TCFP PRACTICE EXAM 2023/ 2024 NEW
!!!| QUESTIONS AND ALL ANSWERS
VERIFIED
1. Slab doors are constructed in two configurations
a. slab and panel
b. solid core and hollow core
c. raised and flat
d. ledge and framed
✓ Answer: b. solid core and hollow core
2. Which is true regarding fire walls
a. they are used for structural support so they are load bearing
b. masonry is commonly used due to its noncombustible quality
c. fire walls do not provide any fire rating
d. stones are a good source of fire walls as they do not spall
✓ Answer: b. masonry is commonly used due to its noncombustible quality
3. the reaction of wood to fire conditions depends mainly on two factors
a. where it is pressure treated and its diameter
b. if it is interior or exterior and if synthetics were added
c. where it is load bearing and it's placement
d. size of the wood and it's moisture content
✓ Answer: d. size of the wood and it's moisture content
4. The measure of how long structural assemblies will maintain their load-bearing ability
under fire conditions is known as
, a. fire code approved
b. noncombustible construction
c. fire resistance rating
d. NFPA rated
✓ Answer: c. fire resistance rating
5. In type 1 construction, the fire hazard is
a. the occupants
b. the contents
c. the building materials
d. exterior finishes
✓ Answer: b. the contents
6. What should be expected in type 1 construction
a. difficult to ventilate
b. structural members have little or no fire resistance
c. roofs are extremely hard to penetrate
d. timbers provide for structural stability
✓ Answer: c. roofs are extremely hard to penetrate
7. the main difference between types 1 and II construction is that.
a. the occupants in type 1 are the main hazard
b. type 1 is more prone to building collapse
c. roofs in type ll are more stable
d. structural components in type ll construction lack insulation and protection
✓ Answer: d. structural components in type ll construction lack insulation and
protection
,8. The type of construction where the exterior walls and structral members are made of
noncombustible or limited combustible materials and the interior is completely or
partially mad of wood is
a. type I
b. type II
c. type III
d. type IV
✓ Answer: c. type III
9. the primary concern of ordinary construction is
a. the exterior buildings materials
b. fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces
c. early wall collapse
d. combustible contents and building materials
✓ Answer: b. fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces
10. the primary concern of Type IV construction is
a. the exterior buildings materials
b. fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces
c. early wall collapse
d. combustible contents and building materials
✓ Answer: d. combustible contents and building materials
11. The type of construction that presents the most hazard due to use of plywood I-beams is
a. Type II
b. Type III
c. Type IV
d. Type V
, ✓ Answer: d. Type V
12. Concealed spaces can be created when a second roof is constructed over an older roof.
The second roof is called a
a. support roof
b. rain roof
c. secondary roof
d. trial roof
✓ Answer: b. rain roof
13. The term for the open space between the ceiling of the top floor and the underside of the
roof of a building is the
a. roof chase
b. cockloft
c. head space
d. mantle
✓ Answer: b. cockloft
14. Type V construction is
a. fire resistive
b. wood frame
c. all masonry
d. masonry and synthetics
✓ Answer: a. fire resistive
15. A definition of _______ moisture in concrete is heated to steam and expands causing
parts of the concrete to break away
!!!| QUESTIONS AND ALL ANSWERS
VERIFIED
1. Slab doors are constructed in two configurations
a. slab and panel
b. solid core and hollow core
c. raised and flat
d. ledge and framed
✓ Answer: b. solid core and hollow core
2. Which is true regarding fire walls
a. they are used for structural support so they are load bearing
b. masonry is commonly used due to its noncombustible quality
c. fire walls do not provide any fire rating
d. stones are a good source of fire walls as they do not spall
✓ Answer: b. masonry is commonly used due to its noncombustible quality
3. the reaction of wood to fire conditions depends mainly on two factors
a. where it is pressure treated and its diameter
b. if it is interior or exterior and if synthetics were added
c. where it is load bearing and it's placement
d. size of the wood and it's moisture content
✓ Answer: d. size of the wood and it's moisture content
4. The measure of how long structural assemblies will maintain their load-bearing ability
under fire conditions is known as
, a. fire code approved
b. noncombustible construction
c. fire resistance rating
d. NFPA rated
✓ Answer: c. fire resistance rating
5. In type 1 construction, the fire hazard is
a. the occupants
b. the contents
c. the building materials
d. exterior finishes
✓ Answer: b. the contents
6. What should be expected in type 1 construction
a. difficult to ventilate
b. structural members have little or no fire resistance
c. roofs are extremely hard to penetrate
d. timbers provide for structural stability
✓ Answer: c. roofs are extremely hard to penetrate
7. the main difference between types 1 and II construction is that.
a. the occupants in type 1 are the main hazard
b. type 1 is more prone to building collapse
c. roofs in type ll are more stable
d. structural components in type ll construction lack insulation and protection
✓ Answer: d. structural components in type ll construction lack insulation and
protection
,8. The type of construction where the exterior walls and structral members are made of
noncombustible or limited combustible materials and the interior is completely or
partially mad of wood is
a. type I
b. type II
c. type III
d. type IV
✓ Answer: c. type III
9. the primary concern of ordinary construction is
a. the exterior buildings materials
b. fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces
c. early wall collapse
d. combustible contents and building materials
✓ Answer: b. fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces
10. the primary concern of Type IV construction is
a. the exterior buildings materials
b. fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces
c. early wall collapse
d. combustible contents and building materials
✓ Answer: d. combustible contents and building materials
11. The type of construction that presents the most hazard due to use of plywood I-beams is
a. Type II
b. Type III
c. Type IV
d. Type V
, ✓ Answer: d. Type V
12. Concealed spaces can be created when a second roof is constructed over an older roof.
The second roof is called a
a. support roof
b. rain roof
c. secondary roof
d. trial roof
✓ Answer: b. rain roof
13. The term for the open space between the ceiling of the top floor and the underside of the
roof of a building is the
a. roof chase
b. cockloft
c. head space
d. mantle
✓ Answer: b. cockloft
14. Type V construction is
a. fire resistive
b. wood frame
c. all masonry
d. masonry and synthetics
✓ Answer: a. fire resistive
15. A definition of _______ moisture in concrete is heated to steam and expands causing
parts of the concrete to break away
