M2 Module 1 Test

1. The drawings that masons use most often when working on residential structures are _____.

• a. sectional drawings, floor plans, and plot plans

• b. floor plans, site plans, and elevation drawings

• c. foundation drawings, elevation drawings, and floor plans

• d. foundation drawings, elevation drawings, and detail drawings

Changes to a building plan made after the contract is signed are called _____.

• a. revisions

• b. amendments

• c. alterations

• d. emendations

To indicate an area that will be shown in a section view, drawings use a(n) _____.

• a. leader line

• b. extension line

• c. object line

• d. cutting-plane line

The abbreviation CLO is often used on plans to represent _____.

• a. a cleanout in a plumbing system

• b. a closet

• c. the closest point

• d. a closed position

The figure above shows the drawing symbol for _____.

• a. cast stone

• b. concrete block

• c. clay tile

• d. common brick

Paper designated as size D has dimensions of _____.

• a. 17 inches × 22 inches

• b. 34 inches × 22 inches

• c. 17 inches × 11 inches

• d. 34 inches × 44 inches

The rough sizes by which construction materials such as brick or lumber are commonly known are called_____.

• a. nominal sizes

• b. working sizes

• c. actual sizes

• d. approximate sizes

The number of scales on a triangular architect's rule can be as many as _____.

• a. nine

• b. twelve

• c. six

• d. three

A basic scale used in dimensioning drawings is _____.

• a. 1/4" = 1'-0"

• b. 1/16" = 1'-0"

• c. 7/32" = 1'-0"

• d. 5/32" = 1'-0"

A floor plan is drawn as if the structure were viewed from above and cut horizontally at _____.

• a. about 4 feet above floor level

• b. floor level

• c. about 8 feet above floor level

• d. about 2 feet above floor level