A technician takes the Type I test in person as a closed-book, proctored exam. What score is needed to pass?
Recovery requirements · EPA 608 Type I. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
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The question
A technician takes the Type I test in person as a closed-book, proctored exam. What score is needed to pass?
- 84 percent
- 75 percent
- 80 percent
- 70 percentCorrect answer
Why “70 percent” is correct
Appendix D sets the passing score for the closed-book Type I, Type II, Type III and Universal tests at 70 percent. Only the mail-in Type I test uses the higher 84 percent mark.
Source: 40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F, Appendix D
Why the other answers are wrong
- 84 percent — Eighty-four percent applies only to the mail-in format.
- 75 percent — No Section 608 test uses 75 percent as its passing score.
- 80 percent — Eighty percent is a recovery level, not the passing score.
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