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1) Which of the following is not a Sheet Glass?

A. Insulating Glass
B. Window Glass
C. Heavy Sheet Glass
D. Picture Glass
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2) What is a steel element such as wire, cable, bar, rod or strand, or a
bundle of such elements, used to impart prestressto concrete?

A. Prestress Cables
B. Tendon Cables
C. Tendon
D. Reinforcement
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3) What is the act of excavating or filling of earth or any sound material or

combination thereof, in preparation for a finishing surface such as paving?

A. Grading
B. Cut and Fill
C. Site Preparation
D. Benching
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4) A type of shutter proof opaque glass used to construct a door with glass
to allow natural light only

A. Figured Wired Glass

B. Etched Glass
C. Bevel Glass
D. Smoked Glass
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5) A paint defect which indicates imperfect adhesion of paint to the surface,
with the film getting stripped off in a relatively large pieces due to
application on damp or greasy surface

A. Bleeding
B. Alligatoring
C. Peeling
D. Cracking
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6) A type of "hands of door" where the hinge is at the left and the door leaf
swings inside the room to the left

A. Right Hand
B. Right Hand Reverse
C. Left Hand
D. Left Hand Reverse
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7) A type of wood end joint where both wood are cut at equal angles
diagonally

A. Splice
B. Lap
C. Scarf
D. Finger
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8) An installation method where the cabinet covers is recessed and flushed

with the cabinet sidings

A. Concealed
B. Inset or Interior
C. Full Lap or Over Lap
D. Party Wall or Half Lap
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9) A concrete flooring and finish which transforms ordinary plain concrete

into an elegant and decorative textured surface. This is done by adding
 dust-on-color pigments to the concrete to give a fast color and imprinted
with a patented pattern and texture while the concrete is still plastic to
create the look and finish of stone, slate or brick

A. Concrete Block Cushion

B. Textfloor-crete
C. Impressio-crete
D. Stucco Floor Finish
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10) What are piles at an inclination to resist forces that are not critical?

A. Batter Piles
B. Slope Piles
C. Guide Piles
D. Fender Piles
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11) How is a 90 degree bend standard hook for concrete reinforcement

constructed

A.90 degree bend plus 12 db extension, at free end of bar

B. 90 degree bend plus 10 db extension, at free end of bar
C. 90 degree bend plus 4 db extension, at free end of bar
D.90 degree bend plus 6 db extension, at free end of bar
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12) The hardware on a door to accommodate the knob and lockset keyhole

A. Embellisher
B. Push Plate
C. Escutcheon
D. Push Plate
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13) To allow concrete to dry by keeping it moist to attain maximum strength

A. Cure
B. Permantate
C. Stabilize
 D. Tempering
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14) Strips of hardwood, usually 2x2" laid over a concrete slab floor

A. Sleepers
B. Wood Saddle
C. Leveling Blocks
D. Wood Anchor Blocks
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15) Underwater watertight chamber to allow construction work to be done

A. Submersible Air Chamber

B. Caisson
C. Bent Chamber
D. None of These
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16) In designing a stair, to find the number of riser divide the height of the
stair by the height of each

A. Newel Post
B. Riser
C. Balusters
D. Nosing
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17) A large heavy nail is referred to as

A. Spike
B. Dowel Rod
C. Anchorage Hardware
D. None of These
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18) Another word for handmillon a stair construction

A. Banister
 B. Hand Guard
C. Balustrade
D. Stringer
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19) A rejected building material because of its below standard grade is called

A. Run-of-the-Mill
B. Cult
C. Out-Limber
D. None of These
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20) The placing of glass in windows or doors

A. Puttying
B. Glazing
C. Glassing
D. None of These
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21) A horizontal piece of wood, stone, steel or concrete across the top of door
or window opening to bear the weight of the walls above the opening

A.Transverse Rafter
B. Transome Beam
C. Lintel
D.None of These
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22) A threaded steel bent inserted of masonry construction for securing wood
or metal plates to concrete construction

A. U-Bolt
B. Gusset Plate
C. Anchor Bolt
D. Strut
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23) A structural member spanning from truss-to-truss or supporting rafters

A. Girts
B. Purlin
C. Girder
D. Floor Joist
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24) A kind of roof that has four sloping sides

A. Hip Roof
B. Gable Roof
C. Lean to
D. Mansard Roof
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25) The scientific name for wood is

A. APTG
B. CITEM
C. XYLEM
D. TANG
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26) A nailerstrip incorporated in rough concrete wall to be plastered to act as

guide and support for finish trim around openings and near the base of
the wall

A. Plaster Ground
B. Gravel Stop
C. Trimming Guard
D. None of These
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27) The building frame construction system that uses one piece structural
stud from the foundation to the roof

A. Lath Framing
 B. Balloon Framing
C. Upright Framing
D. Wall Framing
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28) A kind of brick used for high temperature

A. Fire Brick
B. Thermal Brick
C. Cinder Brick
D. Fly-ash Brick
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29) Wood coming out from trees with needle leaves, rather than broad leaves
are called

A. Mahogany
B. Ironwood
C. Softwood
D. Hardwood
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30) To find the volume of water in a cylindrical tank, multiply the area of its
base by its

A. Diameter
B. Height
C. Radius
D. None of These
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31) It refers to the occupancy load which either partially or fully in place or
may not be present at all is called

A. Dead Load
B. Live Load
C. Distributed Load
D. Concentrated Load
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32) The other kind of handsaw other than rip-cut saw is

A. Diagonal Cut Saw

B. Circular Saw
C. Coping Saw
D. Cross-cut
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33) The major horizontal supporting member of the floor system is called

A. Rafter
B. Girder
C. Purlin
D. Girt
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34) 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 for a period of not
less than

A. 5 Years
B. 3 Years
C. 2 Years
D. 4 Years
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35) A one-way concrete slab are used when

A. The slab has no cantilevered portion

B. The slab is being supported by two parallel beams
C. The concrete slab is sloping to all side
D. The concrete slab is reinforced on the near bottom side
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36) A type of concrete floor which has no beam is called

A. 2-way Slab
B. Flat Slab
 C. Ribbed Floor
D. One Way Slab

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1) A door made up of small horizontal interlocking metal slats which are
guided in a track; the configuration coils about an overhead drum which
is housed at the head of the opening, either manual or motor-driven.

A. Panel Door
B. Roll-up Door
C. Overhead Swing-up Door
D. Flush Door
Correct Difficulty: Easy78% got this correct
2) An admixture which is used to speed up the initial set of concrete. Such
a material maybe added to the mix to increase the rate of early-strength
development for several reasons

A. Water Reducing Admixtures

B. Retarders
C. Damproofers
D. Accelerators
Correct Difficulty: Easy50% got this correct
3) A class of rock composed silica grains. Colors include gray, buff, light
brown and red

A. Sandstone
B. Granite
C. Marble
D. Limestone
Correct Difficulty: Easy73% got this correct
4) Vernacular term for rough plastering

A. Baldosa
B. Rebokada
C. Asintada
 D. Kostura
Correct Difficulty: Easy56% got this correct
5) A common and cheap masonry finish wherein dry consistency mortar mix
is sprayed by mechanical or pneumatic means. The sprayed cement is
left to dry and give a rustic finish. Optional paint coat maybe required

A. Stucco Finish
B. Anay Finish
C. Spraytex
D. Sandblast
Correct Difficulty: Easy68% got this correct
6) A special coating system with a high gloss shine while maintaining the
natural wood qualities, maintenance free, used to finish and topcoat
wood flooring

A. Tile Floor Coating

B. Polyurethane Floor Coating
C. Polyethylene Floor Coating
D. Epoxy Floor Coating
Correct Difficulty: Easy58% got this correct
7) A pretreatment of poured concrete such as walls beams and columns
where a thin layer of lean cement grout mixed with flexible base
additives is splattered by tampicobrush or masonry spoon to the surface
to give a "tooth" for excellent plaster adhesion

A. Splash Coat
B. Cement Roughing
C. Concrete Roughing By Chiseling
D. Scratch Coat
Correct Difficulty: Easy76% got this correct
8) Vernacular term for Concrete Hollow Block (CHB) laying

A. Mitsa
B. Asintada
C. Palitada
D. Rebokada
Correct Difficulty: Hard23% got this correct
9) What is a round steel bolt embedded in concrete or masonry use to hold
down machinery, steel columns or beams, casting, shoes, beams plates
and engine heads?
 A. Retaining Bolts
B. Anchor Bolts
C. Foundation Bolts
D. Friction Bolts
Correct Difficulty: Easy77% got this correct
10) What is a concrete beam placed directly on the ground to provide
foundation for the superstructure?

A. Strap Beam
B. Grade Beam
C. Tie Beam
D. Gerber Beam
Correct Difficulty: Easy84% got this correct
11) Kalomein door is

A. A Fireproof Door With Metal Covering

B. An Indoor Decorative Door
C. A Door Product of Kuala Lumpur
D. None of These
Correct Difficulty: Easy56% got this correct
12) The term to describe the putting up of the skeleton of the building

A. Roughing-In
B. Stake and Butterboards
C. Shell Work
D. Formworks
Correct Difficulty: Easy91% got this correct
13) A vertical space in a building intended for ducts, pipes, wire and cables

A. Chase
B. Crevice
C. Niche
D. Trench
Correct Difficulty: Easy71% got this correct
14) The material used for the process of making watertight the roof
intersection and other exposed areas on the exterior of a building

A. Flashing
B. Fascia
C. Caping
 D. Gutter
Correct Difficulty: Easy86% got this correct
15) A wall that serves two (2) dwelling units, known also as party wall

A. Common Wall
B. Property Wall
C. Exterior Wall
D. Perimeter Wall
Correct Difficulty: Easy79% got this correct
16) A wall that holds back on earth embankment

A. Shoring Wall
B. Buttress Wall
C. Retaining Wall
D. Foundation Wall
Correct Difficulty: Easy81% got this correct
17) The term used to indicate top and lower principal member of a roof or
bridge truss

A. Chord
B. Rafter
C. Tie
D. Beam
Correct Difficulty: Easy83% got this correct
18) Lumber specification S4S means

A. Square on Four Sides

B. Smooth on Four Sides
C. Smooth for Surfacing Jobs
D. First Class Lumber
Correct Difficulty: Easy77% got this correct
19) Stakes and batter board in a construction layoutingprocedure refers to

A. Initial Formworks done in construction

B. Vertical and Horizontal wood sticks and lumber used to determine
the elevation and ditances of the reference points of the proposed
building
C. A Cliché for layouting work
D. Building Components where permanent horizontal and vertical
measurement are indicated
Correct Difficulty: Easy87% got this correct
20) A vertical board attached on the ends of the rafters. It is a part of the
cornice

A. Decorative Board
B. Facia
C. Construction Board
D. Face Over
Correct Difficulty: Easy82% got this correct
21) The internal angle formed by the two roof slopes of a roof is called

A. Ridge Cap
B. Canal
C. Valley
D. Gutter
Correct Difficulty: Easy83% got this correct
22) A joint produced by lapping two pieces of materials

A. Dado Joint
B. Butt Joint
C. Lap Joint
D. Sandwiched Joint
Correct Difficulty: Easy75% got this correct
23) The process of removing concrete forms from the cured concrete

A. Clearing
B. Stripping
C. Dismantling
D. Deforming Works
Correct Difficulty: Easy90% got this correct
24) Stone placed on a slope to prevent erosion

A. Embankment
B. Flag Stone
C. Rip-Rap
D. Border Stone
Correct Difficulty: Easy94% got this correct
25) In designing a stair, to find the height of the riser, divide the height of
the stair by the number of

A. Balustrade
 B. Risers
C. Balusters
D. Newel Post
Correct Difficulty: Easy86% got this correct
26) The distance between two structural supports

A. Overall Distance
B. Span
C. Bay
D. Overall Distance
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27) An opening in the roof for admitting light is called

A. Ocules Lighting
B. Skylight
C. Natural Lighting
D. None of These
Correct Difficulty: Easy85% got this correct
28) Prefabrication refers to

A. Pre-construction of components as a part of a whole

B. A system of materials audit
C. Design of a factory
D. Preliminary building procedure
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29) A pit in a basement floor made to collect water into which a pump is
placed to pump the liquid to the sewer pipe

A. Drain Hole
B. Slump
C. Sump
D. None of These
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30) The face or front elevation of a building

A. Front View
B. Facade
C. Face Plate
 D. Frontal Approach
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31) The total of all the tread widths in a stair is called

A. Total Riser
B. Total Run
C. Winder
D. None of These
Correct Difficulty: Easy55% got this correct
32) A beam that projects beyond one or both its support is called

A. Intermediate Beam
B. Continous Beam
C. Cantilever Beam
D. Overhanging Beam
Correct Difficulty: Easy87% got this correct
33) The most important component to determine the strength of a concrete
mix is

A. Sand
B. Cement
C. Lime
D. Gravel
Correct Difficulty: Easy67% got this correct
34) An expansion joints adjacent parts of a structure to permit expected
movements between them is called

A. Truss Joint
B. Contraction Joint
C. Conduction Joint
D. Construction Joint
Correct Difficulty: Easy89% got this correct
35) The amount of space measured in cubic units

A. Area
B. Volume
C. Perimeter
D. None of These
Correct Difficulty: Easy68% got this correct
36) The distance between inflection point in the column when it breaks is
called
 A. Development Length
B. Effective Length
C. Cross Sectional Area
D. Equivalent Distance
Correct Difficulty: Easy74% got this correct
37) Walls that support weight from above as well as their own dead weight

A. Curtain Walls
B. Shoring Walls
C. Load Bearing Walls
D. None of These
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38) Wood defects are heart shake, cup shake, star shake and

A. Knots
B. Discoloration
C. Deterioration
D. Rotten
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39) A wall which supports vertical loads in addition to its weight without the
benefit of a complete vertical load carrying space frame is called

A. Shearing Wall
B. Bearing Wall
C. Curtain Wall
D. Retaining Wall