Texas
Salesperson Licensing
Exam
Final Assessment Review
(With Solutions)
2025
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,1. A buyer removes a chef’s custom granite countertop after closing and
claims it’s personal property. Which test of a fixture best supports
classification as real property?
A. Intent of the parties
B. Adaptation of the item
C. Agreement of the parties
D. Method of attachment
Correct ANS: D. Method of attachment
Rationale: The granite is mortared and fastened to cabinetry; its
method of attachment demonstrates permanence, making it a fixture.
2. A surveyor’s legal description reads “beginning at the southeast corner
of Lot 4, thence N 45° W 200 feet, thence to the point of beginning.” This
is:
A. A complete metes-and-bounds description
B. A deficient description due to missing courses
C. A government survey description
D. A rectangular survey description
Correct ANS: B. A deficient description due to missing courses
Rationale: A metes‐and‐bounds must return to the point of beginning
through a series of courses; this description omits at least one leg.
3. Under Texas zoning law, a use that lawfully existed before a new
zoning ordinance but would not be permitted under current rules is a(n):
A. Conditional use
B. Variance
C. Spot zoning
D. Nonconforming use
Correct ANS: D. Nonconforming use
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, Rationale: A nonconforming use is “grandfathered” in despite the
new ordinance and may continue, though expansion is typically
prohibited.
4. A married couple in Texas acquires property during marriage and holds
title with right of survivorship. Their form of ownership is:
A. Joint tenancy
B. Tenancy in common
C. Community property with right of survivorship
D. Separate property
Correct ANS: C. Community property with right of survivorship
Rationale: Texas allows community property to include a survivorship
right, so title passes automatically to the survivor at death.
5. A general warranty deed in Texas provides all the following covenants
except:
A. Covenant of seisin
B. Covenant against encumbrances
C. Covenant of further assurances
D. Covenant of warranty forever
Correct ANS: C. Covenant of further assurances
Rationale: Texas general warranty deeds include seisin, right to
convey, against encumbrances, quiet enjoyment, warranty forever, and
further assurances only in select statutory forms—not always in basic
general warranty deeds.
6. Texas recording statutes follow the “race‐notice” rule. This means a
subsequent purchaser’s title is protected only if:
A. They record first, regardless of notice
B. They record after acquiring, without notice of earlier deed
C. They provide notice before recording
D. They pay valuable consideration after recording
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Salesperson Licensing
Exam
Final Assessment Review
(With Solutions)
2025
1
,1. A buyer removes a chef’s custom granite countertop after closing and
claims it’s personal property. Which test of a fixture best supports
classification as real property?
A. Intent of the parties
B. Adaptation of the item
C. Agreement of the parties
D. Method of attachment
Correct ANS: D. Method of attachment
Rationale: The granite is mortared and fastened to cabinetry; its
method of attachment demonstrates permanence, making it a fixture.
2. A surveyor’s legal description reads “beginning at the southeast corner
of Lot 4, thence N 45° W 200 feet, thence to the point of beginning.” This
is:
A. A complete metes-and-bounds description
B. A deficient description due to missing courses
C. A government survey description
D. A rectangular survey description
Correct ANS: B. A deficient description due to missing courses
Rationale: A metes‐and‐bounds must return to the point of beginning
through a series of courses; this description omits at least one leg.
3. Under Texas zoning law, a use that lawfully existed before a new
zoning ordinance but would not be permitted under current rules is a(n):
A. Conditional use
B. Variance
C. Spot zoning
D. Nonconforming use
Correct ANS: D. Nonconforming use
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, Rationale: A nonconforming use is “grandfathered” in despite the
new ordinance and may continue, though expansion is typically
prohibited.
4. A married couple in Texas acquires property during marriage and holds
title with right of survivorship. Their form of ownership is:
A. Joint tenancy
B. Tenancy in common
C. Community property with right of survivorship
D. Separate property
Correct ANS: C. Community property with right of survivorship
Rationale: Texas allows community property to include a survivorship
right, so title passes automatically to the survivor at death.
5. A general warranty deed in Texas provides all the following covenants
except:
A. Covenant of seisin
B. Covenant against encumbrances
C. Covenant of further assurances
D. Covenant of warranty forever
Correct ANS: C. Covenant of further assurances
Rationale: Texas general warranty deeds include seisin, right to
convey, against encumbrances, quiet enjoyment, warranty forever, and
further assurances only in select statutory forms—not always in basic
general warranty deeds.
6. Texas recording statutes follow the “race‐notice” rule. This means a
subsequent purchaser’s title is protected only if:
A. They record first, regardless of notice
B. They record after acquiring, without notice of earlier deed
C. They provide notice before recording
D. They pay valuable consideration after recording
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