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Roofing

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most commonly used roof covering for residential construction is ____.

a)

roll roofing

b)

wood shingles

c)

metal

d)

asphalt shingles

2.

A square is the amount of roofing required to cover ____.

a)

10 square feet

b)

50 square feet

c)

100square feet

d)

150 square feet

3.

It usually takes ____ bundles of shingles for one square.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

The wood surface to which the roofing material are applied is called the ____.

a)

Table

b)

Top

c)

Slab

d)

Deck

5.

A horizontal row of shingles is called a ____.

a)

Course

b)

Layer

c)

Row

d)

Line

6.

The amount of roofing in each course exposed to the weather is called the ____.

a)

Show

b)

Shadow

c)

Frontal

d)

Exposure

7.

Flashings are made of ____.

a)

Zinc

b)

Copper

c)

Aluminum

d)

All choices are correct

8.

A reaction that occurs when unlike metals come in contact with water is ____.

a)

Corrosion

b)

Acid reflex

c)

Oxidation

d)

Electrolysis

9.

The metal installed around the perimeter of the roof is called ____.

a)

Starter strip

b)

Drip edge

c)

Lap edge

d)

Mastic

10.

A heavy paper saturated with asphalt that goes under the shingles is ____.

a)

tar paper

b)

asphalt felts

c)

impregnated paper

d)

sheathing

11.

To protect the roof from ice and water, ____.

a)

an ice and water shield may be installed

b)

keep underlayment off these areas

c)

install two layers of shingles

d)

install plastic cement on top of the shingles

12.

The course of shingles that backs up and fills in the spaces between tabs of the first regular course of shingles is called the ____.

a)

beginning course

b)

first course

c)

under course

d)

starter course

13.

The first course of shingles should overhang the drip edge ____.

a)

1/8 to 1/4 inch

b)

1/4 to 3/8 inch

c)

3/8 to 1/2 inch

d)

1/2 to 5/8 inch

14.

A roofing material that can be used on roofs with a slope as little as one inch rise per foot of run is ____.

a)

asphalt shingles

b)

roll roofing

c)

cedar shakes

d)

all answers are correct

15.

Roof valleys are especially vulnerable to leakage because ____.

a)

the wind blows harder in this area

b)

of the amount of water that flows down through them

c)

the fasteners don’t hold as well in these areas

d)

all of the above

16.

A valley where the shingles alternately weave is called a(n) ____.

a)

open valley weave

b)

crimped valley

c)

woven valley

d)

alternate valley

17.

Fasteners for shingles should be placed no closer than ____ inches to the center of the valley flashes.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

18.

Individual metal pieces tacked between courses of shingles are called ____.

a)

single flashings

b)

step flashings

c)

foot flashings

d)

stair flashings

19.

A water diverter on the upper side of a chimney is called a ____.

a)

diverter

b)

.funnel

c)

a saddle or cricket

d)

wish bone

20.

Step flashing is installed before ____.

a)

siding

b)

roof sheathing

c)

underlayment

d)

all are correct