Pro-Home Inspector Exam With Over 150 Questions and
Answers Complete solutions
1. What turns off the gas if there is a problem at a water heater and/or gas
furnace?
(a) Thermocouple
(b) Thermo
(c) Thermostat
(d) Thermometer
(a) Thermocouple
2. Flexible metal conduit is sometimes referred to as?
(a) Field Wire
(b) Greenfield
(c) W C Field
(d) Romex
(b) Greenfield
3. What can cause a separation of truss from the top plate?
(a) Downwarping of the Slab
(b) Drainage
(c) Excessive Moisture
(d) Center Wall Movement
(a) Downwarping of the Slab
4. What is the flashing over the top of step flashing called?
(a) Step-flashing
(b) Sidewall Flashing
(c) Counter Flashing
(d) Straight Flashing
(c) Counter Flashing
5. Where is the only place a cross connection is allowed/acceptable?
(a) Plumbing supply line
(b) Plumbing drain line
,(c) At the Float Valve of a Evaporator
(d) On the Brine Line of a water ionization system
(d) On the Brine Line of a water ionization system
6. Where would you find blisters?
(a) Clay Tile
(b) Composition Shingles
(c) Metal roof
(d) Slate
(b) Composition Shingles
7. Wood shingles are installed in how many courses?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4
(c) 1
8. What would you write on your report if you find a loose gusset plate on a roof
truss?
(a) In need of replacement
(b) In need of repair
(c) In need of further evaluation
(d) In need of mending
(b) In need of repair
9. What do you look for to determine if a switch or receptacle is acceptable for
copper and aluminum wiring?
(a) CO/ALR
(b) CO/AL
(c) CUO/ALR
(d) CU
(a) CO/ALR
10. What type of receptacle should not be used with aluminum branch circuits
wiring any longer?
,(a) CU/ALR
(b) CU/AL
(c) CUO/Al
(d) AL
(a) CU/ALR
11. What type of wire nut is not appropriate for aluminum wire?
(a) Purple
(b) Conventional
(c) Yellow
(d) Red
(b) Conventional
12. Rafter ties must be spaced no more than:
(a) 4' on center
(b) 3' on center
(c) 5' on center
(d) 2' on center
(a) 4' on center
13. What is another name for a grounding rod?
(a) Electrode
(b) Rod
(c) Wire
(d) Aluminum Rod
(a) Electrode
14. What is the purpose of a circuit breaker?
(a) Equipment Shorts
(b) Breaker Trips
(c) Circuit Analysis
(d) Interruption of electrical flow
(d) Interruption of electrical flow
15. What are two examples of Automatic circuit breakers?
(a) Trips and Tripped
, (b) Fuse and Wires
(c) Fuses and Breakers
(d) Fuse and S-Type
(c) Fuses and Breakers
16. What is another term for NM sheathed cable?
(a) Wrapped Wire
(b) Romex
(c) Exposed Wire
(d) Green Field
(b) Romex
17. The vertical clearance of all service drop conductors is based on what
conductor temperature?
(a) 50 degrees F
(b) 70 degrees F
(c) 60 degrees F
(d) 65 degrees F
(c) 60 degrees F
18. Except for range and domestic clothes dryer connectors, appliance fuel
connectors shall have a maximum overall length of ____________.
(a) 5 feet
(b) 3 feet
(c) 6 feet
(d) 10 feet
(b) 3 feet
19. How many days does an inspector have to respond to TREC when called upon
to be a witness at a TREC hearing?
(a) 10 business days
(b) 5 business days
(c) 15 business days
(d) 7 business days
(a) 10 business days
Answers Complete solutions
1. What turns off the gas if there is a problem at a water heater and/or gas
furnace?
(a) Thermocouple
(b) Thermo
(c) Thermostat
(d) Thermometer
(a) Thermocouple
2. Flexible metal conduit is sometimes referred to as?
(a) Field Wire
(b) Greenfield
(c) W C Field
(d) Romex
(b) Greenfield
3. What can cause a separation of truss from the top plate?
(a) Downwarping of the Slab
(b) Drainage
(c) Excessive Moisture
(d) Center Wall Movement
(a) Downwarping of the Slab
4. What is the flashing over the top of step flashing called?
(a) Step-flashing
(b) Sidewall Flashing
(c) Counter Flashing
(d) Straight Flashing
(c) Counter Flashing
5. Where is the only place a cross connection is allowed/acceptable?
(a) Plumbing supply line
(b) Plumbing drain line
,(c) At the Float Valve of a Evaporator
(d) On the Brine Line of a water ionization system
(d) On the Brine Line of a water ionization system
6. Where would you find blisters?
(a) Clay Tile
(b) Composition Shingles
(c) Metal roof
(d) Slate
(b) Composition Shingles
7. Wood shingles are installed in how many courses?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4
(c) 1
8. What would you write on your report if you find a loose gusset plate on a roof
truss?
(a) In need of replacement
(b) In need of repair
(c) In need of further evaluation
(d) In need of mending
(b) In need of repair
9. What do you look for to determine if a switch or receptacle is acceptable for
copper and aluminum wiring?
(a) CO/ALR
(b) CO/AL
(c) CUO/ALR
(d) CU
(a) CO/ALR
10. What type of receptacle should not be used with aluminum branch circuits
wiring any longer?
,(a) CU/ALR
(b) CU/AL
(c) CUO/Al
(d) AL
(a) CU/ALR
11. What type of wire nut is not appropriate for aluminum wire?
(a) Purple
(b) Conventional
(c) Yellow
(d) Red
(b) Conventional
12. Rafter ties must be spaced no more than:
(a) 4' on center
(b) 3' on center
(c) 5' on center
(d) 2' on center
(a) 4' on center
13. What is another name for a grounding rod?
(a) Electrode
(b) Rod
(c) Wire
(d) Aluminum Rod
(a) Electrode
14. What is the purpose of a circuit breaker?
(a) Equipment Shorts
(b) Breaker Trips
(c) Circuit Analysis
(d) Interruption of electrical flow
(d) Interruption of electrical flow
15. What are two examples of Automatic circuit breakers?
(a) Trips and Tripped
, (b) Fuse and Wires
(c) Fuses and Breakers
(d) Fuse and S-Type
(c) Fuses and Breakers
16. What is another term for NM sheathed cable?
(a) Wrapped Wire
(b) Romex
(c) Exposed Wire
(d) Green Field
(b) Romex
17. The vertical clearance of all service drop conductors is based on what
conductor temperature?
(a) 50 degrees F
(b) 70 degrees F
(c) 60 degrees F
(d) 65 degrees F
(c) 60 degrees F
18. Except for range and domestic clothes dryer connectors, appliance fuel
connectors shall have a maximum overall length of ____________.
(a) 5 feet
(b) 3 feet
(c) 6 feet
(d) 10 feet
(b) 3 feet
19. How many days does an inspector have to respond to TREC when called upon
to be a witness at a TREC hearing?
(a) 10 business days
(b) 5 business days
(c) 15 business days
(d) 7 business days
(a) 10 business days
