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CARPENTRY NC-II
PRE-TEST
Multiple choice: Select the best answer that corresponds to the statement.
Write the letter of your answer on a piece of paper.
1. A line that represents one side of the building to be erected.
a. building line
b. orientation line
c. reference line
d. foundation line
2. A line that serves as the basis in locating the desired corners of the
building.
a. building line
b. orientation line
c. reference line
d. foundation line
3. It is the process of locating the corners of the building on the ground.
a. laying out
b. location planning
c. staking out
d. site planning
4. The actual position of the building can be seen in?
a. Location plan
b. foundation plan
c. floor plan
d. roofing plan
5. Which of the following should be attended to before staking out a
building?
a. Locate the reference line
b. locate the building line
c. identify the building area
d. clear the area for the building space
6. It is a horizontal board place at the corners and sides of the projected
building where the final lay out takes place.
a. Stake
b. Peg
c. batter board
d. battery
7. The type of batter board specifically used for foundation post.
a. Continuous
b. Single
c. Double
d. straight
8. One of the quality requirement for batter board is?
a. Smooth
b. Clean
c. Strong
d. fixed
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9. It is used for driving batter board post to the ground.

a. Claw hammer
b. sledge hammer
c. jack hammer
d. mallet
10. It is used in testing verticality.
a. Tri-square
b. Level
c. plumb bob
d. push pull rule
11. They are excellent for short term projects that cover a small
area. These are either powered or manually driven to the required
height by a structure underneath.
a. Trestle Scaffolding
b. Aerial lifts
c. Cantilever Scaffolding
d. Single Scaffolding
12. This includes the putlog scaffolding system, and is mostly used
in brick masonry. It is a scaffolding system that uses the structure
being built as its support.
a. Single scaffolding
b. Cantilever Scaffolding
c. Mobile Scaffolding
d. Suspended Scaffolding
13. It is also referred to as steel scaffolding, tube and clamp
scaffolding, tube and fitting scaffolding, or tube and coupler
scaffolding.
a. Cantilever Scaffolding
b. Trestle Scaffolding
c. Suspended Scaffolding
d. Tubular scaffolding
14. It is ideal in situations where the ground surface does not allow
for setting up a regular scaffolding system. It is also known as needle
scaffolding, because needles provide the foundation for the scaffold.
a. Trestle Scaffolding
b. Suspended Scaffolding
c. Cantilever scaffolding
d. Mobile scaffolding
15. It provides portable working platforms that can easily be moved
to the location that needs work. Mobile scaffolds sit on castors to
allow workers to perform tasks that require frequent change in
position. Some of these include mobile towers, genie lifts, and square
tower.
a. Mobile scaffolding
b. Tubular scaffolding
c. Cantilever Scaffolding
d. Aerial lifts
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16. It serves as a reference line in locating the batter board post

a. Building line
b. orientation line
c. straight line
d. boundary line
17. The minimum distance of the batter board from the building
line is
a. 1.20 m
b. 1 m
c. .90 m
d. .60 m.
18. The mix applied to a wall as the last coating in plastering is
called.
a. Mortar
b. Grout
c. concrete mix
d. lime mix
19. The area of a standard concrete hollow block is
a. .08 cm2
b. 8.0 cm2
c. 80 cm2
d. .008 cm
20. A tool that is used to check squareness of the corner of the
orientation line.
a. Tri-square
b. steel square
c. plywood
d. caliper
21. One of the principles applied in the construction of the
batterboard is
a. Theory of diagonals
b. law of gravity
c. law of motion
d. boyle’s law
22. The distance of the batterboard from the grade line depends on
the height of the
a. Foundation wall
b. foundation line
c. foundation footing
d. foundation slab
23. The most accurate tool for guiding work in establishing a
horizontal level.
a. plastic hose
b. Bar level
c. framing square
d. tongue
24. It is a sawn timber and used as stake and batterboards.
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a. Timber
b. Lumber
c. Sander
d. Porter
25. A square with blades permanently set at 45o
a. miter square
b. miter saw
c. combined try and meter square
d. sliding T-bevel
26. Clearing a nearby space to set the dismantled pieces of
scaffolding down is not necessary especially if space is limited.
a. True
b. False
27. Starting with the base, make sure that the structure is sound
and that there are no visible hazards.
a. True
b. False
28. Safety shoes, hard hats and gloves should be worn only.
a. True
b. False
29. Begin the dismantling project at the bottom of the scaffold.
a. True
b. False
30. Avoid handing loose coupling/stacking pins by attaching them
to the top of the frame below.
a. True
b. False
31. A decorative cap to the top of a newel post, particularly at the
end of the balustrade.
a. Fillet
b. Baluster
c. Finial
d. Core rail
32. The vertical handrail that joins a sloped handrail to a higher
handrail on the balcony or landing is called?
a. Gooseneck
b. Rosette
c. Easings
d. Baluster
33. A term for the vertical posts that hold up the handrail.
Sometimes simply called guards or spindles.
a. Newel
b. Fillet
c. Finial
d. Baluster
34. The vertical handrail that joins a sloped handrail to a higher
handrail on the balcony or landing is a gooseneck.
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a. Gooseneck
b. Winders
c. Trim
d. Bullnose
35. A handrail end element for the bullnose step that curves inward
like a spiral.
a. Turnout
b. Volute
c. Handrail
d. Trim
36. An edge part of the tread that protrudes over the riser beneath.
a. Nosing
b. Volute
c. Trim
d. Turnout
37. It is composed of the tread and riser.
a. Gooseneck
b. Step
c. Trim
d. Bullnose
38. The vertical portion between each tread on the stair. This may
be missing for an “open” stair effect.
a. Riser
b. Volute
c. Trim
d. Turnout
39. The part of the stairway that is stepped on.
a. Riser
b. Trim
c. Tread
d. Winders
40. Winders are steps that are narrower on one side than the other.
They are used to change the direction of the stairs without landings.
a. Winders
b. Volute
c. Trim
d. Fillet
41. 15 Pcs. – 2” X 3” X 14’ = _____bd.ft.
a. 100
b. 105
c. 501
d. 150
42. 60 pcs – 2”X2”X18"= _______bd.ft.
a. 30
b. 300
c. 130
d. 310
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43. Given:
D= 26”
L= 16’
bd.ft.= ?
a. 844
b. 484
c. 488
d. 848
44. Give the different parts of the house truss. 5 pts.
45. What are the parts of a ceiling? 3pts.