WorksheetsBlocklaying Activities Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The abbreviation BLK stands for:
brickwork
blockwork
building
boardwalk
Technical details on a working drawing can be located in the:
specification
bill of quantities
contract
One square metre of blockwork contains:
50 blocks
10 blocks
70 blocks
80 blocks
Quarter blocks are inserted to maintain:
the joints
the face
the ranging
the bond
When is a bricklayer required to wear PPE?
Never
Always
Important events
Now and again
In order to build even levelled courses the wall must be:
gauged
staged
caged
coursed
Bricklayers use dry bonding to:
establish the joints
establish the face
establish the correct bond
establish the ranging
When cutting lightweight blocks the bricklayer must:
wear a jacket
wear goggles
wear gloves
wear hard hat
A bricklayer will bond the blocks for:
decoration
colour
cost
strength
The tool used to dress a cut block is called a:
comb hammer
cut hammer
chisel
club hammer
When constructing a long straight wall of blockwork, the bricklayer will build:
the corners first
one end first
the rear first
the middle first
If a wall does not work full blocks, the bond is called a:
damaged bond
broken bond
full bond
half bond
When plumbing the racking back blockwork, the bricklayer will plumb:
every other course
every course
every three courses
every four courses
On a working drawing 1:1 scale is equal to:
full size
half size
quarter size
1.5 size
Which of the following can be used to check a corner for square?
Builder's square
Carpentry square
Plumber's square
Electrical square
A scale used on a cross section is:
1:1
1:10
1:2
1:250
Four courses of blockwork is equal to:
900mm
350mm
750mm
450mm
Two pallets of blocks have been delivered to site, each pallet containing 90 blocks. If 15% are damaged, how many blocks will be returned?
25
26
27
28
When cutting lightweight blocks a bricklayer can use:
a panel saw
a cross cut saw
a hand saw
a masonry saw
The number of blocks needed to build a wall 3.0m high by 3.0m in length with a thickness of 100mm is:
60 blocks
70 blocks
80 blocks
90 blocks
