CSLB Earthwork and Paving (C-12): Study Guide and Online Practice Exam + Law and Business Study Guide and Online Practice Exam

What’s included

• Learn the material: Earthwork & Paving (C-12) Study Guide Book
• Pass the test: Earthwork & Paving (C-12) Practice Exam
• Required for all California contractor applicants: Law & Business Study Guide Book and Law & Business Practice Exam

What this covers

Per the state's classification, a C-12 contractor "grades, clears, and prepares land surfaces; excavates, fills, and compacts earthwork, including grading for roads, streets, and other paved areas." This printed book covers the subjects the state tests. See the official CSLB C-12 classification.

Sample questions — Try our free practice test

1. A lime treatment is usually called for when the soil is:
   A. Cohesive · ✓ B. Clay · C. Loam · D. Acid
2. The minimum allowance in compaction is:
   A. 80% · B. 85% · ✓ C. 90%
3. A method that is generally accepted for improving soils is:
   A. Compaction · B. Density and kneading action · ✓ C. Lateral or subdrainage
4. Which of the following would be required when using blasting powder?
   A. ability to read english · B. safety glasses · ✓ C. a permit to use it · D. all of the above
5. When bell and spigot cast iron pipe is to be laid in a trench which has been mechanically excavated, the "bell-holes" are usually dug by:
   A. a bulldozer · ✓ B. hand · C. a dragline · D. a trencher
6. What is the next step after ripping, when ripping and re-compacting existing road?
   A. spread the ripped asphalt · B. roll the ripped asphalt · C. crush the ripped asphalt · ✓ D. scrape the ripped asphalt into windows
7. [Law & Business] A construction contract was written containing the following time estimates to complete the job. It would take 2 days to ready the construction site and then the job itself would be done in 2 phases. The first phase would take 10 days and the second would take 7 days, but these 2 phases could be at the same time. It would take one additional day at the end to clean up. How many days would it take to complete this project?
   A. 15 days · ✓ B. 13 days · C. 11 days · D. 7 days
8. [Law & Business] A contractor receives a notice from the Employment Development Department (EDD) that one of his former employees has filed a claim for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits against his reserve account. He/she may:
   A. call EDD within 5 days and protest · ✓ B. protest, in writing, within 10 days of the mailing date of the notice · C. protest, in writing, within 30 days of the mailing date · D. protest, in writing, within 45 days of the mailing date