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Worksheetsconstruction technology I
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the purpose of a foundation?
To provide a level base.
To provide a solid stable base for the building to sit on.
To give colour to your skin.
To provide a base to carry the DPC
Which of the following materials are used to make concrete?
Sand, clay, shingle, water
Cement, water, aggregate, sand
Cement, shingle, water, stone
Cement, clay, gypsum, water
Where is a DPC placed?
Laid on the foundation
In the floor screed
In the cavity of a wall construction
In the course of brick or block
What type of floor is suspended?
Block and beam
Solid concrete
Laminate
Pile and ring beam
What is sand blinding?
Throwing sand in your mates face
Covering a layer of sand with concrete
Filling for joints between bricks
Covering hard core with a layer of sand
What is the purpose of a cavity
To allow space for a DPC to be installed
To give strength to the buildings walls
To make your teeth sore
To prevent moisture penetrating into the building
What is the difference between mortar and concrete?
There is no difference
The aggregate
The quantity of lime
The type of foundation
How wide is a cavity in a brick built wall?
Half brick
Two bricks
One brick
One and a half bricks
Where is a wall plate found?
In an antique shop
Two thirds of the way up a wall
It sits on the top course of brick
It sits under the first course of bricks
Where would you find a herring bone strut?
Between floor joists
Between stud partitions
On the dance floor
In a solid floor
Which of the following would be vented?
Fascia
Barge board
Ridge board
Soffit
What is a perlin?
A projection of a roof profile
A horizontal edging to a flat roof
A horizontal support in a cut roof
A vertical support in a truss roof
What is the pitch of a flat roof?
Anything above a 43 degree pitch
Anything below a 10 degree pitch
Anything below a 5 degree pitch
Anything above a 10 degree pitch
Which of the following is considered to be the most sustainable product?
Concrete
Granite
Oil
Timber
Why is sustainable building important?
Because it is more cost effective.
Because it protects the environment today.
Because it makes use of finite resources.
Because it protects the environment and takes future generations into consideration.
What type of material is most suited to a roof of a garden building?
Felt
Concrete tiles
Slate
Clay tiles
Which type of roofing system will deteriorate the quickest?
Copper
Concrete tile
Slate
Felt
When a safety hazard cannot be eliminated, students should
avoid the hazard
ignore the hazard
guard or mark off the hazard
share the information with other students
The MOST common injury causing absence from work is
burns
back injury
broken bones
cuts and bruises
Workers practice good housekeeping in the workplace to
prevent accidents
improve productivity
prevent equipment failure
organise tools and equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be maintained by the
worker
employer
safety officer
work supervisor
Which of the following types of fire extinguishing materials is BEST used on oil fires?
Foam
Water
Dry Powder
Carbon dioxide (C02)
Detailed orthographic drawings are BEST used to show
early stages of product
development
3D views of a finished
product
the dimensions of a finished
product for manufacturing
how mechanical components
fit together to make a product
The role of a quantity surveyor is to
prepare working drawings
set out a building on a site
prepare a bill of quantities
manage the finances of a construction project
When a safety hazard cannot be eliminated, students should
avoid the hazard
ignore the hazard
guard or mark off the hazard
share the information with other students
The MOST common injury causing absence from work is
burns
back injury
broken bones
cuts and bruises
Workers practice good housekeeping in the workplace to
prevent accidents
improve productivity
prevent equipment failure
organise tools and equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be maintained by the
worker
employer
safety officer
work supervisor
Which of the following types of fire extinguishing materials is BEST used on oil fires?
Foam
Water
Dry Powder
Carbon dioxide (C02)
Detailed orthographic drawings are BEST used to show
early stages of product
development
3D views of a finished
product
the dimensions of a finished
product for manufacturing
how mechanical components
fit together to make a product
The role of a quantity surveyor is to
prepare working drawings
set out a building on a site
prepare a bill of quantities
manage the finances of a construction project
Which of the following members of the building team carries the greatest level of responsibility on a construction site?
Trade foreman
Project manager
Contractor
Civil engineer
A technical worker in construction and manufacturing industries is paid more than a skilled or semi-skilled worker because they have
a better position
highly academic qualifications
higher levels of knowledge and skills
greater production output
A top down structure in an organisational chart shows a
hierarchical relationship between workers
horizontal relationship between workers
hierarchical and horizontal relationship between categories of workers
hierarchical and horizontal relationship between each worker
The role of civil and structural engineering is to produce buildings for
domestic use only
the banking sector
industrial use
public use
Which of the following are standards used in building construction?
ANSI, BSI, ISO standards
Building regulation, ABNSI, BSI
CUBIC, CARIFORUM, ISO standards
ANSI, CUBIC, ISO standards
Which of the following names is given to a group of computers in an organization that are connected to each other?
The internet
An intranet
An extranet
A subnet
Which of the following is NOT a form of pictorial drawing?
Orthographic
Isometric
Oblique
Cavalier
Which of the following are used for developing and presenting project work?
PowerPoint & Autocad
Prezi & Excel
PowerPoint & Prezi
Excel & AutoCad
In the area of Information and Communication Technologies, the term multimedia is BEST defined as, “The combined use of
animations in computer applications only
sound and video in computer applications only
sound, pictures, video and animations in computer applications
sound, pictures, video, animations and text in computer applications
Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence in the design of products or services?
Preliminary design, screening, concept generation, evaluation and improvement, prototyping and final design
Concept generation, screening, preliminary design, prototyping and final design, evaluation and improvement
Preliminary design, screening, concept generation, prototyping and final design, evaluation and improvement
Concept generation, screening, preliminary design, evaluation and improvement, prototyping and final design
Which of the following are three-dimensional forms?
Cylinders, cubes, spheres,cones
Circles, squares, rectangles, triangles
Cylinders, triangles, cubes, cones
Circles, cylinders, cubes, cones
Construction Technology is all about building houses
True
False
What does CPR mean?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary respiration
Coronary pulse repair
Coronary pulse respiration
A technical worker in construction and manufacturing industries is paid more than a skilled or semi-skilled worker because they have
a better position
highly academic qualifications
higher levels of knowledge and skills
greater production output
A top down structure in an organisational chart shows a
hierarchical relationship between workers
horizontal relationship between workers
hierarchical and horizontal relationship between categories of workers
hierarchical and horizontal relationship between each worker
The role of civil and structural engineering is to produce buildings for
domestic use only
the banking sector
industrial use
public use
Which of the following names is given to a group of computers in an organization that are connected to each other?
The internet
An intranet
An extranet
A subnet
Which of the following is NOT a form of pictorial drawing?
Orthographic
Isometric
Oblique
Cavalier
In the area of Information and Communication Technologies, the term multimedia is BEST defined as, “The combined use of
animations in computer applications only
sound and video in computer applications only
sound, pictures, video and animations in computer applications
sound, pictures, video, animations and text in computer applications
