WorksheetsTutorial 2: Taking Off Processes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the three main steps in preparing a Bill of Quantities (BQ)?
Drafting, pricing, billing
Taking-off, working-up, billing
Sketching, measurement, billing
Measurement, editing, printing
Taking-off involves all the following EXCEPT:
Dimensioning
Describing
Pricing the items
Preliminary calculations
Which column in dimension paper is used for ‘timesing’?
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
According to SMM General Rules A.4.1, the order of dimensions should be:
Height, breadth, length
Width, height, length
Length, breadth/width, height/depth
Depth, height, width
Which of the following is NOT a type of dimension paper?
Traditional
Cut and Shuffle
Slip Sort
Cubic Sort
The process of adding extra quantities in the timesing column using a dot is known as:
Working-up
Deductions
Dotting-on
Grouping
The term “deduction” on dimension paper must be:
Underlined
Highlighted
Bracketed
Written in red
A bracket on dimension paper is drawn against:
The description only
The dimension only
The longer of the dimension or description
Always the dimension
The process of grouping dimensions is used when:
Items have different descriptions
One set of dimensions applies to one description
Many sets of dimensions apply to one description
Dimensions are incorrect
A query list is prepared to:
Note material rates
Show abstracted quantities
Record assumptions and clarifications
Store drawing references
Which method of taking-off arranges items directly according to BQ format?
Traditional
Direct Billing
Slip Sort
Cut and Shuffle
The traditional dimension paper typically consists of how many columns?
4
6
8
10
Which of the following is NOT a form of measurement?
Cubic quantity
Square quantity
Superficial quantity
Linear quantity
Abstraction and sorting take place during which process?
Taking-off
Billing
Working-up
Drawing preparation
“MEMO ONLY” in dimension paper is used for:
Waste calculations
Editing description
Comments explaining measurement decisions
Working-up
