BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TEST ITEMS

1. It is also called owner’s manual. D. Shop

A. Parts manual 8. It is also called book manual or
B. Service manual catalogue manual.
C. Operator manual A. Repair
D. Diagnostic manual B. Service
2. Which is not included in the C. Parts
operator’s manual? D. Shop
A. Basic maintenance 9. This refers to the descriptive
B. Safety information characteristics or materials/tools
C. Specification A. Specification
D. Parts number B. Version
3. It is a type of manual where the C. Data
part number and brief description D. Manual
are indicated. 10. It is a type of manual where
A. Operator basic maintenance and safety
B. Part information are specified.
C. Service A. Service
D. Repair B. Shop
4. It is also called the shop/repair C. Repair
manual D. Open book
A. Service 11. Which of the following can cause
B. Repair damages to manuals?
C. Part A. Chemicals
D. Operator B. Light
5. Which is not included in the C. Vermin
service manual? D. All of the above
A. Shop 12. Manuals must be stored in
B. Repair _______ place.
C. Technical A. In cool, sunlighted and
D. None of them moistured
6. This refers to the steps B. In the kitchen near the stove
performing certain task. C. Cool, dark and vermin free
A. Procedure D. In the cabinet where laundry
B. Instruction detergents are stored
C. Specification 13. __________ feed on and destroy
D. Manual papers.
7. It is a type of manual where A. Vermin
entries are very detailed. B. Moisture
A. Parts C. Heat
B. Service D. Carbon dioxide
C. Operator
14. Insufficient ________ causes 20. Class A mixture needs _______
manual pages to become brittle, parts of gravel
weak and easily torn. A. 4
A. Sunlight B. 5
B. Air C. 6
C. Chemicals D. 3
D. Vermin 21. In the absence of circular saw,
15. Too much _________ fades inks the alternative tool that may be
and dyes and accelerates used for ripping plywood is
decomposition of paper which ________.
manuals are made of. A. Back saw
A. Light B. Cross cut saw
B. Moisture C. Key hole saw
C. Air D. Rip saw
D. Chemicals 22. Claw hammer is used for
16. Mixing concrete is done A. Driving cold chisel
continuously until the aggregates B. Pulling and driving nails
are evenly distributed. C. Driving chisels
A. Ready mixing D. All of the above
B. Cement mixing 23. To avoid waste materials,
C. Preparing Aggregates A. Always refer to the
D. Site job mixing schedule before cutting
17. Class AA needs _____ parts of B. Always ask the teacher the
sand. quantity of parts to the cut
A. 1 ½ C. Apply the direct counting
B. 2 ½ method
C. 3 D. All of the above
D. 2 24. To avoid waste construction
18. The right proportion of fine and materials
coarse aggregate is to create a A. Carefully study the plan and
_______. specification
A. Concrete B. Determine the schedule of
B. Stone cutting
C. Solid mass C. Use appropriate PPE
D. Hollow blocks D. All of the above
19. This is mostly prepared because 25. How does method of cutting
the proportion of aggregate is affect the efficiency of work?
automatically controlled. A. It affects the fitting of parts
A. Ready mixed B. It increases or decreases the
B. Site job mix dimension
C. Cement C. It lessens the strength of form
D. Aggregate when assembled
D. All of the above
26. It is used to measure the length B. Perpendicular rib type
or rebar to be cut. C. Solid rib type
A. Try square D. Staggered rib type
B. Pull push rule 34. The load that will carry the forms
C. Caliper for column comes from.
27. It is a tool that makes the rebar A. Load itself
easy to bend to its desired angle. B. Horizontal pressure from fresh
A. Bar cutter concrete
B. G.I. Pipe C. Vertical pressure from fresh
C. Bender concrete
28. These are types of lateral ties. D. None of the above
A. Open and close 35. Forms must be watertight in order
B. Open and double to
C. Open and single A. Preserve the strength of
29. It is the minimum length for end concrete
hook. B. Minimize the leak of fluids
A. 1 ½” C. To let air come out into the
B. 2” fresh concrete
C. 2 ½” D. All of the above
30. This is used in the presence of 36. What term is used to refer to the
bar cutter. manner of digging of soil?
A. Cold chisel A. Excavation
B. Chisel B. Stripping
C. Hack saw C. Compacting
31. Construction form is used to D. Footing
A. Produce the desired shape of 37. What categories of excavation is
concrete. called wherein digging of soil
B. Produce the desired size of extends down to a depth of 1.50
concrete. meters?
C. Produce the desired A. Deep excavation
appearance of concrete B. Shallow excavation
D. All of the above C. Sheeting
32. One of these is not a D. Forming
characteristic of forms for 38. An excavation requiring deep
concrete. excavation such as the total
A. Watertight extraction of the soil.
B. Airtight A. Forming
C. Simple and economically B. Shallow excavation
designed C. Deep excavation
D. None of the above D. Hauling
33. An economical type of framing 39. What problem will be
for concrete forms. encountered when the ground is
A. Longitudinal rib type rolling or sloped?
 A. The depth of excavation for
each different footing
B. The volume of excavation
C. The tool to be used
D. The manner of excavation
40. The most common tool used in
excavation
A. Crow bar
B. Pointed shovel
C. Hoe
D. Fointing trowel
41. It is a type of concrete that does
not need any reinforcement.
A. Plain concrete
B. Floor bar
C. Reinforcement concrete
D. Pavement
42. We reinforce concrete.
A. To support its weaknesses
B. To make it heavy
C. To make it expensive
D. To make it big
43. Workability of concrete means
A. Aggregate particles are
uniformly distributed
B. Concrete is easily molded into
desired shapes and sizes
C. Concrete is easily finished
D. All of the above
44. The strength of concrete can be
measured:
A. In its ability to resist from
stress;
B. In its ability to resist from
typhoon
C. In its ability to resist from
direct sunlight;
D. All of the above.
45. The water cement ration should
be established
A. During first hour of mixing
B. Before mixing
C. After mixing
D. All of the above
46. In performing housekeeping,
which should be done first?
A. Classify the waste materials
B. Clean the working area
C. Identify the tools, materials
and equipment to be kept
D. All of the above.
47. In storing used tools, which
should be done first?
A. Collect all used tools then
wash
B. Collect all tools then store
C. Inspect all used tools
D. None of the above
48. We collect and stockpile
materials:
A. For future use;
B. To clear the area;
C. To minimize waste;
D. All of the above.
49. Washing, lubricating and
conducting inspection for used
tools will:
A. Prolong their lifespan;
B. Maintain their efficiency;
C. Maintain their shineness.
50. Housekeeping is done
A. Before working
B. While working
C. After working
D. Before and after working
51. Goggles
A. Ear
B. Eyes
C. Hand
D. None of the above
52. Hard hat
A. Ear
B. Hand
C. Head
D. None of the above
53. Safety shoes
 A. Foot C. Rip saw
B. Head D. Key-hole saw
C. Ear 61. It is a straight iron bar with point
D. None of the above flattened and sometimes set at
54. Gloves an angle.
A. Foot A. Steel square
B. Hand B. Crow bar
C. Ear C. Spirit level
D. None of the above D. Try-square
55. Ear muffs 62. It is a tool used to make straight
A. Hand line on surface.
B. Ear A. Crow bar
C. Eyes B. Chalk line
D. None of the above C. Spirit level
56. It is accurately by used to test D. Pencil
the squareness of smaller objects 63. What are hard coverings used
A. Steel square for personal protection?
B. Try-square A. Safety hat
C. Crow bar B. Gloves
D. Spirit level C. Safety shoes
57. It is a tool used to drive and to D. Safety belt
pull out nails. 64. It is a wide leather strap with
A. Claw hammer hook used as a protection of an
B. Plumb bob individual from accident fall.
C. Chalk line A. Safety hat
D. Try square B. Safety belt
58. It is a testing tool used to check C. Safety shoes
the vertical alignment of the form D. Gloves
installation. 65. It is clothing worn during an
A. Steel square actual work.
B. Plumb bob A. Over-all
C. Spirit level B. Jacket
D. Chalk line C. Belt
59. It is commonly used in D. Suspender
constructing forms 66. Your employer must conduct a
A. G.I. sheet hazard assessment on order to
B. Plywood A. Avoid accident
C. Plyboard B. Promote accident
D. T & G C. Eliminate workers
60. It is a tooth-cutting tool used to 67. OSH means
cut wood across A. Occupational Service Healthy
A. Cross-cut saw B. Occupational Safe and
B. Bard saw Healthy
 C. Occupational Safety and 75. The method of transporting a
Health victim without an injury is called
68. Identifying hazards makes you A. One man carry
A. Safe from working B. Two man carry
B. Comfortable while working C. Three man carry
C. Work efficient 76. The following are causes of high
D. All of the above blood pressure except
69. Who should first know about the A. Obesity due to over eating
accident that happened in your B. Shock
shop? C. Irregular exercise
A. Principal 77. The following are symptoms of
B. Nurse respiratory arrest except
C. Teacher A. Breath become shorter and
D. Doctor faster
70. Accidents can be prevented B. Headache
A. Thru proper care and C. Convulsion
maintenance of tools and 78. These are muscles injuries
equipment caused by stretching the muscles
B. Right attitude toward work beyond a reasonable limit
C. If you have a good knowledge A. Fractures
about safety practices B. Strains
71. The purpose of first aid is to C. Sprains
A. Save money from 79. It is a type of wood defect that is
hospitalization cause by improper storage.
B. Save life A. Bow
C. Bring the patient home B. Crack
72. In an accident C. Crook
A. Everybody should move and D. Cup
talk fast 80. It is the darkening of the wood
B. Run around the vicinity due to overheating by the
C. Remain calm and machine knives
composed A. Pitch
73. A victim who has internal B. Burn
bleeding should C. Split
A. Be given cold drinks D. Twist
B. Be restricted from moving 81. It is a property of wood to resist
C. Be moved over and over electrical flow
74. A child with broken bone must A. Conductor
A. Be brought to a hilot B. Insulator
B. Be given cold drinks and pain C. Elastic
killers D. Durable
C. Not be moved 82. It is a wood defect that is caused
unnecessarily by rapid drying.
 A. Checks 89. Conducting hazard assessment
B. Split to a workplace should be done
C. Cup A. During working hours
D. Bow B. After working hours
83. This defect can be caused when C. Before working hours
one side of the board dries faster. D. All of the above
A. Cup 90. Observing good housekeeping
B. Split A. Prevents fire
C. Wane B. Makes for easy location of
D. Crook tool and materials needed
84. It is a specific heat of wood C. Both a and b
dependent on ______. D. None of the above
A. Moisture content 91. In dealing with accidents, the
B. Temperature first thing to do is to
C. Saturation point A. Stay calm and study the
D. Insulation situation
85. Mechanical properties of wood B. Apply first aid
include ______. C. Call the attention of your
A. elasticity teacher
B. Strength D. All of the above
C. Variation characteristic 92. Accidents can be prevented
D. All of the above A. Thru proper cares and
86. It is a longitudinal separation of maintenance of tools and
the fibers which extends to the equipment
opposite face of a piece of sawn B. Right attitude towards works
timber. C. If you have enough
A. Cupping knowledge about safety
B. Split practice
C. Twist D. All of the above
D. Wane 93. When an injury occurs, how
87. It is a wood defect caused by soon should it be treated?
insects and beetles. A. After class hours
A. Worm holes B. Immediately
B. Split C. Both a and b
C. Twist D. Later
D. Bow
88. It is the warping of lumber where
the ends twist in opposite
direction.
A. Twist
B. Split
C. Bow
D. Wane