Ontario Pesticide Exam Practice Test 1

All 25 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

1. In what container must a pesticide normally be kept?

   1. A container chosen by the client
   2. Any clean food or drink container
   3. The original container it was sold in
   4. An unlabelled spray bottle

2. What minimum commercial general liability insurance must an operator carry?

   1. $2,000,000 per occurrence
   2. $10,000,000 per occurrence
   3. $500,000 per occurrence
   4. $100,000 per occurrence

3. How should sleeves and gloves be worn when applying a pesticide?

   1. Sleeves over the gloves
   2. Gloves pulled up over the sleeves
   3. No gloves if the label says caution
   4. Sleeves rolled up above the elbows

4. What does a PCP registration number on a product tell you?

   1. The product is safe to use without any protective gear
   2. The product was made in Canada by a licensed operator
   3. The product can be used on any pest in any location
   4. Health Canada has reviewed and registered the product

5. A customer finds an old can of chlordane in a garage. What does the regulation allow?

   1. Only managing it as hazardous waste
   2. Selling it back to a licensed vendor
   3. Using it once, then rinsing the container
   4. Using it up indoors where it is safe

6. According to O. Reg. 63/09, how must every pesticide be used?

   1. However the supervising technician recommends
   2. At double the label rate for heavy infestations
   3. As the client asks, if the client signs a waiver
   4. In accordance with its label and the regulation

7. For an indoor fumigation with a Class B fumigant gas, when must written notice be delivered?

   1. Within 7 days after the fumigation ends
   2. At least 24 hours and no more than 7 days before
   3. Only on the morning of the fumigation
   4. At least 30 days before the fumigation, by registered mail

8. What is the main purpose of sticky traps in a cockroach program?

   1. To eliminate a large infestation without other steps
   2. To attract roaches from neighbouring units for removal
   3. To replace sanitation in restaurants and kitchens
   4. To show where roaches are so treatment can be focused

9. What is the preferred use for rinse water from triple-rinsing a container?

   1. Pour it onto gravel behind the building
   2. Keep it in the empty container for later
   3. Pour it down the nearest storm sewer grate
   4. Add it to the spray tank and use it on the job

10. How many technicians or trainees may one exterminator supervise at the same time in normal paid work?

    1. No more than ten
    2. No more than three
    3. No more than seven
    4. No more than five

11. Which items must be kept separate from Class C pesticides during transport?

    1. Ladders, hoses and hand tools
    2. Empty rinsed pesticide containers
    3. Spare respirator cartridges
    4. Food, furnishings, clothing and bedding

12. How should leftover concentrate never be disposed of?

    1. Through a municipal hazardous waste program
    2. According to the label disposal directions
    3. Poured down a drain
    4. By returning unopened product to the supplier

13. Why should dead ants be left in place after a carpenter ant treatment?

    1. They show the client the treatment worked
    2. They act as bait for spiders and centipedes
    3. Other ants may carry the pesticide back to the nest
    4. They warn other ants that they should leave the building

14. How high should woodpiles be raised to discourage rodents?

    1. Directly on the soil
    2. About 30 cm off the ground
    3. About 5 cm off the ground
    4. About 2 m off the ground

15. Which is a sign of a rodent infestation?

    1. Mud tubes on foundations
    2. Fine webbing on windows
    3. Sawdust under wooden steps
    4. Gnaw marks and droppings

16. About how small a gap can a mouse squeeze through?

    1. About the size of a dinner plate
    2. About the size of a dime
    3. About the size of a toonie stack
    4. About the size of a fist

17. What precaution applies when applying diatomaceous earth?

    1. Apply it only when wet
    2. Mix it with water first
    3. Apply it only outdoors
    4. Avoid breathing in the dust

18. What must a technician carry or have available at the site?

    1. A letter of reference from the employer
    2. A copy of the operator's insurance certificate
    3. Proof of the safety course passed in the last 24 months
    4. The original pesticide invoice from the product supplier

19. Which records must be kept for at least two years?

    1. Client phone numbers and marketing lists only
    2. Supervisee training records and acute bait placement records
    3. Daily fuel receipts and the full vehicle maintenance log only
    4. Weather reports for each outdoor job only

20. What mark is needed to pass each part of the exterminator exam?

    1. 70% or more
    2. 80% or more
    3. 60% or more
    4. 75% or more

21. What must the FIRST AID section tell you to bring when you seek medical help?

    1. The receipt showing where the product was purchased
    2. A sample of the treated surface in a sealed bag
    3. The label or product name and registration number
    4. Your exterminator licence and the job work order

22. You use a zinc phosphide bait in a building. Where must it be placed?

    1. Where people and non-target animals cannot reach it
    2. On kitchen counters near food the rats eat
    3. Along open floors where the rats travel freely
    4. In the open, so clients can see it is working

23. What is a trainee under Ontario's pesticide rules?

    1. A student enrolled at the OPT&C Ridgetown campus
    2. A client who helps prepare the home for treatment
    3. An assistant who has not finished the approved safety course
    4. A licensed exterminator in their first year of work

24. What is the minimum age to hold an Ontario exterminator licence?

    1. 16
    2. 18
    3. 21
    4. 19

25. A store offers a bed bug spray with no PCP number on it. What should you do?

    1. Use it at half the rate shown on its container
    2. Use it if the seller says it is all natural
    3. Use it only on mattresses and box springs, never on furniture
    4. Not use it, since unregistered pesticides are illegal