WorksheetsBuilding Trades Pretest
Total questions: 172
Worksheet time: 4hrs 52mins
building frames
How many basic types of structures are there?
building frames
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A home where people reside is known as a
residential building
apartment
dwelling
ant farm
The property on which a housing unit will be built is known as a
site location
acre
lot
building site
Homes that are built on site are known as
manufactured home
stick-built
on-site building
single family home
Homes that have parts of their construction done at a factory and then trucked to the building site are known as
log home
stick-built
manufactured homes
Ryan homes
The most important part of the home which supports the entire house is know as the
foundation
roof
electrical
concrete
In building a home's foundation, it must be supported by ___________ that are poured into ______________ .
electrical; cables
footings; trenches
concrete; mortar
cereal; bowls
Flooring is secured to _________________
the ground
concrete
studs
floor joists
What is nailed to the floor joists?
floor
subfloor
carpteting
shingles
Vertical wall supports are called ____________
floor joists
studs
sheathing
trusses
What holds the home's blocks together?
mortar
stucco
stones
glue
Triangular frameworks which support the roof are known as
trusses
shingles
mortar
roofing
Select all the pathways in the Architecture & Construction career cluster.
Design & pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Demolition/Builders
This diverse Career Cluster prepares learners for careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment. True or False?
True
False
People with careers in __________ create our future! They turn a concept into a set of plans. Their plans guide other construction professionals as they continue the building process.
design and pre-construction
construction
maintenance/operations
Employees in __________ literally build our future! These are the people who build and remodel houses, apartments, industrial buildings, warehouses, office buildings, churches, schools and recreational facilities.
design and pre-construction
construction
maintenance/operations
This pathway also includes the builders of highways, streets, bridges, tunnels and airports as well as power plants, chemical plants, refineries and mills.
design and pre-construction
construction
maintenance/operations
Employees with careers in __________ keep our future intact! These are the people who unload, inspect, and move new equipment into position. They determine the optimal placement of machines in a plant, assemble machinery, install machinery, repair machinery and perform preventive maintenance. They detect, diagnose and correct minor problems on machinery. They keep the structure of an establishment in good repair. They maintain the smooth operation of refineries, power plants, chemical plants and mills.
design and pre-construction
construction
maintenance/operations
Select the correct pathway for the following career: Architect
Design and pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Select the correct pathway for the following career: Carpenter
Design and pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Select the correct pathway for the following career:
Crane Operator
Design and pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Select the correct pathway for the following career:
Appliance Repairer
Design and pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Select the correct pathway for the following career:
Carpet Cleaner
Design and pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Select the correct pathway for the following career:
Land Surveyor
Design and pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Select the correct pathway for the following career:
Civil Engineer
Design and pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Architecture and Construction is about designing and constructing buildings such as houses, schools, and sky scrapers. Nothing else. True or False?
True
False
An electrician is part of which two pathways?
Design and Pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Residential Construction...
Provides places where people live, including apartment buildings and single family homes.
Includes office structures, shopping malls, and factories.
Creates large structures for public use, such as hospitals and schools.
Builds railways, communication systems, and roads.
Civil Construction...
Provides places where people live, including apartment buildings and single family homes.
Includes office structures, shopping malls, and factories.
Creates large structures for public use, such as hospitals and schools.
Builds railways, communication systems, and roads.
Commercial/ Industrial Construction...
Provides places where people live, including apartment buildings and single family homes.
Includes office structures, shopping malls, and factories.
Creates large structures for public use, such as hospitals and schools.
Builds railways, communication systems, and roads.
Covering a road with strong, durable material is called...
Asphalting
Pavementing
Surfacing
Engineering
Construction systems include...
Inputs
Processes
Outputs
All of the above
Today scientists and engineers work to develop new and better materials, such as...
Wood
Steel
Concrete
All of the above
Trees growing on commercial tree farms produce wood in its natural state. People cut this wood to make...
Concrete
Lumber
Steel
Curtain Walls
Most single family homes are made of lumber because it's...
Readily available
Easy to work with
Economical
All of the above
A mixture of dry cement, sand, stones, and water is called...
Asphalt
Steel
Mud
Concrete
Rules are part of the information inputs used by construction systems. The rules are called...
Legislation
Building Codes
Commercial Permits
Blueprints
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
Name the tool.
Steel tape
Combination square
Speed square
Chalk line
Name the tool.
Tape measure
T bevel
Chalk line
Laser level
Name the tool.
torpedo level
batter up
batter boards
line level
Name the tool.
Folding ruler
Carpenter level
Torpedo level
Laser level
Name the tool.
Batter boards
Framing square
Chalk line
Roller measuring wheel
Name the tool.
Protractor
Balloon launcher
T bevel
Compass
Name the tool.
T bevel
Combination square
Speed Square
Framing square
Name the tool.
Plumb bob
T bevel
Torpedo level
Compass
Name the tool.
Framing square
Plumb bob
Protractor
Speed square
Name the tool.
T bevel
Protractor
Compass
Trisquare
Name the tool.
Zig zag ruler
Wooden folding ruler
String line
Protractor
Name the tool.
Chalk line
Batter boards
Laser line maker
Laser level
Name the tool.
Protractor
Line level
Stud finder
Angle maker
Name the tool.
Laser level
String line level
torpedo level
Carpenter level
Name the tool.
Torpedo level
Plumb bob
Batter boards
Protractor
Name the tool.
Roller tape
Framing square
Steel tape measure
T bevel
What is NOT a function of this tool?
Straight lines
45 degree angles
Level
measuring over 12 inches
Name the tool.
nail set
center punch
drift punch
cold chisel
Name the tool.
analog multimeter
digital multimeter
radio
alarm clock
Name the tool for measuring distance.
Range finder
Telescope
hour glass
monocular
Which of the following choices BEST represents the parts of a truss?
Joists, Rafters, and Ridge Beam or Ridge Pole
Arches, Columns, and Beams
Gusset Plates, Web Members, Top and Bottom Chords
Columns, Beams, and Girders
Which of the statements BEST describes an arch?
Horizontal supporting members that carries weight from one location to another and from one structural component to another
Horizontal beam that usually supports the wall above an opening such as a window or door
Vertical structures that transmits the load imposed on the top or side to another structural element at the base
Round or circular and carries the forces in compression in one direction only
Which is the definition of a Beam?
A round circular structure that usually carries forces in compression in only one direction
A vertical structural element that transfers load imposed on top or side to another structural element at the base
A structural component using one or more triangles to attain stability
A horizontal supporting member that carries the weight from one location to another and from one structural component to another
What type of roof system is identified by a distinctive curved shape and has killed numerous firefighters over the years due to collapse without warning signs?
Flat Roof
Hip Roof
Geodisc Roof
Bowstring Truss Roof
What type of load would people occupying a structure be considered?
Live Load
Dead Load
Fire Load
Impact Load
What is connected to a ridge beam or ridge pole?
Columns
Rafters
Walls
Lintels
What building material when heated, loses its strength and expands (lengthens)?
Masonry
Cast Iron
Wood
Steel
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
The most common hand tool, has a tip which fits into the head of a screw and is used to tighten or loosen screws.
level
hammer
pliers
screw driver
a screwdriver used for Phillips head screws
needle nose pliers
flat head screwdriver
Phillips head screwdriver
square or Robertson screwdriver
small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc.
pliers
screwdriver
wrench
chisel
a hammer with one round end and one flat end; made of softer steel so you can use it on harder materials such as metal
ball pein hammer
mallet hammer
nail or claw hammer
sledge hammer
Also called a framing square.
–Used for laying out square corners
rafter square
architect's scale
tape measure
speed square
Tool used to mark long straight lines using string and chalk
tape measure
chalk line reel
chalk board
painter's tape
tool that contains small transparent vials of mineral spirits that are used to determine if an object is plumb (perpendicular to the ground) or parallel to the ground
rafter square
chalk line
level
builder's transit
A pointed weight that can be attached to a string which uses gravity to hang it perfectly vertical or perpendicular to the ground.
chalk line
builder's transit
level
plumb bob
tool that has a wide variety of uses; has a socket end and open-end, some are adjustable.
screwdriver
pliers
wrench
level
Can be used to score gypsum wall board, cut the backing on insulation, cut shingles, etc.
hack saw
shaving saw
plumb bob
utility knife
Consists of a metal frame, a blade, and a handle.
Teeth aim away from the handle.
hacksaw
coping saw
utility knife
a type of bow saw that is used to cut intricate external shapes and interior cut-outs in woodworking or carpentry. It is widely used to cut moldings to create coped rather than miter joints.
handsaw
coping saw
switch blade
•Used for sawing wood.
•The cut made by a saw is called the kerf and measures 1/8 of an inch wide.
handsaw
coping saw
hacksaw
