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Types of Roofs and Roof Framing Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the different types of roofs.

a)

Mansard Roof

b)

Hip Roof

c)

Gable Roof

d)

Flat Roof

e)

Shed Roof

2.

Identify the different types of roofs.

a)

Mansard Roof

b)

Gambrel Roof

c)

Gable Roof

d)

Flat Roof

e)

Shed Roof

3.

Identify the different types of roofs.

a)

Mansard Roof

b)

Hip Roof

c)

Gable Roof

d)

Flat Roof

e)

Shed Roof

4.

Identify the different types of roofs.

a)

Mansard Roof

b)

Hip Roof

c)

Gable Roof

d)

Flat Roof

e)

Shed Roof

5.

Identify the different types of roofs.

a)

Mansard Roof

b)

Hip Roof

c)

Gable Roof

d)

Flat Roof

e)

Dutch hip roof

6.

Identify the different types of roofs.

a)

Mansard Roof

b)

Hip Roof

c)

Gable Roof

d)

Flat Roof

e)

Dutch hip roof

7.

Identify the different types of roofs.

a)

Mansard Roof

b)

Hip Roof

c)

Gable Roof

d)

Flat Roof

e)

Dutch hip roof

8.

Which of the following is not a method used to lay out rafters?

a)

A) Step-off Method

b)

B) Rafter table on the framing square

c)

C) Calculating slope and pitch

d)

D) Using construction calculator

9.

The ______ load is the external stresses placed on a roof, such as wind and snow.

a)
C) live
b)

dead

c)

External

d)

Internal

10.

To use a speed square, you need to know the ______ of the roof.

a)
A) Pitch
b)

hypotenuse

c)

bird's mouth

d)

common difference

11.

The theory of truss bracing is to apply sufficient support at ______ angles to the plane of the truss to hold each member in position.

a)

Equal

b)

right

c)

side

d)

opposite

12.

Use a scale of ______ when constructing a model.

a)

1 ½" = 1' - 0"

b)

½" = 1' - 0"

c)

2 ½" = 1' - 0"

d)

3 ½" = 2' - 0"

13.

To calculate the sheathing for a plain roof, multiply the length of the ______ by the length of a(n) ______, and then double the product.

a)

common rafter

b)

ridge, hip

c)

building rafter

d)

ridge, common rafter

14.

______ tie together two rafters on opposite side of a roof.

a)

Gussets

b)

Collar ties

c)

Metal bracing

d)

Purlins

15.

A dormer provides light, ventilation, additional interior space, and ______.

a)

support long rafters

b)

carries the sidewall

c)

enhances the exterior appearance of a structure

d)

reduces roof material waste

16.

A ______ is where two pitched roofs meet to form an inside corner.

a)

valley

b)

tail

c)

hip

d)

cornice

17.

A ______ roof is often used in contemporary designs where the ceiling is attached directly to the roof frame.

a)

Gable

b)

shed

c)

hip

d)

mansard

18.

What is the fascia?

a)

A temporary bracing.

b)

   A main trim member attached to ends of rafters.

c)

A rafter framed between two valley rafters

d)

A strip of lumber used as a spacer.

19.

The two basic systems used in framing the roof of platform structures are conventional and Stick-built rafters and valley rafters.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The length of the rafter is known as the run?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The ridge of a hip roof is cut to the length of the building, minus twice the run of the common rafters, plus the thickness of the rafter stock.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The principle used in truss's design is based on the rigidity of the triangle.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What part of roof framing is A?

a)

Line length of rafter

b)

Centerline of ridge

c)

Double top plate

d)

Run

e)

Tail or overhang

24.

What part of roof framing is b?

a)

Line length of rafter

b)

Centerline of ridge

c)

Double top plate

d)

Run

e)

Tail or overhang

25.

What part of roof framing is C?

a)

Line length of rafter

b)

Centerline of ridge

c)

Double top plate

d)

Run

e)

Line from outside edge of plate to centerline of ridge.

26.

What part of roof framing is D?

a)

Rise

b)

Centerline of ridge

c)

Double top plate

d)

Run

e)

Line from outside edge of plate to centerline of ridge.

27.

What part of roof framing is E?

a)

Rise

b)

Centerline of ridge

c)

Double top plate

d)

Run

e)

Line from outside edge of plate to centerline of ridge.

28.

What part of roof framing is F?

a)

Rise

b)

Centerline of ridge

c)

Double top plate

d)

Run

e)

Line from outside edge of plate to centerline of ridge.

29.

What part of roof framing is G?

a)

Span

b)

Centerline of ridge

c)

Double top plate

d)

Run

e)


Overhang

30.

What part of roof framing is H?

a)

Span

b)

Centerline of ridge

c)

Double top plate

d)

Run

e)


Overhang