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LS CH05 Graphic Materials Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

2.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

3.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

4.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

5.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

6.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

7.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

8.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

9.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

10.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

11.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

12.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

13.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

14.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

15.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

16.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

17.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

18.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

19.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

20.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

21.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

22.

What type of landscape design view is this? (Choose all that apply)

a)

PLAN

b)

ELEVATION

c)

PERSPECTIVE

d)

AXONOMETRIC

23.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

brick

b)

decking

c)

stonework

d)

none of these

24.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

brick

b)

decking

c)

stonework

d)

none of these

25.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

brick

b)

decking

c)

stonework

d)

none of these

26.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

brick

b)

decking

c)

stonework

d)

none of these

27.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

28.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

29.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

30.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

31.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

32.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

33.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

34.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

35.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

36.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

37.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

38.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

39.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Needled Evergreen

b)

Broadleaf Evergreen

c)

Deciduous Shrub

d)

Deciduous Tree

40.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Fence with gate

b)

Rectangle bumpy box

c)

House with door

d)

None of these

41.

Identify this landscape design symbol. (Pick 3)

a)

Loose Gravel

b)

Loose Aggregates

c)

Loose Rock

d)

Loose Roots

42.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Low Shrub Groundcover

b)

Trailing Groundcover

c)

Vines on a Fence

d)

Vines on a Wall

43.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Low Shrub Groundcover

b)

Trailing Groundcover

c)

Vines on a Fence

d)

Vines on a Wall

44.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Low Shrub Groundcover

b)

Trailing Groundcover

c)

Vines on a Fence

d)

Vines on a Wall

45.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Shrubs on a Fence

b)

Shrubs on a Wall

c)

Vines on a Fence

d)

Vines on a Wall

46.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Shrubs on a Fence

b)

Shrubs on a Wall

c)

Vines on a Fence

d)

Vines on a Wall

47.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Shrubs on a Fence

b)

Shrubs on a Wall

c)

Vines on a Fence

d)

Vines on a Wall

48.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Decking

b)

Picnic Table

c)

Outdoor Grill

d)

Steps and Landing

49.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Decking

b)

Picnic Table

c)

Outdoor Grill

d)

Steps and Landing

50.

Identify this landscape design symbol.

a)

Decking

b)

Picnic Table

c)

Outdoor Grill

d)

Steps and Landing

51.
Colored pencils:
a)
should be applied uniformly in a single direction to gain the smoothest application
b)
can be blended by overlaying different colors
c)
are used for the rendering of design plans, elevation, and perspective illustrations, rather than actual creation of designs.
d)
none of these
52.
What determines the type of drawing and copy surface a landscape designer should use?
a)
Is the drawing temporary or permanent?
b)
What drawing instrument is to be used?
c)
Will the drawing be copied and if so, how?
d)
Will the drawing be rendered and if so, with what media?
53.
For the presentation of designs to clients and in any other situation where it becomes necessary to mount drawings temporarily or permanently, _____ is frequently the mounting board of choice.
a)
foam board
b)
plywood
c)
card board
d)
cutting board
54.
Pastels should be applied:
a)
over dried marker colors
b)
over colored pencil
c)
under marker colors
d)
under colored pencil
55.
Pastels:
a)
can be applied with fingers
b)
can be easily blended
c)
should not be used to make solid lines
d)
are sometimes infused with water to reduce chalkiness
56.
_____ are chalky crayons made of powdered pigment.
a)
Pastels
b)
Felt pens
c)
Watercolors
d)
Colored pencils
57.
_____ are often used with color markers to lighten or darken colors and to add texture to marker surfaces. Colored pencils
a)
Pastels
b)
Felt pens
c)
Graphite pencils
d)
Ball-point pens
58.
Which shades should be used first with color markers?
a)
light shades
b)
medium shades
c)
dark shades
d)
it does not matter
59.
Color markers and felt markers are acceptable to use with circle templates, architect scales and other high quality drafting tools.
a)
FALSE
b)
True
60.
Color markers:
a)
soak into paper easily
b)
dry quickly
c)
allow erasing
d)
are easily blended with other color markers
61.
Inexpensive color markers used by children are unsatisfactory for use in professional rendering.
a)
True
b)
FALSE
62.
Technically, a _____ is just another felt marker.
a)
color marker
b)
graphite marker
c)
color pencil
d)
pastel
63.
Felt pens:
a)
are gradually replacing technical pens as the instrument of choice for creating plans and other drawings that require ink.
b)
are good for lettering, bordering, outlining, and symbol styling.
c)
can be used for sketching and texturing, although the required skill level of the artist is greater because erasing is nearly impossible.
d)
only come in water soluble form and can be removed from paper with misting water
64.
Graphite pencils:
a)
come in varying degrees of hardness
b)
that have high H numbers are firmer and better for drawing (lines)
c)
that have high B numbers are softer and better used for rendering (shading)
d)
can all be used in the same manner on LS designs with the same outcome.
65.
The version of a landscape design that is going to require the greatest detail in graphic styling and elaborate detail is for the:
a)
client
b)
contractor
c)
designer
d)
landscape maintenance company
66.
Why should the lettering of the client's name be the largest and most ornate on the LS design?
a)
the client is usually the one paying for the design and is the one that will approve the design, so they are the one to impress.
b)
the client could have poor eyesight, so making their name larger and more ornate than the rest of the lettering on the design will help them know it's for them.
c)
The Landscape Professionals of America design rules state that the client's name must be larger than other lettering on the design.
d)
Trick question: the client's name is not actually supposed to be larger than everything else.
67.
What lettering should be the largest and most ornate on the LS design?
a)
the client's name
b)
the designer's name and/or firm
c)
the contractor's name and/or company
d)
the plant list
68.
PICTURE What are these essential components of a LS Design?
a)

directional arrows

b)

scale indicators

c)

southern indicators

d)

pointer uppers

69.
PICTURE What are these essential components of a LS Design?
a)

scale indicators

b)

rulers

c)

mileage keys

d)

timelines

70.
A LS design plant list always includes:
a)
Two listings of the plant species; one column listing them in alphabetical order by botanical names and an adjacent column listing the common names
b)
A column noting the total numbers of each plant species used
c)
A column noting the sizes of the plants at the time of installation
d)
A column containing special notations about certain species that the designer does not want overlooked
71.
A LS design for the client is more likely to need _____ of plants.
a)
common names
b)
botanical names
c)
scientific names
d)
Latin names
72.
Method of labeling plant symbols:
a)
all of these
b)
plant name on or near the symbol
c)
plant name on the edge of the design with leader lines connecting the name and symbol
d)
code or number on or near the symbol with a plant list/key elsewhere on the design
73.
All LS symbols on a drawing should be obvious what they are and not need any labeling.
a)
FALSE
b)
True
74.

Plant symbols that are different species and are massed on a LS design: (choose all that apply)

a)
will not overlap.
b)
will each be drawn completely.
c)
will overlap
d)
will not have the overlapped parts drawn.
75.
Plant symbols that are exactly alike and are _____ on a LS design will overlap slightly and the area of overlap is not drawn.
a)
massed
b)
separate
c)
individualized
d)
near each other
76.
When one landscape object passes beneath another, the hidden symbol is drawn with a _____ line.
a)
all of these
b)
thinner
c)
lighter
d)
broken
77.
When one landscape object passes beneath another, the upper symbol is drawn with a _____ line.
a)
all of these
b)
wider
c)
darker
d)
solid
78.
Symbols drawn by computer are always more effective in portraying landscape design components than hand drawn symbols.
a)
FALSE
b)
True
79.
Design materials that are not living plant materials.
a)
hardscape
b)
deadscape
c)
non-organiscape
d)
none of these
80.
Groundcovers:
a)
are usually eighteen inches or less in height.
b)
are usually eighty inches or more in height.
c)
are usually eight feet or more in height.
d)
are usually eighteen feet or less in height.
81.

Which LS design tool is usually used to draw trees and shrubs on a LS plan view? (choose all that apply)

a)
compass
b)
circle template
c)
straightedge like a ruler or scale
d)
protractor
82.

Trees: (choose all that apply)

a)
are usually larger than shrubs.
b)
are usually drawn with darker or thicker lines than shrubs.
c)
are always represented on a design with more complicated symbols than shrubs.
d)
all of these
83.
It is important that most or all plant symbols in LS design:
a)
have a marked center point where the plant will be placed in the ground.
b)
have smooth, even edges, like a circle.
c)
be symmetrically balanced, with one side mirroring the other.
d)
be drawn with different colors
84.

The textbook describes the edge of the deciduous shrub symbols as: (choose all that apply)

a)
loose
b)
irregular
c)
even
d)
straight
85.

An example of a broadleaved evergreen from the text: (choose all that apply)

a)
holly
b)
rhododendron
c)
camellia
d)
pine
86.
Most needled evergreens are:
a)
pointy or pokey
b)
soft
c)
rounded
d)
blunt
87.
When designers insert plant symbols into a design:
a)
the symbol is usually scaled to or near to the mature size of the plant.
b)
the symbol is usually scaled to or near to the installation size of the plant.
c)
the symbol is always scaled to or near to the mature size of the plant.
d)
the symbol is always scaled to or near to the installation size of the plant.
88.
Which party benefits most from the design being made attractive?
a)
client
b)
contractor
c)
designer
d)
all of these
89.
Which of the 4 LS design views is the most common?
a)
plan
b)
elevation
c)
perspective
d)
axonometric
90.
Usually, several parties are involved in a landscape project. Which party would be responsible for combining the technical and emotional aspects of a project?
a)
designer
b)
contractor
c)
client
d)
all of these
91.
Usually, several parties are involved in a landscape project. Which party would be most interested in the technical aspect of the project?
a)
contractor
b)
designer
c)
client
d)
all of these
92.
Usually, several parties are involved in a landscape project. Which party would be the most emotionally involved?
a)
client
b)
contractor
c)
designer
d)
all of these
93.
Several types of lettered information should appear on the finished plan including:
a)
designer's name and firm
b)
symbol labels and directions to the property
c)
directional arrow and property tax information
d)
client's children's names and ages
94.

Several types of lettered information should appear on the finished plan including: (choose 3)

a)
symbol labels and plant list
b)
directional arrow and scale
c)
client's name and address
d)
designer's name and phone number
95.
Landscape design symbols are limited to an approved set certified by the National Landscapers Association.
a)
False: possibilities are limitless. You can make up your own symbols.
b)
False: they're certified by the USDA.
c)
False: you can make your own symbols for landscape plans; they just need to be submitted to NLA for approval.
d)
True
96.

Parallel lines going away from the viewer seem to get closer together in this view.

a)

perspective

b)

elevation

c)

plan

d)

axonometric

97.
Which landscape design view is measurable by height, width and depth?
a)
axonometric
b)
plan
c)
elevation
d)
perspective
98.
Which landscape design view is above the landscape and measurable only by width and depth?
a)
plan
b)
elevation
c)
perspective
d)
axonometric
99.
Which landscape design view is the most realistic but not measurable?
a)
perspective
b)
plan
c)
elevation
d)
axonometric
100.
Which landscape design view is viewed from the side and measurable only by height and width?
a)
elevation
b)
perspective
c)
plan
d)
axonometric