Motive power · Independent preparation
Practise damage-analysis, structural, panel-repair and preparation questions. Work through the evidence and measurements behind a repair decision.
C$89 · One payment · Lifetime access to this trade
No sign-in or payment card · Review every answer
Why make time to prepare?
Visible damage is only part of a repair assessment. Practice gives you time to distinguish a finding from an assumption and review what further measurements or procedure information a decision needs.
The Red Seal exam covers the national trade scope. Use your trade’s occupational standard alongside your study materials. Official preparation guidance ↗
Use a diagnostic or short quiz to see which questions you miss. Choose your next study session from those results.
Read why the answer fits and why the alternatives do not. Revisit the principle in a lesson or worked example.
Complete a 120-question simulation in four hours, with answers held until submission. Review your result afterwards.
See how the preparation works
Answer a question, read the reasoning, or open a lesson excerpt. These examples come from this trade’s study materials.
Prefer a longer sample? Try 30 free questions →The useful part is the review. If you get an answer wrong, use the explanation to identify what to study next.
Try the reasoning before checking the answer. These examples do not save to your study record.
Original, independent practice material. These are not official exam questions.
Included with your trade
One package takes you from a first diagnostic to focused study and full exam practice. Your answers, notes and study record stay together.
524 practice items, with explanations for every answer choice. Two separate 120-question forms follow the official task counts and question-type ranges. Half exams and short quizzes give you shorter sessions.
Full exam · Half exam · Diagnostic · Quick quiz7 core lessons, 32 case walkthroughs and eight calculation methods. Read an explanation, follow a worked example and check your understanding.
Lessons · Casebook · Numerical-entry practiceReview missed or saved questions, study by topic and return to scheduled reviews. First-attempt and latest accuracy are shown separately so repeated exposure is visible.
Mistake review · Bookmarks · Scheduled reviewUse task-specific work-activity drills and recall cards. A practical workshop adds sequencing, matching and written reasoning with model points to compare against.
13 practice formats · Three workshop exercisesSave notes beside questions and lessons, track completed material and create a study calendar around your exam date.
Saved notes · Progress by topic · Study calendarDownload a workbook with lessons, cases, application study sheets, your choice of Form A or Form B and its answer key. Export your recall cards, notes and calendar.
Printable workbook · Card export · No app requiredFormats share the same bank. Item totals include related case questions and numerical variants; casebook and lesson checks are not additional banks. How the material is counted ↓
Auto Body & Collision study topics
Use the material to practise these decisions and calculations, then follow up on gaps with the official standard, your training notes and technical references.
Separate visible damage from verified repair scope
Interpret structural and dimensional findings
Compare panel, joining and repair-plan choices
Review surface preparation and supplied material calculations
A practical way to use the package
Take 25 questions without seeing answers as you go. Use the result to choose a topic to revisit.
Read a lesson, work a calculation or practise a short set. Save the point you want to remember in a note.
Return to missed questions after a break, then try unfamiliar material. Plan a separate four-hour session for Form A; use Form B after further study.
Auto Body & Collision preparation
Start with a diagnostic, work on your review topics and practise the full exam. C$89 includes every format, your study record and offline materials for this trade.
Checking access…
| Included | Free sample | Full package |
|---|---|---|
| Practice items | 30 selected items | 524 in the bank |
| Answer explanations | Every choice | Every choice |
| Timed simulations | — | 2 forms · 120 questions each / 4 hours |
| Study formats | Sample session | 13 formats + workshop |
| Core lessons | Page excerpt | 7 lessons |
| Targeted review & notes | — | Included |
| Offline workbook & cards | — | Included |
| Access | Free | Lifetime, one trade |
Start with the sample to assess the format and explanations. No payment card is required.
Exam & certification information
The published examination has 120 four-option multiple-choice questions, a four-hour writing time and a 70% passing mark. Our two full forms match that length, time and published task distribution. The questions are independently developed.
Auto Body and Collision Technician and Automotive Refinishing Technician are separate Red Seal designations. Use the correct occupational standard for your pathway.
Your provincial or territorial authority determines eligibility, fees, booking and permitted references. This study package does not register you for the official exam or confer certification.
References checked 16 October 2026: official trade exam information ↗ and official preparation guide ↗.
Assess collision damage and repair vehicle structures, panels and related systems. Work requires manufacturer-specific repair planning, joining and verification.
Collision-repair facilities, dealerships, fleet repair and specialist body shops.
Damage analysis, measurement, materials identification, joining methods and coordination of mechanical, electrical and refinishing operations.
Before you choose
Clear answers about the preparation, access and examination.
It depends on your experience across the trade and how recently you have reviewed the material. Use the official self-assessment to check the scope, and try our sample to see whether the question format and explanations are useful to you. Paid preparation is optional.
Yes. The three examples on this page and the 30-question sample are free. The longer sample includes explanations and a saved result. No purchase or payment card is required.
Start the free sample →No. These are original, independently developed practice materials. They are not actual, recalled or leaked examination questions. Red Seal Trades is not affiliated with the Red Seal Program or a government apprenticeship authority.
It contains 128 case items based on 32 situations, 72 calculation exercises using eight methods, 12 lesson questions and 312 trade study questions, including 6 shared from related trade packages. The bank represents 330 question families. Related case angles and numerical variants are included in the total. All practice formats, case walkthroughs and the offline paper draw from this material.
Form A and Form B each contain 120 questions with a four-hour limit. Each follows every published task count and the trade’s ranges for recall, application and critical-thinking questions. The forms share no question families, including related case angles or number variants. Task and subtask mappings are independently assigned. Retaking the same form repeats its questions, and targeted study can include material from either form.
C$89 covers one selected trade with a single payment, no subscription and no scheduled access expiry. Other trades are separate packages. Read the access and purchase terms before buying.
The practice environment runs in a browser on a phone, tablet or computer. The full package also includes an HTML workbook you can download, print or save as a PDF, plus recall-card and note exports. Offline work does not sync answers back to your account.
Use your trade’s occupational standard, training notes, applicable codes and current manufacturer references. The official self-assessment helps you check the wider scope of the trade. Practice results help you choose what to review next.
No. A practice result shows how you performed on that question set. Use it to guide further study; it is not a validated prediction or a pass guarantee.
See whether the material suits the way you study.
Try the free Auto Body & Collision practice session