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VDA - Window (Part 1)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A manufactured assembly of a frame, sash, glazing, and necessary hardware, made to fit a window opening

a)

Window unit

b)

Window frame

c)

Dressing

d)

Window

2.

The fixed frame of a window, consisting of two jambs, a head, and a sill

a)

Window unit

b)

Window frame

c)

Dressing

d)

Window

3.

The ornamental detail of a building, esp. the molded framework around door and window openings

a)

Window unit

b)

Window frame

c)

Dressing

d)

Window

4.

An opening in the wall of a building for admitting light and air, usually fitted with a frame in which are set operable sashes containing panes of glass

a)

Window unit

b)

Window frame

c)

Dressing

d)

Window

5.

The fixed or movable framework of a window or door in which panes of glass are set

a)

Sash

b)

Muntin

c)

Windowpane

6.

One of the divisions of a window or door, consisting of a single unit of glass

a)

Sash

b)

Pane

c)

Windowpane

7.

A pane of glass filling a window sash

a)

Muntin

b)

Windowsill

c)

Windowpane

8.

A wood molding covering the gap between a doorframe or window frame and the masonry reveal into which the frame is set

a)

Brick molding

b)

Head flashing

c)

Muntin

9.

The flashing over a window opening or a projection in a masonry wall

a)

Brick molding

b)

Head flashing

c)

Muntin

10.

A rabbeted member for holding the edges of windowpanes within a sash. Also called glazing bar, sash bar.

a)

Brick molding

b)

Head flashing

c)

Muntin

11.

Any of various devices for shedding rainwater so as to keep it from running down a wall or falling onto the sill of an opening

a)

Drip

b)

Drip cap

c)

Backband

12.

A projecting molding over an exterior door or window opening for catching and shedding rainwater

a)

Drip

b)

Drip cap

c)

Backband

13.

A molding surrounding the trim at the top and sides of a door or window

a)

Drip

b)

Drip cap

c)

Backband

14.

The horizontal member at the base of a window opening, esp. the ledge formed by such a member

a)

Windowsill

b)

Wash

c)

Check throat

d)

Subsill

15.

The upper surface of a building member, such as a windowsill or coping, sloped to shed rainwater. Also called weathering.

a)

Windowsill

b)

Wash

c)

Check throat

d)

Subsill

16.

A groove cut or formed on the underside of a sill or other exterior horizontal member to prevent the capillary flow of rainwater to a wall

a)

Windowsill

b)

Wash

c)

Check throat

d)

Subsill

17.

An additional sill fitted to a window frame to cause rainwater to drip farther away from a wall surface

a)

Windowsill

b)

Wash

c)

Check throat

d)

Subsill

18.

A vertical member between the lights of a window

a)

Mullion

b)

Light

c)

Slip sill

d)

Lug sill

19.

A medium for admitting light, as one compartment of a window or window sash. Also called day.

a)

Mullion

b)

Light

c)

Slip sill

d)

Lug sill

20.

A sill cut to fit between the jambs of a window or door opening

a)

Mullion

b)

Light

c)

Slip sill

d)

Lug sill

21.

A sill extending beyond a window or door opening and built into the jambs

a)

Mullion

b)

Light

c)

Slip sill

d)

Lug sill

22.

That part of a jamb extending above the head of a door or window frame, or the horizontal extension of a windowsill beyond the jamb

a)

Horn

b)

Stool

c)

Apron

d)

Back

23.

The interior sill of a window

a)

Horn

b)

Stool

c)

Apron

d)

Back

24.

A flat piece of trim immediately beneath the stool of a window

a)

Horn

b)

Mullion

c)

Apron

d)

Back

25.

The area of interior wall, usually paneled, between a windowsill and the floor

a)

Horn

b)

Stool

c)

Apron

d)

Back

26.

A window having two vertically sliding sashes, each in separate grooves or tracks and closing a different part of the window

a)

Double-hung window

b)

Box-head window

c)

Drop window

d)

Horizontally sliding window

27.

A double-hung window constructed with a pocket in the head, into which one or both sashes can pass to increase the opening available for ventilation

a)

Single-hung window

b)

Box-head window

c)

Drop window

d)

Horizontally sliding window

28.

A window constructed with a pocket below the sill, into which a sash can slide to increase the opening available for ventilation

a)

Double-hung window

b)

Box-head window

c)

Drop window

d)

Horizontally sliding window

29.

A window having two or more sashes, of which at least one slides along horizontal grooves or tracks

a)

Double-hung window

b)

Box-head window

c)

Drop window

d)

Horizontally sliding window

30.

A vertically sliding window sash balanced by a counterweight or a pretensioned spring on each side so that it can be raised or lowered with relatively little effort

a)

Hung sash

b)

Sash fast

c)

Sliding sash

31.

A fastening on the meeting rail of one sash that swings across to the meeting rail of another sash and engages with a spur on it

a)

Hung sash

b)

Sash fast

c)

Sliding sash

32.

A sash that opens by moving horizontally along grooves or tracks at the top and bottom of the window frame

a)

Hung sash

b)

Sash fast

c)

Sliding sash

33.

The rail of each sash in a double-hung window that meets at the rail of the other when the window is closed

a)

Meeting rail

b)

Check rail

c)

Plain rail

34.

A meeting rail, esp. one closing against a corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap

a)

Meeting rail

b)

Check rail

c)

Plain rail

35.

A meeting rail equal in thickness to the other members of the frame

a)

Meeting rail

b)

Check rail

c)

Plain rail