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NHIE practice questions on video
4 videos, with 200 practice questions for the National Home Inspector Exam. Each question is read aloud with its four options. You get 5 seconds to pick, then the answer and the reason. Every page has the questions written out too.
Part 1: Site conditions, Building exterior, Roof, Structural
50 questions, about 41 minutes
Written sets for these topics: site conditions, building exterior, roof, structural.
Part 2: Structural, Electrical, Cooling, Heating
50 questions, about 44 minutes
Written sets for these topics: structural, electrical, cooling, heating.
Part 3: Heating; Insulation, moisture, and ventilation; Mechanical exhaust; Plumbing; Interior
50 questions, about 42 minutes
Written sets for these topics: heating; insulation, moisture, and ventilation; mechanical exhaust; plumbing; interior.
Part 4: Interior, Fireplace and chimney, Describing the inspection, Ethics and integrity
50 questions, about 45 minutes
Written sets for these topics: interior, fireplace and chimney, describing the inspection, ethics and integrity.
How to use the videos
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Play a part when you can listen but can't sit down to read, like on a commute or a walk. You hear the question and its four options. The clock gives you 5 seconds. Then you hear the answer and why it is right.
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Keep track of the ones you miss. Each watch page lists every question with its start time, and the full text of each one sits below the player with its answer and reason. Go back to those first.
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Then test yourself in writing, with no voice to help. Each topic above has a written set of 10 questions, and the free 20 question quiz mixes topics from across the exam.
Questions people ask
Are these real NHIE questions?
No. They are practice questions written for this site, in our own words, from the NHIE Home Inspection Manual. None is a recalled exam question.
How long is each video?
41 to 45 minutes, with 50 questions in each part.
Are the video questions on the free practice exam?
No. None of them is on the free exam, a paid practice exam, or the mastery exam. A practice exam score is never helped by a question you heard here.
Can I skip to one question?
Yes. Each watch page lists every question with its start time. Pick one and the video jumps there.
See where you stand
Take a free 200 question practice exam, weighted like the NHIE, with your score by task.
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