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WorksheetsGrade 11 Building Construction
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
The builders' square and the 3 - 4 - 5 method can be used to obtain______________ in a building.
90 degree
45 degree
30 degree
120 degree
Explain the term P.____________ P.___________ E.________________
(a)
All these are dangerous materials that can be found on a building site EXCEPT
Petrol
Cellulose thinners
Water
Paraffin
If a person suffers an electric shock on a build site you should all these EXCEPT
Turn on the electric current
Make the person comfortable
Use artificial respiration
Contact an ambulance
Cement is a (a) risk for a number of reasons.
All these are reasons why cement is very dangerous EXCEPT
It can burn the hands
It can cause skin diseases
It can be inhaled
it can cause muscle strains when dry
Here are some safety measures for working on roof identify the fault
You should erect a scaffolding on the roof
you should place crawl boards on the roof
you should walk on the nail and screw heads
you should place a platform around the lower level of the roof
A site should have a FIRST AID box which contains all these EXCEPT
Plasters
Bandages
Tissue
Disinfectant
On a build all Healthy Worker need access to, select the CORRECT one
A shade to sleep
A kitchen to clean and beak
Area to hang up wet clothes
A room to stay
A person should be employed on the site to managed the FIRST AID box this person should be experience in
Mixing concrete
Electric shock
First aid
Medicine
When working in excavations you should always wear
Hard boots
Rubber Boots
Hard hat
Dust Mask
when cutting a brick or a block which tool is best to use
Chop saw
Hand saw
Hammer
Trowel
The edge of a brick or a block can injure your hands unless you wear a
Helmet
Gloves
Hard boots
Reflective vest
It is very dangerous when working inside a building with artificial lighting, what should you do to prevent people from fallen through opening
Place a caution sign in front of the opening
Place a building cord around the opening
Place a light around the opening
Place a barrier around the opening
All of these are reasons why an excavation should be inspected after heavy rains EXCEPT
Heavy loads should be allowed near the hole
Too much weight can cause unsupported ground to collapse
you should put support against the sides of the excavation so that the soil cannot fall in on you
Unstable soil can cause heavy load to fall in on you
Chose the correct one, when you push wheelbarrows with wet cement you should be careful because it can cause
Body come down and knee fracture
The cement to spill and fall
Muscle strains and back injuries
Slip disk and spine claps
All these are people that makes up the building team select the incorrect one
Clerk of works
Main contractor
Quantity surveyor
Client
The (a) is the main client for building projects that meets the basic needs of the people
what two things does a client need before issuing an instruction to an architect to design a building?
Money & Land
Land & Title
Money & Surveyor report
Workers & Materials
which member DOES NOT belong to the construction team
Structural engineer
Labourers
Site agent
Surveyor
which member of the team enters into a contract with the client to build the building
Contractor
Main Contractor
subcontractor
Contract supervisor
The contractor buys all these at an hardware EXCEPT
Paint
Sand
Timber
Furniture
Which member of the site manage the site on a day - to - day basic?
General foreman
Site agent
Estimator
Main contractor
Whose job is to manage and control the workers in their own trade?
General foreman
Contract supervisor
Trades foreman
Apprentices
Who is responsible to give an account for the amount of material to complete the project?
Quantity surveyor
Estimator
Surveyor
Client
Which member produce the bill of quantities?
Quantity surveyor
Estimator
Surveyor
Client
What type of load would people occupying a structure be considered?
Live Load
Dead Load
Fire Load
Impact Load
A drawing that represents a view looking down on an object.
Civil Construction
General Contractor
Subcontractor
Plan View
Set Back
moving a straight edge back and forth over a surface
protects the wall behind the countertop from moisture
the structural floor joined to the joists; supports the finish flooring.
distance from the front of the house to the street
Super Structure
the knowledge and techniques used to build structures.
the portion of the building above the foundation
the installation or first phase of the design process
the results of the operation of any system; the impact
Lowest support of a structure
Topographical
Slump Test
Foundation
Roughing In
The lowest, widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil.
Footing
Output
Coupling
Framing
Person hired to complete certain construction tasks
Subcontractor
Civil Construction
Apprentice
General Contractor
Topographical
protects the wall behind the countertop from moisture
the installation or first phase of the design process
drawings that show the shape or form of land
moving a straight edge back and forth over a surface
The portion of the building above the foundation
subfloor
load bearing wall
superstructure
wall frame
When a safety hazard cannot be
eliminated, students should
avoid the hazard
ignore the hazard
guard or mark off the hazard
share the information with
other students
The MOST common injury causing
absence from work is
Burns
Back injury
Broken bones
Cuts and bruises
3. Workers practice good housekeeping
in the workplace to
Prevent accidents
Improve production
prevent equipment failure
organise tools and equipment
4. Personal protective equipment (PPE)
must be maintained by the
Worker
Employer
Safety officer
Work supervisor
5. Which of the following types of fire
extinguishing materials is BEST used
on oil fires?
(A) Foam
(B) Water
(C) Dry powder
(D) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Which of the following represents the
size relationship of the parts of a
whole?
Line
Scale
Shape
Proportion
Colours are said to be contrasting if
they are
(A) dark in value
(B) light in value
(C) bright and intense
(D) different in lightness and
darkness
Dark in value
Light in value
Bright and intense
Different in lightness and darkness
Which of the following factors
determine the appropriateness of a
design?
Aesthetics, functionality, economic, environment
Functionality, convention,
communication, environment
Environment, manufacture,
evaluation, economic
Communication, evaluation,
functionality, solution
In which stage of the design process,
is detailed costing of a product BEST
made?
Generating ideas
Developing a chosen solution
Researching and
specifications
Planning and realising the
chosen solution
Detailed orthographic drawings are
BEST used to show
Early stages of product development
3D views of a finished product
The dimensions of a finished product for manufacturing
How mechanical components fit together to make a product.
Which stage of the design process is
likely to involve mathematical
models?
Identifying the problem and the brief
Researching and specification
Developing the chosen solution
Planning and realising the chosen solution
12. It is important to annotate freehand
sketching to
Explain the thinking behind
the visual images
Show the proposed solution in
3D
Enable them to be used in
production drawing
Enable numerical
manipulation
At which stage in the design process,
would orthographic drawings be
MOST relevant?
(A) Generating ideas
(B) Developing the chosen
solution
(C) Planning and realising the
chosen solution
(D) Testing and evaluating the
chosen solution
Generating ideas
Developing the chosen solution
Planning and realising the chosen solution
Testing and evaluatong the chosen solution
14. The role of a quantity surveyor is to
Prepare working drawings
Set out a building site
Prepare a bill of qualities
Manage the finances of a construction project
