COMPRE EXAM FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. Standard concrete mix for beams, girders, slabs, stairs, and columns is
a. “AA” b. ”A” c. “B”
2. Chord splice connectors for trusses is
a. split-ring b. wood block c. fish plate
3. A vertical line chack uses a
a. meter stick b. try square c. plumb bob
4. A specialized fastener used to pull on to hold mitered joints together is
a. vise b. wood screw c. clamp nail
5. Rafters laid diagonally from corner of a plate or girts to the ridge
a. jack rafter b. valley rafter c. hip rafter
6. Most waterproofed type of mortar joints for wall is
a. raked b. struck c. weathered
7. The horizontal boards nailed to corner post to assist in the accurate layout of foundation and excavation lines are called
a. form boards b. box boards c. batter boards
8. Columns in which a concrete core is reinforced with a steel or cast-iron core designed to support a part of load is
a. lally b. composite c. cast-in-place
9. The Filipino term for ceiling joist is
a. kostilyahe b. tirante c. espejo
10. The Filipino term for concrete beam is
a. biga b. guililan c. kilo
11. It is a special type of plate girder consisting of tees, plates, angles, and multiple web
a. box girder b. hybrid girder c. T-flange girder d. bridging
12. Longitudinal beams which rest on the top chord and preferably at the joints of the truss
a. purlins b. jack rafter c. rafters d. girders
13. These members are inclined joists used to support sloping roofs
a. plates b. purlins c. rafters d. planks
14. A three-dimensional structural system without bearing walls composed of interconnected lateral supports to function as a
complete self-contained unit with or without the aids of horizontal diaphragms or floor-bracing system
a. box system b. space frame c. freeform d. braced frame
15. Concrete slab should have a minimum clearance of
a. 20 mm b. 40 mm c. 15 mm d. 30 mm
16. It is designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the plane of the wall
a. bearing wall b. curtain wall c. grade wall d. shear wall
17. What is the appropriate painting material type for wood surfaces?
a. zinc chromate b. alkyd c. latex d. polyurethane
18. Commercially made corrugated G.I. sheets, of Gauge 26, having a standard corrugation are coated on both sides with
a. laminations b. paints c. aluminum coat d. pure virgin spoiler
19. Wood flooring finishing material
a. gypsum board b. plyboard panel c. 7x6 wood planks d. V-cut wood planks
20. What hardware/material is needed to fasten an asphalt strip roof shingle on wooden sheets/planks?
a. CV nail b. staple wire c. tekscrew d. fin nail
21. The time required for the removal of form works of a concrete footing
a. 24 hours b. 36 hours c. 48 hours d. 12 hours
22. Wall partition wood framing is called
a. joist b. jambs c. studs d. nailers
23. How many corrugation is required as the minimum side lap of an ordinary standard G.I. sheet roofing?
a. 1 ½ b. 2 ½ c. 2 d. 1
24. What is the appropriate paint material for G.I. sheet roofing?
a. alkyd type b. lacquer c. urethane d. acrylic latex type
25. The paint finishing material of a long-span pre-painted roofing sheet is
a. acrylic paint b. duco paint c. polyester paint d. automative paint
26. What hardware/material is needed to fasten corrugated asbestos cement roofing sheet on a steel purlin?
a. metal screw b. L-hook ballot c. machine bolt d. aluminum screw
27. A common paint film defect where progressive powdering from the surface inward occurs
a. blistering b. peeling c. chalking d. alligatoring
28. Identify in illustration T-4, which letter in the target is a valley jack rafter?
a. target B b.target D c.target C d. target A
29. Identify in illustration CMU-1, which figure is a cap block?
a. 4 b. 2 c. 1 d. 3
30. Identify in illustration CMU-2, which figure is a lintel block?
a. 4 b. 2 c. 1 d. 3
31. Identify in illustration WJ-1, which figure is a dado wood joint?
a. 1 b.4 c. 3 d. 2
32. Identify in CMU-4, which figure is Flemish (double stretcher) brickwork?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 1
33. Identify in illustration CMU-3, which figure is a Flemish brickwork?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 1 d. 2
34. Identify in illustration WJ-1, which figure is a rabbet wood joint?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
35. Identify in illustration CMU-3, which figure is a common (header band) brickwork?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 1 d. 2
36. Identify in illustration WJ-4, which is a blind and stub-mortise and tenon joint?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
37. Level tool is used
a. for guiding and testing the work to a vertical and horizontal position
b. for checking height elevation
c. to check the water level
d. to designate the different ranking of tool usage
38. Steel square is a
a. small try square b. tool for testing and for framing work
c. a square used for signage d. tool of the steel man
39. The vertical surface on the face of a stair step is called
a. stair clip b. stair head c. nosing d. riser
40. Tin shear is a
a. painter tool b. masonry tool c. tinsmithry tool d. electrical tool
41. Auger bit is a part of
a. fastening tool b. bearing tool c. rough facing tool d. masonry tool
42. The complete records of test conduction (slump, compression test, etc.) shall be preserved and made available for inspection
during the progress of construction and after completion of the projects is for a period of
a. 5 years b. 3 years c. 4 years d. 2 years
43. Wood boards should have a thickness specification of not less than
a. 2” thick x 5” and up wide b. 1” thick x 4” and up wide
c. 2” thick x 4” and up wide d. 3” thick x 7” and up wide
44. Wood plank is a piece of lumber that is
a. 2”-5” thick b. 6”- 8” thick c. 5”-7” thick d. 8” up thick
45. The distance from the first to the last riser of a stair flight is called
a. spandrel b. pitch c. run d. rise
46. A high-speed rotary shaping hand power tool used to make smooth cutting and curving on solid wood is called
a. surface planer b. dado plane c. lathe machine d. portable hand router
47. The major horizontal supporting member of the floor system is called
a. rafter b. girder c. purlin d. girt
48. Wood defects are heart shake, cup shake, star shake, and
a. knots b. discoloration c. deterioration d. rotten
49. Dressed lumber is referred to
a. covered with plastic for shipment b. lumber of exact measurement
c. smoothed or planed lumber d. lumber used for fine carpentry works
50. The other kind of handsaw other than the rip-cut saw is
a. diagonal cut-saw b. cross-cut c. circular saw d. coping saw