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Question 1II. Ethics

While reviewing a colleague's design, an EIT notices a defect that could compromise public safety if left uncorrected. The EIT raises it with their supervising engineer, who dismisses the concern and asks the EIT to drop the issue because fixing it would delay the project. What should the EIT do next?

A.Say nothing further and complete their assigned tasks, since the supervising engineer holds final responsibility.
B.Immediately report the supervising engineer to the provincial regulator.
C.Raise the concern further up the management chain within the organization before considering any external step.
D.Post about the issue publicly to warn the client directly.

Question 2III. Professional Practice

An engineer is helping her firm select a vendor for a materials contract. One of the candidate vendors is a company in which she personally holds a small number of shares, purchased before this project began. What is the most appropriate action for the engineer to take?

A.Say nothing, since her shareholding is small and unlikely to influence her professional judgment.
B.Disclose the shareholding to her firm and let them decide how to manage the conflict.
C.Quietly sell the shares so there is no longer a conflict to disclose.
D.Refuse to participate in the vendor-selection process at all, without explanation.

Question 3IV. Law for Professional Practice

In Canadian law, which of the following best describes a "tort"?

A.A breach of an agreed contractual term between two parties.
B.A civil wrong, independent of contract, that causes harm and for which the law provides a remedy.
C.A criminal offence prosecuted by the Crown.
D.A regulator's disciplinary finding against a licensed professional.

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Frequently asked questions

What does a real NPPE question look like?

Past candidates describe a mix of scenario-based "most appropriate action" questions and shorter definition-style questions, with four options and one best answer. The three examples above are written in that same style.

Are these real NPPE exam questions?

No. No verbatim official NPPE question bank is publicly available. The real official practice questions are sold directly by the NPPE program. These three are original examples written to illustrate the style and reasoning the real exam tests.

Where can I get more practice questions?

These three examples are a preview of the question style. Topic practice across all six blueprint sections and a full 110-question timed simulator are both available now, alongside the study guide these questions are built from.See topic practice, the timed simulator and the study guide.