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1. A cement mix used to glue masonry units to each other.

A. Tile grout C. mortar
B. cement glue D. plaster
2. it is a proportioned mixture of cement, fine aggregate and water ?
A. tile grout C. cement mortar
B. Artificial stone D. concrete
3. Type hinge containing one or more springs, when a door is opened, the hinge returns it to the open position
automatically, may act in one direction only, or in both directions.
A. Spring hinge C. olive knuckle hinge
B. Loose joint hinge D. butt hinge
4. A horizontal surfaces on which the stones or bricks of walls lie in the courses
A. Tier C. Bed
B. Wythe D. course
5. A brick or block masonry laid lengthwise of a wall
A. Header C. shiner
B. stretcher D. rowlock
6. A brick or block masonry extending over the thickness of the wall.
A. Header C. shiner
B. Stretcher D. rowlock
7. A unit laid on its end with its face perpendicular to the face of the wall
A. soldier C. rowlock
B. shiner D. header
8. the corner stone at the angles of building, usually rusticated so as to project from the normal surface of the
wall
A. king closer c. quoins
B. queen closer D. stiffener
9. the basin building material of man
A. stone C. steel
B. wood D. clay
10. a stone delivered from the quarries rough and irregular shape
A. rubble stone C. masonry stone
B. dimension stone D. quarry stone
11. squared stones in regular courses, in contradistinction to the rubble work
A. ashlar C. masonry block
B. fly ash stone D. grid stone
12. consist of alternating courses of stretchers in each course
A. English bond C. Flemish bond
B. common bond D. running bond
13. paint that should not be applied on aluminum metals
A. lacquer C. lead base
B. enamel D. water base
14. iron-carbon alloy that contains more than 1.7% or carbon?
A. Flux C. cast iron
B. Pig iron D. galvanized iron
15. A kind of iron that absorbs energy and stop vibrations
A. copper C. pig iron
B. cast iron D. galvanized iron
16. An iron that contains 0.1% carbon and almost pure iron ?
A. Wrought iron C. galvanized iron
B. Cast iron D. pig iron
17. Refers to PLAIN CARBON STEELS
A. steels B. iron C. alloy D. zinc

18. Written or printed description of work to be done describing the qualities of materials and mode of
construction
A. Specification c. bid bullet
B. Material specification d. punch list
19. The ability of a material to fix itself and cling to an entirely different material
A. adhesiveness c. corrosively
B. elasticity d. none of these
20. Space in a building without a basement, an unfinished accessible space below the first floor which is usually
less than a full story height.?
A. Crawl space c. substructure
B. Slab on fill D. superstructure
21. Which of the following is not a nonferrous metal?
A. aluminum c. steel

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B. tin D. lead
22. A hard, brittle inorganic substance, ordinarily transparent or translucent; produced by melting a mixture of
silica, a flux and stabilizer ?
A. brick c. glass
B. metal D. wood
23. Materials used to reduce or stop the penetration of moisture through the concrete. Reduces permeability
A. Damproofers C. accelerator
B. Water reducing admixture D. retarder
24. A traditional building material, it is easily worked, has durability and beauty. It has great ability to absorb
shocks from sudden load. In addition, wood has freedom from rust and corrosion, is comparatively light in
weight, and is adaptable to countless variety of purpose?
A. wood C. metal
B. concrete D. plastic
25. A mixture consisting of vehicles or binders, with or without coloring pigments, adjusted and diluted with
correct amounts and types of additives and thinners, which when applied on a surface, forms as adherent
continuous film which provides protection, decoration, sanitation, identification and other functional
properties.
A. sealant C. stickwell
B. paint D. thinner
26. Used for bearing walls of light buildings, the height usually restricted to four stories. Structural load bearing
wall tile are made in 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 in thickness.
A. Load bearing concrete
B. Load bearing tile
C. Masonry tile
D. Non load bearing tile
27. A wall which separates two abutting living units as to resist the spread of fire
A. Face block c. party wall
B. Fire block D. firewall
28. A wall which separates two abutting living units as to resist the spread of fire
A. Shearing strength c. allowable bearing capacity
B. SPT- Standard penetration test d. maximum dry density
29. Materials often added to the concrete or applied to the surface of freshly placed concrete to produce some
special result
A. Concrete additives C. air-entraining agent
B. retarder D. accelerators
30. Which of the following is not a Sheet Glass?
A. Picture glass C. mirror glass
B. Window glass D. insulating glass
31. A door made up of small horizontal interlocking metal slats which are guided in a track; the configuration
coils about an overhead drum which is housed at the head of the opening, either manual or motor-driven.
A. Roll-up door C. panel door
B. Kalamein door D. storage door
32. Minimum angle of inclination of an elevator
A. 35 deg. C. 25 deg.
B. 40 deg. D. 85 deg.
33. Which are timber, steel, or pre-cast planks driven side by side to retain earth and prevent water from
seeping into the exaction.
A. wales C. lagging
B. sheet piles D. rakers
34. highly resistance to corrosion by air and salt
A. steel C. iron
B. copper D. patina
35. stains in copper which creates visible green salts.
A. Patina c. salt corrosion
B. algea D. efflorescence

36. a soft, ductile, malleable, bluish-white metal?

A. tin c. copper
B. steel D. alloy
37. a medium hard, bluish-white metal. Readily attacked by acids and alkalis.
A. zinc C. iron
B. tin D. all of these
38. it is the process whereby a protective coat of zinc is applied to steel and iron to protect them against
corrosion.
A. ironing C. glazing

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B. Galvanizing D. steeling
39. Of the three types of so called bronzes, what is the only one true bronze?
A. brass c. ring bronze
B. statuary bronze D. pure bronze
40. it is a metal which takes brilliant polish and is harder than cobalt or nickel?
A. chromium C. steel
B. chrome D. brass
41. the use of these metal is alloying ingredient in ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy
A. Chromium C. steel
B. chrome D. brass
42. a metal that is used primarily for hospital especially in radiology department to avoid excessive exposure to
radiation
A. chromium c. titanium
B. lead D. galvanized iron
43. is a method of joining metals by sealing joint with another low melting metal or alloy called the solder
A. soldering C. blazing
B. welding D. soldering iron
44. a type of soldering in which the operating temperature are higher (but lower than in welding) and in which
stronger and higher-melting alloys are used to fill the joints, which consequently are stronger that ordinary
soldered joints.
A. Soldering c. welding
B. Brazing D. none of these
45. A wood that comes from a conifers (evergreen) which have needles of leaves
A. Softwood c. sapwood
B. Hardwood D. morning wood
46. Comes from the broad-leaves or deciduous trees.
A. Softwood C. sapwood
B. Hardwood D. morning wood
47. Contains living cells and takes an active in the life process of a tree
A. Softwood C. sapwood
B. Hardwood D. morning wood
48. Wood defects which caused by the attack of fungi
A. Decay C. shakes
B. Check D. knots
49. Wood defects that shows irregular growths in the body of a tree which interrupt the smooth curve of the
grain.
A. Decay C. shake
B. Check D. knots
50. Wood defects that shows cracks or lengthwise separation across the annual rings if the growth caused by
irregular shrinkage during drying.
A. Decay C. Shake
B. Check D. knots

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