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Plastering

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT the suitable feature of material designed for plaster?

a)

Durable

b)

Smooth

c)

Flat

d)

Hard

2.

What tool do you use to rub up the render to an even and smooth texture?

a)

A trowel

b)

A jointer

c)

A float

d)

A hammer

3.

What tools is used to hold your plaster before you spread it on the wall?

a)

Trowel

b)

Hawk

c)

Bucket

d)

Stander

4.

What tool is used to help form 90 degree internal angels?

a)

Sand paper

b)

Spirit level

c)

Shovel

d)

Steel square

5.

What type of suction would you expect with Thermalite block walls?

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Medium

d)

All of the above

6.

What type of suction would you expect with dense concrete block walls?

a)

Low

b)

High

7.

To check the suction of a background prior to plastering you must do what?

a)

Splash Test

b)

Wet Test

c)

Slurry Test

8.

The easiest way to cut a thermalite block is by using a ...?

(a)  

9.

EML is the acronym for?

a)

Expanded metal lathing

b)

Extra metal layer

c)

Expanded metal level

d)

Not sure

10.

What is a method statement?

a)

Something you tell your friends

b)

A safe system of work

c)

A speech that a politician says

d)

Rules of what you can or can't do

11.

Why do you plan what materials are to be used?

a)

It is not necessary to do this

b)

I don't plan, I just guess

c)

The apprentice has to move it, so I never worry about planning

d)

To help with budgets and have less waste

12.

out of the 4 possilbe answers below, which one would you use the most with plastering

a)

block plan

b)

site plan

c)

detailed drawing

d)

assemble drawing

13.

if the last bag of cement on the job is damp and damaged, would you use it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

if the contents look ok, then i would use it

d)

ask the customer what their thoughts are

14.

When drylining how should finished joints be left?

a)

Proud ready to sand back

b)

Slightly under the top of the board

c)

Filled and flush

d)

It doesn't matter cause the painter will finish it

15.

Which document will help you to identify the type and thickness of the plasterboards to be used.

a)

Risk assessment

b)

Specification

c)

Material schedule

d)

Method statement

16.

Direct bond mean what?

a)

Fixing with screws

b)

Fixing with nails

c)

Fixing with bonding

d)

Fixing with dabs of adhesive

17.

What is the first step you should do when setting out for dot and dab?

a)

Make a cup of tea

b)

Measure the board length

c)

Find the high spot on the ceiling

d)

Find the high spot of the wall

18.

Why should you apply a continuous band of adhesive round the perimeter of the room.

a)

To use up the adhesive

b)

So the boards stick

c)

So for a solid fixing for skirting and fire regulations

d)

For plug sockets

19.

It is important that plasterboards are fixed, level and plumb to

a)

Provide a true and flat surface for the the other trades

b)

So the paint will not run

c)

So the dabs can be applied evenly

d)

It is easier then to fix your TV to the wall

20.

The sides inside of a window are called?

a)

Head

b)

Sill

c)

Reveals

d)

Soffit