Elem ent s Building

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Met ro Manila, Philippines

1. Metal Furring is used for??

a.) Floor Framing
b.) Ceiling Framing
c.) Purlins
d.) Roof Framing
2. Metal Studs are used for?
a.) Ceiling Framing
b.) Wall Framing
c.) Roof Framing
d.) Floor Framing
3. A pail of paint is how many gallons?
a.) 8
b.) 16
c.) 4
d.) 6
4. When surface is uneven and cannot be totally flattened, what is the
best paint to hide uneven surface?
a.) Eggshell
b.) Semi Gloss
c.) Glossy
d.) Enamel
5. It is a paint defect characterized by the migration of the color from
previous coat into the fresh top coat?
a.) Fading
b.) Patching
c.) Banding
d.) Bleeding
6. Appropriate term of waterproofing of roof decks?
a.) Leakage
b.) Seepage
c.) Discharge
d.) Effluent
7. What material is used to waterproof GI gutters?
a.) Cement
b.) Membrane
c.) Sealant
d.) Mortar

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8. What type of roofing material is ovenbaked and is waterproofed?

a.) GI roof
b.) Corrugated GI roof
c.) Tegula
d.) Clay roof tiles
9. Type of fastener used to connect G.I roofing to Purlins?
a.) Self tapping screws
b.) Umbrella Nail
c.) Anchor Bolts
d.) CWN

10. In what type of window is used on the figure above?

a.) Casement
b.) Sliding
c.) Jalousie
d.) Double Hung

11. In what type of window is used on the figure above?

a.) Casement
b.) Sliding
c.) Jalousie
d.) Double Hung

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1X 2X 3X 4X
12. In the given figures above, what door is 3X?
a.) Flush Door
b.) Hollow Core Door
c.) Panel Door
d.) Solid Core Door
13. In the given figures above, what door is 1X?
a.) Flush Door
b.) Hollow Core Door
c.) Panel Door
d.) Solid Core Door
14. In the given figures above, what door is 2X?
a.) Flush Door
b.) Hollow Core Door
c.) Panel Door
d.) Solid Core Door
15. In the given figures above, what door is 4X?
a.) Flush Door
b.) Hollow Core Door
c.) Panel Door
d.) Solid Core Door
16. Type of Glass used for display windows.
a.) Clear Glass
b.) Tinted Glass
c.) Tempered Glass
17. What type of glass should be used as a flooring material at the second
floor if the owner specifically instructed architect that he wants a clear
view of the ground floor
a.) Tempered Glass
b.) Clear Glass
c.) Glass Blocks
d.) Laminated Safety Glass

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18. Type of glass wherein you can see the people inside the building during
night time.
a.) Tinted Glass
b.) Reflected Glass
c.) Tempered Glass
d.) Insulated Glass
19. What window is hardest to reach?
a.) Clerestory
b.) Casement
c.) Awning
20. What kind of window will you use for a Kitchen if it is next to a Lanai?
a.) Casement
b.) Awning
c.) Sliding
d.) Jalousie
21. Which window type is the easiest to clean?
a.) Casement
b.) Awning
c.) Sliding
d.) Louvers
22. This kind of window found above a door is used to provide ventilation
while enjoying the security of a locked or closed door. It is also useful in
allowing light in rooms while maintaining a level of privacy that you
may require for bedrooms and bathrooms.
a.) Lintel Window
b.) Transom Window
c.) Door Window
d.) Decorative Window
23. What type of window does not require weatherproof sealant?
a.) Louver
b.) Awning
c.) Sliding
d.) Casement
24. What type of window is commonly used in condominiums where safety
and waterproofing are main concerns?
a.) Tilt-and-Turn
b.) Awning
c.) Casement
d.) Sliding
25. What window is used in T&B especially at shower?
a.) Casement
b.) Awning
c.) Wall Hung

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d.) Sliding
26. This type of window provides the best natural ventilation
a.) Awning
b.) Casement
c.) Jalousie
d.) Sliding
27. Which window would seemingly be cheaper because of its ordinary
hinges?
a.) Aluminum Awning
b.) Aluminum Sliding
c.) Wood Casement
d.) Jalousie
28. Window commonly used in hospitals
a.) Awning
b.) Steel Casement
c.) Jalousie
d.) Sliding
29. What type of window is NOT recommended to be used in an area
where the opening of the window is in halfway?
a.) Casement window
b.) Sliding window
c.) Picture window
d.) Louver window
30. What type of Door is the best for Maintenance?
a.) Panel
b.) Hollow Core
c.) Solid
d.) PVC Door
31. A door formed by inserting a thin lumber, plywood or composite
material into the frame formed by the stiles, rails and mullions of the
door.
a.) Panel Door
b.) Solid Core Door
c.) Hollow Core Door
d.) Flush Door
32. A door that has corrugated cardboard between the sites and rails and
is made up of interior frame of stiles and rails, covered by a skin of
veneer or hardboard, plastic or metal.
a.) Solid-core Door
b.) Hollow-core Door
c.) Solid Wood Door
d.) PVC Door

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33. A door with a solid, unified slabs of wood

a.) Solid-core Door
b.) Hollow-core Door
c.) Solid Wood Door
d.) PVC Door

A vv B
iiiii

IIIII C

VV
i

II

b
iiiiii

a I III

34. From the given illustration, what is Part C

a.) Mullion
b.) Hinge Stile
c.) Jamb Stile
d.) Casing Stile
35. From the given illustration, what is Part B
a.) Mullion
b.) Hinge Stile
c.) Jamb Stile
d.) Casing

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36. From the given illustration, what is Part b

a.) Mullion
b.) Hinge Stile
c.) Jamb
d.) Casing
37. From the given illustration, what is Part A
a.) Mullion
b.) Hinge Stile
c.) Jamb
d.) Casing
38. From the given illustration, what is Part a
a.) Mullion
b.) Door Front Casing
c.) Exterior Casing
d.) Casing
39. From the given illustration, what is Part I
a.) Lock Stile
b.) Lock Rail
c.) Saddle
d.) Panel
e.) Stop
40. From the given illustration, what is Part i
a.) Lock Stile
b.) Lock Rail
c.) Saddle
d.) Panel
e.) Stop
41. From the given illustration, what is Part II
a.) Lock Stile
b.) Lock Rail
c.) Saddle
d.) Panel
e.) Stop
42. From the given illustration, what is Part III
a.) Lock Stile
b.) Bottom Rail
c.) Saddle
d.) Panel
e.) Stop

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43. From the given illustration, what is Part IIIII

a.) Lock Stile
b.) Bottom Rail
c.) Saddle
d.) Panel
e.) Stop
44. From the given illustration, what is Part VV
a.) Hinge
b.) Treshold
c.) Bottom Rail
d.) Sticking
e.) TopRail
45. From the given illustration, what is Part vv
a.) Hinge
b.) Treshold
c.) Bottom Rail
d.) Sticking
e.) TopRail
46. From the given illustration, what is Part iiiii
a.) Hinge
b.) Treshold
c.) Bottom Rail
d.) Sticking
e.) TopRail
47. From the given illustration, what is Part iiiiii
a.) Hinge
b.) Treshold
c.) Bottom Rail
d.) Sticking
e.) TopRail
48. A built-up frame of high quality construction was installed for a door
frame. Upon installation, it was noticed that there is a gap of about
10mm. How would you remedy this?
a.) Move the frame by reconstruction of the opening
b.) Add a suitable sized plate on the gap attached to one frame
c.) Use an astragal
49. It is the horizontal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center
of the of the keyhole, knob or block cylinder.
a.) Inset
b.) Backset
c.) Onset
d.) Keyset

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50. Where do you place a door stopper to prevent the door from
hitting the wall?
a.) Door jamb
b.) Floor
c.) Wall
51. What do you call a door stopper?
a.) Muntin
b.) Mullion
c.) Astragal
d.) Vaciada
52. What do you use when there’s a difference in the room elevation and
the corridor?
a.) Threshold
b.) Weatherstrip
c.) Gap
d.) Expansion Gap
53. What is use between 2 different materials at the door entry?
a.) Threshold
b.) Weatherstrip
c.) Gap
54. What do you use to seal a door
a.) Threshold
b.) Weatherstrip
c.) Gap
d.) Expansion Gap
55. A type of bolt which can be accessed at one side only
a.) Dead Bolt
b.) Flush Bolt
c.) Barrel Bolt
d.) Lockset
56. Which is not a hardware that supports a door?
a.) Pivot Hinge
b.) Jamb
c.) Floor Flange
d.) Lockset
57. What would you recommend for used in a hospital door?
a.) Gravity Hinge
b.) Double Action Hinge
c.) Vertical Spring Hinge
d.) Pivot Hinge

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58. In a heavy panel door, what is the most appropriate to use so that the
door will automatically close without pushing or pulling?
a.) Gravity Hinge
b.) Door Closer
c.) Key Operated Lock
d.) Automated Door Controller
59. Which among the following is the most rigid door frame?
a.) Canto Mesa
b.) Tenon And Mortise
c.) Rabetted
d.) Overlapping Frame
60. A type of door that disappears, when fully opened, into a compartment
in the adjacent wall. It has a distinct advantage over hinged doors in
that it saves about ten square feet of floor space.
a.) Full-Swing Door
b.) Pocket Door
c.) Invinsible Door
d.) Compartment Door
61. A lumber surfaced on 4 sides which is less than the advertised dimension
when sold.
a.) Sandblasted Lumber
b.) S4S
c.) Kiln-Dried
d.) SLR1E
62. A board that has 2 flat faces and then has one edge ripped straight is
referred to as?
a.) S2S
b.) S3S
c.) S4S
d.) Sandblasted Lumber
63. It refers to undressed lumber
a.) Green Lumber
b.) Rough Lumber
c.) Cull
d.) Timber
64. The step at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and
having a scroll termination.
a.) Curtail Step
b.) Side Step
c.) Step Board
d.) Scroll Step

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65. Where is Coco lumber least used?

a.) Furniture
b.) Door Jamb
c.) Forms
d.) Face String
66. Which of the following is NOT a millwork?
a.) Chair Handle
b.) Cornice
c.) Dresser
d.) Railings
67. Which of the following is NOT a millwork?
a.) Balustrade
b.) Cornice
c.) Baseboard
d.) Cabinet Drawer
68. What Flooring is best for a Generator Room where the equipment is
already provided with a Generator Pad?

a.) Plain Concrete with Hardener

b.) Rubber Flooring
c.) Vitrified Tiles
d.) Acoustic Flooring

69. Which of the following floor material is best for a Genset?

a.) Ceramic
b.) Vinyl
c.) Engineered Wood
d.) Granite

70. Which flooring material would you recommended for offices?

a.) Ceramic
b.) Vinyl
c.) Engineering Wood
d.) Granite
71. Which flooring material would you recommended for workshop?
a.) Ceramic
b.) Vinyl
c.) Engineering Wood
d.) Granite
72. A local brand supplying Vinyl styles?
a.) Kent
b.) Matimco
c.) Mabuhay Vinyl Corp
d.) Armstrong
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e.)
73. Ceramic tiles of varying shapes for finishing an angle
a.) Trimmer
b.) Edging
c.) Tile Trim
d.) Tile tape
74. What is the most common profile of a tile trim?
a.) Flat
b.) Square
c.) Quarter Round
d.) Half Round
75. In order to solve the undesirable properties of Laminated Flooring
underlayment is required. Which material will you use?
a.) Self-Leveling Compound
b.) Foam
c.) Plastic Bubbles
d.) Cardboard
76. In what manner is Laminated Wood ordered?
a.) Per Box
b.) Per Price
c.) Per Square Meter
d.) Per Linear Meter
77. What is the most appropriate Flooring Material for use in a Gym of a
Factory?
a.) Vinyl tiles
b.) Carpet
c.) Asphalt
d.) Cement tiles
78. Which of the following material not used as a Beam?
a.) Concrete
b.) Steel
c.) Timber
d.) PVC
79. Wood banned as an Architectural Material.
a.) Philippine hardwood
b.) Imported Teak
c.) Philippine Bamboo
d.) Vietnamese Bamboo
80. Which of the following is the most appropriate material for a trellis?
a.) Pine
b.) Tangile
c.) Coco Lumber
d.) Bamboo

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81. It is the secondary Beams of a mechanical ceiling suspension system.

Usually supporting only the Acoustical tile. It is inserted into the main
runner to form different module sizes. In some suspension systems,
however, it also serves to provide support for lighting fixtures, air diffusers
and other secondary beams.
a.) T-Beams
b.) Cross Runner or Cross Tee
c.) Stabilizer Bar
d.) Track

82. What do you call the opening of doors and windows?

a.) Envelope
b.) Fenestration
c.) Sleeve
d.) Track
83. It is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window or
door?
a.) Stranchion Bar
b.) Mullion
c.) Saddle
d.) Muntin

84. It serves as a door stopper?

a.) Lever
b.) Mullion
c.) Muntin
d.) Basciada

A B C

F
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85. Which of the following tool is used for painting?

a.) C
b.) D
c.) E
d.) F
86. Which of the following tool is used for tile cutting and grinding?
a.) C
b.) D
c.) E
d.) F
87. Which of the following tool is used for cutting wood and planks?
a.) A
b.) B
c.) C
d.) E
88. What tool is Figure D?
a.) Planer
b.) Router
c.) Sanding machine
d.) Circular Saw

89. What tool is Figure B?

a.) Planer
b.) Router
c.) Jigsaw
d.) Circular Saw

90. What tool is Figure A?

a.) Planer
b.) Router
c.) Jigsaw
d.) Circular Saw

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C
A B

D E
91. In the given figures above, what fastener is used for connecting roofing
to steel purlins?
a.) A
b.) B
c.) C
d.) D
e.) E
92. In the given figures above, what fastener is used for furniture making?
a.) A
b.) B
c.) C
d.) D
e.) E
93. In the given figures above, what is D?
a.) Concrete Nail
b.) Common Nail
c.) Finishing Nail
d.) Umbrella Nail
e.) Self Tapping Screws
94. In the given figures above, what is B?
a.) Concrete Nail
b.) Common Nail
c.) Finishing Nail
d.) Umbrella Nail
e.) Self Tapping Screws

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95. In the given figures above, what is A?

a.) Concrete Nail
b.) Common Nail
c.) Finishing Nail
d.) Umbrella Nail
e.) Self Tapping Screws
96. In the given figures above, what fastener is used for fastening wood to
concrete?
a.) A
b.) B
c.) C
d.) D
e.) E
97. In the given figures above, what is C?
a.) Concrete Nail
b.) Common Nail
c.) Finishing Nail
d.) Umbrella Nail
e.) Self Tapping Screws
98. What is the most common alternative for plywood? It is made out of silica
wind binders and is highly weather resistant?
a.) Gypsum Board
b.) Ply board
c.) Asphalt board
d.) Ficem board

99. What do you call the recess at the bottom of a base cabinet that allows
your feet to get close to it??
a.) Toe kick
b.) Toe duct
c.) Toe board
d.) Base board

100. What product is greatly used as a waterproofing agent?

a.) Boysen #700-
b.) Boysen #7311-
c.) Boysen #7760-
d.) Boysen #3101-

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