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PRACTICAL PROBLEMS & EXPERIENCES SET M
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the
letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In Fig. MSWV-01, what are the limiting dimensions of a?

a. 30 to 200 cm
b. 10 to 25 cm
c. 0.50 to 1.0 m
d. 300 to 400 cm
2. In Fig. MSWV-01, what is part b?

a. Horizontal vent
b. Individual vent
c. Branch vent
d. Circuit vent
3. In Fig. MSWV-01, what is part c?

a. Back vent
b. Individual vent
c. Main soil and waste vent
d. Unit vent
4. In Fig. MSWV-01, what is part d?

a. Unit vent
b. Circuit vent
c. Loop vent
d. Individual vent
5. In Fig. MSWV-01, what is part e?

a. Soil and waste branch

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b. Waste branch
c. Soil/wase branch
d. Soil branch
6. In Fig. MVI-01, what is part c?

a. Main vent
b. Circuit vent
c. Branch vent
d. Individual vent
7. That portion of the vent pipe system, serving as terminal for the
smaller forms of individual and grouped fixture trap ventilation,
sometimes referred as collecting vent line.
a. Stack vent
b. Main vent
c. Circuit vent
d. Yoke vent
8. In Fig. IV-01, what is part c?

a. Main vent
b. Soil stack
c. Waste stack
d. Individual vent
9. In Fig. HDL-01, what is b?

a. 50 cm
b. 100 cm
c. 150 cm
d. 200 cm
10. In Fig. IV-02, what is c?

a. Flood level
b. Flood level rim
c. Overflow line
d. Flow line

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11. In Fig. IV-02, what is d?

a. 10 cm
b. 15 cm
c. 20 cm
d. 50 cm
12. In Fig. IV-03, what is d?

a. Grease trap
b. Drum trap
c. P-trap
d. Garbage disposer
13. In Fig. IV-03, what is b?

a. Horizontal arm
b. Waste pipe
c. Waste stack
d. Waste branch
14. In Fig. LV-01, what is part a?

a. Looped vent
b. Circuit vent
c. Loop vent
d. Individual vent
15. In Fig. UV-01, what is part c?

a. Revent
b. Back vent
c. Unit vent
d. Individual vent
16. One type of ventilation used on fixtures in a room away from

partitions. The use of this vent is not practical, but sometimes
tolerated, only when other methods of ventilation could not be
possible.
a. Looped vent
b. Circuit vent

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c. Loop vent
d. Individual vent
17. In Fig. PT-01, what is e?

a. Pipe cutter
b. Monkey wrench
c. Strap wrench
d. Chain wrench
18. In Fig. PT-01, what is j?

a. 3-wheel pipe cutter
b. Wide roll pipe cutter
c. Pipe threader
d. Yoke vise
19. In Fig. HM-01, what is d?

a. Ripping claw hammer
b. Mason’s hammer
c. Half Ratchet hammer
d. Tinner’s hammer
20. In Fig. HM-01, what is g?

a. Hand drilling hammer
b. Mason’s hammer
c. Engineer’s hammer
21. In Fig. HM-01, what is e?

a. Curved claw hammer
b. Mason’s hammer
c. Short handle sledge hammer
22. A hammer which is used most often in a home for general carpentry and
household chores. It should be used only with non-hardened, common
or finishing nails.

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a. hand drilling hammer

b. ball peen hammer
c. curved claw hammer
d. sledge hammer
23. A hammer which is more likely to be used by professionals to rip

apart nailed wooden components. Also known as straight claw hammer.
b. ball peen hammer
c. ripping claw hammer
d. tacking hammer
24. A hammer which is used with small shank, cold chisels for cutting and
chipping work, rounding over rivet ends, forming unhardened metal
work and similar jobs not involving nails.
b. ball peen hammer
d. tacking hammer
25. A hammer weighing between 2 lbs. and 4 lbs., easy to handle with a
powerful punch. With short handle and is recommended for pounding
hardened nails into concrete or for using with tools that drive nails
and pins into concrete or brick.
b. ball peen hammer
d. tacking hammer
26. A hammer which is used for extremely heavy jobs where great force is
required.
b. ball peen hammer
c. mallet
d. sledge hammer

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27. In Fig. HPT-01, what is g?

a. Hand drilling hammer
b. Mason’s hammer
c. Engineer’s hammer
28. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter C?

a. Foot Valve
b. Intake Valve
c. Ball Valve
d. Suction Valve
29. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter B?

a. Ladder Rung
b. Steel Stairs
c. Steel Ladder
d. All of the choices
30. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter E?

a. Pressure Tank
b. Bladder Tank
c. Compressed Air Tank
31. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter D?

a. Booster Pump
b. Electric Pump
c. Suction Pump
32. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter A?

a. Control Valve
b. Ball Valve
c. Float Valve

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33. A plier of two designs: multiple hole and tongue and groove. The
adjustable joint enables the tool to adjust to the size of the object
being held.
a. Thin-nose plier
b. Duck bill plier
c. Wire stripper
d. Slip-joint plier
34. Also called bent-nose pliers, since the nose is bent at about an 80-
degree angle for reaching around objects.
a. Thin-nose plier
b. Duck bill plier
c. Wire stripper
d. Slip-joint plier
35. A plier with long, tapered, flat nose for work in restricted areas.
a. Thin-nose plier
b. Duck bill plier
c. Wire stripper
d. Slip-joint plier
36. Adjustable, vise-type locking plier can be locked on to a workpiece,

leaving both hands free. A versatile tool, that can be used as plier,
a pipe wrench, an adjustable wrench, wire cutter, a ratchet or a
clamp.
a. Fence plier
b. Duck bill plier
c. Locking plier
d. Plumber’s special plier
37. It has heavy toothed jaws for gripping pipe. It is used to hold or
turn threaded pipe during assembly.
a. Straight pipe wrench
b. End pipe wrench
c. Offset pipe wrench
d. All of the above

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38. Logical Procedures. Figure LP-01. A decision tree is used to determine

a design with all the information. Step 1.
a. Specific water use volume
b. Kind of roof surface
c. Sufficiency of rainfall
d. Slope of roof

a. Slope of roof
b. Kind of roof surface
c. Sufficiency of rainfall
d. Specific water use volume

a. Backup water
b. Any of the choices
c. Add additional collection surface
d. Add reuse water

a. Add additional collection surface
b. Backup water
c. Any of the choices
d. Any recycled water

a. Calculate tank capacity
b. Calculate tank drawdown
c. Calculate the consumption
d. Determine the kind of tank, i.e. metal, concrete, etc.

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43. Identify Figure 1.

a. Midget Cutter
b. Tubing Bender
c. Pipe Cutter
d. Pipe Threader

a. Instrument Bender
b. Tri-Bender
c. Scissor
d. Pipe Cutter

b. Tri-bender
c. Ratchet Tube Bender
d. Spade Cutter
46. Identify Figure4.

a. Pipe Wrench
b. Anvil
c. Exposed Ratchet Threader
d. Spade Cutter

a. Tri-Bender
b. 3-Way Pipe Threader
d. Power threader

a. Tri-Bender
b. 3-Way Pipe Threader
d. Power threader

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a. Tri-Bender
b. Plumbing Bender
c. Ratchet Threader
d. Power threader

b. Plumbing Bender
c. Lever Bender
d. Hydraulic Bender

a. Tri-Wing
b. Power Bender
c. Ratchet Bender
d. Hydraulic Bender
52. Identify SH-01 in Figure 10.

a. Snow Shovel
b. Trenching Shovel
c. Garden Trowel
d. Spade Shovel

a. Snow Shovel
b. Trenching Shovel
c. Grain Shovel
d. Long handled Shovel

a. Spade Shovel
b. Trenching Shovel
c. Grain Shovel
d. Garden Trowel

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a. Spade Shovel
b. Trenching Shovel
c. Grain Shovel
d. Garden Trowel

a. Spade Shovel
b. Trenching Shovel
c. Grain Shovel
d. Garden Trowel

a. Snow Shovel
b. Trenching Shovel
c. Grain Shovel
d. Long handled Shovel
58. Identify “M” in Figure 11.

a. U-type hanger for Branch lines
b. Adjustable Clip for Branch lines
c. Center I-beam Clam for Branch Lines
d. Wrap-around U hook
59. Identify “A” in Figure 11.

60. Identify “R” in Figure 11.


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61. Identify “C” in Figure 11.

62. The condition of the wrench's teeth is directly related to the tool's
ability to grip pipe. You should periodically clean the teeth and
sharpen them with a ______.
a. triangular file
b. pipe reamer
c. soapstone
d. gripping tool
63. A wrench which is often used to hold or rotate pipe with a diameter
of more than 2". It requires less space around the pipe than pipe
wrenches. In addition, less likely to crush the pipe because it
applies pressure more uniformly.
a. End pipe wrench
b. Chain wrench
c. Compound leverage wrench
d. Raprench wrench
64. A wrench which can be used to assemble chrome-plated or other finished

pipe.
a. Chain tong
b. Strap wrench
c. Stillson wrench
d. Monkey wrench
65. Also called a spud wrench, looks like a pipe wrench, but it is
different in two significant ways: the jaws are smooth and there is
no provision for the jaws to tighten on the part being turned as
pressure is applied to the wrench.
a. Straight pipe wrench
b. Raprench wrench

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c. Stillson wrench
d. Monkey wrench
66. Because of cramped working space, it is usually difficult to use

conventional wrenches on the nuts that secure faucets and some other
plumbing equipment. The offset jaws of this tool permit the plumber
to reach into a recess and turn a nut. Name this tool.
a. Adjustable wrench
b. Basin wrench
c. Strap wrench
d. Spud wrench
67. It is a manifestation of surface tension by which the portion of the

surface of a liquid coming in contact with a solid is elevated or
depressed, depending on the adhesive or cohesive properties of the
liquid.
a. Capillary action
b. Siphonage
c. Back siphonage
d. Backflow
68. The system of plumbing pipes used in the removal of liquid and solid
waste from a building.
a. Plumbing System
b. DWV System
c. Private Sewage Disposal System
d. Sewer System
69. An abrasive cloth used for polishing and cleaning metal.

a. Fine cloth
b. Sand paper
c. Emery cloth
d. Cloth tape
70. Also called a zigzag rule, it is a ruler composed of light strips of

wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and

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closing parts being in parallel planes. In plumbing, it is used to

measure pipe lengths.
a. Tape measure
b. Torpedo level
c. Miter square
d. Folding rule
71. A person who works for another in order to learn a trade.

a. Apprentice
b. Journeyman
c. Engineer
d. Architect
72. A person who has fully served an apprenticeship in a trade or craft

and is a qualified worker in another's employ.
a. Apprentice
b. Journeyman
c. Engineer
d. Architect
73. A flat ring made of rubber or plastic, used as a gasket on washerless

faucets.
a. O-ring
b. Gasket
c. Washer
d. Ring
74. A tool for enlarging holes and for removing metal burrs from the
inside of pipes.
a. Threader
b. Ruler
c. Reamer
d. Deburrer
75. A handheld reciprocating saw that can be used to cut cast iron pipe.
a. Sawzall

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b. Jigsaw
c. Hacksaw
d. Key hole saw
76. It is a plumbing snake inside a protective tube that has a bent end,
used to unclog a toilet when a toilet plunger is not successful.
a. Toilet auger
b. Plunger
c. Flue brush
d. Cable tie
77. Which of the following is a correct statement about copper pipe?

Select all that apply.
I. It can rust and get clogged with mineral deposits.
II. It is easy to handle and install.
III. It is more dependable than plastic.
IV. It is cheaper than plastic.
a. I & II
b. II & III
c. III & IV
d. I & IV
78. Water supply lines in a home can be made by any of the following
EXCEPT
a. Cast iron
b. Copper
c. Plastic
d. Galvanized steel
79. For what purpose are black steel pipes used?

a. for transporting gas
b. for water
c. for liquid
d. for transporting fluid
80. Joining copper pipe using solder is called ______.

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a. Melting
b. Smelting
c. Sweating
d. Perspiration
81. Identify FIG. WC-a. This bowl is the least expensive and the simplest
type of water closet. The trap is at the front of the bowl, and small
streams of water running down from the rim flush the bowl.
a. Common Washdown Bowl
b. Washdown Bowl With Jet
c. Reverse-Trap Bowl
d. Siphon-Jet Bowl
82. Identify FIG. WC-b. This bowl is similar to the washdown bowl but is
flushed differently. The unit has a small hole in the bottom, which
delivers a direct jet as the unit is flushed. The jet, directed into
the upper arm of the trap, starts a siphoning action.
d. Siphon-Jet Bowl
83. Identify FIG. WC-c. This bowl is similar to the washdown bowl, except
that the trap is at the rear of the bowl, making the bowl longer.
This bowl holds more water than the washdown bowl and is quieter in
operation.
d. Siphon-Jet Bowl
84. Identify FIG. WC-d. This bowl is the most efficient, the quietest,
and the most expensive water closet. It looks like the reverse-trap
bowl but holds more water. It is almost completely filled with water.

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d. Siphon-Jet Bowl
85. It is a pipe or opening that brings outside air into the plumbing
system and equalizes the pressure on both sides of a trap to prevent
trap seal loss.
a. Standpipe
b. Vent
c. Trap
d. Tube
86. It provides a water seal that keeps sewer gases from entering a
building
through a waste outlet.
a. Standpipe
b. Vent
c. Trap
d. Tube
87. It is used in a building's drain line when the local plumbing code
requires that the building drain be trapped.
a. Running trap
b. S-trap
c. P-trap
d. ¾ S-trap
88. Identify Fig. DS.

a. Self-siphonage
b. Momentum siphonage
c. Trap seal loss by back pressure
d. Trap seal loss by capillary action
89. Identify Fig. IS.

a. Self-siphonage

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90. Identify Fig. CA.

a. Self-siphonage
91. Identify Fig. BP.

a. Self-siphonage
92. What is that valve recommended for installations that call for
throttling?
a. Globe valve
b. Check valve
c. Gate valve
d. Backwater valve
93. What is the approximate height above the floor level of a kitchen
sink?
a. 30 inches
b. 34 inches
c. 36 inches
d. 38 inches
94. Identify a in Fig. WCUF-01.

a. Exposed urinal flushometer top spud
b. Exposed closet flushometer back spud
c. Exposed urinal flushometer back spud
d. Exposed closet flushometer top spud
95. Identify b in Fig. WCUF-01.


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96. Identify c in Fig. WCUF-01.

97. What is the approximate height above floor level of a built-in bathtub
floor level?
a. 12 inches
b. 18 inches
c. 16 inches
d. 24 inches
98. Vitrified clay pipe is also known as

a. Reinforced Concrete Pipe
b. Terracotta
c. PB
d. PE
99. What can you get if you drink turbid water?

a. Diarrhea
b. AIDS
c. Hepatitis
d. Gonorrhea
100. The boiling point of water is the point in which

a. Water turns from liquid to vapor
b. Water changes from solid to liquid
c. Water reverts from vapor to liquid
d. None of the above

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1. In Fig. MSWV-01, what are the limiting dimensions of a?

2. In Fig. MSWV-01, what is part b?

3. In Fig. MSWV-01, what is part c?

4. In Fig. MSWV-01, what is part d?

5. In Fig. MSWV-01, what is part e?

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6. In Fig. MVI-01, what is part c?

8. In Fig. IV-01, what is part c?

9. In Fig. HDL-01, what is b?

10. In Fig. IV-02, what is c?

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11. In Fig. IV-02, what is d?

12. In Fig. IV-03, what is d?

13. In Fig. IV-03, what is b?

14. In Fig. LV-01, what is part a?

15. In Fig. UV-01, what is part c?

16. One type of ventilation used on fixtures in a room away from

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17. In Fig. PT-01, what is e?

18. In Fig. PT-01, what is j?

19. In Fig. HM-01, what is d?

20. In Fig. HM-01, what is g?

21. In Fig. HM-01, what is e?

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a. hand drilling hammer

23. A hammer which is more likely to be used by professionals to rip

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27. In Fig. HPT-01, what is g?

28. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter C?

29. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter B?

30. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter E?

31. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter D?

32. In Fig. HPT-01 what line is labelled a letter A?

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36. Adjustable, vise-type locking plier can be locked on to a workpiece,

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38. Logical Procedures. Figure LP-01. A decision tree is used to determine

39. Logical Procedures. Figure LP-01. A decision tree is used to determine

40. Logical Procedures. Figure LP-01. A decision tree is used to determine

41. Logical Procedures. Figure LP-01. A decision tree is used to determine

42. Logical Procedures. Figure LP-01. A decision tree is used to determine

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43. Identify Figure 1.

44. Identify Figure 2.