Free Red Seal Parts Technician Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Red Seal Parts Technician Examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1A parts technician compares chemical-protective gloves for handling a solvent. In the manufacturer's test data, which term identifies the elapsed time until the chemical is first detected on the inside of a glove?

   1. A.Permeation rate
   2. B.Breakthrough timeCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Material degradation
   4. D.Chemical penetration

   Explanation: CCOHS states: "Breakthrough time is the time it takes a chemical to permeate completely through the material." Detection on the inside is used to determine that time. Permeation rate is a speed, degradation is deterioration, and penetration is leakage through imperfections.

   Reference: Chemical Protective Clothing - Glove Selection — What is meant by permeation rate, breakthrough time, and degradation?

2. 2A customer quote covers eight parts at $50 each. The agreed 10% discount applies to the parts only; shipping is $25 and no tax is included in this quote. What total should the technician quote?

   1. A.$360.00
   2. B.$382.50
   3. C.$385.00Correct answer: C
   4. D.$425.00

   Explanation: The occupational standard says that quote preparation includes "determine additional costs" and lists shipping among them. Parts cost 8 × $50 = $400; the 10% discount is $40, leaving $360. Adding $25 shipping gives $385. The other values omit shipping, discount shipping as well, or omit the discount.

   Reference: Red Seal Occupational Standard – Parts Technician — B-8.01.02P, Prepares customer quotes, page 55

3. 3A parts technician reads a metric ball-bearing catalogue that uses bore codes 04 and higher multiplied by five. A bearing has bore code 09. What is its nominal bore diameter?

   1. A.9 mm
   2. B.36 mm
   3. C.45 mmCorrect answer: C
   4. D.90 mm

   Explanation: The catalogue gives the rule "04 and up Code x5". For bore code 09, 9 × 5 = 45 mm. The alternatives treat the code as a direct dimension or multiply it by 4 or 10.

   Reference: Timken Corrosion-Resistant Deep Groove Ball Bearing Catalog — Engineering, Nomenclature, Bore Code, page 13

4. 4A parts department sells an average of six filters per day. Supplier lead time is five days, and the department keeps 12 filters as safety stock. Using the standard reorder-point formula, at what inventory quantity should it reorder?

   1. A.17 filters
   2. B.30 filters
   3. C.42 filtersCorrect answer: C
   4. D.90 filters

   Explanation: Shopify gives "Reorder Point (ROP) = (Daily Sales Velocity x Lead Time) + Safety Stock". Demand during lead time is 6 × 5 = 30 filters; adding 12 safety filters gives 42. The alternatives add days to safety stock, omit safety stock, or multiply daily demand plus safety stock by lead time.

   Reference: Reorder Point Formula: A Retailer’s Guide — Reorder point formula

5. 5A part's direct cost is $80. The store requires a gross margin of 20% of the selling price. Before taxes or other charges, what selling price achieves that margin?

   1. A.$96.00
   2. B.$104.00
   3. C.$120.00
   4. D.$100.00Correct answer: D

   Explanation: BDC defines gross margin as "gross profit (i.e. sales minus direct costs, a.k.a. cost of goods sold) divided by sales". If P is the price, (P − 80) / P = 0.20, so P = 80 / 0.80 = $100. The alternatives apply a 20% markup, a 30% markup, or a 50% markup to cost.

   Reference: Net Profit Margin Calculator — Net profit margin vs. gross profit margin

6. 6A parts technician needs the safe storage instructions for a WHMIS-controlled cleaning product. Which section of its safety data sheet should the technician consult?

   1. A.Section 4
   2. B.Section 5
   3. C.Section 6
   4. D.Section 7Correct answer: D

   Explanation: CCOHS directs workers to "understand safe handling and storage instructions (Section 7)". Sections 4, 5 and 6 address emergency information, so they do not identify the handling and storage section.

   Reference: WHMIS - Safety Data Sheet (SDS) — As a worker, when would I use an SDS?

7. 7A retail customer asks about oils that the equipment maker approves. Compared with 10W-30, which listed grade has a lower cold-temperature W grade while retaining the same operating-temperature grade?

   1. A.5W-30Correct answer: A
   2. B.5W-40
   3. C.10W-30
   4. D.10W-40

   Explanation: Mobil explains that "a lower W grade pumps and helps an engine to start better than a higher W grade" and that "The second part of the viscosity grade is related to the viscosity your engine sees at operating temperature.". The 5W-30 grade has the lower W number and retains the 30 grade. Manufacturer approval remains necessary.

   Reference: Explaining viscosity designations — Answer

8. 8A parts technician is identifying a replacement component for a 2022 Canadian passenger car using its 17-character VIN. Which character position contains the model-year code?

   1. A.Position 8
   2. B.Position 9
   3. C.Position 10Correct answer: C
   4. D.Position 11

   Explanation: The Canadian vehicle identification rule says "the tenth character shall be the code that corresponds to the vehicle model year as set out in Table II". The ninth is the check digit and the eleventh identifies the manufacturing plant; position eight is among the vehicle-description characters.

   Reference: Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations — Schedule IV, section 115(3)(d), Vehicle Identification Number

9. 9A parts warehouse uses FEFO for shelf-life-limited sealant. All four lots are saleable. Lot A arrived in March and expires in October; B arrived in April and expires in June; C arrived in February and expires in December; D arrived in May and expires in September. Which lot should be picked first?

   1. A.Lot A
   2. B.Lot BCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Lot C
   4. D.Lot D

   Explanation: Microsoft defines FEFO as a method in which "items with the earliest expiration dates are picked first". Lot B expires in June, before the other lots, even though it was not received first.

   Reference: Pick Items by FEFO — Enable picking items by FEFO

10. 10A part costs US$200. The company uses CA$1.25 per US dollar, adds duty equal to 10% of the converted part cost, and adds CA$20 freight. Excluding taxes, what landed cost should the technician calculate?

    1. A.CA$270
    2. B.CA$275
    3. C.CA$295Correct answer: C
    4. D.CA$297

    Explanation: The standard directs technicians to calculate "net cost (landed and dead) for product" considering additional costs, including freight, duty and currency exchange. Convert US$200 to CA$250; duty is CA$25; add CA$20 freight for CA$295. The other choices omit duty, omit freight, or incorrectly charge duty on freight.

    Reference: Red Seal Occupational Standard – Parts Technician — E-15.01.02P, Calculates additional costs, page 94