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WorksheetsM2 Module 1 Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
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
The mason's estimate of the number of masonry units needed for a job is part of a document referred to as
a(n) _____.
a. quantitative analysis
b. unit requirements schedule
c. materials inventory
d. quantity takeoff
To lay 1,000 brick using masonry cement, the quantity of sand required would be _____.
a. 1,500 lbs
b. 3,000 lbs
c. 750 lbs
d. 2,000 lbs
When estimating brick or block quantities by the rule-of-thumb method, you should add a waste and
breakage allowance of _____.
a. 1 to 2 percent
b. 2 to 5 percent
c. 8 to 10 percent
d. 10 to 20 percent
The nominal dimensions of a modular brick are 4 inches × 2-2/3 inches × _____.
a. 8 inches
b. 7-3/8 inches
c. 6 inches
d. 7-11/16 inches
As shown in the figure above, the number of closure modular brick required for a 775-square-foot wall,
rounded up to the nearest whole number, would be _____.
a. 450
b. 3,488
c. 2,325
d. 5,231
