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Framing Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most common framing system now in use is what system? (Also called western framing)

a)

balloon

b)

platform

c)

post & beam

d)

stick

2.

The most common spacing for floor joists in residential framing is _____ inches on center.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

16

d)

24

3.

What are these?

a)

king studs

b)

headers

c)

jack studs

d)

studs

4.

What are these?

a)

king studs

b)

headers

c)

top & bottom plates

d)

studs

5.

What is another name for a bottom plate?

a)

termite shield

b)

sole plate

c)

sub-sill

d)

ground plate

6.

What is this?

a)

king stud

b)

header

c)

jack stud

d)

top plate

7.

What is this?

a)

king stud

b)

header

c)

jack stud

d)

trimmer

8.

What is this?

a)

header

b)

king stud

c)

jack stud

d)

trimmer

9.

What is this?

a)

king stud

b)

header

c)

jack stud or cripple

d)

trimmer

10.

What is this?

a)

jack stud or cripple

b)

header

c)

top plate

d)

trimmer

11.

The joist that extends around the entire perimeter of a floor is called a:

a)

sole plate

b)

floor joist

c)

subfloor

d)

rim joist

12.
a)

Bottom Plate

b)

Header

c)

Sill Plate

d)

Top Plate

13.
a)

Bottom Plate

b)

Header

c)

Sill Plate

d)

Top Plate

14.
a)

cripple

b)

king stud

c)

rough opening

d)

Trimmer

15.

The subfloor _________.

a)

adds rigidity to the structure

b)

provides a base for finish flooring materials

c)

provides a surface for the carpenter to lay out and construct framing

d)

All of the above

16.

Name of "B"

a)

Subfloor

b)

Stud

c)

Sill Sealer

d)

joist Header

17.

Name of "C"

a)

Joist Header

b)

Sill Sealer

c)

Joist

d)

Subfloor

18.

Name of "G"

a)

Sole or Bottom Plate

b)

Sill

c)

Sill Joist

d)

Subfloor

19.

The two commonly used methods of checking a foundation for square are the _____________________ method and the _____________________ method.

a)

3-4-5

b)

2-4-6

c)

vertical

d)

diagonal

20.

Floor trusses are usually built:

a)

on the jobsite

b)

by a UBC member

c)

from solid oak lumber

d)

in shops by a truss manufacturer

21.

What is B?

a)

Band Joist

b)

Joist

c)

Tail Joist

d)

Double Trimmer

22.
____ are used in construction to support the floor joists.
a)
Spandrels
b)
Girders
c)
Buttresses
d)
Headers
23.
The most common spacing of floor joists is ____” O.C.
a)
12
b)
16
c)
20
d)
24
24.

In most construction today, subflooring is ____.

a)

OSB

b)

tongue-and-groove planks

c)

rough lumber

d)

dimension lumber

25.

Framing member that spans across top plates or a floor

a)

header

b)

joist

c)

stud

d)

cripple

26.

framing member that is used to support the roof sheathing

a)

trimmer

b)

top plate

c)

rafter

d)

joist

27.

roof style that has two symmetrical pitches

a)

hip

b)

truss

c)

mansard

d)

gable

28.

roof with four angled sides

a)

flat

b)

mansard

c)

hip

d)

gable

29.

material that lays on top of the rafters

a)

OSB

b)

plywood

c)

sheathing

d)

cladding

30.

the weight that bears down on a floor is the

a)

gravity

b)

sheer

c)

load

d)

stress

31.

the ply wood sheathing on top of the floor joists is called

a)

yellow submarine

b)

OSB

c)

sub sandwich

d)

sub floor

32.

the framing member that supports the rafters

a)

floor beam

b)

header

c)

ridge beam

d)

cripple

33.

name of the cut for a roof joist to rest on cap plate

a)

wedge

b)

dove tail

c)

bird nest

d)

bird mouth

34.

What is the name of; C

a)

Plumb Cut

b)

Tail or overhange

c)

Ridge

d)

Double Top Plate

35.

Identify A

a)

Tail

b)

Top Chord

c)

Return

d)

Bottom Chord

36.

Identify C

a)

Bottom Chord

b)

Return

c)

Top Chord

d)

Tail

37.

What type of roof is shown in the image?

a)

Gable

b)

Hipped

c)

Flat

d)

Gambrel

38.

What type is the roof shown in this image?

a)

Gambrel

b)

Flat

c)

Valley

d)

Hipped

39.

What type of roof is this?

a)

Hipped Valley

b)

Valley

c)

Flat

d)

Saltbox

40.

What is this roof type?

a)

Valley

b)

Cross Hipped

c)

Flat

d)

Gambrel

41.

What STYLE of roof is this?

a)

Gable

b)

Hip

c)

Gable with Dormer

d)

Hip and Valley

42.

What roofing STYLE is this?

a)

Gambrel

b)

Shed

c)

Barn

d)

Gable