10 free, exam-style Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) (LARE) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free LARE practice test to study every exam domain.
The LARE exam has 100 questions and runs 3 hours.
These 10 free LARE questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
During site analysis, a landscape architect reviews the NRCS soil survey and finds the site is predominantly Hydrologic Soil Group D. Compared with Group A soils, Group D soils will MOST likely require the design to accommodate:
Correct answer: A - Higher runoff volumes and lower infiltration
A parcel lies partially within a FEMA-designated floodway and partially within the surrounding floodplain fringe. Which statement BEST describes the design implication of the FLOODWAY portion?
Correct answer: D - It is the channel and adjacent land that must be kept unobstructed to convey flood flows
A slope analysis is performed to identify buildable land. A hillside is measured at a uniform 3:1 (horizontal:vertical) slope. Expressed as a percent slope, this is:
Correct answer: D - 33%
A landscape architect is retained under an agreement where the design fee equals a percentage of final construction cost. Midway through, the owner substantially expands the program. The MOST appropriate way to address the added design work is to:
Correct answer: C - Execute an amendment to the professional services agreement defining the added scope and fee
A designer overlays maps of slope, soils, hydrology, and vegetation on one drawing to reveal the areas least constrained for development. This composite suitability technique is BEST attributed to:
Correct answer: B - Ian McHarg's overlay suitability method
Early in design, a landscape architect prepares a diagram showing program spaces as loose bubbles connected by lines indicating desired adjacencies and circulation, with no fixed shapes or dimensions. This is BEST described as a:
Correct answer: A - Functional (relationship) diagram
A campus master plan will be built over 15 years as funding allows. To ensure early construction does not preclude later elements and that each stage functions on its own, the plan MUST include a:
Correct answer: D - Phasing plan
At design development, a landscape architect gives the owner an anticipated project cost. Because the designer controls neither labor rates, material prices, nor contractor bidding, this figure should be characterized as a(n):
Correct answer: C - Opinion of probable construction cost
A designer selects predominantly drought-tolerant, regionally native plants and groups them by water requirement to reduce long-term irrigation demand on an arid site. This strategy is BEST described as:
Correct answer: A - Hydrozoning within a xeriscape approach
During bidding, the landscape architect finds an error in the planting quantities on the drawings and must correct it before bids are due. The correct instrument to formally modify the bid documents at this stage is a(n):
Correct answer: B - Addendum
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