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50 Questions

1. A roofing tile which has the shape of an "S" laid on its side

A French tile B Pantile

C Mission tile

2. That part of the building foundation which forms the permanent retaining wall of
the structure below grade

A Foundation wall B Foundation course

C Grad beam

3. Joint employed to reduce restraint by accommodating movement of masonry walls

are known as

A Control joints B Cold joints

C Block outs

4. A system of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof supporting
second floor joints

A Balloon framing B Post and beam

C Western framing

5. Rough plaster finish obtained by flinging plaster on a wall with a hand operated
machine

A Tryolean finish B Trowel finish

C Broom stripped finish

 6. A principal member of the truss which extends from one end to the other primarily
to resist bending

A Web member B Chord

C Girt

7. A protein: the chief nitrogenous ingredient in milk is

A Alabaster B Casein

C Temperea

8. A composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired

property

A Annealing B Alloy

C Built-up

9. The horizontal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center of the knob or
lock cylinder

A Built-up B Backset

C Backfill

10. A commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance and
ductility

A Cast iron B Black iron

C Wrought iron

11. Horizontal stud Filipino term

A Tahilan B Pabalagbag

C Pilareta
12. Riser Filipino term

A Takip-silipan B Muldura

C Planehuelda

13. Collar plate Filipino term

A Sinturon B Hardinera

C Guililan

14. Temper (metal work) Filipino term

A Suban B Poleva

C Espolon

15. Plumb line Filipino term

A Pantilya B Asintada

C Hulog

16. A beam that projects beyond one or both its support

A Tie B Continuous

C Cantilever

17. A wall (bearing or non-bearing) designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the wall

A Prefabricated B Shear

C Non-bearing

18. A modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-
flooring is by

A Wainscoting B Nailing into battens

C Gluing / pasting
19. The standard height of window sills for office rooms in upper floors

A 1.20 meters B 0.90 meters

C 0.60 meters

20. The dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for
dropped-ceiling in offices

A 24" x 50" x 7/8" B 30" x 60" x 1"

C 24" x 48" x 1/2*

21. In the design of a large shopping centers where space is required, intervals of
columns can be wider than the ordinary by adopting a structural method of
construction

A Pre-casting B Compressioning

C Post-tensioning

22. Humidification and condensation in exterior walls can be minimized by

Providing building paper sheathing Providing stud space between

A B
exterior finish and interior finish

Providing building paper sheathing

C
and space filled

23. Heat gain through the structure of a habitable room occur in tropical region at walls
and roofs by conduction. This can be minimized by the use of

A Wood B Steel

C Concrete

24. A material used to remedy vapor flow

Asbestos cement board Glossy surfaced asphalt saturated

A B
paper, 50 lbs or more

C Wall paper
25. Dry walls do not require appreciable mount of moisture and they are customarily
finished with

A Lath and plaster B Mortar and cement

C Plywood on studs

26. Wallboards or plywood maybe applied over studs. They can also be applied over
CHB masonry wall by using

A Furring B Sheathing

C Wood battens

27. To turn back water whenever joints occur in which dissimilar materials come
together, it is necessary to provide

A Flashing material B Binding material

C Counter flushing

28. The part of a foundation system which supports the exterior walls of a
superstructure and bears directly on the column footing is a

A Foundation wall B Foundation course

C Grade beam

29. A narrow strip of wood applied to cover a joint along the edges of two parallel
boards in the same plane

A Fillet B Batten

C Strip

30. The stressing of unbounded tendons after concrete has cured

A Lift slab B Post-tensioning

C Pre-casting
31. The boxing in of covering a joist, beam or girder to give the appearance of a larger
beam

A Grade beam B Beam blocking

C Beam formworks

32. A system of framing a building on which floor joists of each storey rest on the top
plates of the storey below and teh bearing walls and partitions rest on the subfloor
of each storey

A Balloon framing B Flank framing

C Western framing

33. Pressure exerted against the underground portion of a building created by the
presence of water in the soil

A Atmospheric pressure B Soil bearing pressure

C Hydrostatic pressure

34. A window which projects outside the main line of a building and the compartment
in which it is located extends to the floor

A Bay window B Hopper window

C Oriel window

35. A form of brick bond in which each course is alternately composed of entirely of
headers or of stretchers

A English bond B Common bond

C Flemish bond

36. A joint formed when a concrete surface hardens before the next batch of concrete
is placed against it

A Block out B Cold joint

C Control joint
37. An iron alloy usually including carbon and silicon which has high compressive
strength but low tensile strength

A Wrought iron B Cast iron

C Pig iron

38. Plastered course Filipino term

A Moneyka B Kusturada

C Lastilyas

39. Bottom chord Filipino term

A Barakilan B Estunyo

C Sibe

40. Perlin Filipino term

A Balangkas B Tahilan

C Reostra

41. Eave Filipino term

A Tabike B Sibe

C Sopo

42. Top chord Filipino term

A Sinturon B Baytang

C Tahilan

43. Best material which will reduce moisture in a wall when used

A 1" thick V-cut wood boards B Synthetic adobe finish on RC wall

C CHB S-cut joint finish

44. Plaster or plywood ceiling on nailers or joists below a ventilated roof space may
show "pattern staining" on the ceiling. This can be prevented by

A Cleaning B Re-painting

C Adequate insulation

45. Heat gain through the walls in buildings exposed to afternoon sun intensifies
discomfort of inhabitants because of conductivity. However, this can be minimized
by the use of

Combination of wood boards and Steel sheets

A B
plywood with cavity in-between

C Thick RC wall

46. Sound or noise between bedrooms may be reduced by using less expensive
materials with the application of construction techniques

A Solid 6" RC wall B Sawali on 2" x 2" studs

Double wall plywood on horizontal

C
and vertical studs with absorbents

47. One method of leveling batter boards without the transit is the use of

1/4 diameter plastic hose filled with Eyesight

A B
water

C Plumb bob

48. A manual method of squaring the corners of a building lines in building layout is
the use of

A 4-5-4 multiples and strings B 2-3-4 multiples with the use of transit

3-4-5 multiples with the use of steel

C
tape measure
49. When dry conditions are demanded of asphalt tile floor finished on concrete over
earth, apply the waterproofing (WP) steps

Felt paper below sub-slab then WP WP the earth under slab

A B
on top of the sub-slab

Felt paper below the top slab then

C
WP the earth

50. Due to temperature effects in materials, concrete walls, slabs of long buildings,
new building adjoining existing buildings should be provided with

A Expansion joints B Welded joints

C Flashing
Answer Key

1. b 2. a 3. a 4. a

5. a 6. b 7. b 8. b

9. b 10. c 11. b 12. a

13. a 14. b 15. c 16. c

17. b 18. c 19. b 20. c

21. c 22. c 23. a 24. b

25. a 26. a 27. a 28. c

29. b 30. b 31. b 32. c

33. a 34. a 35. c 36. b

37. b 38. b 39. a 40. c

41. c 42. c 43. a 44. c

45. a 46. c 47. a 48. c

49. a 50. a