How the flashcards work
- This free deck has 40 cards, a fixed sample from the full 152-card deck in the Bid Bond course. By subject area: 6 on General Requirements; 4 on Site Construction; 3 on Concrete; 2 on Masonry; 3 on Metals; 2 on Wood; 3 on Thermal and Moisture Protection; 2 on Doors, Windows, and Glazing; 3 on Finishes; 3 on Mechanical and Plumbing Systems; 2 on Electrical Systems; 7 on Procurement and Contracting Requirements. Procurement and Contracting Requirements has the most cards because it carries the most questions on the exam.
- This is a different set from the 12 free flashcards your free check results link to. That 12-card sample is all General Requirements, brings missed cards back sooner and prints as a PDF. Both come from the same 152-card course deck, and 3 cards are in both.
- Some cards are facts, some are formulas you can work without a book, and some are "where to look" cards that name the listed reference to open for a topic.
- Tap a card to flip it. After you see the answer, mark it "I know this" or "I don't know this yet".
- Set Show to "Only cards I don't know" to drill your weak pile. Cards you mark known leave that pile.
- Shuffle changes the order without changing which cards are in the deck. The subject area filter lets you work one area at a time.
- Your marks are saved in your browser with no account. Nothing is sent to us.
Each card names its source by book and topic only, or by OSHA section number, and explains the point in our own words. Read the topic in your own copy of the listed reference before you rely on a detail.
Worked example 1: the markup and margin cards, step by step
Three cards in Procurement and Contracting Requirements carry the formulas: price = cost × (1 + markup), price = cost ÷ (1 − margin), and margin = markup ÷ (1 + markup). Suppose a job costs $100,000.
- At a 20% markup, price = $100,000 × 1.20 = $120,000. Profit is $20,000.
- The margin on that price is $20,000 ÷ $120,000 = 16.7%. Check with the card: 0.20 ÷ 1.20 = 0.167.
- At a 20% margin instead, price = $100,000 ÷ 0.80 = $125,000. Profit is $25,000, which is a 25% markup on cost: 0.20 ÷ (1 − 0.20) = 0.25.
- The trap is the same 20% giving two different prices. If a question says margin, divide; if it says markup, multiply.
Worked example 2: a 15-minute round on the where-to-look cards
You set the subject area filter to Metals and work its where-to-look cards.
- Joist and joist girder handling and erection: you say SJI Technical Digest No. 9, flip, and it matches. You mark it known.
- Steel deck bundles and fastening: you say the steel joist digest, flip, and see the SDI Manual of Construction with Steel Deck. You mark it "I don't know this yet".
- Precast concrete erection: you hesitate between the two concrete books, flip, and see the PCI Erectors' Manual. You mark it still learning too.
- You switch Show to "Only cards I don't know". Two cards come up. You go through them until both are marked known, and they leave the pile.
- You end the session with the free 10-question check to see whether you can use what you know inside questions.
Where to go next
Cards build recall, and questions test whether you can use it. Map your weeks with the NASCLA study plan builder, drill which book to open with the NASCLA reference finder, then try the NASCLA practice test questions with explained answers. The NASCLA exam outline shows how many questions each area carries.
NASCLA flashcard questions
Are these the real NASCLA exam questions?
No. Every card is written for this site in our own words, to match the twelve subject areas in PSI's published content outline. We never use real or recalled exam items, and the cards never reproduce text from the listed references. Use them to learn the material, then test yourself with the free 10-question check.
The exam is open book. Why use flashcards at all?
Because the clock is tight: 115 scored questions in 330 minutes, lookups included. The facts and formulas you already know, such as markup against margin, need no lookup at all, and the where-to-look cards teach which listed book to grab first, so the time you do spend in the books is short.
Will my know and don't-know marks be saved, and does it work on my phone?
Yes on both. Your marks are stored in your browser on the device you use, with no account, so they are there when you come back. Clearing your browser data or switching devices starts you fresh, and the reset button clears them any time.