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