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House Construction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A building with more than 50 percent of its floor space used for commercial activities is called _________________________.

a)

Residential Construction

b)

Commercial Construction

c)

Road Construction

2.

The process of building a structure that serves as a dwelling or a home in which a person lives or resides is called __________________________.

a)

Residential Construction

b)

Commercial Construction

c)

Bridge Construction

3.

The five basic parts of a house include floors, walls, systems, roof, and

a)

foundation

b)

windows

c)

garage

4.

Which of the following IS NOT and example of green energy for a home?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Nuclear

5.

What are the three common areas of a house?

a)

Living, Sleeping, Garage

b)

Sleeping, Service, Landscaping

c)

Living, Sleeping, Service

6.

A horizontal structural member located at the bottom of the studs and used to hold the wall together is called 

a)

Top Plate

b)

Sole Plate

c)

Stud

d)

Dinner Plate

7.

The vertical framing member in frame wall construction is called 

a)

Stud

b)

Sill

c)

Header

d)

Sole Plate

8.

A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs and used to hold the wall together is called

a)

Top Plate

b)

Sole Plate

c)

Home Plate

d)

Header

9.

This framing member is used to hold up a header, transferring the load of the header down to the sole plate...

a)

Header

b)

Trimmer

c)

Sill

d)

Cutter

10.

A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings, such as doors and windows...

a)

Header

b)

Sill

c)

Sheathing

d)

Stud

11.

Material used to restrict the flow of heat or sound from one surface to another is called 

a)

Subfloor

b)

Truss

c)

Insulation

d)

Siding

12.

In the picture, what is letter A pointing to?

a)

Stud

b)

Top Plate

c)

Cripple Stud

13.

In the picture, what is letter D pointing to?

a)

Sole Plate

b)

Trimmer

c)

Cripple Stud

14.

In the picture, what is letter E pointing to?

a)

Stud

b)

Header

c)

Trimmer

15.

In the picture, what is letter F pointing to?

a)

Header

b)

Sole Plate

c)

Top Plate

16.

When sketching our house, what type of scale did we use?

a)

1/4 Scale

b)

3/4 Scale

c)

1/2 Scale

d)

Measuring Scale

17.

How many walls were we supposed to sketch and build?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

12

18.

On a 3/4 scale, how wide are studs?

a)

2"

b)

3"

c)

4"

d)

5"

19.

In wood frame construction, how far apart are studs added to a wall?

a)

12" on center

b)

14" on center

c)

16" on center

d)

1 foot between each stud

20.

An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework, usually connected to form triangles.... (hint: they hold up the roof)

a)

Walls

b)

Trusses

c)

Studs