Perhaps one could think of them as half-gables 
Does this not put a hip roof decisively in the lead for the mostest correctest answer? 
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In Florida the insurance inspections require you to name Hip, Flat or other. The requirement for hip is that there are no non-hip features that exceed 10% of the perimeter. I believe this is also true in Louisiana and maybe Texas? I dunno on Texas..
My normal home inspection template has a checkbox for the roof type, but if anyone ever reads that or even cares, I’m unsure. lol.
So while I agree with you for much of the country, for those of us inspecting in windy areas, it does matter.
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Correct. I didn’t need a correct answer. I’m pointing out flaws with the course’s final exam.
I’ve come across several questions that had 2 or more correct answers and have been marked “wrong” if I did not select the “correct right answer.” Other times the answer is the “least wrong” answer, like this question if your only knowledge in the subject is what has been provided in other courses where roof styles were named, not roof shapes that make up the style.
I just completed the Structural Issues for Home Inspectors Course and the final exam that I did had 3 questions not covered in the course material at all. (Yes, I checked to be sure I didn’t just miss it.) I knew the answers because I’ve built and worked on many houses, but it’s wrong to test and grade people on information that wasn’t provided for them in the course.
The course material also contradicts course material for other courses concerning crawlspace vents.
Have you reached out to the education department? I am sure they will appreciate any corrections.
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A lot of learning materials will have questions like this that throw you off. It makes you think outside the box. Not everything in the field is black & white.
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Hip, is the answer. Most of the time you can Google the options and find the right answer.
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Hip Roof, what else could it be.
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Afternoon, James. Hope to find you well.
The Shed roof style probably threw the OP off. Shed roof shapes can be two sided but typically example as 1 sloping inclined plane, but the gable end is there. Look at the bottom left hand roof style image.
The more courses you take the more errors you will find. It is frustrating when you are taking a test and answer correctly, and it marks your answer wrong. Hopefully people have enough right answers and a “wrong” answer doesn’t cause someone to fail an exam.
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Well I saw this episode…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGhjm2pApTs some dude at interNachi with pointed ears is messing with us.
The wind mitigation course had a question that asked what on the form does the letter G represent or some such thing. G is on the form in two different sections and means different things in each one. I always miss that question.