BUILDING CONSTRUCTION c) seasoning

d) conditioning
1. A liquid solution of pigment in a suitable
10. A vertical pipe often of sheet metal,used to
vehicle of oil;organic solvent of water.
conduct water from a roof drain or gutter to the
a) paint
ground or cistern
b) glazing putty
a) downdraft
c) sanding sealer
b) down-feed system
d) calsomine powder
c) downspout
d) downpipe
2. A gallon of paint at one coat application will
cover approximately 25 sq meters.Determine the
11. The standard spacing for wall studs
total number of gallons of paint required for a
a) 600mm
16.25 m X18.85 m wall. This wall will need two
b) 400mm
coats of paint
c) 500mm
a) 25
d) 300mm
b) 26
c) 27
12. The proper proportion of class "A" concrete
d) 24
is
a) 1:1 1/2:3
3. Which of the following is not a requirement for
b)1:2 1/2:5
a proper paint job
c) 1:3:6
a) expensive equipment
d) 1:2:4
b) quality paint
c) good surface preparation
13. A system of colors adopted for identification
d) correct paint system
of pipes,cables,wiring,etc
a) color order
4. An automatic integrated system of
b) color code
underground and overhead pipings, which
c) color development
sprays water over the large area of the fire event
d) color chart
a) discharge system
b) fire hose system
14.DWG is abbreviation for
c) wet standpipe
a) dwelling
d) sprinkler system
b) dowing
c) drawing
5. A receptacle outlet which is mounted on the
d) drafting
wall of a room to supply electricity for lamps,
appliances, etc.
15. The reinforcement bars that extends from
a) circuit breaker
the face of the concrete columns and beams
b) convenience outlet
a) stirrups
c) dimmer
b) tie wires
d) 2-way switch
c) construction joints
d) dowel bars
6. To highlight the grain of wood the best finish is
a) tinting
16. The length and width(in millimeters) of a
b) varnish
concrete hollow block is
c) ducco
a) 100x200
d) automotive
b) 200x400
c) 150x200
7. A suspended ceiling formed to provide
d) 250x400
covered accommodation for wires, conduits,etc.
a) alcove
17. A device which regulates or closes off the
b) recessed ceiling
flow of a liquid
c) false ceiling
a) floor drain
d) drop ceiling
b) well hole
c) vacuum pump
8. A method of protecting surface against the
d) valve
destructive effects of water
a) water proofing
18. A post supporting the handrail at the top or
b) asphalting
bottom of a stairway
c) plastering
a) column
d) water sealing
b) baluster
c) spindle
9. Means drying or lumber
d) newel
a) soaking
b) curing
19. This is the type of door that have d) resilient flooring
incombustible material core with fire retardant
rails and stiles covered.by a wood veneer or 27. OC is the abbreviation for
high pressure decorative laminate a) of circle
a) Xray doors b) on construction
b) ICU doors c) off center
c) specialty doors d) on center
d) Fire doors
28. These type of hinges are used on doors
20. One square meter of T&G flooring will when design precludes the use of visible hi side
require 0.20kilos of 1-1/2" finishing nails. How is mortised into the door hinges; one side is
many kilos of this nails is required if the floor mounted on the inside of the frame and the
measures 8 ft x 16 ft? second
a) 2.4kg a) mortise lock
b) 26 kg b) Invisible hinge
c) 24 kg c) ordinary hinge
d) 2.6 kg d) concealed hinge

29. CLO is the abbreviation for

21. The center for controlling electrical circuits a) closet
a) storage box b) cloister
b) junction box c) cloakroom
c) panel box d) close up
d) utility box
30. A smooth surface door having faces which
22. A wooden floor framing of the proposed are plain and conceal its rails and stiles or other
house extension requires 8 pieces 2" x 8" x 8' structure
girder, 2 pieces 2"x 8" x 8' end girder, 17 pieces a) flush door
2"x 6"x 10' floor joist and 2 pieces of 2"x 6"x 8' b) folding door
bridging. Determine the total board foot measure c) french door
of the lumber requirement d) accordion door
a) 929.66 b:f.
b) 922.66 b:f. 31 Ceiling joists are usually spaced at
c) 292.66 b:f. a) 18 in o.c.
d) 229.66 b.f. b) 22 in.o.c.
c) 20 in. o.c.
23. Lumber is solid using the unit measure of d) 24 in o.c.
a) linear foot
b) square foot 32. A defect in lumber that distorts the wood due
c) board foot to shrinkage
d) foot board a) checks
b) shake
24. Made from wood chips that are exploded c) decay
into fibers under steam of high pressure. The d) warp
lining in the wood itself binds pressed wood
together with no fillers or artificial adhesives 33. A brand name of paints available in the
applied market
a) particle board a) Atlanta
b) marine plywood b) Eagle
c) ordinary plywood c) Boysen
d) hardwood d) Sahara

25. Masonry floor consisting of one part cement, 34. An artificial stone made out of the mixture of
one part sand, and one part finely crushed stone cement, sand, gravel and water and other inert
a) granolithic materials
b) terra-cotta floor a) reinforced bar
c) pebble washout b) concrete
d) marble flooring c) cement
d) aggregate
26. The group of flooring materials which
includes asphalt,vinyl, asbestos,cork,rubber and 35. Consists of carefully worked and joined
linoleum stone block laid in parallel horizontal courses.
a) buoyant flooring The face of the blocks may be plain or tooled
b) rebounding flooring finished in several ways
c) biodegradable flooring a) face bricks
b) ashlar 44. A space in a dwelling for social use of the
c) course rubble residents
d) calcium silicate bricks a) balcony
b) dining room
36. An opening in construction in any part of the c) living room
plumbing system of sufficient size for a man to d) entertainment room
gain access there to
a) slot hole 45. Low intensity or high intensity lamp
b) driven hole containing a gas or mixture of gases
c) drilled hole a) halogen
d) manhole b) electric discharge lamp
c) fluorescent lamp
37. The angle formed by a stairway d) iodine lamp
a) pitch
b) ramp 46. A temporary platform to support workers and
c) spandrel materials on the face of the structure and to
d) riser provide access to work areas above the ground
a) hoist
38. The assembly consisting of a tread and riser b) stainless ladder
a) steps c) work bench
b) stairwell d) scaffold
c) stair clip
d) curtail step 47. A wall between two adjoining buildings in
which both owner's shares such as a common
39. Inlaid wood flooring usually set in simple wall between row houses
geometric lines a) party wall
a) wood planks b) wall division
b) boulle work c) adjoining wall
c) marquetry d) partition wall
d) parquet
48. The widened part of the base of the column
40. Any gloss enamel which dries quickly by or wall used to spread the load over a greater
evaporation of the volatile solvents and diliuents area to prevent or reduce setting
a) lacquer a) base
b) emulsion b) footing
c) primer c) beam
d) acrylic d) pedestal

41. A glass that is treated at the temperature of 49. In wooden construction method,they are the
700 degrees centigrade which increases 4 to 5 beams,which support the joists and tie the posts
times its resistance to impact,wind lads and together
thermal stresses a) girders
a) Annealed glass b) girt
b) Rolled glass c) cleats
c) Glass blocks d) purlins
d) Tempered glass
50. An exterior grade plywood size used in roof
42. Window that projects at the right angles from eaves soffit and toilet and bath ceiling
a pitched roof and makes a small inside alcove a) hardiflex
a) rose window b) marine plywood
b) clerestory window c) plyboard
c) bow window d) Ordinary plywood
d) dormer window

43. A flat projection from an interior wall or

partition at the floor,covering the joint between
the floor and wall and protecting the wall from
kicking, mopping, etc;maybe plain or molded;
also known as washboard,skirting board
a) fascia
b) plyboard
c) bassboard
d) cornice
 9. The front edge of the step that project beyond
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION the rise
a) mold
b) run
1. Parts of floor systems that are placed
c) knee
perpendicular to the girders
d) nosing
a) floor joist
b) wood truss
10. A projecting platform on a building,
c) wood cleat
sometimes supported from below, sometimes
d) sleepers
cantilevered;enclosed with a railing or
balustrade
2.One of the advantages of a reflective glass is
a) terrace
a) visible light is filtered
b) dome
b) fabric fading ultraviolet light is filtered
c) gazebo
c) radiant heat is allowed to pass
d) balcony
d) acoustic pressure is greatly reduced

11.A large or principal beam of steel, reinforced

3. The overhead surface of a room, usually a
concrete,or timber,used to support concentrated
coveringof a decorative treatment used to
loads at isolated points along its length
conceal the floorabove or the roof
a) joist
a) truss
b) girder
b) attic
c) purlin
c) cornice
d) ledger
d) ceiling

12. Lighting system that distribute 90% or more

4. The general term for metal products used in
light downward
the construction work such as bolts, nails and
a) semi-direct
screws
b) indirect
a) items
c) direct/indirect
b) peripherals
d) direct
c) accessories
d) hardware
13. The term used for the installation of glass in
an opening
5. Manufactured from wood chips, fibers,
a) storefront
flaked,strands, shavings, silvers,etc. and other
b) fenestration
molded shapes,has equal length in all directions
c) glassworks
of a given cross sectional area, it is not brittle
d) glazing
and can resist warping
a) hardboard
14.One of the series inclined members to which
b) particle board
a roof covering is fixed is a
c) veneer board
a) rafter
d) plywood
b) purlin
c) chord
6. The process of coating steel or iron with zinc
d) girt
as a Corrosion Protection
a) scraping
15. A masonry block laid lengthwise of a wall
b) galvanizing
a) stretcher
c) brazing
b) corner
d) anodizing
c) header
d) Lintel
7. An artificial reservoir or tank for storing water
at atmospheric pressure for use when required
16. Are manufactured from clay and other
a) water depot
materials processed into a workable consistency
b) water tank
molded into standard sizes and fired in a kiln to
c) circulating water system
make them strong,durable and attractive
d) cistern
a) cement
b) ashlar
8. A braced framework usually in some
c) bricks
triangular arrangement and used to hold up the
d) silicone
roof
a) top chord
17. The wood or metal construction which holds
b) truss
the fresh concrete in place until it has hardened
c) king post
a) form-works
d) rafter
b) staging
c) brackets b) electrical
d) scaffoldings c) painting
d) masonry
18. The total board feet of lumber pieces: 2"x
8"x 24" 27. A type of paint principally used for concrete
a) 192 and masonry
b) 194 a) red lead
c) 195 b) zinc chromate
d) 193 c) latex
d) enamel
19. An anchoring device having an expandable
socket that swells as bolt is tightened into it. 28. The lowest support on which the building
Used in masonry walls for attaching timber rests.The materials are usually made of
a) expansion bearing reinforced concrete because they carry the
b) expansion bolt weight of the entire building
c) expansion bit a) thrust block
d) expansion coil b) foundation
c) pile
20. Purlins are directly nailed to d) caisson
a) bottom chord
b) web members 29. An alloy of copper and zinc
c) top chord a) brass
d) collar plate b) aluminum
c) nickel
21. Steps not parallel to each other d) steel
a) stairhead
b) spandrel 30. An institution for the assembly and public
c) stairwell display of any kind of collection, especially one
d) winders of rare and/or educational value
a) display booth
22. The art of shaping, arranging and uniting b) museum
stone,brick blocks,etc. to form walls and other c) depot
parts of the building d) showroom
a) electrical
b) painting 31. For a bedroom measuring 6m x 8m,how
c) carpentry many whole sheets of ceiling plywood is needed
d) masonry a) 11
b) 10
23. The art of shaping, arranging and uniting c) 9
stone,brick blocks to form walls and other parts d) 17
of the building
a) masonry 32. The small post supporting the handrail or a
b) piling coping
c) block a) baluster
d) tinsmith b) sill
c) newel
24. A door which slides inside a hollow of the d) fillet
wall
a) varifold 33. Is that horizontal floor as resting place in a
b) sliding pocket door flight
c) double action door a) landing
d) accordion door b) ramp
c) stair turret
25. In carpentry, a joint between two members, d) riser
formed by fitting a tenon at the end of one
member into amortise in the other 34. Parts of the roof framing plan that is
a) mortise joint extended above the normal plane projection
b) dovetail joint a) downspout
c) dado joint b) eaves
d) end lap joint c) purlins
d) dormers
26. A building trade which includes cutting,
framing, and joining the timbers or woodwork of 35. The metal widely used in electrical wiring
a building or structure and cabling
a) carpentry a) aluminum
b) silver 44. An exterior door consisting of four leaves at
c) copper 90 degrees to each other,which pivot about a
d) steel common vertical axis within a cylindrical,shaped
vestibule
36. Horizontal structural member which holds a) swing door
rafters together b) revolving door
a) beam c) reversed door
b) truss d) folding door
c) pediment
d) purlin 45. A dip sink used by janitors for emptying pails
of dirty water and mop cleaning
37. A metal tool used to check or obtain a a) slop sink
vertical line b) slope sink
a) miter scale c) slip sink
b) plumb bob d) slap sink
c) combination bevel
d) compass 46. The substances added to a concrete batch
immediately before or during its mixing in order
38. A sanitary fixture equipped with water supply to alter or enhance the specific properties of
and drain for washing away urine concrete
a) urinal a) reinforcing bars
b) flush valve b) pigments
c) lattice c) admixture
d) water closet d) fiber glass

39. Movable equipment or articles of 47. A window that projects beyond the wall of a
convenience,such as tables and chairs, or of building and usually carried on brackets or
decoration for exterior or interior habitable corbels
spaces a) bay window
a) artifacts b) oriel window
b) appliance c) dormer window
c) modular equipment d) bow window
d) furniture
48. A fixture designed for the washing of hands
40. The lower edge of a sloping roof; the part of and face
the roof of a building that projects beyond the a) bidet
wall b) laundry tray
a) purlin c) sink
b) flashing d) lavatory
c) fascia
d) eaves 49. The vertical shaft which contains a stair case
a) tread plate
41. A type of coating that brings out a clear and b) steps
natural tone in new wood and enhancing the c) soffit
grain d) stair well
a) wood stain
b) lacquer thinner 50. A small bar separating the glass lights in a
c) primer surfacer window
d) wood glue a) diffuser
b) muntin
42. Consists of several parquet strips assembled c) clerestory
at the factory to form a tile with a size of 300 mm d) pediment
x 300 mm
a) board
b) plank II. DRAW THE FOLLOWING (2 PTS)
c) parquet
d) strip DUPLEX HOUSE

43. The synthetic used for vinyl resilient flooring ROW HOUSE
and for plumbing pipes and fittings
a) polyethylene BALUSTRADE
b) polyvinyl chloride
c) polystyrene
d) urea
 d) Diffusing the light source

COLOR THEORY 9. To ensure consistency for brand elements,

such as the logo, designers use this color
1. What is color? system to select specific colors. These colors
a) Used in paints, dyes and ink made by are noted by numbers.
absorbing wavelengths of light and then a) Colorizer
reflecting the light b) Pantone matching system
b) A substance used to give something a c) Digital printing system
particular color d) Offset printing
c) Pigmentation of the skin, as an indication of
someone's race 10. The effect created when the perception of
d) The property possessed by object of the currently viewed stimuli is modulated by
producing different sensation on the eyes as a previously viewed stimuli.
result of the way the object reflects or emits light a) Contrast extension
b) Successive contrast
2. Another word for brightness of a color is ____ c) Simultaneous contrast
a) Exposure d) Complementary Contrast
b) Value
c) Intensity 11. Which of these statement is true?
d) Tint a) All pure hues are transparent
b) All pure hues are fully saturated
3. What is the term for colors created by mixing c) All pure hues have the same level
a primary color with a neighboring secondary d) All pure hues are naturally dark
color?
a) Analogous 12. Which of these does NOT describe a
b) Complementary saturated color
c) Tertiary colors a) A hue in its strongest possible manifestations
d) Harmonious b) Does not contained black, white or gray
c) A mixture of three primary colors
4. What is the term for colors that evoke feelings d) Also called pure color
of calmness and tranquility?
a) Warm Colors 13. In process wheel, mixing of Cyan and Yellow
b) Complementary colors will result in
c) Cool colors a) Green
d) Analogous colors b) Violet
c) Blue
5. Each color of the RGB model has values d) Yellow-green
ranging from 0 to
a) 205 14. In light wheel, mixing of red and green will
b) 225 result in
c) 255 a) Cyan
d) 250 b) Blue
c) Yellow
6. Colors that will result by mixing a primary and d) Magenta
secondary color.
a) Analogous 15. In light wheel, mixing of equal proportions of
b) Tertiary Color three primaries will result in
c) Monochromatic color a) White
d) Related Color b) Gray
c) Black
7. A phenomenon that happens when two d) Brown
adjacent colors influence each other,changing
our perception of colors. 16. Color theorist who developed a color wheel
a) Complementary contraste based on afterimages
b) Simultaneous contrast a) Josef Albers
c) Successive Contrast b) Albert Munsell
d) Contrast Extension c) Johannes Itten
d) Ogden Rood
8. Which of the following statement is NOT true:
Glare obliterates color perception and is 17. Newton color model consist of how many
temporarily blinding. Glare is corrected by hues?
a) Reducing quantity of Light a) 7 hues
b) Changing the color temperature b) 12 hues
c) Changing the direction from which it comes c) 3 hues
d) 6 hues b) Red, Yellow, Blue, Green
c) Red, Green, Blue
18. How are steps of Values arranged in the d) Red, Yellow, Blue
Munsell Tree
a) Up and down a center axis 27. Visual Acuity for color is the ability to detect
b) Like a sphere differences between colors. One way to
c) From the center outward characterize differences between color samples
d) In a circle is thru the use of
a) Intervals
19. This refers to the range of colors that a b) Color Chips
device can display or print. c) Swatches
a) Display d) Color Schemes
b) Gamut
c) Chromacity 28. Cyan,Magenta and Yellow colorants, when
d) Color index mixed or laid over another result in nearly all
possible colors on the printed page.
20. Subtractive methods of creating colors are a) Palette
based on b) Process Colors
a) Light c) Harmony
b) Pigments or dyes d) Additive Colors
c) Monitor
d) Fibers 29. The computer colors in the _______ palette
were selected for their probability of consistent
21 the process of measuring and adjusting the transmission, not for design application
colors on your computer monitor using a) Web-safe
spectrometer to match a common standard. b) Spectral
a) Calibration c) Chromatic scale
b) Color management d) Artists' spectrum
c) Color constancy
d) Metamerism 30. It was also known as "Paris Green", a killer
pigment throughout the 19th century Europe.
22. The phenomenon that occurs when two a) Malachite
colors appear to match under one lighting b) Veridian
condition, but not when the light changes. c) Emerald green
a) Metamerism d) Cobalt green
b) Color constancy
c) Calibration 31. A natural or artificial colorant that are soluble
d) Color management in the application medium or substrate.
a) Pigments
23. ______ is a part of the visual perception b) Inks
system which allows people to perceive colors c) Stains
relatively constant over varying illuminations. d) Dyes
a) Calibration
b) Color management 32. A material that changes the light absorption
c) Metamerism characteristics of another material to which it is
d) Color constancy applied.
a) Wash
24. What is the opposite of color harmony in b) Stain
color painting? c) Film
a) Discord d) Colorant
b) Complementary
c) Dissonant 33. Which of the following is NOT true?
d) Imbalance a) As a color becomes more saturated the more
it recedes
25. A rainbow like play of color caused by b) As a color becomes warmer the more it
refraction of light waves that tends to change as advances
the angle of view changes. c) As a color becomes less vibrant the more it
a) lridescence recedes
b) Moire d) As a color becomes darker the more it
c) Brilliance advances
d) Luminosity
34. A color with high value means the color is:
26. White light can be produced as long as a a) Dark
source emits the following wavelengths b) Dull
a) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow c) Brilliant
d) Light c) Sgraffito
d) Buon Fresco
35. This yellow,toxic pigment is relatively
inexpensive yellow pigment from lead chromate 45. A black object is black
during the Victorian period,with high covering a) Because there is a combination of colors
power but with only fair lightfastness and b) Because the object is opaque
chemical stability. c) Because there is no white
a) Chrome Yellow d) Because the surface is not reflecting any
b) Orpiment color
c) Lead Tin Yellow
d) Cobalt Yellow

36. According to Johannes Itten, in arranging the

colors in a color wheel, this color should be on
top since it is the closest color to light.
a) Red
b) Orange
c) Yellow
d) Green

37. The visible range of colors usually shown as

a band or wheel
a) Color harmony
b) Rainbow
c) Color wheel
d) Color spectrum

38. A phenomenon in which a color, in relation to

other colors, appears to project or retreat within
the picture plane.
a) Partitive color system
b) Advancing and receding colors
c) Simultaneous contrast
d) Successive contrast

39. What are the three properties of color?

a) Intensity, Hue, Chroma
b) Hue, Value, Texture
c) Hue, Intensity, Value
d) Value, Intensity, Tone

40. What type of surfaces reflect light well?

a) Dull and dark
b) Light colored and smooth
c) Light and translucent
d) Dark colored and smooth

41. When some color is mixed with a little of its

complement, result will be that:
a) The mixed color is a true neutral
b) The mixture's chroma is lowered
c) The mixed color is a tertiary color
d) All of the above

43. The pure hues vary in value

a) It depends
b) False
c) Not applicable
d) True

44. This wall painting technique involves

dissolving pigments in lime water and painting
them onto a freshly plastered wall.
a) Tempera
b) Fresco Secco