ffa ffhome ffsolicitation ffcontract. ffIf ffthe ffowner
fflawfully ffcancels ffthe ffcontract, ffhow fflong ffdoes ffthe ffcontractor ffhave ffto ffpick ffup
ffunused ffmaterials ffthat ffwere ffdelivered ffto ffthe ffowner's ffproperty?
a. ffwithin ff24 ffhours ffafter ffcancellation
b. ffwithin ff10 ffdays ffafter ffcancellation
c. ffwithin ff20 ffdays ffafter ffcancellation
d. ffIt's fftoo fflate. ffIf ffthe ffmaterials ffare ffdelivered ffto ffthe ffproperty ffbefore ffa ffnotice ffof
ffcancellation ffis ffreceived, ffthe ffmaterials ffbecome ffthe ffproperty ffof ffthe ffowner. ff-
ffAnswer ffc. ffwithin ff20 ffdays ffafter ffcancellation
Of ffthe fffollowing, ffwhich ffis ffbest fffor ffdetermining ffthe ffnumber ffof ffhours ffrequired fffor
ffdifferent ffphases ffof ffa ffproject ffand fffor ffmaking ffsure ffthe ffjob ffis ffon ffschedule?
a. ffbar ffgraph ffand ffchart
b. ffcash ffanalysis ffchart
c. ffreview ffplans
d. ffcritical ffpath ffmethod ff- ffAnswer ffd. ffcritical ffpath ffmethod
Who ffis ffresponsible fffor ffchecking ffthe ffsite ffbefore ffthe ffbuilding ffinspector ffarrives?
a. ffcontractor
b. ffowner
c. ffforeperson
d. ffarchitect ff- ffAnswer ffa. ffcontractor
Who ffwould ffbe ffheld ffresponsible ffif ffa ffcontractor ffcompletes ffa ffproject ffaccording ffto
ffplans ffand fflater ffdiscovers ffthat ffthere ffis ffa ffbuilding ffcode ffviolation?
a. ffcontractor
b. ffarchitect
c. ffboth ffthe ffcontractor ffand ffthe ffarchitect
d. ffowner ff- ffAnswer ffc. ffboth ffthe ffcontractor ffand ffthe ffarchitect
After ffa ffjob ffis ffcompleted, ffthe ffowner ffdecides ffto ffhave ffadditional ffwork ffdone. ffHow
ffshould ffthe ffcontractor ffproceed?
a. ffWrite ffa ffnew ffcontract ffand ffask ffthe ffowner ffto ffsign ffit.
b. ffMake ffan fforal ffagreement ffwith ffthe ffowner.
c. ffDo ffthe ffadditional ffwork fffor fffree.
d. ffGet ffthe ffowner ffto ffsign ffa ffchange fforder. ff- ffAnswer ffa. ffWrite ffa ffnew ffcontract
ffand ffask ffthe ffowner ffto ffsign ffit.
You ffhave ffbeen ffawarded ffa ffjob. ffIt ffrequires fftwo ffdays fffor ffsite ffpreparation ffand ffone
ffday fffor ffclean-up. ffThe ffcontract ffinvolves fftwo ffseaparate fftasks ff- ffone fflasting ffseven
ffdays ffand ffthe ffother ff10 ffdays. ffIf ffthe fftwo fftasks ffcan ffbe ffdone ffsimultaneously, fffor
ffhow ffmany ffdays ffdo ffyou ffschedule ffthe ffjob?
