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Understanding Roof Types and Frames

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Roof?

a)

Covering of the top of a building

b)

A type of wall

c)

A kind of floor

d)

None of the above

2.

What are the types of roof systems?

a)

Shed roof, Gable roof, Hip roof

b)

Flat roof, Pyramid roof, Dome

c)

Butterfly roof, Gambrel roof, Ogee roof

d)

All of the above

3.

What is a Hip roof?

a)

A roof where all sides slope downwards

b)

A flat roof

c)

A roof with a steep slope on one side

d)

None of the above

4.

What is a Truss?

a)

A built-up frame used on an unsupported long span roof system

b)

A type of wall

c)

A kind of floor

d)

None of the above

5.

What are the types of Roof Frames?

a)

Rafter Type, Truss Type

b)

Flat Type, Gable Type

c)

Shed Type, Dome Type

d)

None of the above

6.

What is a Gambrel roof?

a)

A modified gable roof having two slopes

b)

A flat roof

c)

A roof with a steep slope on one side

d)

None of the above

7.

What is a Butterfly roof?

a)

A two shed roof

b)

A flat roof

c)

A roof with a steep slope on one side

d)

None of the above

8.

What is a Mansard roof?

a)

A roof which sides has a steep roof slope

b)

A flat roof

c)

A roof with a steep slope on one side

d)

None of the above

9.

What is a Dome?

a)

A hemispherical type of roof used in observatory buildings

b)

A flat roof

c)

A roof with a steep slope on one side

d)

None of the above

10.

What is a Conical roof?

a)

A steep circular roof that tapers to a point

b)

A flat roof

c)

A roof with a steep slope on one side

d)

None of the above

11.

What is a Flat roof?

a)

A roof that is completely level

b)

A roof that curves upwards

c)

None of the above

d)

A roof with a steep slope

12.

What is a Gable roof?

a)

A roof with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge

b)

A roof with a single slope

c)

A flat roof

d)

None of the above

13.

What is a Roof pitch?

a)

A decorative element on a roof

b)

None of the above

c)

The steepness or angle of a roof

d)

A type of roofing material

14.

What is a Shed roof?

a)

A roof with two slopes

b)

A roof with a single slope

c)

A flat roof

d)

A roof that curves upwards

15.

What is a Gable end?

a)

None of the above

b)

A roof with a steep slope on one side

c)

A type of flat roof

d)

The triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof

16.

What is a Roof overhang?

a)

A type of roof frame

b)

None of the above

c)

A flat roof design

d)

The part of the roof that extends beyond the walls of the building