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Intro Into Construction Management yr1

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT regularly considered a site characteristic in planning a site layout?

a)

Obstructions close to the site

b)

Noise Limitations

c)

Height Above Seal Level

d)

Access capabilities

2.

There are 4 generic processes for managing risks. Which of the following ones is NOT one of them?

a)

Identifying hazards

b)

Assessing the risk

c)

Deflecting the risk

d)

Reviewing Control Measures

3.

What type of hoarding is an open wire or mesh fence fixed to metal rails and posts?

a)

Type E

b)

Type A

c)

Type C

d)

Type D

4.

According to the forecast for 2018/19, which sector is expected to have the highest turnover in Australia?

a)

Engineering

b)

Commercial Construction

c)

Apartments

d)

Overseas Business

5.

Sustainability started to become critical in the construction industry during….?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Age of the Skyscraper

c)

The 20th Century

d)

The Age of Technology

6.

What is the main outcome from the concept stage?

a)

Bill of quantities

b)

Time Management Plan

c)

Cost Management Plan

d)

Project Brief

7.

Which of the following is NOT an outcome from the design stage?

a)

Schematic Design

b)

Building Approval

c)

Construction Schedule

d)

Tender Documents

8.

Which of the following is NOT an outcome from the design stage?

a)

Schematic Design

b)

Building Approval

c)

Construction Schedule

d)

Tender Documents

9.

Which of the following is NOT a common outcome from the pre-construction stage?

a)

Construction Schedule

b)

Cash Flow Plan

c)

Quality Control Plan

d)

Certificate of Compliance

10.

In which of the following stages the client project manager is appointed?

a)

Construction Stage

b)

Pre-Construction Stage

c)

Design Stage

d)

Concept Stage

11.

In the traditional procurement path, in which stage of the project lifecycle the contract price is determined?

a)

Design

b)

Concept

c)

Tender

d)

Commissioning

12.

Scope creep is one of the greatest risk in..

a)

New Building Projects

b)

Retrofit Building Projects

c)

Demolition Projects

13.

The Green Building Council of Australia is an actor of the following construction industry cluster:

a)

Property

b)

Regulatory Framework

c)

Technical Support Infrastructure

d)

Supply Network

14.

What % of construction and demolition waste generated in South Australia is currently diverted from landfills?

a)

60%

b)

80%

c)

85%

d)

90%

15.

I provide interpretation and advice regarding building construction and safety regulations:

a)

Project Manager

b)

Contract Administrator

c)

Building Surveyor

d)

Quantity Surveyor

16.

In a waste management plan, which of the following is the most sustainable option:

a)

Recovery

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Disposal

17.

The Critical Path Method is used in the construction industry for estimating the duration of activities

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the last step of the time management generic processes?

a)

Estimate duration of activities

b)

Develop Schedule

c)

Control Schedule

d)

Define Activities

19.

The critical path method is used for calculating the…

a)

Duration of activities

b)

Total cost of a project

c)

The resources required to complete the project

d)

Duration of the project

20.

In the CPM, the backward pass is used for calculating the…

a)

Late start of activities

b)

Free Slack

c)

Early start of activities

d)

Total Slack

21.

The PDCA Cycle is used for...

a)

Determining the cost of activities

b)

Calculating the expected delays of projects

c)

Continuous improvement

d)

Environmental impacts of construction activities

22.

Which of the following techniques for estimating cost is the most accurate?

a)

Analogous Estimating

b)

Bottom-Up Estimating

c)

Parametric Estimating

d)

Expert Judgement

23.

When a project completion needs to be accelerated, rethinking the logic of activity sequencing is called..

a)

Crashing

b)

Fast-Tracking

c)

Smoothing

d)

None of the above

24.

When a project completion needs to be accelerated, adding resources to critical activities is called..

a)

Crashing

b)

Fast-Tracking

c)

Smoothing

d)

None of the above

25.

The regulation and standardisation of building materials was a main achievement during...

a)

The industrial revololution

b)

The middle ages

c)

The 20th century

26.

The National Construction Code provides two compliance pathways. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

a)

Prescriptive Solution

b)

Consensus Solution

c)

Performance Solution

27.

Building Surveyors make sure that buildings are meeting the minimum sustainability

performance required.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Construction schedules are used by site teams for many reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of them:

a)

Establish Sequencing of work

b)

Establish whether a project is financially feasible

c)

Identify Critical Activities

d)

Establish Project Duration

29.

During which stage a quality management plan is prepared?

a)

Commissioning Stage

b)

Pre-Construction Stage

c)

Design Stage

d)

Concept Stage

30.

A quantitative quality attribute is something you can measure

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The second step of a quality management process is

a)

Control Quality

b)

Plan Quality Management

c)

Perform Quality Assurance

32.

Quality Assurance Focuses On...

a)

Prevention

b)

Detection

c)

Products

33.

This tool helps to identify critical causes of errors by its frequency

a)

Control Chart

b)

Pareto Diagram

c)

Six Sigma

d)

Cause and Effect Diagram

34.

This tool helps to identify the root causes of defects/errors

a)

Flow Chart

b)

Checklist

c)

Cause and Effect Diagram

d)

Pareto Diagram

35.

Which of these is NOT a project goal

a)

Quality

b)

Time

c)

Environment

d)

Cost

e)

Sustainability

36.

What is this called?

a)

Waste Management Plan

b)

Sustainable Management Plan

c)

Waste sustainability Plan

d)

Green Disposal Plan

37.

Which is NOT a feature of the Building Life-Cycle

a)

Demolition

b)

Renovation

c)

Concept

d)

Occupation

e)

Pre-Construction

38.

In the traditional procurement path, during which stage of the project life cycle the contract price is determined

a)

Design

b)

Concept

c)

Commissioning

d)

Tender

e)

None of the above

39.

In the traditional procurement path, who is responsible for design management?

a)

Contractor

b)

Client Project Manager

c)

Construction Manager

d)

Design Team

e)

None of the Above

40.
a)

Construction Management

b)

Traditional

c)

Design & Build

d)

Contractor Focus

41.
a)

Construction Management

b)

Traditional

c)

Design & Build

d)

Contractor Focus

42.
a)

Contractor Focus

b)

Design & Build

c)

Traditional

d)

Construction Management

43.
a)

Critical Path Method

b)

Work Breakdown Structure

c)

Six Sigma

d)

Gannt Chart

e)

Cause and Effect Diagram

44.
a)

Critical Path Method

b)

Work Breakdown Structure

c)

Six Sigma

d)

Gannt Chart

e)

Cause and Effect Diagram

45.
a)

Critical Path Method

b)

Work Breakdown Structure

c)

Six Sigma

d)

Gannt Chart

e)

Cause and Effect Diagram

46.
a)

Critical Path Method

b)

Work Breakdown Structure

c)

Six Sigma

d)

Gannt Chart

e)

Cause and Effect Diagram

47.
a)

Critical Path Method

b)

Work Breakdown Structure

c)

Six Sigma

d)

Gannt Chart

e)

Cause and Effect Diagram

48.

The Government AND Unions are an actor of which cluster?

a)

Regulatory Framework

b)

Supply Network

c)

Project Based Firms

d)

Property

e)

Technical Support Infrastructure

49.

Product manufacturers and construction trades are an actor of which cluster?

a)

Regulatory Framework

b)

Supply Network

c)

Project Based Firms

d)

Property

e)

Technical Support Infrastructure

50.

Architects, Engineers and Construction Managers are an actor of which cluster?

a)

Regulatory Framework

b)

Supply Network

c)

Project Based Firms

d)

Property

e)

Technical Support Infrastructure

51.

Real estate and Banks are an actor of which cluster?

a)

Regulatory Framework

b)

Supply Network

c)

Project Based Firms

d)

Property

e)

Technical Support Infrastructure

52.

The Commonwealth and Universities are an actor of which cluster?

a)

Regulatory Framework

b)

Supply Network

c)

Project Based Firms

d)

Property

e)

Technical Support Infrastructure

53.

Construction Management entails the __________ of construction tasks or activities to accomplish specific goals

a)

Complaints management, consultation and media releases

b)

Concept, Designing and tendering

c)

Planning, scheduling, evaluation and controlling

d)

Building, Estimating and Designing

54.

Correctly Identify the stages of the project lifecycle

a)

Concept, Design, Tendering,, Pre-Construcction, Construction and commissioning

b)

Concept, Design, Construction, Occupation, Renovation and Demolition

c)

Time, Scope, Cost, Quality, Safety, Environment and Social

d)

Concept, Design, Tendering, Pre-Construction, Construction, Occupation, Commissioning

55.

In quality planning, the level of quality required for the project deliverables is determined by ____________

a)

Project Manager

b)

Architect

c)

Regulations

d)

Engineer

e)

Client

56.

Building plans belong to the following project resource type

a)

Physical

b)

Human

c)

Information

d)

Financial

57.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a construction project

a)

Require high investment

b)

High risk of failure

c)

It is a continuous processes

d)

Workforce often untrained

58.

There are 4 generic processes for managing risks related to construction. Which of the following ones is NOT one of them?

a)

Identifying hazards

b)

Controlling the risk

c)

Deflecting the risk

d)

Reviewing Control Measures

e)

Assessing the risk

59.

Which type of hoarding?

a)

Type A

b)

Type B

c)

Type C

d)

Type D

e)

Type E

60.

Which of the following risk control measures provides the highest level of protection?

a)

Isolation

b)

Administrative Control

c)

Personal Protective Equipment

d)

Eliminating

e)

Engineering Controls

61.

On average, what percentage does the construction industry contribute to the GLOBAL GDP?

a)

4%

b)

2%

c)

10%

d)

20%

62.

Which sector is expected to have the lowest turnover in Australia?

a)

Engineering

b)

Commercial Construction

c)

Multi-Level Apartments

d)

Overseas Business

63.

Which two ways can you comply with the National Construction Code

a)

Deemed to Satisfy

b)

Due Dilligence

c)

Feasibility Analysis

d)

Performance

e)

Risk Assesment

64.

In the design stage, preliminary design goes after schematic design

a)

True

b)

False

65.

In public projects, which of the following type of tendering processes is preferred

a)

Open tendering

b)

Close tendering

c)

Select tendering

d)

Public tendering

66.

During Pre-Construction, is the client project manager or contractor is responsible for developing the time management plan

a)

Contractor

b)

Client Project Manager

67.

In order to schedule resources the following plan is needed

a)

Cost management plan

b)

Quality management plan

c)

Safety management plan

d)

Site management plan

e)

Time management plan

68.

What construction material account for the most embodied energy in a typical house in Australia?

a)

Concrete

b)

Steel

c)

Plastic

d)

Alluminium

69.

Who is responsible for the successful certification of Green Buildings?

a)

Design Team

b)

Contractor

c)

Client Project Manager

d)

Depends on the contract

e)

Building Surveyor

70.

Which of the following construction materials has the lowest embodied energy?

a)

Synthetic rubber

b)

Stabilised earth

c)

Copper

d)

Hardwood

e)

Glass

71.

Which of the following procurement paths poses more risk to the contractor

a)

Design and build

b)

Construction management

c)

Traditional

d)

Contractor Focus

72.

Scope Creep is one of the greatest risk in...

a)

New building Projects

b)

Retrofit building projects

c)

Green building projects

d)

Heritage building projects

73.

What is the last step of the time management generic process?

a)

Control schedule

b)

Define Activites

c)

Develop Schedule

d)

Estimate duration of activities

74.

Walking next to a balcony with no edge protection is a...

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

75.

A balcony with no edge protection is a...

a)

Hazard

b)

Risk

76.

Sustainability =

The ability to meet the _______ of _________ without compromising the _______ of ________

a)

needs

today

needs

future

b)

needs

the future

needs

today

c)

wants

today

wants

future

d)

wants

the future

wants

today

77.

What are activities of Regulatory Framework

a)

Economical, Environmental and Technical regulations

b)

Materials, component and equipment services

c)

Designing, engineering, construction

d)

Commissioning, using constructed products

e)

Technical development and support, education

78.

What are activities of the Supply Network

a)

Economical, Environmental and Technical regulations

b)

Materials, component and equipment services

c)

Designing, engineering, construction

d)

Commissioning, using constructed products

e)

Technical development and support, education

79.

What are activities of Project Based Firms

a)

Economical, Environmental and Technical regulations

b)

Materials, component and equipment services

c)

Designing, engineering, construction

d)

Commissioning, using constructed products

e)

Technical development and support, education

80.

What are activities of the Property Cluster

a)

Economical, Environmental and Technical regulations

b)

Materials, component and equipment services

c)

Designing, engineering, construction

d)

Commissioning, using constructed products

e)

Technical development and support, education

81.

What are activities of the Technical Support Cluster

a)

Economical, Environmental and Technical regulations

b)

Materials, component and equipment services

c)

Designing, engineering, construction

d)

Commissioning, using constructed products

e)

Technical development and support, education

82.

Processes oriented and involves quality checks. Focuses on prevention

a)

Quality Assurance

b)

Quality Control

83.

Product oriented and involves inspections. Focuses on detection

a)

Quality Assurance

b)

Quality Control

84.

Which of these is NOT a project objective

a)

Quality

b)

Time

c)

Environment

d)

Cost

e)

Sustainability