Standard General Building Contractor (A) Exam Prep: The Open Book Study System to Pass the International Code Council National Standard Exam, With ... Exams (Winslow Homes Contractor Exam Prep)

The exam is open book. That is exactly why people fail it.

You get 90 questions and 240 minutes. That is 2 minutes and 40 seconds per question, with two reference books on the table in front of you. Candidates do not fail because they never learned the material. They fail because they do not find the answer in time.

This study system is built around that one problem.

What is inside

A lookup map at the front of every chapter that sends you to the right reference book and the right section, so you stop hunting. 662 original practice questions , and every answer ends with a citation naming the book and section where the answer lives. Three full length practice exams at the real question count and the real time limit, so you train pace instead of trivia. A printable tab set for both approved reference books, plus a tab and highlight system that keeps your books fast instead of cluttered. The 30 second find drill , a timed routine that trains search speed. Five minutes a day beats a second read of any chapter. Thirty worked math problems with every step shown, from concrete yardage to markup versus margin. A 30 day plan and a 7 day plan , weighted to the published content outline. A master keyword index that maps plain English exam words to the reference book and the section. A glossary of 398 terms , a formula sheet, and a one page exam day cheat sheet. Written to the published content outline

Chapters are weighted the way the exam is weighted: permits and general regulations, building planning and life safety, structural systems, and building envelope. Nothing is padded and nothing is guessed.

Built to stay current

Every figure that changes, including question counts, time limits, passing standards, fees, and approved reference editions, is collected in one appendix so you verify a single page instead of re checking a whole book.

Independent study guide. Not affiliated with the International Code Council or Pearson VUE.