Chapter 1 Quiz Review: Construction industry and drawing types

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

_C_ 1. What type of construction drawing is a roof plan?

a. Isometric
b. Perspective
c. Orthographic
d. Oblique
_C_ 2. What does the phrase “highest and best use describe?
a. rafters being placed on a roof that provides the highest and best slope
b. the selection of material that will perform the best
c. the development of a property that will offer the best return
d. the selection of a sub-trade that will perform the best
_B_ 3. How does the textbook define a “green building”?
a. the same as sustainable development
b. building to a higher more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable level than is
currently standard practice
c. as meeting building code requirements
d. providing the highest profitability while improving energy efficiency
_D_ 4. What do Construction drawings that are Not complete or accurate result in?
a. happier clients
b. faster construction as the work can be implemented quicker and at a lower cost
c. fewer litigation cases
d. rework, cost overruns, delayed schedules and increased disputes
_A_ 5. What is the definition of a sustainable development?
a. Sustainable development ensures that development meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
b. Sustainable development is building to slightly better standards than are currently used
today.
c. Sustainable development refers large construction projects that take a long period to
complete.
d. Sustainable development refers to small construction projects that don’t impact the
environment.
_B_ 6. What type of drawing is often used to best visually represent different types of mould such as crown
mould?
a. Orthographic
b. Oblique
c. Elevation
d. Plan
_B_ 7. What type of drawings have their lines drawn to a vanishing point?

a. Isometric
b. Perspective
c. Oblique
d. Orthographic
_C_ 8. What type of drawings is drawn with the object’s horizontal lines at 30 degrees, and the objects
vertical lines vertical.
a. Perspective
b. Oblique
c. Isometric
d. Orthographic

_D_ 9. Which of the following most closely describes an orthographic drawing?

a. All horizontal lines at 30 degrees.
b. A number of lines that go to a vanishing point.
c. The front of the object is horizontal, and the sides of the object move to the rear at a 45
degree angle.
d. The views are two dimensional and may include a front, top, left, right, and rear view.

_B_ 10. What does the acronym ICI stand for?

a. Improved concrete insulation
b. Industrial, commercial, institutional construction sectors
c. Independent construction institute
d. integrated concrete I-beam system

_A_ 11. Which of the following most closely describes the term “blueprint”?

a. The original method that was used for reproducing construction drawings and still referred
to by some people today as construction drawings.
b. Advanced drawings that are printed in the colour blue.
c. Artistic perspective drawings that are printed in the colour blue.
d. The current method that is used for reproducing construction drawings and the term most
people refer to when describing construction drawings.

_B_ 12. What construction sector could include work in all the other construction sectors including the
institutional, commercial, industrial, and residential sectors?
a. Institutional
b. Renovation
c. Industrial
d. Commercial

_C_ 13. Currently, how are most residential construction drawings drawn and plotted?

a. Manually by hand
b. Orthographically using computer software
c. Three dimensionally using computer software
d. Isometrically by hand

_B_ 14. What is a very popular sheet size for residential drawings used by production builders?

a. A
b. B
c. E
d. F
_B_ 15. What level/dimension is a BIM for a project that includes clash detection?

a. 2D
b. 3D
c. 4D
d. 5D

_C_ 16. What is the term used for producing original CAD drawings?

a. printing
b. copying
c. plotting
d. scanning

_C_ 17. What level/dimension is a BIM for a project that includes estimating?

a. 3D
b. 4D
c. 5D
d. 6D

_C_ 18. What type of information does a site plan provide?

a. detailed information about the roof of the building

b. information about the exterior finishes and window locations
c. information about the set backs for the house, grading, and elevation heights
d. information about the interior wall locations

_B_ 19. What type of drawing is an elevation construction drawing?

a. perspective
b. orthographic
c. oblique
d. isometric

_D_ 20. What type of drawing provides information regarding the exterior finishes, and information about
the heights between floors and ceilings, types of doors, and windows?
a. site plan
b. roof plan
c. floor plan
d. elevation drawing