Try tile questions on estimating, substrate prep, membranes, setting and grouting. Get explanations for tile math, shower pans, stone countertops and jobsite safety.
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Answer 20 original practice questions on grout quantity math, trim tile take-offs, specifications and pool deck surfaces. Review questions on blending tile from several pallets, mixing and floating grout, replacing a cracked tile, embedding large tile, shower receptor joints, movement joints, dust control, waterproof membranes, subfloor flatness, handmade tile, countertop templates, undermount sinks, wet cutting, damaged cords and solvent fires. Your result groups the sample by published CSLB topic area to show where planning, preparation, installation, specialty work or safety needs more attention.
The C-54 Ceramic and Mosaic Tile Contractor exam draws from these published CSLB topic areas. The percentages show approximate exam weights; your sample result groups answers by the same areas.
Topic names and weights follow CSLB C-54 Ceramic and Mosaic Tile Contractor study guides; your practice here uses original Test2Pro questions grouped by those areas.
The CSLB C-54 study guide applies to exams scheduled on or after July 1, 2023. It lists the references below. The exam is closed book, so study from them before test day.
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List from the CSLB C-54 study guide. You don't have to buy from the publishers it names: CSLB notes the books are sold elsewhere too.
Tile work runs from layout and estimating to substrate prep, setting, grouting, showers and stone. This sample covers all five CSLB topic areas, so you can spot gaps outside the work you do most often, whether that is floors, showers or countertops. Your result shows where to focus next; it does not predict whether you will pass. Full prep adds the complete question bank, saved history and readiness tracking.
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Download the 20 questions on this page as a free PDF with answers and explanations. No login needed. CSLB's free C-54 study guide lists the five exam areas, sample questions and the books to study. It applies to exams scheduled on or after July 1, 2023, so check older material against it. Its link is below, under Sources and method.
It has five areas: Planning and Estimating (18%), Preparation for Tile and Stone Installation (16%), Installation and Repairs (33%), Specialty Installations (15%) and Safety (18%). CSLB calls the percentages approximate. A setter who mostly does floors will still see shower, membrane, stone countertop and estimating questions. Take this free test, see which areas you miss, and study those first.
CSLB's guide names the 2025 California Building and Plumbing Codes, the ANSI A108/A118/A136.1 tile installation specifications, the TCNA Handbook, the NTCA Reference Manual, the Natural Stone Institute's Dimension Stone Design Manual and the Cal/OSHA safety orders. The What to read block above lists each one with its publisher.
CSLB says some questions require math and provides a calculator. This sample asks you to turn a room's area into bags of grout, and the harder questions after it add joist deflection, bullnose for a stair and fasteners for a backer board. Expect areas, linear feet, piece counts and plan scale. Write the units at every step: plan inches to feet, square feet to bags, feet of span to inches of deflection.
Yes. C-54 is one of the 10 CSLB exams offered in Spanish, and so is Law & Business. If you ask CSLB for a Spanish translator for C-54, you take the Spanish version instead. Test2Pro also works in Spanish, and practice questions can be shown in 8 languages, including Spanish.
CSLB's C-54 description covers preparing surfaces and installing glazed wall, ceramic, mosaic, quarry, paver, glass mosaic and stone tile, thin brick, and natural or simulated stone slabs for tubs, showers and counters inside buildings, but not hollow or structural partition tile. That is why the exam mixes substrate prep, setting, showers and stone. For a specific job, read the full classification on CSLB's site.
Within each topic, note whether a missed answer came from math, a substrate or material choice, or a safety rule. Rework the calculations first, then review the unfamiliar prep and setting terms before trying another session.
Topic names and weights follow CSLB study guides; practice questions are original Test2Pro content.
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