BT LONG QUIZ (PART III) NAME: ________________________________________SECTION: _____________

1. Distortion from shrinkage of sawn lumber depends on the position of the piece of lumber occupied in the tree. Which sawing
method produces the most pronounced distortion?
a. Bandsawn b. Plainsawn c. Quartersawn d. Rotary sawn
2. A lumber that has been worked with a tongue on one edge of each piece and a groove on the opposite edge.
a. Dressed lumber b. Matched lumber c. Shiplapped lumber d. Patterned lumber
3. Lengths of wood, rectangular in cross section, sawed directly from a log.
a. Dimension lumber b. Nominal dimension c. Sawn lumber d. Soft lumber
4. Which type of wood siding is suitable for both horizontal and vertical installation?
a. Plain bevel b. Rabbeted bevel c. Tongue and groove d. Shiplap
5. Where a rafter is provided with eaves, what will be the cut at the underside of the rafter to bear on the top of the wall below it?
a. Check cut b. Seat cut c. Bird’s mouth d. Top cut
6. Which of the following wood panel products has wood veneers?
a. Composite panel b. Waferboard c. Particleboard d. Oriented strand board
7. Which of the following lengthening joints is the simplest?
a. Finger joint b. Fish joint c. Scarf joint d. Square splice
8. Wooden strips laid upon a concrete slab to provide a means of attaching wood floors.
a. Sill b. Sleeper c. Nailer d. Battens
9. Nailing to the surface at an angle.
a. Blind nail b. Face nail c. End nail d. Toe nail
10. To bond together in layers.
a. Joint b. Laminate c. Glue d. Seal

A. B. C. D.
11. The photos above show different types of saws. Identify D.
a. Band saw b. Jigsaw c. Miter saw d. Table saw
12. There are four types of seasoning distortions in dimension lumber. Which one in the figures below is crook?

A. B. C. D.

13. Which is the strongest among non-veneered wood panel products?

a. Plywood panels b. Composite panels c. Oriented strand board d. Waferboard e. Particleboard
14. A viscous, dough-like adhesive substance, formulated for different purposes such as sealants, adhesives, glazing compounds, or
roofing cements.
a. Glue b. Mastic c. Mortar d. Epoxy
15. These are manufactured wood components that are made of wood shreds oriented parallel to the long axis of each piece and
bonded together with adhesive.
a. LVL b. MDF c. OSB d. PSL
16. Which is the most efficient slicing for veneer panel production?
a. Flat slicing b. Quarter slicing c. Rift cutting d. Rotary slicing
17. Which lengthening joint has better tension resistance?
a. End joint b. Square splice c. Scarf joint d. Finger joint
18. Among wood beams, which one has steel component?
a. Flitch beam b. I-joist c. Built-up beam d. Box beam
19. The finish piece that covers the joint between a window stool and the wall finish.
a. Sash b. Casing c. Sill d. Apron
20. Pieces of wood inserted tightly between joists, studs, or rafters in a building frame to stabilize the structure, inhibit the passage of
fire, provide a nailing surface for finish materials, or retain insulation.
a. Blocking b. Bridging c. Firestop d. Let in
21. A nail driven through the side of one piece of lumber and into the end of another.
a. Blind nail b. Toe nail c. Face nail d. End nail
22. A complex polymeric carbohydrate of which the structural fibers in wood are composed.
a. Xylem b. Cambium c. Lignin d. Cellulose
23. A flattening of a longitudinal edge of a solid member on a plane that lies at an angle of 45º to the adjoining planes.
a. Bevel b. Chamfer c. Miter d. Fillet
24. Bracing installed between steel or wood joists at midspan to stabilize them against buckling and permit adjacent joists to share
loads.
 a. Blocking b. Bridging c. Let in d. Ledger
25. Exposed to view, or a material that is exposed to view.
a. Finish b. Hardware c. Roughing in d. Face material
26. A thin piece of material placed between two components to adjust their relative positions as they are assembled.
a. Mortar b. Spline c. Thrust block d. Shim
27. A sloping end cut on a wood beam or joist where it enters a masonry wall, whose purpose is to allow the wood member to rotate
out of the wall without prying the wall apart.
a. Bevel b. Plumb cut c. Firecut d. Diagonal joist
28. Smooth, lying on a single plane.
a. Abutment b. Course c. Flush d. Level
29. A heavy U-shaped staple used to tie the ends of heavy timbers together.
a. U-bolt b. U-stirrup c. Bird’s mouth d. Iron dog
30. A building type with exterior masonry bearing walls and an interior framework of heavy timbers and solid timber decking.
a. Ordinary construction b. Mill construction c. Western construction d. Cabin construction
31. A diagonal cut at the end of a piece, whose joint is produced by joining two diagonally cut pieces at right angels.
a. Bevel b. Chamfer c. Fillet d. Miter
32. A building type with exterior masonry bearing walls and an interior structure of balloon framing.
a. Ordinary construction b. Mill construction c. Western construction d. Cabin construction
33. A glued end connection between two pieces of wood, using a sloping cut to create a large surface for the glue bond, to allow it to
develop the full tensile strength of the wood that it connects.
a. Butt joint b. Finger joint c. Scarf joint d. Mortise and tenon
34. The horizontal bottom portion of a window or a door.
a. Sill b. Apron c. Threshold d. Ledger
35. The strip of wood that lies immediately on top of a concrete or masonry foundation in wood frame construction.
a. Sill b. Sole plate c. Top plate d. Ledger
36. The horizontal piece of dimension lumber at the bottom of the studs in a wall in a light frame building.
a. Sill b. Sole plate c. Top plate d. Ledger
37. The sloping wood or steel member that supports the treads of a stair.
a. Coping b. Carriage c. Railing d. Stringer
38. The loadbearing surface beneath a finish floor.
a. Floor joist b. Substrate c. Underlayment d. Subfloor
39. A panel laid over a subfloor to create a smooth, stiff surface for application of finish flooring.
a. Sheathing b. Subfloor c. Substrate d. Underlayment
40. A wood panel made by binding together large, flat flakes of wood.
a. Laminated wood b. Plyboard c. Particleboard d. Waferboard
41. A system of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof supporting second floor joists.
a. Post and beam b. Western framing c. Balloon framing d. Platform framing