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TVL – ICT
TECHNICAL DRAFTING 00
REGIONAL ACHIEVEMENT MEASURE (RAM)

The Project RAM (Regional Achievement Measure) is a

collaborative work of the Department of Education, Region VI-
Western Visayas, West Visayas State University (WVSU), and Iloilo
Science and Technology University (ISAT-U).
Your feedback is highly appreciated. Please send comments
and suggestions to DepEd Regional Office at region6@deped.gov.ph.
Your comments and suggestions are important and highly
appreciated.

REGION VI-WESTERN VISAYAS

Direction: Choose the BEST answer for each of the following questions.
Shade the circle that corresponds to the correct answer in
the answer sheet.

1. One of the most important skills that a student must gain to draft a
quality floor plan is to select drafting tools, materials and equipment in
accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Therefore,
what is the BEST instrument to use in dividing lines into equal parts?

A. Compass
B. Divider
C. Protractor
D. Ruler

2. To become an effective architectural draftsperson in the future, you

must be familiar with the technical terms and acquire the necessary
skills to interpret blueprints for architectural job requirements following
the Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions. Which of the
following technical terms that you must choose in stating important
descriptions for any architectural features present in the plan?

A. Foundation Plan
B. Electrical Plan
C. Construction Notes
D. General Notes

3. Occupational health and safety in the workplace aims to protect every

worker against the dangers of injury, sickness or death through safe and
healthful working conditions. Who is in-charge in the implementation of
occupational health and safety in the workplace?

A. Security Specialist
B. Disease Prevention Specialist
C. Fire and Crime Prevention Officers
D. Injury Prevention Specialist and Safety Specialist

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4. Teacher Tony is preparing the class for a drawing layout activity. He
showed to the class samples of different drafting tools, materials, and
equipment required in the preparation of architectural layout and
details. Which of the following drafting tools must a student use to
enlarge or reduce an object or drawing measurements of proportion on
a drawing paper?

A. Compass
B. Triangular Scale
C. T-Square
D. Protractor

5. In drawing the building footprint, what line is applied to indicate the

dimensions of the object?

A. Dimension Line
B. Object Line
C. Extension Line
D. Diagonal Line

6. To build a strong and sturdy foundation, Julius must consider the

data from site investigation to test the condition of the soil. What is
the most suitable process of extracting samples to determine soil
condition?

A. Drilling
B. Quarrying
C. Soil erosion
D. Soil compression

7. There are two systems of measurement used in drafting the floor plan.
If a draftsman uses a scale of 1:100, what system of measurement
must was used?

A. Centimeter
B. English System
C. Meter
D. Metric System

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8. After the main structural framework of the dwelling unit was finished,
what would you build next based on standard sequence of
construction?

A. Ceiling
B. Flooring
C. Stairway
D. Wall construction

9. To prepare a roof layout, the following must be included:

A. valleys, hips, ridge, and door

B. window, valleys, hips, and ridge
C. valleys, pitch, hips, and ridge
D. floor, valleys, hips, and ridge

10. What is the difference between a roof plan and a roof framing plan?

A. Roof plan projects isometric drawing while roof framing plan is an

assembly drawing.
B. Roof plan is an architectural drawing while roof framing plan is
structural drawing.
C. Roof plan is a structural drawing while roof framing plan is an
isometric drawing.
D. Roof plan is a mechanical drawing while roof framing plan is a
detailed drawing.

11. What is the minimum vertical clear dimension from floor to ceiling
per National Building Code of the Philippines?

A. 2.10 meters
B. 1.80 meters
C. 210 centimeters
D. 180 millimeters

12. What should be included in the Reflected Ceiling Plan?

A. Lighting symbols
B. Plumbing fixtures
C. Electrical Circuit
D. Firefighting system

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13. An elevation drawing is an orthographic projection of a side of a
building. Which of the following sides of the building are being
elevated?

A. Height, thickness, volume, and structure.

B. North, west, south, and east.
C. Bottom, top, and side to side.
D. Front, rear, right, and left.

14. What is being referred as the required distance separation from the
property line to any part of the building structure?

A. Building setback
B. Building elevation
C. Building section
D. Building roof eaves

15. What do you call to a line drawn in a layout view that indicates where
the object will be cut?

A. Plane Line
B. Cutting Line
C. Cutting Plane Line
D. Cutting Knife

16. The submission of the completed house plan to the appropriate

personnel should be in accordance with the SOP. What does SOP
stands for?

A. Secret Operating Procedure

B. Standard Operating Procedure
C. Standard Operating Process
D. System Operating Procedure

17. Footing refers to the bottom portion of a foundation. This is important

in construction because:

A. it distributes the weight of the building evenly below the ground so

that it doesn't sink.
B. it pushes the weight of the building evenly against the entire
structure so that it doesn't swell unto the surface.
C. it adds strength by providing balance.
D. it adds beauty to the design.

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18. Building foundations are important in construction. What foundation
failure will result if the shear stress in soil exceeds the shear strength
of the soil?

A. Compression of the soil

B. Deflection of the foundation
C. Distortion of the soil
D. Soil bearing capacity failure

19. What is used as reference when drawing framing plans for each floor?

A. Elevation
B. Floor Plan
C. Foundation
D. Section

20. A horizontal structure usually to support the roof and floors systems.

A. Columns
B. Rafters
C. Beams
D. Slab

21. The fire code is designed to establish a mandatory standard for

buildings to resist the start and the spread of a fire as well as
facilitating the evacuation of the occupants. What is designed to detect
the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring environmental changes
associated with combustion?

A. Fire Detector C. Fire Extinguisher

B. Fire Sprinkler D. Fire Alarm System

22. While working on an electrical lay-out, Ismael has to consider the type
of smoke detectors to be placed in a certain area of the house. Which
smoke detector is best installed in or near each bedroom which uses a
very small quantity of radioactive material?

A. Ionization-type detector
B. Photoelectric-type detector
C. Fire detector
D. Fire sprinkler

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23. What symbol is being represented below?

A. Check Valve
B. Wrong Valve
C. Gate valve
D. Ball Valve

24. Which of the following code should be followed in drafting Drainage,

Waste and Ventilation System?

A. Mechanical Code
B. Electrical Code
C. Plumbing Code
D. National Building Code

25. A conveyor system is a quick and effective mechanical handling device

that transports loads and commodities within an area. The following
conveyor system should be constructed in accordance with the
Mechanical Code:

A. Elevator, Moving Ramp, and Escalator

B. Moving Ramp, Lifter and Escalator
C. Escalator, Tosser, Lifter
D. Escalator, Elevator, Gutter

26. In creating both 2D and 3D drawings for construction design, What

software application is being considered?
A. Adobe Photoshop
B. Corel Draw
C. Auto CAD
D. MS Paint

27. What is a computer input-output peripheral with Alpha-numeric

Window, Alt, Ctrl, and Enter keys?

A. Keyboard
B. Keypad
C. Printer
D. Hard Disk Drive

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28. A storm drainage plan is a network of structures, channels, and
underground pipes that carry storm water (rain water) to ponds,
lakes, streams, and rivers. Why is a storm drainage plan necessary?
A. Drainage plan will ensure that water can reach where it needs to go
without flooding.
B. Drainage will guide the water to the system until it reaches the
ocean where it doesn’t flood in the ocean.
C. It will ensure that the water is not wasted while it travels.
D. Ensure compliance to safety protocols and water system.

29. Some of the most important parts of your HVAC system are your heat
exchanger, blower motor, combustion chamber, condenser, evaporator,
and thermostat. Which of the following parts works as a heat absorber
and warms cool air when your thermostat activates?
A. Condenser
B. Evaporator
C. Heat Chamber
D. Heat Exchanger

30. What toolbar contains a set of tools used to revise drawn objects?
A. Draw Toolbar
B. Modify Toolbar
C. Format Menu
D. Layout Menu

31. What are two types of coordinate systems in AutoCAD?

A. Cartesian and Polar
B. Absolute and Relative
C. UCS and WCS
D. None of the above.

32. What command creates several segments forming a single object?

A. Multiline
B. Polyline
C. Parallel Line
D. Line weight

33. DDI command means

A. Diameter Distance
B. Dimension Diameter
C. Distance Dimension Internal
D. Dimension Divide Interval

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34. Which of the following is a planned system of working to prevent
illness and injury in the workplace?
A. Occupational Hazard and Safety
B. Occupational Health and Safety
C. Occupational Jobs and Safety
D. Occupational Risk and Safety

35. Which of the following is a helpful method in preventing hazards and

risks?
A. The 2S Methodology
B. The 3S Methodology
C. The 4S Methodology
D. The 5S Methodology

36. What is the default file extension of an AutoCAD file?

A. .dwt
B. .dwg
C. .dfx
D. .pdf

37. What is the default unit of measurement used in AutoCAD Drafting?

A. Meter
B. Decimeter
C. Centimeter
D. Millimeter

38. Model tab allows drawing objects in true scale while Layout tab
allows for drawn objects to scale.
A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
D. It is a myth.

39. When printing in black and white output, what plot style table is
being used?
A. acad.ctb
B. grayscale.ctb
C. monochrome.ctb
D. fill patterns.ctb

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40. In Layer Properties Manager, what command allows you to create
different line thickness for each layer?
A. Linetype
B. Lineweight
C. Plot
D. Color

41. How is scaled drawing being created in a Layout tab?

A. Through the use of viewport scale.
B. Starting with measure of units.
C. By means of using plot scale “fit to paper”.
D. Utilizing scale, zoom all option.

42. A group of objects that act as a single 2D or 3D object.

A. Group
B. Block
C. Object
D. Element

43. What is being drawn in the structural layout as reference for site
layout and actual construction?
A. Grids
B. Line
C. Circles
D. Code

44. In a notation “10 mm Ø lateral ties 5 @ 50 mm; 5 @ 100 mm; rest at

200 mm OC”, what OC means?
A. Other Columns
B. On Centers
C. On Call
D. Other Centers

45. What is the typical shape of a concrete beam?

A. Circular
B. Rectangular
C. Square
D. Triangular

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46. In truss detail drawing, the abbreviation TC means
A. Total Center
B. Top Chord
C. Top Center
D. Total Centimeter

47. In drawing electrical lighting circuit layout, what does the symbol
below is representing?
A. Ceiling Light Outlet
B. Ceiling Light Bulb
C. Wall Light Outlet
D. Wall Light Bulb

48. In drawing electrical lighting circuit layout, what does the symbol
below is representing?
A. Ceiling Light Outlet
B. Ceiling Light Bulb
C. Wall Light Outlet
D. Wall Light Bulb

49. In drawing fire alarm and protection system, what does the symbol
below represents?
A. Fire Alarm
B. Fire Extinguisher
C. Fire Retardant
D. Fire Suppressor

50. Lay-outing electronic and communication devices must be guided by

A. Electrical drafting standards
B. Plumbing drafting standards
C. Architectural drafting standards
D. Structural drafting standards

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Duran St., 5000 Iloilo City
Telephone No.: (033)-337-0149
E-mail Address: region6@deped.gov.ph