Plumber - Red Seal Self-Assessment and Exam Breakdown
Self-Assessment
This tool can be used to reflect on your own experience and knowledge in the trade compared with what is on the exam.
Exam Breakdown
Each Red Seal exam's questions are developed to assess the activities laid out in in the Red Seal Occupational Standard. This trade's Red Seal exam has 125 questions Footnote *, which are distributed as follows:
Major Work Activity A – Performs common occupational skills - 15 questions
A-1 Performs safety-related functions
3 questions
A-2 Uses and maintains tools and equipment
4 questions
A-3 Organizes work
3 questions
A-4 Performs routine trade activities
4 questions
A-5 Uses communication and mentoring techniques
1 questions
Major Work Activity B – Prepares and assembles pipe - 15 questions
B-6 Prepares pipe
6 questions
B-7 Joins tube, tubing and pipe
9 questions
Major Work Activity C – Installs, tests and services sewers, sewage treatment systems and drainage, waste and vent (dwv) systems - 30 questions
C-8 Installs, tests and services sewers
6 questions
C-9 Installs, tests and services sewage treatment systems
4 questions
C-10 Installs, tests and services interior drainage, waste and vent (DWV) systems
20 questions
Major Work Activity D – Installs, tests and services water service and distribution - 21 questions
D-11 Installs, tests and services water services
5 questions
D-12 Installs, tests and services potable water distribution systems
11 questions
D-13 Installs, tests and services pressure systems
5 questions
Major Work Activity E – Installs, tests and services fixtures, appliances and water treatment systems - 18 questions
E-14 Installs, tests and services plumbing fixtures and appliances
13 questions
E-15 Installs, tests and services water treatment equipment
5 questions
Major Work Activity F – Installs, tests and services low pressure steam and hydronic heating and cooling systems - 18 questions
F-16 Installs, tests and services low pressure steam systems
2 questions
F-17 Installs, tests and services hydronic heating and cooling piping systems
6 questions
F-18 Installs, tests and services hydronic heating and cooling generating systems
5 questions
F-19 Installs, tests and services hydronic system controls and transfer units
5 questions
Major Work Activity G – Installs, tests and services fire protection systems - 0 questions
G-20 Installs, tests and services flow-through fire protection systems (Not Common Core)
0 questions
G-21 Installs, tests and services standpipe systems (Not Common Core)
0 questions
Major Work Activity H – Installs, tests and services specialized plumbing systems - 8 questions
H-22 Installs, tests and services specialized systems
5 questions
H-23 Installs, tests and services process piping systems
3 questions
For more information about exam preparation materials (textbooks, modules, etc.) contact your provincial/territorial apprenticeship office.