WorksheetsHouse Construction
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A building with more than 50 percent of its floor space used for commercial activities is called _________________________.
Residential Construction
Commercial Construction
Road Construction
The process of building a structure that serves as a dwelling or a home in which a person lives or resides is called __________________________.
Residential Construction
Commercial Construction
Bridge Construction
The five basic parts of a house include floors, walls, systems, roof, and
foundation
windows
garage
Which of the following IS NOT and example of green energy for a home?
Solar
Wind
Nuclear
What are the three common areas of a house?
Living, Sleeping, Garage
Sleeping, Service, Landscaping
Living, Sleeping, Service
A horizontal structural member located at the bottom of the studs and used to hold the wall together is called
Top Plate
Sole Plate
Stud
Dinner Plate
The vertical framing member in frame wall construction is called
Stud
Sill
Header
Sole Plate
A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs and used to hold the wall together is called
Top Plate
Sole Plate
Home Plate
Header
This framing member is used to hold up a header, transferring the load of the header down to the sole plate...
Header
Trimmer
Sill
Cutter
A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings, such as doors and windows...
Header
Sill
Sheathing
Stud
Material used to restrict the flow of heat or sound from one surface to another is called
Subfloor
Truss
Insulation
Siding
In the picture, what is letter A pointing to?
Stud
Top Plate
Cripple Stud
In the picture, what is letter D pointing to?
Sole Plate
Trimmer
Cripple Stud
In the picture, what is letter E pointing to?
Stud
Header
Trimmer
In the picture, what is letter F pointing to?
Header
Sole Plate
Top Plate
When sketching our house, what type of scale did we use?
1/4 Scale
3/4 Scale
1/2 Scale
Measuring Scale
How many walls were we supposed to sketch and build?
1
3
5
12
On a 3/4 scale, how wide are studs?
2"
3"
4"
5"
In wood frame construction, how far apart are studs added to a wall?
12" on center
14" on center
16" on center
1 foot between each stud
An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework, usually connected to form triangles.... (hint: they hold up the roof)
Walls
Trusses
Studs
