Font size
Worksheets8710 unit 6 MCQ
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who benefits from accurate measurements?
Contractors
Customers
Workers
All of the above
Inaccurate measurements could potentially lead to what?
No issues, the labour on site will sort it out
Safety issues as calculations based on dimensions may be incorrect
The job finishes early
More profits being made
If a site measurement is given as 25m with a tolerance of ± 0.5%, what is the permissible range of measurement?
20m - 30m
24.75m - 25.7 m
24.875m - 25.125m
24.25m - 25.25m
When producing an estimate, ABC refers to?
All building contracts
Activity-based costing
Accounting by calculation
A basic calculation
Batch costing is …
A method of costing when an identical product, task or component is produced in a large number at a time. All units produced at one time are collectively known as a batch. The cost is divided by the number of units to establish item costs.
The process of compiling all costs that the owner or producer of an asset will incur over its lifespan. These costs include the initial investment, future additional investments and annually recurring costs, minus any salvage value.
A methodology used to track the expense of creating a unique product. Due to the fact certain projects require different operations, accountants use this methodology to trace the expenses of each job.
Work is charged at a standard labour rate per hour, plus the actual cost of materials used. The cost is calculated when the job is complete.
The most appropriate way to measure the length of a trench for pipework between buildings with multiple bends is?
Laser
Fabric tape measure
Pace it out
Measuring wheel
What does SI stand for when referring to SI units?
Simple indicators
Standards international
Systeme international
Systeme indicators
What is the SI unit for distance?
Millimetre
Centimetre
Metre
Kilometre
What is the SI unit for time?
Second
Minute
Hour
Day
If a room measures 5800mm by 8600mm, what is the floor area?
49.9cm2
49.9m2
4.99m2
499cm2
If a water tank has internal measurements of 600mm by 800mm by 400mm and is full of water (1 litre weighs 1kg) how much would all the water weigh when the tank is full?
1.92kg
19.kg
192kg
1920kg
The unit of pressure is using SI units is?
PSI (pounds per square inch)
BAR
Newtons per square metre (N/m2)
Kilograms per square metre (kg/m2)
Ensuring the viability of a project from construction to decommissioning is known as?
Batch costing
Life span costing
Project costing
Life-cycle costing
Incorrect calculations when working from drawings could result in?
Additional costs in rectifying mistakes
Pre-manufactured components and equipment not fitting
Dangerous structures
All of the above
The British Standard used for referencing construction drawings is?
BS1192
BS1992
BS7671
BS1292
On a scale drawing at 1:1250, a measurement of 64mm represents what length in the real world?
80km
80m
8km
8m
On a drawing reference number, the level code ZZ indicates?
No levels
Bedrooms
Mezzanine floor
Multiple levels
If a drawing is specified to be produced at A2 but is printed at A3, the resulting measurements and calculations would
Still be correct
Be too large
Be too small
Need to be converted to imperial measurements
A suitable scale to show the layout of an individual room would be?
1:1
1:20
1:250
1:1250
Why is it important to ensure you have the most recent revision of a drawing to work from?
Alterations may affect your work due to the changes made
Others may not have a copy and want to borrow yours
It is not important, you quoted for the original plan
To see what everyone else is doing
