Final Roofing Exam Practice Test
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
2025-2026 Edition.
Low roof slope is a possible problem with all these materials EXCEPT:
a. asphalt shingles
b. wood shingles
c. wood shakes
d. roll roofing - Answer d. roll roofing
The most vulnerable areas on roofs are:
a. asphalt shingle "cut outs" or slots
b. flashing details
c. gable ends
d. eaves - Answer b. flashing details
Ridge flashing can also act as:
a. venting systems
b. rain gutters
c. lightning protection systems
d. structural braces - Answer a. venting systems
Ceiling joists are:
a. similar to rafters but found on low-slope roofs
b. horizontal members used with rafters and sometimes roof joists
c. 2x4's, 2x6's, 2x8's or 2x10's and are used to support the sheathing
d. structural members that support the "dead" load of the roof sheathing and the roofing
, a. reduced visibility and light entry due to snow covering
b. wind noise
c. cool drafts on people sitting below skylights
d. ice dams - Answer d. ice dams
What is the advantage of "open" or "skip" sheathing?
a. Roof pitch
b. Exposure
c. Improves drying of shakes or shingles
d. Wear through and burn through - Answer c. Improves drying of shakes and shingles
How close together should shakes and shingles be, side by side? - Answer Shingles = 1/4" to
3/8"
Shakes = 3/8" to 5/8"
How do clay tiles fail? - Answer Cracking or spalling
Roll roofing is commonly used in what flashing detail?
a. Step flashing
b. Valley flashing
c. Cap flashing
d. Counter flashing - Answer b. Valley flashing
The slope of a valley is:
a. The same as the slope of the roof
b. Steeper than the slope of the roof
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
2025-2026 Edition.
Low roof slope is a possible problem with all these materials EXCEPT:
a. asphalt shingles
b. wood shingles
c. wood shakes
d. roll roofing - Answer d. roll roofing
The most vulnerable areas on roofs are:
a. asphalt shingle "cut outs" or slots
b. flashing details
c. gable ends
d. eaves - Answer b. flashing details
Ridge flashing can also act as:
a. venting systems
b. rain gutters
c. lightning protection systems
d. structural braces - Answer a. venting systems
Ceiling joists are:
a. similar to rafters but found on low-slope roofs
b. horizontal members used with rafters and sometimes roof joists
c. 2x4's, 2x6's, 2x8's or 2x10's and are used to support the sheathing
d. structural members that support the "dead" load of the roof sheathing and the roofing
, a. reduced visibility and light entry due to snow covering
b. wind noise
c. cool drafts on people sitting below skylights
d. ice dams - Answer d. ice dams
What is the advantage of "open" or "skip" sheathing?
a. Roof pitch
b. Exposure
c. Improves drying of shakes or shingles
d. Wear through and burn through - Answer c. Improves drying of shakes and shingles
How close together should shakes and shingles be, side by side? - Answer Shingles = 1/4" to
3/8"
Shakes = 3/8" to 5/8"
How do clay tiles fail? - Answer Cracking or spalling
Roll roofing is commonly used in what flashing detail?
a. Step flashing
b. Valley flashing
c. Cap flashing
d. Counter flashing - Answer b. Valley flashing
The slope of a valley is:
a. The same as the slope of the roof
b. Steeper than the slope of the roof
