CSLB Framing and Rough Carpentry (C-5): Study Guide and Online Practice Exam + Law and Business Study Guide and Online Practice Exam

What’s included

• Learn the material: Framing & Rough Carpentry (C-5) Study Guide Book
• Pass the test: Framing & Rough Carpentry (C-5) 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-5 contractor "frames and erects the structural components of a building or structure using wood or other recognized framing materials." This printed book covers the subjects the state tests. See the official CSLB C-5 classification.

Sample questions — Try our free practice test

1. What percent of moisture still remains in lumber that is considered to have a high-moisture content?
   A. 9% · B. 10% · C. 15% · ✓ D. 19%
2. Which of the following best describes "a means of egress"?
   A. An exit stair · ✓ B. An unobstructed path of travel out of a building · C. A hallway leading to an exterior door · D. A vestibule leading to the outside
3. A hip rafter is how many inches deeper than common rafters?
   A. 1" · ✓ B. 2" · C. 2-1/2" · D. 3"
4. 3/8 inch thick plywood with a span rating of 16/0, used on a roof with rafters spaced 16 inches on center, shall have edges:
   A. supported · B. tapered · ✓ C. blocked · D. splined
5. A beam that has one end fixed and the other end unsupported is called a:
   A. fixed beam · B. plank beam · ✓ C. cantilever · D. deck beam
6. A beam that is supported at the ends and rests on one or more intermediate supports is:
   A. a fixed beam · B. an overhanging beam · C. a simple beam · ✓ D. a continuous beam
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