1.

Most common wood composite which is made of several plies glued together - PLYWOOD
2. A type of glass manufactured by pouring molten glass into a surface of molten tin and allowing it to
cool slowly. -FLOAT GLASS
3. Concrete proportion for class “B” - 1:2.5:5
4. Brick bond having alternating headers and stretchers in each course. -FLEMISH BOND
5. Wooden sticks used as posts sharpened one end and driven into the ground to serve as boundaries
for building layout. -Stake
6. Wooden building frame having studs from sill plate to roof plate. -BALLOON FRAME
7. Beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening. - LINTEL
8. A membrane or coating applied to render a surface impervious to water. -WATERPROOFING
9. The natural material on which the construction rests. -FOUNDATION BED
10. A panel-like area in a multi-storey frame building between window sill and window head.
-SPANDRIL
11. The process of building, from site preparation through erection, assembly, and finishing operations.
-CONSTRUCTION
12. Describing a building having a moderately large number of stories, usually5 to 10, and equipped with
elevators. -MID-RISE BUILDING
13. A system of removal and interchangeable floor panels supported on adjustable pedestals for access
below.-RAISED FLOORING SYSTEM
14. A deformed bar, embedded in a concrete construction at a joint and designed to hold abutting edges
together, not designed for direct load transfer.-DOWEL
15. Type of beam supported by a row of columns.-CONTINUOUS BEAM
16. A type of foundation where the load of building is distributed deep into the soil. - PILE FOUNDATION
17. Classification of cast in place concrete according to its method of installation -BORED PILE
18. Transitional structure of a building to safely transfer the load to the comparatively weaker ground.
-FOUNDATION
19. Wall, either freestanding or laterally braced, that bears against an earth or other fill surface and
resists lateral and other forces from the material in contact with the side of the wall, thereby
preventing the mass from sliding to a lower elevation. -RETAINING WALL
20. It contains an impeller mounted on a rotating shaft. -CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
21. A mixture of surface run-off and ground water. It includes rivers, lakes, ponds and
reservoirs.-NATURAL SURFACE WATER
22. The use of building materials and construction assemblies designed to reduce the transmission of
airborne and structure-borne sound from one room to another or from the exterior to the interior of a
building.-SOUND ISOLATION
23. A vibration that propagates as a typically audible mechanical wave of pressure and displacement, in
an elastic medium such as air, water, most building materials, and the earth. -SOUND
24. Which of the following cement is/are made of grey or white
I. White Cement
II. Pozzolan Cement
III. Portland Cement
25. These materials are known as concrete additives and may be used for one of the following reasons,
except:
I. To retard the initial set
 II. To prevent the evaporation of water from the newly placed concrete
III. To prevent bleeding of water underneath the soffit of concrete
IV. To decrease the weight of concrete per cubic foot
26. Non-Portland hydraulic cement are the following, except:
I. Slag-lime cements
II. Pozzolan-lime cements
III. Granolithic cement
IV. Supersulfated cements
27. The following are Portland cement blends, except:
I. Portland blast furnace cement
II. Masonry cements
III. Colored cements
IV. Supersulfated cements
28. The word “cement” traces from the Romans who used the term__________, OPUS
CAEMENTICIUM
29. This will allow earlier removal of forms and in some cases reduce the whole curing
period.-ACCELERATORS
30. which of the following has more than 1.5 -4.5 % present as free graphite
I. Steel
II. Mild Steel
III. Cast-iron
IV. Iron
31. Building stones obtained by quarrying from the rocky strata of earth and reducing it to the required
shapes and sizes for construction.-STONE MASONRY
32. __________consists mainly of quartz, feldspar, mica, and other colored minerals; colors include
black, gray, red, pink, brown, buff, and green. -GRANITE
33. A type of Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains made of silica, iron oxide and clay -
Colors include gray, brown, light brown, buff, russet, red, copper, and purple.-SANDSTONE
34. which of the following stones has a color property that ranges from olive green to greenish-black, is
fine-grained and dense.- SERPENTINE
35. Properties of Limestone and Sandstone, except:
I. Porous, relatively weak
II. Color range
III. Surface textures
IV. Brittle
36. The common quality control of concrete is based on ___and ____________periods.- 7, 28 DAYS
CURING
37. Specimens are usually cylindrical with a length_______________________.EQUAL TO TWICE
THE DIAMETER
38. Filling is done the same way as the slump test but taken out from the mold in_______24 HOURS
39. Used as reinforcement in R.B. & R.C.C.- STEEL
40. _______ can withstand shocks without permanent injury so used in chains, crane hooks and railway
couplings- WROUGHT IRON
41. ______________is a substance that sets and hardened independently. -CEMENT
42. _____________is equally strong in tension, compression and in shear.- MILD STEEL
43. ________________ produces lesser strength of concrete.- CEMENT
44. __________Corrodes quickly, easily forged, welded & riveted. -HIGH CARBON STEEL
45. Materials used to reduce or to stop the passing of water through the concrete is called______.
DAMPROOFERS
46. The basis in designing of Concrete Mixture - WATER-CEMENT RATIO
47. Used for making those parts that are hard , tough and durable and capable of withstanding shocks
and vibrations MEDIUM CARBON STEEL
48. which of the following causes a slight expansion in plastic concrete or mortar and thus reduces and
eliminates voids caused by settlements.
I. Surface sealing agents
II. Pozzolanic admixtures
III. Gas forming agents
IV. Accelerators
49. which of the following improves concrete's workability and resistance to chemical attack.
I. Water reducing admixture
II. Concrete Additives
III. Set-inhibiting agents
IV. Pozzolanic Admixture
50. Which of the following makes the concrete more resistant to deterioration due to repeated freezing
and thawing cycle.
I. Water reducing admixture
II. Concrete Additives
III.Set-inhibiting agents
IV.Pozzolanic Admixture
51. _________is a liquid and powder types are used for this type of agent SELF-INHIBITING AGENTS
52. _________is use to delay or to extend the setting time of the cement paste in concrete.
RETARDERS
53. this is done at least within 7-day period or more, 24 hours after the concrete has poured.PONDING
54. The ultimate tensile strength of steel is__________.5.51 TO 11.02 t/sqm
55. used to reduce the amount of water necessary to produce a concrete of given consistency or to
increase the slump for a given water content.WATER REDUCING ADMIXTURE
56. Comp. strength 6.3-7.1 tonnes /sq cm Ultimate tensile is strength 1.26 to 1.57 tonnes/sq cm CAST
IRON
57. compressive strength is 2.0 tonnes/sq cm and ultimate tensile strength 3.15 tonnes/sq cm
WROUGHT IRON
58. What is a steel element such as wire, cable, bar, rod or strand, or a bundle of such elements, used
to impart prestress to concrete? TENDON
59. A floor finish commercially size 1” x 12” x 12” utilizing clay and fired intraditional manner making
interesting and attractive rustic clay shade patterns. Because of the rustic effect the floor is finished
rough and simply adhere by cement with some irregularities VIGAN TILES
60. What is the act of excavating or filling of earth or any sound material or combination thereof, in
preparation for a finishing surface such as paving? GRADING
 61. What is the minimum concrete cover for primary reinforcement of beams and columns
not exposed to earth or weather for precast manufactured under plant control
conditions? DB BUT NOT LESS THAN 30MM
62. A paint defect which indicates imperfect adhesion of paint to the surface, with the film
getting stripped off in a relatively large pieces due to application on damp or greasy
surface PEELING
63. A water-mixed product mixed to a ratio of 1:20 to stabilize lime activity in new masonry
surface. Without preparing the surface with this mixture will cause the subsequent
painting to be defective MASONRY NEUTRALIZER
64. An equipment to uniformly distribute tile adhesive at the underside of a ________ tile
during installation NOTCH TROWEL
65. What type of joint is used to install a glass into a lite of a French window? RABBET
66. A type of “hands of door” where the hinge is at the left and the door leaf swings inside
the room to the left LEFT HAND
67. To prevent cement plaster from improper adhesion, the substrate must be roughened
while observing the following: KEEP THE CEMENT PLASTER AS THIS AS POSSIBLE
68. A type of window where the ventilating sash rotates 90 degrees to 180 degrees about
the header and sill or about the side jamb PIVOTED