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Grade 11 Building Construction

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The builders' square and the 3 - 4 - 5 method can be used to obtain______________ in a building.

a)

90 degree

b)

45 degree

c)

30 degree

d)

120 degree

2.

Explain the term P.____________ P.___________ E.________________

(a)  

3.

All these are dangerous materials that can be found on a building site EXCEPT

a)

Petrol

b)

Cellulose thinners

c)

Water

d)

Paraffin

4.

If a person suffers an electric shock on a build site you should all these EXCEPT

a)

Turn on the electric current

b)

Make the person comfortable

c)

Use artificial respiration

d)

Contact an ambulance

5.

Cement is a (a)   risk for a number of reasons.

6.

All these are reasons why cement is very dangerous EXCEPT

a)

It can burn the hands

b)

It can cause skin diseases

c)

It can be inhaled

d)

it can cause muscle strains when dry

7.

Here are some safety measures for working on roof identify the fault

a)

You should erect a scaffolding on the roof

b)

you should place crawl boards on the roof

c)

you should walk on the nail and screw heads

d)

you should place a platform around the lower level of the roof

8.

A site should have a FIRST AID box which contains all these EXCEPT

a)

Plasters

b)

Bandages

c)

Tissue

d)

Disinfectant

9.

On a build all Healthy Worker need access to, select the CORRECT one

a)

A shade to sleep

b)

A kitchen to clean and beak

c)

Area to hang up wet clothes

d)

A room to stay

10.

A person should be employed on the site to managed the FIRST AID box this person should be experience in

a)

Mixing concrete

b)

Electric shock

c)

First aid

d)

Medicine

11.

When working in excavations you should always wear

a)

Hard boots

b)

Rubber Boots

c)

Hard hat

d)

Dust Mask

12.

when cutting a brick or a block which tool is best to use

a)

Chop saw

b)

Hand saw

c)

Hammer

d)

Trowel

13.

The edge of a brick or a block can injure your hands unless you wear a

a)

Helmet

b)

Gloves

c)

Hard boots

d)

Reflective vest

14.

It is very dangerous when working inside a building with artificial lighting, what should you do to prevent people from fallen through opening

a)

Place a caution sign in front of the opening

b)

Place a building cord around the opening

c)

Place a light around the opening

d)

Place a barrier around the opening

15.

All of these are reasons why an excavation should be inspected after heavy rains EXCEPT

a)

Heavy loads should be allowed near the hole

b)

Too much weight can cause unsupported ground to collapse

c)

you should put support against the sides of the excavation so that the soil cannot fall in on you

d)

Unstable soil can cause heavy load to fall in on you

16.

Chose the correct one, when you push wheelbarrows with wet cement you should be careful because it can cause

a)

Body come down and knee fracture

b)

The cement to spill and fall

c)

Muscle strains and back injuries

d)

Slip disk and spine claps

17.

All these are people that makes up the building team select the incorrect one

a)

Clerk of works

b)

Main contractor

c)

Quantity surveyor

d)

Client

18.

The (a)   is the main client for building projects that meets the basic needs of the people

19.

what two things does a client need before issuing an instruction to an architect to design a building?

a)

Money & Land

b)

Land & Title

c)

Money & Surveyor report

d)

Workers & Materials

20.

which member DOES NOT belong to the construction team

a)

Structural engineer

b)

Labourers

c)

Site agent

d)

Surveyor

21.

which member of the team enters into a contract with the client to build the building

a)

Contractor

b)

Main Contractor

c)

subcontractor

d)

Contract supervisor

22.

The contractor buys all these at an hardware EXCEPT

a)

Paint

b)

Sand

c)

Timber

d)

Furniture

23.

Which member of the site manage the site on a day - to - day basic?

a)

General foreman

b)

Site agent

c)

Estimator

d)

Main contractor

24.

Whose job is to manage and control the workers in their own trade?

a)

General foreman

b)

Contract supervisor

c)

Trades foreman

d)

Apprentices

25.

Who is responsible to give an account for the amount of material to complete the project?

a)

Quantity surveyor

b)

Estimator

c)

Surveyor

d)

Client

26.

Which member produce the bill of quantities?

a)

Quantity surveyor

b)

Estimator

c)

Surveyor

d)

Client

27.
In ___________, if one piece fails, the entire unit fails
a)
Masonry
b)
Trusses
c)
Lightweight
d)
Balloon Frame
28.

What type of load would people occupying a structure be considered?

a)

Live Load

b)

Dead Load

c)

Fire Load

d)

Impact Load

29.

A drawing that represents a view looking down on an object.

a)

Civil Construction

b)

General Contractor

c)

Subcontractor

d)

Plan View

30.

Set Back

a)

moving a straight edge back and forth over a surface

b)

protects the wall behind the countertop from moisture

c)

the structural floor joined to the joists; supports the finish flooring.

d)

distance from the front of the house to the street

31.

Super Structure

a)

the knowledge and techniques used to build structures.

b)

the portion of the building above the foundation

c)

the installation or first phase of the design process

d)

the results of the operation of any system; the impact

32.

Lowest support of a structure

a)

Topographical

b)

Slump Test

c)

Foundation

d)

Roughing In

33.

The lowest, widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil.

a)

Footing

b)

Output

c)

Coupling

d)

Framing

34.

Person hired to complete certain construction tasks

a)

Subcontractor

b)

Civil Construction

c)

Apprentice

d)

General Contractor

35.

Topographical

a)

protects the wall behind the countertop from moisture

b)

the installation or first phase of the design process

c)

drawings that show the shape or form of land

d)

moving a straight edge back and forth over a surface

36.

The portion of the building above the foundation

a)

subfloor

b)

load bearing wall

c)

superstructure

d)

wall frame

37.

When a safety hazard cannot be

eliminated, students should

a)

avoid the hazard

b)

ignore the hazard

c)

guard or mark off the hazard

d)

share the information with

other students

38.

The MOST common injury causing

absence from work is

a)

Burns

b)

Back injury

c)

Broken bones

d)

Cuts and bruises

39.

3. Workers practice good housekeeping

in the workplace to

a)

Prevent accidents

b)

Improve production

c)

prevent equipment failure

d)

organise tools and equipment

40.

4. Personal protective equipment (PPE)

must be maintained by the

a)

Worker

b)

Employer

c)

Safety officer

d)

Work supervisor

41.

5. Which of the following types of fire

extinguishing materials is BEST used

on oil fires?

a)

(A) Foam

b)

(B) Water

c)

(C) Dry powder

d)

(D) Carbon dioxide (CO2)

42.

Which of the following represents the

size relationship of the parts of a

whole?

a)

Line

b)

Scale

c)

Shape

d)

Proportion

43.

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

a)

Dark in value

b)

Light in value

c)

Bright and intense

d)

Different in lightness and darkness

44.

Which of the following factors

determine the appropriateness of a

design?

a)

Aesthetics, functionality, economic, environment

b)

Functionality, convention,

communication, environment

c)

Environment, manufacture,

evaluation, economic

d)

Communication, evaluation,

functionality, solution

45.

In which stage of the design process,

is detailed costing of a product BEST

made?

a)

Generating ideas

b)

Developing a chosen solution

c)

Researching and

specifications

d)

Planning and realising the

chosen solution

46.

Detailed orthographic drawings are

BEST used to show

a)

Early stages of product development

b)

3D views of a finished product

c)

The dimensions of a finished product for manufacturing

d)

How mechanical components fit together to make a product.

47.

Which stage of the design process is

likely to involve mathematical

models?

a)

Identifying the problem and the brief

b)

Researching and specification

c)

Developing the chosen solution

d)

Planning and realising the chosen solution

48.

12. It is important to annotate freehand

sketching to

a)

Explain the thinking behind

the visual images

b)

Show the proposed solution in

3D

c)

Enable them to be used in

production drawing

d)

Enable numerical

manipulation

49.

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

a)

Generating ideas

b)

Developing the chosen solution

c)

Planning and realising the chosen solution

d)

Testing and evaluatong the chosen solution

50.

14. The role of a quantity surveyor is to

a)

Prepare working drawings

b)

Set out a building site

c)

Prepare a bill of qualities

d)

Manage the finances of a construction project