Appraisal Subject Matter Electives EXAM COMPLETE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS (2025)
|ALREADY PASSED!!
Which of these is NOT a known carcinogen that can cause cancer?
1) Cigarette smoke
2) Carbon monoxide
3) asbestos
4) radon - (ANSWER)Carbon monoxide
Radon tests should be conducted in
1) the highest finished level of the house
2) the attached garage
3) the lowest level of the house suitable for occupancy
4) total darkness - (ANSWER)the lowest level of the house suitable for occupancy
Molds can consume all of the following EXCEPT
1) carpet
2) Formica
3) sheetrock
4) wood - (ANSWER)Formica
To survive, molds need all of the following EXCEPT
,1) relative humidity of at least 95%
2) an organic food source
3) temperatures between 40-100 degrees
4) moisture - (ANSWER)relative humidity of at least 95%
To prevent mold growth, the EPA says you should not put carpet over _________
floors.
1) concrete
2) wood
3) vinyl
4) uneven - (ANSWER)concrete
The federal government banned lead-based paint from residential housing in
___________ .
1) 1968
2) 1973
3) 1978
4) 1984 - (ANSWER)1978
Which entities require that defective paint surfaces on dwellings built prior to
1978 must be encapsulated?
1) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
2) FHA and Fannie Mae
,3) Freddie Mac and FDIC
4) FHA and VA - (ANSWER)FHA and VA
Which would NOT be a common way that radon could enter a house?
1) foundation cracks
2) well water
3) air conditioning ducts
4) the hole around a sump pump - (ANSWER)air conditioning ducts
mold
An appraiser is inspecting a dwelling that was built in 1975 for an FHA appraisal.
The appraiser notes defective paint surfaces on two exterior windowsills. What
should the appraiser do?
1) Require testing by a professional to determine if the defective paint is lead-
based
2) Note the locations of the defective paint and make the appraisal subject to
these areas being scraped and painted
3) Require the windowsills to be replaced with
all new wood and painted with non-lead based
paint
4) Nothing; these are exterior surfaces and are considered to be harmless to the
property occupants - (ANSWER)Note the locations of the defective paint and
make the appraisal subject to these areas being scraped and painted
, Asbestos can be found in all of the following products EXCEPT
1) insulation fore pipes
2) resilient floor tile
3) roof shingles
4) pressure treated wood - (ANSWER)pressure treated wood
Areas that are inundated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration
sufficient to support, and that under normal conditions do support a prevalence
of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, are
1) quarries
2) grayfields
3) brownfields
4) wetlands - (ANSWER)wetlands
The most common source of brownfields contamination is
1) petroleum
2) radon
3) formaldehyde
4) asbestos - (ANSWER)petroleum
Over the years, asbestos has been used for
1) insulation only
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS (2025)
|ALREADY PASSED!!
Which of these is NOT a known carcinogen that can cause cancer?
1) Cigarette smoke
2) Carbon monoxide
3) asbestos
4) radon - (ANSWER)Carbon monoxide
Radon tests should be conducted in
1) the highest finished level of the house
2) the attached garage
3) the lowest level of the house suitable for occupancy
4) total darkness - (ANSWER)the lowest level of the house suitable for occupancy
Molds can consume all of the following EXCEPT
1) carpet
2) Formica
3) sheetrock
4) wood - (ANSWER)Formica
To survive, molds need all of the following EXCEPT
,1) relative humidity of at least 95%
2) an organic food source
3) temperatures between 40-100 degrees
4) moisture - (ANSWER)relative humidity of at least 95%
To prevent mold growth, the EPA says you should not put carpet over _________
floors.
1) concrete
2) wood
3) vinyl
4) uneven - (ANSWER)concrete
The federal government banned lead-based paint from residential housing in
___________ .
1) 1968
2) 1973
3) 1978
4) 1984 - (ANSWER)1978
Which entities require that defective paint surfaces on dwellings built prior to
1978 must be encapsulated?
1) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
2) FHA and Fannie Mae
,3) Freddie Mac and FDIC
4) FHA and VA - (ANSWER)FHA and VA
Which would NOT be a common way that radon could enter a house?
1) foundation cracks
2) well water
3) air conditioning ducts
4) the hole around a sump pump - (ANSWER)air conditioning ducts
mold
An appraiser is inspecting a dwelling that was built in 1975 for an FHA appraisal.
The appraiser notes defective paint surfaces on two exterior windowsills. What
should the appraiser do?
1) Require testing by a professional to determine if the defective paint is lead-
based
2) Note the locations of the defective paint and make the appraisal subject to
these areas being scraped and painted
3) Require the windowsills to be replaced with
all new wood and painted with non-lead based
paint
4) Nothing; these are exterior surfaces and are considered to be harmless to the
property occupants - (ANSWER)Note the locations of the defective paint and
make the appraisal subject to these areas being scraped and painted
, Asbestos can be found in all of the following products EXCEPT
1) insulation fore pipes
2) resilient floor tile
3) roof shingles
4) pressure treated wood - (ANSWER)pressure treated wood
Areas that are inundated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration
sufficient to support, and that under normal conditions do support a prevalence
of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, are
1) quarries
2) grayfields
3) brownfields
4) wetlands - (ANSWER)wetlands
The most common source of brownfields contamination is
1) petroleum
2) radon
3) formaldehyde
4) asbestos - (ANSWER)petroleum
Over the years, asbestos has been used for
1) insulation only
