NFPA 1006 Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) Practice Test

Understanding rope parts and their order along the rope from rescuer to anchor is what this item tests. The running end is the free end you actively manipulate as you move rope through devices or tie knots. The standing part is the portion of rope that remains stationary and generally leads toward the anchor. The working end is the end used to form or secure the knot at the anchor.

Starting at the rescuer on the ground and working back toward the anchor, you begin with the running end in your hands, then you encounter the standing part, and finally you reach the working end at the anchor. That sequence—running end, standing part, working end—fits how the rope is used in a typical rescue setup and why it’s the best choice. The other options don’t reflect the correct progression of parts along the rope in this direction, and a loop is not a sequence of rope parts.