WorksheetsUnit 104 - End of Unit Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following would not create a good working relationship with clients?
Ensure your work is clean and tidy
Communicate effectively with them
Provide a clear estimate for work
Delay resource deliveries
What can be done to create a good working relationship with other workers on site?
Offer advice and support
Borrow their tools and equipment
Discuss salary and bonus schemes
Display lack of organisation
Which of the following lists of behaviours would be most likely to help you progress in your career in the construction industry?
Punctual, flexible, hard working
Relaxed, inadequate, motivated
Disorganised, determined, kind
Chatty, independent, uncooperative
What should be recorded when taking an important message?
Date, time, caller, who message is for
Date, time, weather conditions
Date, time, cost of project
Date, time, tone of voice
Which of the following is a potential consequence of loss of business?
Additional contracts
Increased income
Staff redundancy
Increased labour
A payment paid on top of an employee’s wages to signify that they have done more than their agreed work that week is called?
Overtime
Tax
Pension
National Insurance
Which of the following is needed on a CV?
Applicant’s age
Current address
Expected salary
Allergy details
Which of the following is not a good example of teamworking?
Helping a colleague
Providing tools for a colleague
Turning up late for a job
Creating a good environment
Which of the following would be a sign of a poor work attitude?
Client consideration
Inconsistent timekeeping
High performance
Positive contribution
If you had an issue with your working environment who would you contact?
Supervisor
Architect
Surveyor
Planner
What do the letters HNC stand for?
Higher Named Category
Higher Numerical Certificate
Higher National Certificate
Higher Notional Credential
Which of the following might work as a supervisor or manager?
Apprentice
Labourer
Trainee
Quantity surveyor
Which term describes a payment you are obliged to make to support an industry training organisation?
Duty
Levy
Loan
Charge
Which group of works are often referred to as labourers?
Trade operatives
General operatives
Skilled operatives
Craft operatives
Why is it important to spend time carefully writing a CV?
You need to be certain that you really want the job
You need to show that you can get any job you want
You want to impress the other people applying for the job
You want an employer to clearly see your employability
What does it mean to have a good work ethic?
Making sure others get the job done
Being determined to do a job well
Being the first to identify problems
Making sure you earn the most pay
Which term describes regular repeated costs associated with the day-to-day running of a business?
Overheads
Expenses
Outgoings
Payments
Which document is used to request a payment from a customer?
Claim
Invoice
Demand
Statement
Which term describes smaller companies working together to complete a large project?
Connecting
Balancing
Networking
Maximising
What is the legal process used when a business is unable to repay outstanding debts?
Complacency
Bankruptcy
Redundancy
Transparency
What is a datum?
A datum is a fixed point or height from which reference levels can be taken
Identify what is in the image here?
Theodolites
Automatic Level
Laser Level
Metric Chain
What is the most used building product?
What is listed building consent required for?
Painting a listed building
Installing new furniture in a listed building
Cleaning the exterior of a listed building
Alteration or extension of a listed building
Which organisation in Wales provides advice on managing ancient monument sites?
What is subsidence in buildings?
Which option correctly names the lightweight engineered alternative shown?
Solid sawn joists only
I beams
Concrete T-beams
Steel angle sections
What is the term given to the harvested water used for flushing toilets?
Blue water
Grey water
Black water
White water
What is the purpose of Approved Document 'A' in the Building Regulations?
To ensure the appearance of the building is acceptable
To confirm the structural integrity and safety of buildings
To safeguard efficient broadband installation
To guarantee the client brief is fully satisfied
What does “repurposing a building” mean?
What Type of roof is pictured here
Welsh slate
Thatched
Corrugated
EDPM
What makes up a city’s infrastructure
People
Roads and transport
Recreational areas
Historical buildings
A building that has 3 stories is classed as:
High-rise
Low-rise
Medium-rise
Super high-rise
What type of property is shown in this picture?
Chalet/park home
Semi-detached
Apartment
Terraced
Pre 1919 designed buildings in West Wales had what type of construction?
Timber Famed walls, large windows and thatched roofs
Brick walls, no insulation and wooden windows
Lower building thick walls and smaller windows
Block walls, insulation and UPVC windows
Which of the following is a common feature of a semi-detached house?
It is located above other apartments
It is built inside a warehouse
It shares one wall with another house
It is completely separate from other houses
What type of property shares two party walls?
Bungalow
Semi-detached
Terraced
Detached
Prior to the mid-20th century most properties were built using which materials?
Reinforced concrete panels
Imported handmade bricks
Local stone and timber
Steel work and glass
What is the term given to a prefabricated section that is transported into position to form a tunnel below sea level?
Bored
Cut and covered
Immersed tube
Gabion
Select two methods of costal defences from the list below.
Floodplain
Groyne
Weir
Bunds
Revetments
Which two trades work mainly with masonry products?
Joiner
Bricklayer
Plumber
Stonemason
What is the term given to bathroom fixtures installed by a plumber?
Sanitary ware
Back boiler
Hardware
Combi boiler
What material would a plasterer repairing an internal wall in a traditional stone-built house use?
Cement-based render
Gypsum-based plaster
Lime-based plaster
Cob-based render
What material are traditional timber partitions covered in?
Plasterboard
Wattle and daub
Lath and plaster
Hardboard
What two purposes was lead traditionally used for?
Flashings
Cables
Pipes
Window stays
What is the following item:
Soldering gun
Threading machine
Press-fit tool
Pipe expanding tool
If we were to multiply; Length x Width we would calculate?
Area
Volume
Perimeter
Circumference
What does OSB stand for?
Ordinary stand board
Ordinary straw board
Oriented strand board
Oriented straw board
A company which undertakes works for the main contractor is called
Sole Trader
Self employed
Sub-contractor
Consultant
Which of the following is responsible for making sure the building structure is strong enough to bear the loads imposed on it?
Clerk of Works
Architect
Structural Engineer
Civil Engineer
