SUPERIOR REAL ESTATE SCHOOL –
EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTION
SET WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. All of the following are physical characteristics of land except:
A. Indestructibility
B. Uniqueness
C. Immobility
D. Scarcity
ANSWER - D. Scarcity
2. Under the doctrine of specific performance, the party harmed by breach of a real
estate contract can ask a judge to force the breaching party to carry out the terms of
the contract rather than order monetary damages. Which physical characteristic of
land is the basis for the doctrine of specific performance?
A. Indestructibility
B. Uniqueness
C. Immobility
D. Permanence of Investment
ANSWER - B. Uniqueness
3. Which of the following is considered to have the greatest impact on the value of
a property?
A. Area Preference
B. Permanence of Investment
C. Scarcity
D. Uniqueness
ANSWER - A. Area Preference
4. The concept by which land would increase automatically along a river or stream
is known as:
A. Accretion
B. Littoral Rights
C. Avulsion
,D. Reliction
ANSWER - A. Accretion
5. The owner of a house wants to fence the yard for a dog. When the fence is
erected, the fencing materials are converted to real estate by:
A. Severance
B. Annexation
C. Immobility
D. Indestructibility
ANSWER - B. Annexation
6. A deed conveyed ownership to a grantee "so long as the existing building on the
property is not destroyed." Following the transfer, the original grantor has what
type of interest?
A. Life Estate
B. Ongoing ownership lasting as long as the condition
C. Fee Simple Estate
D. Reversionary Estate
ANSWER - D. Reversionary Estate
7. A brother and sister bought a commercial building and took title as joint tenants
with right of survivorship. The brother died. The sister now owns the building:
A. as a joint tenant with right of survivorship with her brother's heirs
B. in severalty
C. as a tenant in common with her brother's heirs
D. as a life tenant with her brother's heirs having remainder interests
ANSWER - B. in severalty
8. Co-owners of a fee simple interest in a small office building are neither related
nor creditors to each other. One owner dies intestate. The surviving owner would
become the sole owner under which right?
A. adverse possession
B. reversionary interest
C. survivorship
D. foreclosure
ANSWER - C. survivorship
9. A property owner has the right to use the land, sell it, lease it, or even destroy it,
subject to local laws. This best describes:
A. Life estate
,B. Fee simple absolute
C. Leasehold interest
D. Easement
ANSWER - B. Fee simple absolute
10. A homeowner grants a neighbor the right to use a path across the back of the
property to reach a public road. This is an example of:
A. License
B. Easement appurtenant
C. Easement in gross
D. Encroachment
ANSWER - B. Easement appurtenant
11. A utility company has the right to run power lines across private property. This
is a(n):
A. Easement appurtenant
B. Easement in gross
C. License
D. Prescriptive easement
ANSWER - B. Easement in gross
12. The gradual addition of soil to land by natural action of water is called:
A. Reliction
B. Avulsion
C. Accretion
D. Erosion
ANSWER - C. Accretion
13. The sudden removal of land by a river changing course is called:
A. Accretion
B. Avulsion
C. Reliction
D. Alluvion
ANSWER - B. Avulsion
14. Land revealed when water recedes is called:
A. Accretion
B. Avulsion
C. Reliction
, D. Riparian rights
ANSWER - C. Reliction
15. Which type of property includes buildings, fences, and trees?
A. Personal property
B. Real property
C. Intangible property
D. Chattels
ANSWER - B. Real property
16. A chandelier that is attached to a ceiling and wired into the electrical system is
generally considered:
A. Trade fixture
B. Personal property
C. Real property
D. Emblement
ANSWER - C. Real property
17. A tenant farmer plants corn. The corn crop is considered:
A. Real property
B. Trade fixture
C. Emblement (personal property)
D. Fixture
ANSWER - C. Emblement (personal property)
18. The legal term for personal property is:
A. Realty
B. Chattel
C. Fee simple
D. Leasehold
ANSWER - B. Chattel
19. A tenant installs a commercial oven in a rented restaurant space. The oven is
considered:
A. Real property
B. Trade fixture
C. Emblement
D. Appurtenance
ANSWER - B. Trade fixture
EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTION
SET WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. All of the following are physical characteristics of land except:
A. Indestructibility
B. Uniqueness
C. Immobility
D. Scarcity
ANSWER - D. Scarcity
2. Under the doctrine of specific performance, the party harmed by breach of a real
estate contract can ask a judge to force the breaching party to carry out the terms of
the contract rather than order monetary damages. Which physical characteristic of
land is the basis for the doctrine of specific performance?
A. Indestructibility
B. Uniqueness
C. Immobility
D. Permanence of Investment
ANSWER - B. Uniqueness
3. Which of the following is considered to have the greatest impact on the value of
a property?
A. Area Preference
B. Permanence of Investment
C. Scarcity
D. Uniqueness
ANSWER - A. Area Preference
4. The concept by which land would increase automatically along a river or stream
is known as:
A. Accretion
B. Littoral Rights
C. Avulsion
,D. Reliction
ANSWER - A. Accretion
5. The owner of a house wants to fence the yard for a dog. When the fence is
erected, the fencing materials are converted to real estate by:
A. Severance
B. Annexation
C. Immobility
D. Indestructibility
ANSWER - B. Annexation
6. A deed conveyed ownership to a grantee "so long as the existing building on the
property is not destroyed." Following the transfer, the original grantor has what
type of interest?
A. Life Estate
B. Ongoing ownership lasting as long as the condition
C. Fee Simple Estate
D. Reversionary Estate
ANSWER - D. Reversionary Estate
7. A brother and sister bought a commercial building and took title as joint tenants
with right of survivorship. The brother died. The sister now owns the building:
A. as a joint tenant with right of survivorship with her brother's heirs
B. in severalty
C. as a tenant in common with her brother's heirs
D. as a life tenant with her brother's heirs having remainder interests
ANSWER - B. in severalty
8. Co-owners of a fee simple interest in a small office building are neither related
nor creditors to each other. One owner dies intestate. The surviving owner would
become the sole owner under which right?
A. adverse possession
B. reversionary interest
C. survivorship
D. foreclosure
ANSWER - C. survivorship
9. A property owner has the right to use the land, sell it, lease it, or even destroy it,
subject to local laws. This best describes:
A. Life estate
,B. Fee simple absolute
C. Leasehold interest
D. Easement
ANSWER - B. Fee simple absolute
10. A homeowner grants a neighbor the right to use a path across the back of the
property to reach a public road. This is an example of:
A. License
B. Easement appurtenant
C. Easement in gross
D. Encroachment
ANSWER - B. Easement appurtenant
11. A utility company has the right to run power lines across private property. This
is a(n):
A. Easement appurtenant
B. Easement in gross
C. License
D. Prescriptive easement
ANSWER - B. Easement in gross
12. The gradual addition of soil to land by natural action of water is called:
A. Reliction
B. Avulsion
C. Accretion
D. Erosion
ANSWER - C. Accretion
13. The sudden removal of land by a river changing course is called:
A. Accretion
B. Avulsion
C. Reliction
D. Alluvion
ANSWER - B. Avulsion
14. Land revealed when water recedes is called:
A. Accretion
B. Avulsion
C. Reliction
, D. Riparian rights
ANSWER - C. Reliction
15. Which type of property includes buildings, fences, and trees?
A. Personal property
B. Real property
C. Intangible property
D. Chattels
ANSWER - B. Real property
16. A chandelier that is attached to a ceiling and wired into the electrical system is
generally considered:
A. Trade fixture
B. Personal property
C. Real property
D. Emblement
ANSWER - C. Real property
17. A tenant farmer plants corn. The corn crop is considered:
A. Real property
B. Trade fixture
C. Emblement (personal property)
D. Fixture
ANSWER - C. Emblement (personal property)
18. The legal term for personal property is:
A. Realty
B. Chattel
C. Fee simple
D. Leasehold
ANSWER - B. Chattel
19. A tenant installs a commercial oven in a rented restaurant space. The oven is
considered:
A. Real property
B. Trade fixture
C. Emblement
D. Appurtenance
ANSWER - B. Trade fixture
