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construction technology I

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of a foundation?

a)

To provide a level base.

b)

To provide a solid stable base for the building to sit on.

c)

To give colour to your skin.

d)

To provide a base to carry the DPC

2.

Which of the following materials are used to make concrete?

a)

Sand, clay, shingle, water

b)

Cement, water, aggregate, sand

c)

Cement, shingle, water, stone

d)

Cement, clay, gypsum, water

3.

Where is a DPC placed?

a)

Laid on the foundation

b)

In the floor screed

c)

In the cavity of a wall construction

d)

In the course of brick or block

4.

What type of floor is suspended?

a)

Block and beam

b)

Solid concrete

c)

Laminate

d)

Pile and ring beam

5.

What is sand blinding?

a)

Throwing sand in your mates face

b)

Covering a layer of sand with concrete

c)

Filling for joints between bricks

d)

Covering hard core with a layer of sand

6.

What is the purpose of a cavity

a)

To allow space for a DPC to be installed

b)

To give strength to the buildings walls

c)

To make your teeth sore

d)

To prevent moisture penetrating into the building

7.

What is the difference between mortar and concrete?

a)

There is no difference

b)

The aggregate

c)

The quantity of lime

d)

The type of foundation

8.

How wide is a cavity in a brick built wall?

a)

Half brick

b)

Two bricks

c)

One brick

d)

One and a half bricks

9.

Where is a wall plate found?

a)

In an antique shop

b)

Two thirds of the way up a wall

c)

It sits on the top course of brick

d)

It sits under the first course of bricks

10.

Where would you find a herring bone strut?

a)

Between floor joists

b)

Between stud partitions

c)

On the dance floor

d)

In a solid floor

11.

Which of the following would be vented?

a)

Fascia

b)

Barge board

c)

Ridge board

d)

Soffit

12.

What is a perlin?

a)

A projection of a roof profile

b)

A horizontal edging to a flat roof

c)

A horizontal support in a cut roof

d)

A vertical support in a truss roof

13.

What is the pitch of a flat roof?

a)

Anything above a 43 degree pitch

b)

Anything below a 10 degree pitch

c)

Anything below a 5 degree pitch

d)

Anything above a 10 degree pitch

14.

Which of the following is considered to be the most sustainable product?

a)

Concrete

b)

Granite

c)

Oil

d)

Timber

15.

Why is sustainable building important?

a)

Because it is more cost effective.

b)

Because it protects the environment today.

c)

Because it makes use of finite resources.

d)

Because it protects the environment and takes future generations into consideration.

16.

What type of material is most suited to a roof of a garden building?

a)

Felt

b)

Concrete tiles

c)

Slate

d)

Clay tiles

17.

Which type of roofing system will deteriorate the quickest?

a)

Copper

b)

Concrete tile

c)

Slate

d)

Felt

18.

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

19.

The MOST common injury causing absence from work is

a)

burns

b)

back injury

c)

broken bones

d)

cuts and bruises

20.

Workers practice good housekeeping in the workplace to

a)

prevent accidents

b)

improve productivity

c)

prevent equipment failure

d)

organise tools and equipment

21.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be maintained by the

a)

worker

b)

employer

c)

safety officer

d)

work supervisor

22.

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 (C02)

23.

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

24.

The role of a quantity surveyor is to

a)

prepare working drawings

b)

set out a building on a site

c)

prepare a bill of quantities

d)

manage the finances of a construction project

25.

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

26.

The MOST common injury causing absence from work is

a)

burns

b)

back injury

c)

broken bones

d)

cuts and bruises

27.

Workers practice good housekeeping in the workplace to

a)

prevent accidents

b)

improve productivity

c)

prevent equipment failure

d)

organise tools and equipment

28.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be maintained by the

a)

worker

b)

employer

c)

safety officer

d)

work supervisor

29.

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 (C02)

30.

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

31.

The role of a quantity surveyor is to

a)

prepare working drawings

b)

set out a building on a site

c)

prepare a bill of quantities

d)

manage the finances of a construction project

32.

Which of the following members of the building team carries the greatest level of responsibility on a construction site?

a)

Trade foreman

b)

Project manager

c)

Contractor

d)

Civil engineer

33.

A technical worker in construction and manufacturing industries is paid more than a skilled or semi-skilled worker because they have

a)

a better position

b)

highly academic qualifications

c)

higher levels of knowledge and skills

d)

greater production output

34.

A top down structure in an organisational chart shows a

a)

hierarchical relationship between workers

b)

horizontal relationship between workers

c)

hierarchical and horizontal relationship between categories of workers

d)

hierarchical and horizontal relationship between each worker

35.

The role of civil and structural engineering is to produce buildings for

a)

domestic use only

b)

the banking sector

c)

industrial use

d)

public use

36.

Which of the following are standards used in building construction?

a)

ANSI, BSI, ISO standards

b)

Building regulation, ABNSI, BSI

c)

CUBIC, CARIFORUM, ISO standards

d)

ANSI, CUBIC, ISO standards

37.

Which of the following names is given to a group of computers in an organization that are connected to each other?

a)

The internet

b)

An intranet

c)

An extranet

d)

A subnet

38.

Which of the following is NOT a form of pictorial drawing?

a)

Orthographic

b)

Isometric

c)

Oblique

d)

Cavalier

39.

Which of the following are used for developing and presenting project work?

a)

PowerPoint & Autocad

b)

Prezi & Excel

c)

PowerPoint & Prezi

d)

Excel & AutoCad

40.

In the area of Information and Communication Technologies, the term multimedia is BEST defined as, “The combined use of

a)

animations in computer applications only

b)

sound and video in computer applications only

c)

sound, pictures, video and animations in computer applications

d)

sound, pictures, video, animations and text in computer applications

41.

Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence in the design of products or services?

a)

Preliminary design, screening, concept generation, evaluation and improvement, prototyping and final design

b)

Concept generation, screening, preliminary design, prototyping and final design, evaluation and improvement

c)

Preliminary design, screening, concept generation, prototyping and final design, evaluation and improvement

d)

Concept generation, screening, preliminary design, evaluation and improvement, prototyping and final design

42.

Which of the following are three-dimensional forms?

a)

Cylinders, cubes, spheres,cones

b)

Circles, squares, rectangles, triangles

c)

Cylinders, triangles, cubes, cones

d)

Circles, cylinders, cubes, cones

43.

Construction Technology is all about building houses

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What does CPR mean?

a)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

b)

Cardiopulmonary respiration

c)

Coronary pulse repair

d)

Coronary pulse respiration

45.

A technical worker in construction and manufacturing industries is paid more than a skilled or semi-skilled worker because they have

a)

a better position

b)

highly academic qualifications

c)

higher levels of knowledge and skills

d)

greater production output

46.

A top down structure in an organisational chart shows a

a)

hierarchical relationship between workers

b)

horizontal relationship between workers

c)

hierarchical and horizontal relationship between categories of workers

d)

hierarchical and horizontal relationship between each worker

47.

The role of civil and structural engineering is to produce buildings for

a)

domestic use only

b)

the banking sector

c)

industrial use

d)

public use

48.

Which of the following names is given to a group of computers in an organization that are connected to each other?

a)

The internet

b)

An intranet

c)

An extranet

d)

A subnet

49.

Which of the following is NOT a form of pictorial drawing?

a)

Orthographic

b)

Isometric

c)

Oblique

d)

Cavalier

50.

In the area of Information and Communication Technologies, the term multimedia is BEST defined as, “The combined use of

a)

animations in computer applications only

b)

sound and video in computer applications only

c)

sound, pictures, video and animations in computer applications

d)

sound, pictures, video, animations and text in computer applications