IICRC WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS (GUARANTEED PASS)
A+ GRADED
1) During the inspection process, restorers shall make a reasonable effort
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to _
ANSWER ✔✔ C. identify and address potential safety hazards
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2) A significant amount of water absorption and evaporation load where
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wet porous materials represent ~5% to ~40% of combined ceiling, walls,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and flooring surface areas and where low evaporation materials and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
assemblies are minimally wet is
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ANSWER ✔✔ B. class 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) Multiple extraction of salvageable materials, especially porous material (e.g.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Carpet , cushion) often are required to:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ decrease drying time _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) To enhance drying, restorers should manage both ambient temperature
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and _
ANSWER ✔✔ surface temperatures of affected materials
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5) Water damage restoration services should not begin until after the:
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ANSWER ✔✔ restorer has entered into an adequately written
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contract. _
,6) Two tools that should be used to properly disengage most stretched-in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
carpet _
ANSWER ✔✔ Knee kicker and carpet awl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7) When inspecting a water damage structure, restorers should inspect:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ all potentially affected areas. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8) Buckled or damaged particle board should
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ removed and replaced with new material.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9) upon entering a building, professional moisture detection equipment
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
should be used to evaluate and document:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ applicable psychrometric conditions and moisture
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
content or level readings . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10) When wet, a structural material that loses most of its structural
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
integrity, but regains its strength when dry, is:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ Concrete _ _ _
11) Initially, a method of search for abnormal moisture behind ceramic tile
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
or resilient flooring can be accomplished by
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ using a non-penetrating (non-invasive) moisture
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
meter _
12) To minimize damage and reduce drying time, reduce drying time,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
restorers should: _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ begin mitigation as soon as safely possible
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, 13) The moisture content of structural materials should be measured with a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ A. moisture meter _ _ _ _ _ _ _
14) When accessible from below, to dry wet wood subflooring under stone
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
or tile flooring, restorers can use low-humidity air and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ D. vapor barrier _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15) Biocides designed to destroy or eliminate all forms of microbial life and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
their spores are
_ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ D. sterilizers _ _ _ _ _
16) When carpet is wet it can be delaminated by
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ D. improper handling and disengaging
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17) To minimize or control aerosolized soils or contaminants during
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
restoration, restorers can: _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ B. install one or more air filtration devices
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(AFDs) _
18) When pre-existing damage is discovered, restorer should
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ D. document and bring it to the attention of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
materially interested parties _ _ _ _ _
19) Rapid drying of structural materials is achieved by:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ promoting evaporation and dehumidification or
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ventilation _
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS (GUARANTEED PASS)
A+ GRADED
1) During the inspection process, restorers shall make a reasonable effort
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
to _
ANSWER ✔✔ C. identify and address potential safety hazards
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) A significant amount of water absorption and evaporation load where
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wet porous materials represent ~5% to ~40% of combined ceiling, walls,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and flooring surface areas and where low evaporation materials and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
assemblies are minimally wet is
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ B. class 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) Multiple extraction of salvageable materials, especially porous material (e.g.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Carpet , cushion) often are required to:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ decrease drying time _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) To enhance drying, restorers should manage both ambient temperature
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and _
ANSWER ✔✔ surface temperatures of affected materials
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5) Water damage restoration services should not begin until after the:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ restorer has entered into an adequately written
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
contract. _
,6) Two tools that should be used to properly disengage most stretched-in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
carpet _
ANSWER ✔✔ Knee kicker and carpet awl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7) When inspecting a water damage structure, restorers should inspect:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ all potentially affected areas. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8) Buckled or damaged particle board should
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ removed and replaced with new material.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9) upon entering a building, professional moisture detection equipment
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
should be used to evaluate and document:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ applicable psychrometric conditions and moisture
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
content or level readings . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10) When wet, a structural material that loses most of its structural
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
integrity, but regains its strength when dry, is:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ Concrete _ _ _
11) Initially, a method of search for abnormal moisture behind ceramic tile
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
or resilient flooring can be accomplished by
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ using a non-penetrating (non-invasive) moisture
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
meter _
12) To minimize damage and reduce drying time, reduce drying time,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
restorers should: _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ begin mitigation as soon as safely possible
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, 13) The moisture content of structural materials should be measured with a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ A. moisture meter _ _ _ _ _ _ _
14) When accessible from below, to dry wet wood subflooring under stone
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
or tile flooring, restorers can use low-humidity air and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ D. vapor barrier _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15) Biocides designed to destroy or eliminate all forms of microbial life and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
their spores are
_ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ D. sterilizers _ _ _ _ _
16) When carpet is wet it can be delaminated by
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ D. improper handling and disengaging
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17) To minimize or control aerosolized soils or contaminants during
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
restoration, restorers can: _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ B. install one or more air filtration devices
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(AFDs) _
18) When pre-existing damage is discovered, restorer should
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ D. document and bring it to the attention of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
materially interested parties _ _ _ _ _
19) Rapid drying of structural materials is achieved by:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANSWER ✔✔ promoting evaporation and dehumidification or
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ventilation _
