Drafting technology

When a designer or an ordinary person translates his or her design idea with the use only of paper and pencil, what is the name of the activity?

• architectural delineation

• freehand sketching

• geometric construction

• drafting

For beginning drafters the suggested height of letters to practice first is 6mm and then shift to a height of ____.

• 30mm

• 3mm

• 1mm

• 50mm

A grade 9 student understood that the roman letters consist of thick and thin lines and was asking to himself what were those small thin lines at the end of every letter except O? In the drafting field the lines area called_____ .

• serifs

• stem

• dash line

• ditto

Time is gold so a drafter must not get into a habit of making excessively time consuming letters, single-stroke letters are advised with ______ .

• rapidity of strokes

• sloppiness

• laziness

• free and natural fashion

Extended letters of a given height are more legible while compressed letters are used when

• space is limited

• space is wide

• space is limitless

• space is narrow

Of the many styles of letters, the most commonly used are script or italics, Gothic, Old English and Roman. Which of them is most commonly used for college diploma?

• Roman

• Script or Italics

• Old English

• Gothic

Which of these are positioned to limit letter g aside from the waist line?

• cap line

• drop line

• waist line

• Base line

Five guidelines are accepted in the drafting field. Which of them are laided-our to touch the capital letter C aside from the base line?

• base line

• Cap line

• Drop line

• Waist line

There are six secrets of lettering namely: form proportion, stability, density, spacing. Identify the sixth secret by completing this adage “a good drafts man will never letter without the use of _______.

• line

• guidelines

• horizontal lines

• border lines

As far as the appearance of the drawing is concerned, it is the most important part for the usefulness of the drawing it can be ruined if it is done carelessly.

Which referred to?

• Painting

• Lettering

• Etching

• Calligraphy