Name: Dianne Rose M.

Madlangbayan Date: April 9, 2022

Subject: ARC423-18 - Comprehensive Course 1

METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION

1. It is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size

range and include size classes from granule-to-boulder-sized fragments.
a) Pattern-Plantilya
b) Plank Board-Senepa
c) Plaster-Plastida
d) Pea Gravel-Gravita
ANSWER: D
2. Is a discernible regularity in the world or in a manmade design?
a) Pattern-Plantilya
b) Plank Board-Senepa
c) Plaster-Plastida
d) Pea Gravel-Gravita
ANSWER: A
3. A paint containing a solvent and an oxidizing or evaporating binder, used to coat
a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film.
a) Varnished-Varnisado
b) Newel Post-Tukod
c) Painter-Pintor
d) Stairs-Hagdan
ANSWER: A
4. One who paints, either as an artist or worker.
a) Varnished-Varnisado
b) Newel Post-Tukod
c) Painter-Pintor
d) Stairs-Hagdan
ANSWER: C
5. The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs that supports the handrails
sometimes shortened to newel.
a) Varnished-Varnisado
b) Newel Post-Tukod
c) Painter-Pintor
d) Stairs-Hagdan
ANSWER: B
6. Is a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into
smaller vertical distances, called steps?
a) Varnished-Varnisado
b) Newel Post-Tukod
c) Painter-Pintor
d) Stairs-Hagdan
ANSWER: B
7. Is a pin-shaped object of metal used as a fastener, peg to hang something, or
sometimes a decoration?
a) Nail-Pako
b) Nailers-Pamakuan
c) Moulding-Moldura
d) Drawbore Pin-Punsol
ANSWER: A
8. The vernacular term for Sand
A. Inidoro
B. Rehas
C. Buhangin
D. Bakal
ANSWER: C

9. Any wall within the building entirely surrounded by the exterior wall
A. Open string
B. Ice Dam
C. Open-string stair
D. Interior wall
ANSWER: D
10. A stair having an open string on one or both side.
A. Open string
B. Ice Dam
C. Open-string stair
D. Interior wall
ANSWER: B
11. A pair of hung doors hung in the same doorframe.
A. Single-Acting Door
B. Double-Acting Door
C. Pocket Door
D. Double Doors
ANSWER: D
12. A hinged or sliding section of a door or shutter.
A. Inactive Leaf
B. Leaf
C. Astragal
D. Active Leaf
ANSWER: B
13. The leaf of pair double doors to which the latching or locking mechanism is
attached. Also called opening leaf.
A. Inactive Leaf
B. Leaf
 C. Astragal
D. Active Leaf
ANSWER: D
14. The leaf of pair double doors to which the strike plate is fastened to receive the
latch or bolt of the active leaf.
A. Inactive Leaf
B. Leaf
C. Astragal
D. Active Leaf
ANSWER: A
15. A molding attached to one or both meeting stiles of a pair of double doors to
prevent drafts or the passage of light, noise, or smoke.
A. Inactive Leaf
B. Leaf
C. Astragal
D. Active Leaf
ANSWER: C
16. The flexible weatherstripping along the edges of a revolving door.
A. Bifold Door
B. Sweep
C. Accordion Door
D. Air Curtain
ANSWER: B
17. A stream of compressed air directed downward across a doorway so as to form a
shield to include drafts.
A. Bifold Door
B. Sweep
C. Accordion Door
D. Air Curtain
ANSWER: D
18. A folding door that divides into two leaves, the inner edge of each leaf being hung
from an overhead track and the outer edges pivoted at the jamb.
A. Bifold Door
B. Sweep
C. Accordion Door
D. Air Curtain
ANSWER: A
 19. A multileafed door that is hung from an overhead track opens by folding back in
the manner of an accordion.
A. Bifold Door
B. Sweep
C. Accordion Door
D. Air Curtain
ANSWER: C
20. A door that slides into and out of a recess in a doorway wall.
A. Single-Acting Door
B. Double-Acting Door
C. Pocket Door
D. Double Doors
ANSWER: C
21. A door hung on hinges that permit it to swing in one direction only.
A. Single-Acting Door
B. Double-Acting Door
C. Pocket Door
D. Double Doors
ANSWER: A
22. A door hung on hinges that permit it to swing in either direction from a closed
position.
A. Single-Acting Door
B. Double-Acting Door
C. Pocket Door
D. Double Doors
ANSWER: B
23. A door that opens automatically at the approach of a person or automobile.
A. Automatic Door
B. Swinging Door
C. Door Opener
D. Balanced Door
ANSWER: A
24. A mechanism that automatically opens a door when actuated by a radio
transmitter, electric eye, or other device.
A. Automatic Door
B. Swinging Door
C. Door Opener
D. Balanced Door
ANSWER: C
25. A door carried on and swinging about on a center or offset pivot, as distinguished
from one hung or hinges.
A. Pivoted Door
B. Wing
C. Revolving Door
D. Rolling Door
ANSWER: A
26. A large door consisting of horizontal, interlocking metal slats guided by a track on
other side, opening by coiling about an overhead drum at the head of the door
opening.
A. Pivoted Door
B. Wing
C. Revolving Door
D. Rolling Door
ANSWER: D
27. An entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, consisting of
four leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central vertical point
within a cylindrically shaped vestibule.
A. Pivoted Door
B. Wing
C. Revolving Door
D. Rolling Door
ANSWER: C
28. One of the leaves of a double revolving door.
A. Pivoted Door
B. Wing
C. Revolving Door
D. Rolling Door
ANSWER: B
29. A low dormer having a roof that is an upwardly curving continuation of the main
roof plane.
A. Gable Dormer
B. Link Dormer
C. Eyebrow
D. Cheek
ANSWER: C
30. A gutter built into the slope of a roof, above the cornice.
Box Gutter
A. Hanging Gutter
B. Leader Board
C. Arris Gutter
ANSWER: A
31. A board laid next to the gutter on a sloping roof to receive the turned-up edge of
the metal lining. Also called layer board.
A. Box Gutter
B. Hanging Gutter
C. Leader Board
D. Arris Gutter
ANSWER: C
32. A gutter having a V-shaped section, fixed to the eaves of the building.
A. Box Gutter
B. Hanging Gutter
C. Leader Board
D. Arris Gutter
ANSWER: D
33. A gutter fastened to the ends of rafters or to a fascia at the eaves of a roof.
A. Box Gutter
B. Hanging Gutter
C. Leader Board
D. Arris Gutter
ANSWER: B
34. A door that turns or hinges or pivots about a vertical edge when pushed or
pulled.
A. Automatic Door
B. Swinging Door
C. Door Opener
D. Balanced Door
ANSWER: B
35. A pivoted door that is partially counterbalanced for easier opening and closing.
A. Automatic Door
B. Swinging Door
C. Door Opener
D. Balanced Door
ANSWER: D
 36. A horizontal line of intersection at the top between two sloping planes of roof.
A. Valley
B. Dormer
C. Ridge
D. Hip
ANSWER: C
37. An intersection of two inclined roof surfaces toward which rainwater flows.
A. Valley
B. Dormer
C. Ridge
D. Hip
ANSWER: A
38. The inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of two adjacent sloping sides
of a roof.
A. Valley
B. Dormer
C. Ridge
D. Hip
ANSWER: D
39. A projecting structure built out from a sloping roof, usually housing a vertical
window or ventilating louver.
A. Valley
B. Dormer
C. Ridge
D. Hip
ANSWER: B
40. Both of two similar sides of projection, as of a dormer buttress.
A. Gable Dormer
B. Link Dormer
C. Eyebrow
D. Cheek
ANSWER: D
41. A dormer having a gable roof.
A. Gable Dormer
B. Link Dormer
C. Eyebrow
D. Cheek
ANSWER: A
 42. A larger dormer that houses a chimney or joins one part of a roof to another.
A. Gable Dormer
B. Link Dormer
C. Eyebrow
D. Cheek
ANSWER: B
43. A roof having a single slope.
A. Shed Roof
B. Penthouse
C. Lean-to
D. Butterfly Roof
ANSWER: A
44. A shed roof with the higher end abutting a wall or larger building.
A. Shed Roof
B. Penthouse
C. Lean-to
D. Butterfly Roof
ANSWER: C
45. A shed roof projecting from a wall or the side of a building to shelter a door or
other opening. Also called appentice, pent, pentice.
A. Shed Roof
B. Penthouse
C. Lean-to
D. Butterfly Roof
ANSWER: B
46. A gable roof in the form of a broad Gothic arch, with gently sloping convex
surfaces.
A. Barrel Roof
B. Rainbow Roof
C. Monitor
D. Sawtooth Roof
ANSWER: B
47. A roof or ceiling having a semicylindrical form.
A. Barrel Roof
B. Rainbow Roof
C. Monitor
D. Sawtooth Roof
ANSWER: A
 48. A roof composed of a series of a small parallel roofs of triangular cross section,
usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.
A. Barrel Roof
B. Rainbow Roof
C. Monitor
D. Sawtooth Roof
ANSWER: D
49. A raised construction straddling the ridge of a roof, having windows or lowers for
lighting or ventilating a building.
A. Barrel Roof
B. Rainbow Roof
C. Monitor
D. Sawtooth Roof
ANSWER: C
50. A roof having sloping ends and sides meeting at an inclined projecting angle.
Also, _____ roof.
A. Hip Roof
B. Gable
C. Curb Roof
D. Pavilion Roof
ANSWER: A
51. A roof divided on each side of the ridge into two or more slopes, such as a
gambrel or mansard.
A. Hip Roof
B. Gable
C. Curb Roof
D. Pavilion Roof
ANSWER: C
52. A ridge roof having on each side a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
A. Hipped Gable
B. Mansard
C. Curb
D. Gambrel Roof
ANSWER: B
53. A roof having a hipped end truncating a gable. Also called jerkinhead,
shreadhead.
A. Hipped Gable
B. Mansard
C. Curb
 D. Gambrel Roof
ANSWER: A
54. A ridged roof divided on each side into a shallower slope above a steeper one.
A. Hipped Gable
B. Mansard
C. Curb
D. Gambrel Roof
ANSWER: D
55. The arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or a mansard roof.
A. Hipped Gable
B. Mansard
C. Curb
D. Gambrel Roof
ANSWER: C
56. A roof having two slopes, each descending inward from the eaves.
A. Shed Roof
B. Penthouse
C. Lean-to
D. Butterfly Roof
ANSWER: D
57. A roof slows downward in two parts from a central ridge, to form a gable at each
end.
A. Rise
B. Gable Roof
C. Run
D. Pitch
ANSWER: B
58. The measured height of a sloping roof from to the eaves to the ridge.
A. Rise
B. Gable Roof
C. Run
D. Pitch
ANSWER: A
59. The horizontal distance from the eaves to the ridge of a sloping roof.
A. Rise
B. Gable Roof
C. Run
D. Pitch
ANSWER: C
60. The slope of a roof, commonly expressed in inches of vertical rise per foot of
horizontal run.
A. Rise
B. Gable Roof
C. Run
D. Pitch
ANSWER: D
61. The triangular portion of wall enclosing the end of a pitched roof from cornice or
eaves to ridge.
A. Hip Roof
B. Gable
C. Curb Roof
D. Pavilion Roof
ANSWER: B
62. A pyramidal hip roof.
A. Hip Roof
B. Gable
C. Curb Roof
D. Pavilion Roof
ANSWER: D
63. Is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A _____ protects the building
and its contents from the effects of weather and the invasion of animals.
A. Gravel-Graba
B. Concrete Slab-Larga Masa
C. Sand-Buhangin
D. Roof-Atip
ANSWER: D
64. is a common structural element of modern buildings. Horizontal slabs of steel
reinforced concrete, typically between 100 and 500 millimeters thick, are most
often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner slabs are also used for
exterior paving.
A. Gravel-Graba
B. Concrete Slab-Larga Masa
C. Sand-Buhangin
D. Roof-Atip
ANSWER: B
 65. Is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and
mineral particles.
A. Gravel-Graba
B. Concrete Slab-Larga Masa
C. Sand-Buhangin
D. Roof-Atip
ANSWER: C
66. A ___________ is a toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it
through a drainpipe to another location.
A. Pitched Roof
B. Flat Roof
C. Water Closet-Inidoro
D. Window Grille-Rehas
ANSWER: C
67. It is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal sheet or other
barrier, usually to let air or water enter and/or leave but keep larger objects
including people and animals in or out.
A. Pitched Roof
B. Flat Roof
C. Water Closet-Inidoro
D. Window Grille-Rehas
ANSWER: D
68. A roof having no slope, or one with only a slight pitch so as to drain rainwater.
A. Pitched Roof
B. Flat Roof
C. Water Closet-Inidoro
D. Window Grille-Rehas
ANSWER: B
69. A roof having one or more slopes.
A. Pitched Roof
B. Flat Roof
C. Water Closet-Inidoro
D. Window Grille-Rehas
ANSWER: A
70. An alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as soft and strong, or as a hard
and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
A. Cast Iron-Pundido
B. Barrel Bolt-Trankilya
C. Brace-Pie de Gallo
 D. Canopy-Media Agua
ANSWER: A
71. It is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size
range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments.
A. Gravel-Graba
B. Concrete Slab-Larga Masa
C. Sand-Buhangin
D. Roof-Atip
ANSWER: A
Is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A _____ protects the building and its
contents from the effects of weather and the invasion of animals.
A. Gravel-Graba
B. Concrete Slab-Larga Masa
C. Sand-Buhangin
D. Roof-Atip
ANSWER: D
72. is a common structural element of modern buildings. Horizontal slabs of steel
reinforced concrete, typically between 100 and 500 millimeters thick, are most
often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner slabs are also used for
exterior paving.
A. Gravel-Graba
B. Concrete Slab-Larga Masa
C. Sand-Buhangin
D. Roof-Atip
ANSWER: B
73. It is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and
mineral particles.
A. Gravel-Graba
B. Concrete Slab-Larga Masa
C. Sand-Buhangin
D. Roof-Atip
ANSWER: C
74. A ___________ is a toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it
through a drainpipe to another location.
A. Pitched Roof
B. Flat Roof
C. Water Closet-Inidoro
D. Window Grille-Rehas
ANSWER: C
75. It is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal sheet or other
barrier, usually to let air or water enter and/or leave but keep larger objects
including people and animals in or out.
A. Pitched Roof
B. Flat Roof
C. Water Closet-Inidoro
D. Window Grille-Rehas
ANSWER: D
76. A roof having no slope, or one with only a slight pitch so as to drain rainwater.
A. Pitched Roof
B. Flat Roof
C. Water Closet-Inidoro
D. Window Grille-Rehas
ANSWER: B
77. A roof having one or more slopes.
A. Pitched Roof
B. Flat Roof
C. Water Closet-Inidoro
D. Window Grille-Rehas
ANSWER: A
78. A paint containing a solvent and an oxidizing or evaporating binder, used to coat
a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film.
A. Varnished-Varnisado
B. Newel Post-Tukod
C. Painter-Pintor
D. Stairs-Hagdan
ANSWER: A
79. Is a discernible regularity in the world or in a manmade design? A) Pattern-
Plantilya
A. Pattern-Plantilya
B. Plank Board-Senepa
C. Plaster-Plastida
D. Pea Gravel-Gravita
ANSWER: A
80. It is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size
range and include size classes from granule-to-boulder-sized fragments.
A. Pattern-Plantilya
 B. Plank Board-Senepa
C. Plaster-Plastida
D. Pea Gravel-Gravita
ANSWER: D
81. Is a piece of timber that is flat, elongated and rectangular, with parallel faces,
higher or longer than wide, used carpentry and the construction of ships, houses,
bridges and other structures?
A. Pattern-Plantilya
B. Plank Board-Senepa
C. Plaster-Plastida
D. Pea Gravel-Gravita
ANSWER: B
82. Is building material used for coating walls and ceilings?
A. Pattern-Plantilya
B. Plank Board-Senepa
C. Plaster-Plastida
D. Pea Gravel-Gravita
ANSWER: C
83. A vertical and horizontal member in construction.
A. Plumber-Tubero
B. Trellise-Pergola
C. Stud-Pilarete
D. Sketch Plan-Krokis
ANSWER: C
84. Is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for
potable (drinking) water, sewage, and drainage in plumbing systems.
A. Plumber-Tubero
B. Trellise-Pergola
C. Stud-Pilarete
D. Sketch Plan-Krokis
ANSWER: A
85. A preliminary plan that is less detailed than a working drawing.
A. Plumber-Tubero
B. Trellise-Pergola
C. Stud-Pilarete
D. Sketch Plan-Krokis
ANSWER: D
 86. It is an architectural structure, usually made from an open framework or lattice of
interwoven or intersecting pieces of wood, bamboo or metal that is normally
made to support display climbing plants, especially shrubs.
A. Plumber-Tubero
B. Trellise-Pergola
C. Stud-Pilarete
D. Sketch Plan-Krokis
ANSWER: B
87. Is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight
members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes?
A. Truss-Kilo
B. Solder-Hinang
C. Adobe Anchor-Liyabe
D. Transom-Espeho
ANSWER: A
88. Is a fusible metal alloy used to join metal workpieces and have a melting point
below that of the workpiece(s)?
A. Truss-Kilo
B. Solder-Hinang
C. Adobe Anchor-Liyabe
D. Transom-Espeho
ANSWER: B
89. Is it a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a
door from a window above it?
A. Truss-Kilo
B. Solder-Hinang
C. Adobe Anchor-Liyabe
D. Transom-Espeho
ANSWER: D
90. A wrench (or spanner) is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in
applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and
bolts—or keep them from turning.
A. Truss-Kilo
B. Solder-Hinang
C. Adobe Anchor-Liyabe
D. Transom-Espeho
ANSWER: C
91. A rod-shaped bolt for fastening a door or the like, attached to one side of the
door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame of the opening.
 A. Cast Iron-Pundido
B. Barrel Bolt-Trankilya
C. Brace-Pie de Gallo
D. Canopy-Media Agua
ANSWER: B
92. A piece of timber or metal that is used for supporting or positioning another piece
or portion of a framework.
A. Cast Iron-Pundido
B. Barrel Bolt-Trankilya
C. Brace-Pie de Gallo
D. Canopy-Media Agua
ANSWER: C
93. A covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed,
throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
A. Cast Iron-Pundido
B. Barrel Bolt-Trankilya
C. Brace-Pie de Gallo
D. Canopy-Media Agua
ANSWER: D
94. A septic tank is a key component of the septic system, a small-scale sewage
treatment system common in areas with no connection to main sewage pipes
provided by local governments or private corporations.
A. Mason-Kantero
B. Septic Tank-Poso Negro
C. Masonry-Kanteria
D. Sink-Prigadero
ANSWER: B
95. A sink (also sinker, hand basin and wash basin) is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture
used for washing hands, for dishwashing or other purposes. Sinks generally have
taps (faucets) that supply hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to
be used for faster rinsing.
A. Mason-Kantero
B. Septic Tank-Poso Negro
C. Masonry-Kanteria
D. Sink-Prigadero
ANSWER: B
96. A shaped outline, one used on cornices, etc.; a shaped strip made of wood,
stone, etc.
A. Nail-Pako
 B. Nailers-Pamakuan
C. Moulding-Moldura
D. Drawbore Pin-Punsol
ANSWER: C
97. A fastening device usually made from round or oval wire, having a point at one
end and a head at the other.
A. Nail-Pako
B. Nailers-Pamakuan
C. Moulding-Moldura
D. Drawbore Pin-Punsol
ANSWER: B
98. The best way to put together a mortise and tenon. Drawbore pins not only let you
assemble the joint, but they have an eccentricity that allows you to tighten up the
joint without banging down.
A. Nail-Pako
B. Nailers-Pamakuan
C. Moulding-Moldura
D. Drawbore Pin-Punsol
ANSWER: D
99. Is a pin-shaped object of metal used as a fastener, peg to hang something, or
sometimes a decoration?
A. Nail-Pako
B. Nailers-Pamakuan
C. Moulding-Moldura
D. Drawbore Pin-Punsol
ANSWER: A
100. Is a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it
into smaller vertical distances, called steps?
A. Varnished-Varnisado
B. Newel Post-Tukod
C. Painter-Pintor
D. Stairs-Hagdan
ANSWER: B
101. The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs that supports the handrails
sometimes shortened to newel.
A. Varnished-Varnisado
B. Newel Post-Tukod
C. Painter-Pintor
D. Stairs-Hagdan
ANSWER: B
102. One who paints, either as an artist or worker.
A. Varnished-Varnisado
B. Newel Post-Tukod
C. Painter-Pintor
D. Stairs-Hagdan
ANSWER: C