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Preparation for construction

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of staking-out the building?

a)

To shape and support fresh concrete

b)

To transport materials unto large roofs

c)

To lay the batterboards

d)

To relocate the point of boundaries and property line of the site

2.

What is the main function of batter boards?

a)

Establish height of the footing trenches and foundations

b)

Shape and support fresh concrete until cured

c)

Transport materials unto large roofs

d)

Force open boards used in forming concrete

3.

What is the purpose of formwork in construction?

a)

To relocate the point of boundaries and property line of the site

b)

To establish height of the footing trenches and foundations

c)

To shape and support fresh concrete until cured

d)

To transport materials unto large roofs

4.

Which tool is used to measure 90-degree angles at the corners of framework and joints?

a)

Level

b)

Framing square

c)

Digital rule

d)

Chalk line

5.

What is the function of a laser-powered welder?

a)

Break up concrete or asphalt paving

b)

Drive stakes into the ground and break up concrete and stone

c)

Weld material by employing a laser to heat the metal

d)

Weld materials by melting portions of the metal

6.

What is the purpose of a tower crane in construction?

a)

Used to place, spread, and finish concrete or asphalt paving material

b)

Used to drill holes in concrete

c)

Used to move earth and clear land of bushes and trees

d)

Used in the construction of tall buildings with a built-in jack to raise the crane from floor to floor

7.

What is the main function of a backhoe?

a)

Used to place and trim mortar between bricks or concrete blocks

b)

Used to grade or level the ground

c)

Used to compact soil to prepare for road paving

d)

Used for general digging and usually mounted on either a crawler or truck frame

8.

What is the purpose of a transit in construction?

a)

Used to weld materials by melting portions of the metal

b)

Used to drill holes in wood, metal, and concrete

c)

Used to determine an unidentified elevation from a known one

d)

Used by surveyors to measure horizontal and vertical angles to obtain land elevation

9.

What is the purpose of a foundation bed in construction?

a)

To stabilize a sloping ground

b)

To divert rain and other surface water into natural drainage patterns

c)

To act as a wearing surface for pedestrian or vehicular traffic

d)

To provide a place for the foundation of the building

10.

What is the main function of a gabion in construction?

a)

To stiffen the vertical slab of a retaining wall

b)

To collect surface water or rainwater from an open area

c)

To distribute loads to the subgrade in a radiating manner

d)

To form an abutment or retaining structure

11.

What is the primary characteristic of fine-grained soil?

a)

Is a plastic material resulting from the decomposition of rocks

b)

Has a high bearing capacity and excellent permeability

c)

Consists of much smaller particles like silt and clay

d)

Consists of relatively large particles

12.

What is the purpose of dewatering in construction?

a)

To lower the water table or prevent an excavation from filling with groundwater

b)

To stabilize the soil on which the structure will rest

c)

To distribute loads internally and transfer them to the subgrade

d)

To divert rainwater into natural drainage patterns

13.

What is the main function of a counterfort in a retaining wall?

a)

To resist overturning and sliding by the sheer weight and volume of its mass

b)

To stiffen the vertical slab of a retaining wall

c)

To distribute loads internally and transfer them to the subgrade

d)

To add weight to the base of the wall

14.

What is the primary purpose of a flexible pavement?

a)

To divert rain and other surface water into natural drainage patterns

b)

To act as a wearing surface for pedestrian or vehicular traffic

c)

To provide a place for the foundation of the building

d)

To stabilize a sloping ground

15.

What is the main function of a dry well in drainage systems?

a)

To receive septic-tank effluent and allow it to percolate away

b)

To lower the water table or prevent an excavation from filling with groundwater

c)

To divert rainwater into natural drainage patterns

d)

To collect surface water or rainwater from an open area