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Advanced 1 brick and block laying test

Answer all questions

1. The diagram shows a profile used when setting out buildings.

(a) Identify the parts shown by arrows on the diagram. Choose from the list below. [10]

1 5 6

3 7

8 9 10

{ peg, profile board, wall, inner edge of wall, outer edge of wall, inner edge of trench, outer edge of
trench, width of wall, width of trench, saw/nail mark }

2 (a).Define the term profile. [2]

(b). Name the type of profile shown above. [1]

(c). State the type of profile meant for internal walls. [1]

(d). Give dimensions (measurements) for the parts marked 7 and 8 on a

i. One brick wall [2]

ii. Half brick wall [2]

(e) Mention any two tools used for setting out buildings. [2]

3.Bond solve plan courses 1 and 2 of the wall below in stretcher bond and draw the front elevation 4
courses high. [10]

6 bricks long

1 brick

4. a).Name the bricklaying skill associated with a wall that: [5]

i. Is 90 degree angled at corners.

ii. Is horizontal
iii. Is vertically upright
iv. Is straight
v. Has uniform bed joints with corners at the same height and level.

(b). Write down any five uses of a brick trowel. [5]

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5. a). Identify the safety clothing worn by a builder when: [5]

i. working under a scaffold.

ii. unloading bricks from a truck.
iii. mixing concrete.
iv. Cutting steel using a grinder
v. Rock blasting

(b). Sketch a spirit level and label its parts. [5]

6 (a). A wall is 1105mm high. Calculate the number of courses if a gauge of 85mm is being used, [4]

(b). If a wall is 230mm thick, calculate the following:

i. Thickness of foundation concrete [2]

ii. Width of foundation trench. Give a reason for your answer. [4]

7. A 15m by 2,5m boundary wall is to be built using either bricks or blocks.For a 115mm wall, there
are 60 bricks per square metre and 10 blocks per square metre. Calculate the following:

i. Area of wall [1]

ii. Number of bricks for a 115mm wall [3]
iii. Number of bricks for a 230mm wall [3]
iv. Number of blocks [3]

8. Choose and write down the correct answer only:

a).Use of machinery without authority is B. 1 part river sand; 3 parts stones and 6
parts course aggregate
A. An unsafe act
C. 1 part matrix; 3 parts fine aggregate
B. Unsafe condition
and 6 parts course aggregate
C. The supervisor’s problem
D. 1 part stones; 3 parts course aggregate
D. Insubordination
and 6 parts river sand
b). The term used to check if a wall is truely
e). Select a tool that develops a mushroom
vertical is:
head from the list below:
A. Plumbness
A. Pair of pincers
B. Level
B. Brick trowel
C. Batter
C. Cold chisel
D. Overhang
D. Mattock
c). One square metre of a 230mm brick wall
f). Where is a tie brick found?
contains:
A. Jambs
A. 60 bricks
B. Gabled ends
B. 120 bricks
C. Straight walls
C. 86 bricks
D. Wall junctions
D. 10 bricks
g). Which of the following is a misplaced
d). The mix 1:3:6 means:
element?
A. 1 part matrix; 3 parts pit sand and 6
A. Architect
parts stones
B. Bricklayer
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C. Tiler A. Damp proof membrane

D. Plumber B. Discharge pipe map
C. Down pipe manhole
h).In terms of length, width and height, the
D. Distance per metre
standard measurements of a brick are:
j).On building plans, which colour denotes
A. 230mm by 230mm by 230mm
brickwork?
B. 115mm by 115mm by 115mm
C. 75mm by 75mm by 75mm A. Brown
D. 230mm by 115mm by 75mm B. Green
C. Red
i). What does the abbreviation D.P.M mean
D. blue
on building plans?

9. a).Give meanings of the following abbreviations: [5]

i. D.P.C
ii. BWK
iii. DRG
iv. G.L
v. S.V.P

b). Write down the abbreviation used for the following; [5]

i. polyvinyl chloride
ii. not to scale
iii. concrete
iv. rain water pipe
v. natural ground level

10). Draw hatching symbols for the following as shown on building plans: [10]

a) Concrete
b) Hardcore
c) Brickwork
d) Stonework
e) Woodwork

11) Name the type of bond shown. Copy and label the diagram choosing from the list below. [10]

Stopped end, Racking back

Toothing, Course, Perpend

Quoin header, Vertical joint

Bed joint
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Advanced 2 Plumbing test…………………..SECTION A…………………….Answer any six questions.

1a). Match the following colours as used on building plans.
[5]
Red concrete
Blue timber
Brown drains
Yellow steel
Green brickwork
b). State five positions where a manhole can be placed in a soil drainage system. [5]
2. What does each of the following abbreviations mean? [10]
P.V.C
uPVC
cPVC
L.P.G
F.A.I
S.V.P
C/C
DRG
N.T.S
M.H
3. Describe the difference/s between the following:
a) manhole and inspection chamber. [2]
b) waste appliance and a soil appliance. [2]
c) bib tap and a pillar tap? [2]
d) indirect system and direct system of water supply [2]
e) combined system and separate system of drainage [2]
4. a). Match the following descriptions with appropriate terms; [7]
[ waste pipe, storm water drain, trap, access point, foul drain, gulley, soakaway]
i. Where the drain can be reached.
ii. Permeable ground suitably prepared to receive septic tank liquid waste
iii. Removes and disposes rain water from paved surfaces
iv. A point at which water can enter the drainage system
v. A drain pipe that carrries off waste from a plumbing fixture
vi. A device in a domestic sewer pipe to prevent vermin from entering the pipe
vii. Pipe that takes sink or bath waste water
b). Name three materials used to manufacture ball floats. [3]
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5. Make a neat labelled sketch to illustrate one of the following: [10]

i. Manhole or
ii. septic tank or
iii. water storage tank or
iv. Water service connection from the distribution system to the consumer
6 a). Draw P, Q and S traps. [3]
b). Name and draw any two gutter shapes/configurations. [3]
c). Match the following iron and steel pipes with an appropriate use in the plumbing
industry. [4]

Type of iron/steel Industrial use

1. cast iron Cold water supply pipework
2. malleable cast iron Pressure pipework
3. mild steel Threaded fittings for steel pipes
4. galvanized steel Manufacture of baths, boilers, cisterns, tanks, water
mains

7. a) Name a method of drain testing for each of the following attributes: [4]
i. gradient
ii. straightness
iii. airtightness
iv. water tightness
b). Give the colours used to identify the following in a water/sewer/gas/fire piping.
systems. [6]
i. Untreated water
ii. Drinking water
iii. Steam
iv. Fuel gas
v. Natural gas
vi. Fire fighting
8. a). Match the following descriptions with an appropriate metal property as given in the
table below. [10]

Metal property Metal description

1. Density Liable to fracture/break under load application
2. Durability Visual appearance important for identification purposes
3. Hardness Degree to which the metal can be stretched/drawn into wire
4. Malleability Weight/mass per unit volume
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5. Ductility Ability to be hammered into thin sheets without splitting/cracking

9a). State the sizes (diameter) of the following drainage pipes: [10]
i. Soil pipe
ii. waste pipe (horizontal)
iii. waste pipe (vertical)
iv. soil vent pipe
v. rain water pipe
vi. anti-siphonage connecting soil pipe
vii. anti-siphonage connecting waste pipe
b). Sketch the following drainage symbols: [10]
a) Double bowl double drainer sink
b) Kitchen sink
c) Water closet
d) Wash hand basin
e) bidet
SECTION B………………Answer all questions [40]
10. Choose the correct answer for each of the following items:
a). The abbreviation R.W.P means: A. The level area
B. The ball valve
A. Raised water pipe
C. The leverage and float
B. Rain water pipe
D. The ball valve and float
C. Rain wet pipe
D. Raw water percolation e).What is the minimum distance between
a septic tank from a dwelling house?
b). The contents of a pipeline are
identified by; A. 4 metres
B. 5 metres
A. A sign
C. 6 metres
B. A bar code
D. 9 metres
C. A colour code
D. Pipe type f). The following are all systems of
plumbing for drainage except:
c). Which of the following is not a waste
appliance? A. One pipe system
B. Two pipe system
A. Shower
C. Single stack system
B. Kitchen sink
D. Three pipe system
C. Slop sink
D. Wash hand basin g).The purpose of a safety barrier around
an excavation is to:
d). The level of water in cistern is
controlled by;
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A. Allow adequate light into the D. Wash hand basins

excavation
m). When siting a soakaway, all of the
B. Prevent the public from falling into
following should be considered except:
the excavation
C. Prevent the public from working in A. Area to be drained
the excavation B. Depth of water table
D. Allow adequate ventilation around C. Permeability of the subsoil
the excavation D. Type of material to be used for the
cover
h). When laying drains, a traveller is used
in conjunction with: n). Which of these is not used as an access
point to drains?
A. Site rails
B. Water level A. Manhole
C. Spirit level B. Inspection Rodding eye
D. Boning rods C. chamber
D. Communication pipe
i). How are drain trenches prevented
from falling in? o). The hardness and softness of water is
measured by its:
A. By timbering
B. By scaffolding A. Acidity
C. By shovels B. Alkalinity
D. By plastering the sides C. Both acidity and alkalinity
D. Non of the above
j). Of the following materials, which one is
not recommended when laying drains? p). Water (H2O) is a compound of which
two gases:
A. Earthenware
B. P.V.C A. Hydrogen and oxygen
C. Asbestos B. Hydrogen and calcium
D. Polythen C. Hydrogen and sulphates
D. Hydrogen an magnesium
k). In which places is encasing of sewer
E.
pipes required?
q). Which of the following is a soil
A. Waterlogged areas
fitment?
B. Dirt places
C. Where sewers are ever busy A. Cleaner’s sink
D. Where a sewer passes under a B. Bidet
house C. Bath
D. Wash hand basin
i). In indirect water supply system,which
appliance is supplied directly from the r) How would one remove temporary
mains? hardness in water?
A. Baths A. Boiling
B. Showers B. Boiling and cooling
C. Kitchen sinks C. Boiling with chlorination
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D. Boiling and then add chlorine D. Of different sizes

s). To prevent water in a cold water tank t). The movement of heat in solid
from becoming stagnant, the inlet and materials is known as:
outlet pipes should be :
A. Radiation
A. At opposite ends B. Convection
B. At the same height C. Conduction
C. At different levels D. Evaporation