Drywall Finisher and Plasterer - 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 National Occupational Analysis. This trade's Red Seal exam has 100 questions Footnote *, which are distributed as follows:

Block A – Common Occupational Skills - 15 questions
Task 1 - Performs safety-related functions
4 questions
Task 2 - Uses and maintains tools and equipment
4 questions
Task 3 - Performs common work practices and procedures
7 questions
Block B – Taping - 45 questions
Task 4 - Prepares for taping
10 questions
Task 5 - Tapes wallboard
16 questions
Task 6 - Finishes wallboard
19 questions
Block C – Texturing - 7 questions
Task 7 - Prepares surfaces for texturing
3 questions
Task 8 - Textures surfaces
4 questions
Block D – Plastering, Special Coatings and Systems - 9 questions
Task 9 - Applies veneer plaster systems
5 questions
Task 10 - Applies special plaster finishes and specialty coatings
4 questions
Block E – Moulding - 5 questions
Task 11 - Prepares for installation of mouldings (NOT COMMON CORE)
0 questions
Task 12 - Installs mouldings
5 questions
Block F – Repairs and Restoration - 19 questions
Task 13 - Troubleshoots problems
7 questions
Task 14 - Repairs surfaces
12 questions
Task 15 - Restores old mouldings (Not Common Core)
0 questions

For more information about exam preparation materials contact your provincial/territorial apprenticeship office.