NFPA-25 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
WHAT .IS .THE .PURPOSE .OF .A .CONTROL .VALVE .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
CONTROL .FLOW .TO .THE .WATER .BASED .SYSTEM
THE .GAUGE .ON .THE .QUICK .OPENING .DEVICE .SHALL .INDICATE ."BLANK" .AS
.COMPARED .TO .THE .GAUGE .ON .THE .SYSTEM .SIDE .OF .THE .DRY .PIPE
.VALVE? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-PLUS .OR .MINUS .10PSI .EITHER .WAY
WHAT .TYPE .OF .TEST .SHALL .BE .PROVIDED .WHEN .A .VALVE .IS .RETURNED .TO
.SERVICE .TO .DETERMINE .THAT .THE .VALVE .IS .OPEN? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
DRAIN .TEST
WHAT .IS .A .FIRE .SERVICE .MAIN? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .PIPE .AND .ITS
.APPURTENANCES .ON .PRIVATE .PROPERTY, .& .PIPE .BETWEEN .A .SOURCE .OF
.WATER .AND .THE .BASE .OF .THE .SYSTEM .RISER
NAME .THE .SYSTEM .THAT .UTILIZES .A .PLATE .THROUGH .WHICH .PASSES .A
.SPECIFIC .AMOUNT .OF .FOAM .CONCENTRATE .AT .A .SPECIFIC .PRESSURE .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-ORIFICE .PLATE .PROPORTIONING
DURING .AN .INSPECTION, .WHICH .OF .THE .FOLLOWING .WOULD .BE .IDENTIFIED
.AS .A .SPRINKLER .WHICH .SHALL .BE .REPLACED? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
CORROSION
WHAT .ARE .THE .INSPECTION .REQUIREMENTS .FOR .HANGERS .AND .SEISMIC
.BRACES .INSTALLED .IN .CONCEALED .SPACES? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
PERIODIC .INSPECTION .IS .NOT .REQUIRED
GAUGES .SHALL .BE .REPLACED .EVERY ."BLANK" .OR .TESTED .EVERY
."BLANK" .BY .COMPARISON .WITH .A .CALIBRATED .GAUGE. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-5 .YEARS ./ .5 .YEARS
WHERE .AIR .PRESSURE .SUPERVISION .IS .CONNECTED .TO .A .CONSTANTLY
.ATTENDED .LOCATION .GAUGES .SHALL .BE .INSPECTED ."BLANK" .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-MONTHLY
SPRINKLERS .INSTALLED .IN .AREAS .THAT .ARE .INACCESSIBLE .FOR .SAFETY
.CONSIDERATION, .DUE .TO .PROCESS .OPERATIONS ."BLANK" .BE ."BLANK"
, .DURING .EACH .SCHEDULED .SHUTDOWN .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-SHALL .BE
.INSPECTED
WHAT .TYPE .OF .VALVE .IS .DESIGNED .FOR .THE .PURPOSE .OF .REDUCING
.DOWNSTREAM .WATER .PRESSURE .UNDER .BOTH .RESIDUAL .AND .STATIC
.CONDITIONS? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-PRESSURE .REDUCING .VALVE
WHICH .OF .THE .FOLLOWING .IS .A .REQUIREMENT .FOR .HOSE .VALVES? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-SEALING, .ELECTRICAL, .OR .POWER .SUPERVISION.
.ANSWER .NONE
PIV .AND .O.S .AND .Y. .SHALL .BE .BACKED .A ."BLANK" .FROM .THE .FULLY .OPEN
.POSITION .TO .PREVENT .JAMMING? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1/4 .TURN
WHEN .THERE .IS .A ."BLANK" .PERCENT .REDUCTION .IN .FULL .FLOW
.PRESSURE, .WHEN .COMPARED .TO .ORIGINAL .ACCEPTANCE .TEST, .THE
.CAUSE .OF .THE .REDUCTION .SHALL .BE .IDENTIFIED .AND .CORRECTED. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-10%
GAUGES .NOT .ACCURATE .WITHIN ."BLANK" .PERCENT .OF .THE .FULL .SCALE
.SHALL .BE .RECALIBRATED .OR .REPLACED .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-3%
A .PERMANENTLY .MARKED .INFORMATION .SIGN .SHALL .BE .PLACED .AT .THE
."BLANK" .SUPPLYING .THE .ANTIFREEZE .LOOP, .DRY .SYSTEM, .PREACTION
.SYSTEM, .OR .AUXILIARY .SYSTEMS .CONTROL .VALVE .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
SYSTEM .CONTROL .RISER
INFORMATION .SIGNS .SHALL .INDICATE .LOCATION .OF .WHICH .OF .THE
.FOLLOWING .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-LOCATION .OF .AREA .SERVED .BY .SYSTEM.
.THE .PRESENCE .AND .LOCATION .OF .ANTIFREEZE .OR .OTHER .AUXILIARY
.SYSTEMS. .THE .PRESENCE .AND .LOCATION .OF .HEAT .TAPE. .ALL .OF .ABOVE
WHICH .OF .THE .FOLLOWING .SIGNS .REQUIRES .A .QUARTERLY .INSPECTION
.TO .VERIFY .THAT .IT .IS .SECURELY .ATTACHED .TO .THE .SPRINKLER .RISER .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-HYDRAULIC .DESIGN .INFORMATION .SIGN
WHICH .OF .THE .FOLLOWING .WOULD .BE .AN .ACCEPTABLE .MATERIAL .FOR
.THE .INFORMATION .SIGN .TO .BE .MADE .OF? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-BOTH .A .&
.B. .RIGID .PLASTIC, .OR .METAL
HOW .OFTEN .SHALL .THE .SYSTEM .INFORMATION .SIGN .BE .TESTED? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-TESTING .IS .NOT .REQUIRED .FOR .THE .INFORMATION
.SIGN
WHERE .SPRINKLERS .HAVE .BEEN .IN .SERVICE .FOR .50 .YEARS .THEY .SHALL
.BE .REPLACED .OR .REPRESENTATIVE .SAMPLES .FROM .ONE .OR .MORE
.SAMPLE .AREAS .SHALL .BE .TESTED. .THE .SPRINKLERS .SHOULD .BE .TESTED
.FOR .SENSITIVITY .AND .FUNCTIONALITY .AT ."BLANK" .PSI .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-5 .PSI
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
WHAT .IS .THE .PURPOSE .OF .A .CONTROL .VALVE .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
CONTROL .FLOW .TO .THE .WATER .BASED .SYSTEM
THE .GAUGE .ON .THE .QUICK .OPENING .DEVICE .SHALL .INDICATE ."BLANK" .AS
.COMPARED .TO .THE .GAUGE .ON .THE .SYSTEM .SIDE .OF .THE .DRY .PIPE
.VALVE? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-PLUS .OR .MINUS .10PSI .EITHER .WAY
WHAT .TYPE .OF .TEST .SHALL .BE .PROVIDED .WHEN .A .VALVE .IS .RETURNED .TO
.SERVICE .TO .DETERMINE .THAT .THE .VALVE .IS .OPEN? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
DRAIN .TEST
WHAT .IS .A .FIRE .SERVICE .MAIN? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .PIPE .AND .ITS
.APPURTENANCES .ON .PRIVATE .PROPERTY, .& .PIPE .BETWEEN .A .SOURCE .OF
.WATER .AND .THE .BASE .OF .THE .SYSTEM .RISER
NAME .THE .SYSTEM .THAT .UTILIZES .A .PLATE .THROUGH .WHICH .PASSES .A
.SPECIFIC .AMOUNT .OF .FOAM .CONCENTRATE .AT .A .SPECIFIC .PRESSURE .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-ORIFICE .PLATE .PROPORTIONING
DURING .AN .INSPECTION, .WHICH .OF .THE .FOLLOWING .WOULD .BE .IDENTIFIED
.AS .A .SPRINKLER .WHICH .SHALL .BE .REPLACED? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
CORROSION
WHAT .ARE .THE .INSPECTION .REQUIREMENTS .FOR .HANGERS .AND .SEISMIC
.BRACES .INSTALLED .IN .CONCEALED .SPACES? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
PERIODIC .INSPECTION .IS .NOT .REQUIRED
GAUGES .SHALL .BE .REPLACED .EVERY ."BLANK" .OR .TESTED .EVERY
."BLANK" .BY .COMPARISON .WITH .A .CALIBRATED .GAUGE. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-5 .YEARS ./ .5 .YEARS
WHERE .AIR .PRESSURE .SUPERVISION .IS .CONNECTED .TO .A .CONSTANTLY
.ATTENDED .LOCATION .GAUGES .SHALL .BE .INSPECTED ."BLANK" .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-MONTHLY
SPRINKLERS .INSTALLED .IN .AREAS .THAT .ARE .INACCESSIBLE .FOR .SAFETY
.CONSIDERATION, .DUE .TO .PROCESS .OPERATIONS ."BLANK" .BE ."BLANK"
, .DURING .EACH .SCHEDULED .SHUTDOWN .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-SHALL .BE
.INSPECTED
WHAT .TYPE .OF .VALVE .IS .DESIGNED .FOR .THE .PURPOSE .OF .REDUCING
.DOWNSTREAM .WATER .PRESSURE .UNDER .BOTH .RESIDUAL .AND .STATIC
.CONDITIONS? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-PRESSURE .REDUCING .VALVE
WHICH .OF .THE .FOLLOWING .IS .A .REQUIREMENT .FOR .HOSE .VALVES? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-SEALING, .ELECTRICAL, .OR .POWER .SUPERVISION.
.ANSWER .NONE
PIV .AND .O.S .AND .Y. .SHALL .BE .BACKED .A ."BLANK" .FROM .THE .FULLY .OPEN
.POSITION .TO .PREVENT .JAMMING? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1/4 .TURN
WHEN .THERE .IS .A ."BLANK" .PERCENT .REDUCTION .IN .FULL .FLOW
.PRESSURE, .WHEN .COMPARED .TO .ORIGINAL .ACCEPTANCE .TEST, .THE
.CAUSE .OF .THE .REDUCTION .SHALL .BE .IDENTIFIED .AND .CORRECTED. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-10%
GAUGES .NOT .ACCURATE .WITHIN ."BLANK" .PERCENT .OF .THE .FULL .SCALE
.SHALL .BE .RECALIBRATED .OR .REPLACED .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-3%
A .PERMANENTLY .MARKED .INFORMATION .SIGN .SHALL .BE .PLACED .AT .THE
."BLANK" .SUPPLYING .THE .ANTIFREEZE .LOOP, .DRY .SYSTEM, .PREACTION
.SYSTEM, .OR .AUXILIARY .SYSTEMS .CONTROL .VALVE .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
SYSTEM .CONTROL .RISER
INFORMATION .SIGNS .SHALL .INDICATE .LOCATION .OF .WHICH .OF .THE
.FOLLOWING .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-LOCATION .OF .AREA .SERVED .BY .SYSTEM.
.THE .PRESENCE .AND .LOCATION .OF .ANTIFREEZE .OR .OTHER .AUXILIARY
.SYSTEMS. .THE .PRESENCE .AND .LOCATION .OF .HEAT .TAPE. .ALL .OF .ABOVE
WHICH .OF .THE .FOLLOWING .SIGNS .REQUIRES .A .QUARTERLY .INSPECTION
.TO .VERIFY .THAT .IT .IS .SECURELY .ATTACHED .TO .THE .SPRINKLER .RISER .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-HYDRAULIC .DESIGN .INFORMATION .SIGN
WHICH .OF .THE .FOLLOWING .WOULD .BE .AN .ACCEPTABLE .MATERIAL .FOR
.THE .INFORMATION .SIGN .TO .BE .MADE .OF? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-BOTH .A .&
.B. .RIGID .PLASTIC, .OR .METAL
HOW .OFTEN .SHALL .THE .SYSTEM .INFORMATION .SIGN .BE .TESTED? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-TESTING .IS .NOT .REQUIRED .FOR .THE .INFORMATION
.SIGN
WHERE .SPRINKLERS .HAVE .BEEN .IN .SERVICE .FOR .50 .YEARS .THEY .SHALL
.BE .REPLACED .OR .REPRESENTATIVE .SAMPLES .FROM .ONE .OR .MORE
.SAMPLE .AREAS .SHALL .BE .TESTED. .THE .SPRINKLERS .SHOULD .BE .TESTED
.FOR .SENSITIVITY .AND .FUNCTIONALITY .AT ."BLANK" .PSI .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-5 .PSI
