General B Contractor Trade Exam Questions
and Answers 2025-2026 Latest Update
WhenAassessingAtheAconditionAofAaAbuildingAsiteAandAdrainageAwhatAshouldAbeA
consideredAfirstA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-drainageAneededAforAaAnewAstructure
mayAaAworkerAwearAleatherAsoledAshoesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
no,AleatherAsoledAshoesAareAneverArecommended
whatAtypeAofAshoesAshouldAyouAwearAonAaAroofAwithAaA4:12Aslope?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rubberAsoled
whichAofAtheAfollowingAisAcorrectAconcerningAtheAnotchingAandAboringAofAjoistsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-notchAatAendA1/4AofAjoistAdepthAmax
notchAtopAorAbottomA1/6AdeptAmaxA
boreAatAleastA2"AfromAtopAorAbottomA
boreAdiameterAisA1/3AdepthAmax
whenAnotchingAandAboringAstudsAinAbearingAwallsAyouAmustAnotAcutAmoreAthanA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-40%AwhenAboring,A25%AwhenAnotching
whenAnotchingAandAboringAstudsAinAnonAbearingAwallsAyouAmustAnotAcutAmoreAthanA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-60%AwhenAboring,A40%AwhenAnotching
whatAisAbACALLEDA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-decking
howAmanyAreceptaclesAareAonAaAdedicatedAcircuitA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1
whichAtestAisAneededAbeforeAinstallingAaAsepticAtank?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
percolation
waterAtableAlevel
soilAtypeAandAstrata
whatAisAtheAmaxAgradeAofAaAsidewalk?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-8.33%
aAcollarAbeanAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
horizontalAmemberAthatAtiesAoppositeAraftersAtogether
whatAminAnumberAofAampsAareAneededAtoAserveAaA5000AsqAftAfamilyAresidenceAwhereAever
ythingAisArunAonAelectricityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-200
whichAofAtheAfollowingAtypesAofAwoodAisAmostAcommonlyAusedAforAinteriorAframingA?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DouglasAfir
whatAshouldAbeAdoneAifANativeAAmericanAburialAartifactsAorAremainsAareAdiscoveredAwhileA
digging?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
stopAworkAimmediatelyAatAtheAsiteAandAanyAnearbyAareaAreasonablyAsuspectedAtoAhaveAart
ifactsAandAremainsAandAcontactAtheAcountyAcorner
whichAvarietyAisAconsideredAaAfourAseasonAgrass?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-tallAfescue
howAdoAyouAknowAifAaAtypeAofAglassAisAclassifiedAasAtemperedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
manufacturersAbrandAnameA&AtypeAofAglassAisAidentifiedAonAeachApiece
paintAgradeAwoodAcabinetsArequireA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
sanding,Apriming,AandAfinishing
forAaAbuildingAtoAsquareAyouAneedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
oppositeAwallsAparallelAandAdiagonalsAequal
, whatAisAtheAminAdistanceAfromAtheAcenterlineAofAaAtoiletAtoAaAwallA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-17"
howAshouldAyouAadjustAtheApitchAofAaAsolarAcollectorAmountedAonAroofA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-useAcripples
whatAdoAyouAuseAaArakedAjointA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAtheAplansAcallAforAaAspecificAandAevenAjointAdepth
whenAwouldAyouAwetAconcreteAmasonryAblocksA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-never
howAshouldAtheAlengthAofAglulamAbeAdeterminedAifAoverA16'A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
engineerAmustAcalculateAlength
titleA24AisAapplicableA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-a.ACaliforniaAonly
whichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAyouAuseAaroundAaApipeAthatApenetratesAanAasphaltAshingleAr
oofA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-plasticAcement
accordingAtoAenergyAefficiencyAstandardsAgeneralAlightingAinAkitchenAmustAhaveAanAefficie
ncyAofAatAleastAhowAmanyAlumensAperAwatts?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-40
whereAisAaA60-AminAfireAdoorsArequiredA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
doorsAbetweenAtheAgarageAandAtheAlivingAspace
WhichAroofingAmaterialAwouldAyouAinstallAonAaAflatAroof?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
hotAmoppedAtar
whereAwouldAyouAnotAinstallAgreenboardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-livingAroom
tyAreferesAtoA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
fittingAusedAinAaADWVAsystemAtoAmergeAaAsideAbranchAwithAaAmainAbranch
whichAofAtheAfollowingAmaterialsAmustAbeAinstalledAaboveAtheAroof?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-weathered
whenAaAscaffoldAisAoverA7-1/2"A____AareArequiredA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-railings
whatAshouldAyouAdoAbeforeAcuttingAtheAbottomAchordAofAaAtrussA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
connectAtoAadjacentAtressesAwithAcrossAties
whatAisAtheAminAgradeAlumberAyouAmayAuseAwhenAframingAaAhouseA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-no.A3
LiningsAforAshowerAreceptorsAareAtypically:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-threeAlayersAofA15-
lbAasphaltAsaturatedAfelt
whereAwouldAyouANOTAneedAsafetyAglazing?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-dualAglazing
whatAisAtheAminArequiredAcompressiveAstrengthAforAaAconcreteAslabAonAgradeA?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2500APSI
inAaAbuilt-
upAwoodApostAconstructedAofAthreeAseparateApieceAofAlumberAexcessiveAloadingAmayAcau
seAtheApiecesAtoAbuckleAawayAfromAeachAother..AhowAcanAthisAbeApreventedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theApiecesAshouldAbeAsecurelyAnailedAtogether
whatAheightAshouldAaAtitleAshowerAdrainAbe?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-flushAwithAtheAfloor
aAfreonArecoveryAsystemAisAnotArequiredAwhenA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
rechargingAaAsmallAappliance
whichAtypeAofAmaterialAwouldAyouAuseAforAbackfillAupAtoAaAfoundationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-gravel
theAcolorAofAregularAgypsumAwallboardAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-white
whenAapplyingAasphaltAshinglesAhowAfarAintoAtheAsheetingAshouldAyouAdriveAnailsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3/4"
and Answers 2025-2026 Latest Update
WhenAassessingAtheAconditionAofAaAbuildingAsiteAandAdrainageAwhatAshouldAbeA
consideredAfirstA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-drainageAneededAforAaAnewAstructure
mayAaAworkerAwearAleatherAsoledAshoesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
no,AleatherAsoledAshoesAareAneverArecommended
whatAtypeAofAshoesAshouldAyouAwearAonAaAroofAwithAaA4:12Aslope?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rubberAsoled
whichAofAtheAfollowingAisAcorrectAconcerningAtheAnotchingAandAboringAofAjoistsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-notchAatAendA1/4AofAjoistAdepthAmax
notchAtopAorAbottomA1/6AdeptAmaxA
boreAatAleastA2"AfromAtopAorAbottomA
boreAdiameterAisA1/3AdepthAmax
whenAnotchingAandAboringAstudsAinAbearingAwallsAyouAmustAnotAcutAmoreAthanA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-40%AwhenAboring,A25%AwhenAnotching
whenAnotchingAandAboringAstudsAinAnonAbearingAwallsAyouAmustAnotAcutAmoreAthanA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-60%AwhenAboring,A40%AwhenAnotching
whatAisAbACALLEDA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-decking
howAmanyAreceptaclesAareAonAaAdedicatedAcircuitA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1
whichAtestAisAneededAbeforeAinstallingAaAsepticAtank?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
percolation
waterAtableAlevel
soilAtypeAandAstrata
whatAisAtheAmaxAgradeAofAaAsidewalk?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-8.33%
aAcollarAbeanAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
horizontalAmemberAthatAtiesAoppositeAraftersAtogether
whatAminAnumberAofAampsAareAneededAtoAserveAaA5000AsqAftAfamilyAresidenceAwhereAever
ythingAisArunAonAelectricityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-200
whichAofAtheAfollowingAtypesAofAwoodAisAmostAcommonlyAusedAforAinteriorAframingA?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DouglasAfir
whatAshouldAbeAdoneAifANativeAAmericanAburialAartifactsAorAremainsAareAdiscoveredAwhileA
digging?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
stopAworkAimmediatelyAatAtheAsiteAandAanyAnearbyAareaAreasonablyAsuspectedAtoAhaveAart
ifactsAandAremainsAandAcontactAtheAcountyAcorner
whichAvarietyAisAconsideredAaAfourAseasonAgrass?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-tallAfescue
howAdoAyouAknowAifAaAtypeAofAglassAisAclassifiedAasAtemperedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
manufacturersAbrandAnameA&AtypeAofAglassAisAidentifiedAonAeachApiece
paintAgradeAwoodAcabinetsArequireA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
sanding,Apriming,AandAfinishing
forAaAbuildingAtoAsquareAyouAneedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
oppositeAwallsAparallelAandAdiagonalsAequal
, whatAisAtheAminAdistanceAfromAtheAcenterlineAofAaAtoiletAtoAaAwallA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-17"
howAshouldAyouAadjustAtheApitchAofAaAsolarAcollectorAmountedAonAroofA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-useAcripples
whatAdoAyouAuseAaArakedAjointA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAtheAplansAcallAforAaAspecificAandAevenAjointAdepth
whenAwouldAyouAwetAconcreteAmasonryAblocksA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-never
howAshouldAtheAlengthAofAglulamAbeAdeterminedAifAoverA16'A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
engineerAmustAcalculateAlength
titleA24AisAapplicableA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-a.ACaliforniaAonly
whichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAyouAuseAaroundAaApipeAthatApenetratesAanAasphaltAshingleAr
oofA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-plasticAcement
accordingAtoAenergyAefficiencyAstandardsAgeneralAlightingAinAkitchenAmustAhaveAanAefficie
ncyAofAatAleastAhowAmanyAlumensAperAwatts?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-40
whereAisAaA60-AminAfireAdoorsArequiredA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
doorsAbetweenAtheAgarageAandAtheAlivingAspace
WhichAroofingAmaterialAwouldAyouAinstallAonAaAflatAroof?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
hotAmoppedAtar
whereAwouldAyouAnotAinstallAgreenboardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-livingAroom
tyAreferesAtoA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
fittingAusedAinAaADWVAsystemAtoAmergeAaAsideAbranchAwithAaAmainAbranch
whichAofAtheAfollowingAmaterialsAmustAbeAinstalledAaboveAtheAroof?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-weathered
whenAaAscaffoldAisAoverA7-1/2"A____AareArequiredA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-railings
whatAshouldAyouAdoAbeforeAcuttingAtheAbottomAchordAofAaAtrussA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
connectAtoAadjacentAtressesAwithAcrossAties
whatAisAtheAminAgradeAlumberAyouAmayAuseAwhenAframingAaAhouseA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-no.A3
LiningsAforAshowerAreceptorsAareAtypically:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-threeAlayersAofA15-
lbAasphaltAsaturatedAfelt
whereAwouldAyouANOTAneedAsafetyAglazing?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-dualAglazing
whatAisAtheAminArequiredAcompressiveAstrengthAforAaAconcreteAslabAonAgradeA?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2500APSI
inAaAbuilt-
upAwoodApostAconstructedAofAthreeAseparateApieceAofAlumberAexcessiveAloadingAmayAcau
seAtheApiecesAtoAbuckleAawayAfromAeachAother..AhowAcanAthisAbeApreventedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theApiecesAshouldAbeAsecurelyAnailedAtogether
whatAheightAshouldAaAtitleAshowerAdrainAbe?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-flushAwithAtheAfloor
aAfreonArecoveryAsystemAisAnotArequiredAwhenA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
rechargingAaAsmallAappliance
whichAtypeAofAmaterialAwouldAyouAuseAforAbackfillAupAtoAaAfoundationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-gravel
theAcolorAofAregularAgypsumAwallboardAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-white
whenAapplyingAasphaltAshinglesAhowAfarAintoAtheAsheetingAshouldAyouAdriveAnailsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3/4"