Bricklayer - 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:
Block A – Performs common occupational skills - 14 questions
Task 1 - Performs safety-related functions
3 questions
Task 2 - Uses and maintains tools and equipment
3 questions
Task 3 - Uses scaffolding
3 questions
Task 4 - Organizes work
3 questions
Task 5 - Uses communication and mentoring techniques
2 questions
Block B – Performs general masonry practices - 24 questions
Task 6 - Performs substrate preparation
7 questions
Task 7 - Performs fundamental masonry tasks
10 questions
Task 8 - Uses mortars, grouts and adhesives
7 questions
Block C – Builds masonry systems - 27 questions
Task 9 - Builds masonry walls
12 questions
Task 10 - Builds horizontal masonry surfaces
6 questions
Task 11 - Builds and installs prefabricated masonry units
3 questions
Task 12 - Installs surface-bonded masonry units
6 questions
Block D – Builds natural stone systems - 13 questions
Task 13 - Builds natural stone walls
7 questions
Task 14 - Performs mechanically-fastened natural stone cladding procedures
6 questions
Block E – Builds chimneys and fireplaces - 13 questions
Task 15 - Builds chimneys
7 questions
Task 16 - Builds fireplaces
6 questions
Block F – Installs refractories and corrosion resistant materials - 10 questions
Task 17 - Installs and maintains refractories
6 questions
Task 18 - Installs and maintains corrosion resistant materials
4 questions
Block G – Performs restoration - 14 questions
Task 19 - Rebuilds masonry work
8 questions
Task 20 - Repairs and cleans existing masonry work
6 questions
Block H – Performs additional masonry - 10 questions
Task 21 - Installs glass blocks
2 questions
Task 22 - Installs ornamental and sculpted masonry
2 questions
Task 23 - Builds arches
6 questions
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