COLORADO LAW AND
PRACTICE COURSE
PRACTICE TEST 80
QUESTIONS
Question 1: A homeowner installs custom built-in bookcases that are permanently
attached to the wall. At sale, how are the bookcases most likely classi�ed?
Choices:
1) Personal property because they began as movable items 2) Trade �xtures that the seller may always remove 3) Fixtures that are part of the real property 4) Emblements owned by the seller
Correct Answer: Fixtures that are part of the real property
Explanation: An item that is attached with the intent that it remain with the property is generally treated as a �xture and therefore as real property. Built-in bookcases are ordinarily conveyed with the real estate unless the parties agree otherwise.Page 1
Question 2: Which legal description method identi�es a parcel by directions, distances, and monuments beginning at a point of beginning?
Choices:
1) Lot and block 2) Metes and bounds 3) Street address 4) Government lot number only
Correct Answer: Metes and bounds
Explanation: A metes-and-bounds description traces the parcel's boundaries using courses, distances, monuments, and a point of beginning. A street address is not a complete legal description.Question 3: A recorded subdivision plat shows Lot 12, Block 4, Pine Ridge Subdivision.Which legal description method is being used?
Choices:
1) Lot and block 2) Metes and bounds 3) Rectangular survey only 4) Geodetic coordinate system
Correct Answer: Lot and block
Explanation: The lot-and-block method describes property by reference to a recorded subdivision plat, identifying the lot, block, and subdivision name.Page 2
Question 4: In the rectangular survey system, how many acres are in one standard section?
Choices:
1) 40 acres 2) 160 acres 3) 640 acres 4) 1,280 acres
Correct Answer: 640 acres
Explanation: A standard section is one mile by one mile and contains 640 acres. A quarter- section contains 160 acres.
Question 5: Which estate gives an owner the greatest bundle of rights and is
potentially unlimited in duration?
Choices:
1) Estate for years 2) Life estate 3) Fee simple absolute 4) Tenancy at su�erance
Correct Answer: Fee simple absolute
Explanation: Fee simple absolute is the broadest freehold estate. It can continue inde�nitely and is freely transferable, subject to governmental powers and private restrictions.Page 3