Test yourself on WPS, WPQR and ISO 6947 positions
Questions on what gets mixed up most often: which document is which, what an ISO 6947 position means, what current goes to the electrode and which process hides behind a number. The checking happens in your browser — the answers go nowhere.
Result sheet — SpawBaza, spawacz.waw.pl
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This is a self-check of theory from the pages of this site. It is not a welder certificate and does not replace the EN ISO 9606 test: qualification comes from a practical examination before an authorised examiner, with the test piece examined.
Where the questions come from
The questions are not typed out here: they are built from the same functions that print the tables on the pages of this site. That is why an answer cannot drift away from a table — it is the same number.
How the quiz works
Questions come one at a time. Pick an answer and press “Check” — the quiz shows straight away whether you got it, and a “Read up” link appears under the question, pointing to the page where that number or term sits in a table. After the last question you see the score and a result sheet with the date; “Try again” starts over.
The answers are neither random nor written from the author’s memory: they are built by the same code that prints the tables of documents, positions, currents and process numbers on the site. If a table is corrected, the quiz changes with it.
What the quiz checks and where to read up
- Which document is which. A draft procedure, a procedure approved for production, a test piece report, a welder certificate — the documents people mix up most. Explained here: pWPS, WPS, WPQR and welder qualification.
- To which standard. The procedure is written to EN ISO 15609, qualified to EN ISO 15614, the welder to EN ISO 9606. Mixing up the last two is the classic error: a WPQR is not a welder qualification.
- Positions to ISO 6947. The quiz gives a symbol and asks for the description. Symbols with drawings and what each position covers are on the welding positions page.
- Electrode current. The current range for a given diameter comes from the electrode current table — the same one the pWPS generator uses for process 111.
- Process numbers to ISO 4063. 111, 135, 136, 141 — the number, not the name, goes on the WPS and the certificate. The list is in the welding processes table.
What to do after the quiz
- Go through the wrong answers. Each question links to a page with the table — read it rather than just memorising the right option.
- Take the quiz again in a few days. Knowledge that comes back after a break stays; what you learned five minutes ago may not.
- Move on to real documents. Draft your own pWPS in the pWPS generator and check what its test piece will cover in the WPQR range calculator — the quickest way to stop the difference between documents being theory.
- Check your own range. The ISO 9606-1 range calculator shows which thicknesses, diameters and positions a passed test covers.
The site’s second quiz is about weld defects, ISO 5817 and drawing symbols.
The sheet shows a theory score and a date — nothing more. It does not prove welding skill, has no force as a document and must not be presented as a qualification. A certificate to EN ISO 9606 comes only from a practical test before an authorised examiner.
Frequently asked questions
Is the result sheet a certificate?
No. It is a record of a theory check based on this site — with a date and a score, no stamp and no force as a document. A welder certificate to EN ISO 9606 is issued by an authorised body after a practical test with an examined test piece; no browser quiz can replace it.
Are my answers stored anywhere?
No. The quiz checks the answers in your browser and sends nothing to the server — neither the choices nor the score. Reload the page and you start from zero; the result sheet can be printed or saved as PDF with the browser’s print command.
How do I prepare for a welder qualification test?
With your hands first: a test to EN ISO 9606 judges a test piece welded in a given position and process. Theory helps you understand what the qualification will cover and what the WPS you weld to demands. Start with the welder qualification page and the range of qualification calculator.
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