This free Florida general contractor study guide covers all 11 content areas
across both trade exam parts, with the correct answer highlighted and a plain-English explanation on every question.
The first 2 content areas are open — no account needed. Full access unlocks all 352 questions.
This is a complete Florida general contractor study guide for the CGC license — organized the way the state organizes the exam, by content area, with the correct answer and a written explanation on every single question. Instead of memorizing letters, you read why each answer is right, so the concept still holds when the exam rewords it.
The trade exam comes in two parts. Contract Administration is 60 scored questions in 4.5 hours; Project Management is another 60 scored questions in 4.5 hours. Both are open book and both need 70% to pass — and the DBPR does not round scores up. Because the exam is open book, knowing where an answer lives matters as much as knowing it, and studying by content area builds both at once.
Every question maps to one of the eleven study areas, weighted from the state's published Examination Content Information. The heaviest areas — where most pass/fail outcomes are decided — are:
Work one content area at a time. Read the question, commit to an answer before you look, then read the explanation — including on the ones you got right. When an area feels solid, switch to the general contractor practice test to test recall, then prove it under the clock with the timed 60-question simulation. Our full study plan lays out the order step by step, and how long to allow for it.
The first two content areas are free with no account. Full access unlocks all 11 areas and 352 explained questions. Remember the guide prepares you for the exam — licensure also requires meeting the DBPR's experience, financial responsibility and insurance requirements.
Yes — the first two content areas are completely free with no account. Full access unlocks all 11 areas and 352 questions, each with a written explanation.
Yes. Areas 1–4 cover the Contract Administration part and areas 5–11 cover Project Management, in the proportions the state publishes for each.
Especially so. Open book means the answer exists in your references, but 4.5 hours for 60 questions rewards candidates who already understand the material and only look things up to confirm.
By the eleven content areas, weighted from the DBPR Examination Content Information sheets, so you can study one topic at a time with the correct answer and an explanation on every question.