Building Contractor's Exam Preparation Guide [Paperback]

John E. Traister (Author), C. Keeler Chapman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1996

Passing today s contractor s exams can be a major task. This book shows you how to study, how questions are likely to be worded, and the kinds of choices usually given for answers. Includes sample questions from actual state, county, and city examinations, plus a sample exam to practice on.

This book isn t a substitute for the study material that your testing board recommends, but it will help prepare you for the types of questions and their correct answers that are likely to appear on the actual exam. Knowing how to answer these questions, as well as what to expect from the exam, can greatly increase your chances of passing -- the first time.

Product Details

• Paperback: 318 pages
• Publisher: Craftsman Book Co (June 12, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572180307
• ISBN-13: 978-1572180307
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - Careers > Vocational Tests

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a terrible study guide  do not buy it !, August 27, 2002

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This review is from: Building Contractor's Exam Preparation Guide (Paperback)

I took the California general contractors B exam in August of 2002 and failed the first time I took it using this book. The book does not even cover several important sections, such as Electrical, plumbing and handicap codes. For the other sections, less than 50% of the material they covered in the book was on the test.

If you are taking the exam in CA, do not use this book.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not, March 18, 2003

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Dan Ramsey (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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I concur with the reviewer who says it isn't a good preparatory book for taking the contractor license test in California. I took it in March, 2003, and the book was not only not useful, it wasted my time studying things that were not on the test. I do NOT recommend this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars poor review guide, February 11, 2007

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J. Zeman (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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Maybe it helped others, but it didn't help me. Only one of the fifty questions from the practice exam was remotely similar to one of the one hundred questions on the real test.

Seemed helpful when I was reading it, but not like the actual exam at all.

Find something else; I am.