Test your basic knowledge |

Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.






2. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.






3. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.






4. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.






5. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.






6. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.






7. A notion granted by the zoning board of appeals in a community to change the zoning code due to hardships imposed by the zoning regulations.






8. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.






9. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.






10. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.






11. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.






12. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.






13. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






14. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






15. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).






16. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.






17. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.






18. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.






19. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






20. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.






21. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.






22. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.






23. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






24. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.






25. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.






26. External water faucets of a building.






27. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.






28. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






29. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.






30. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.






31. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.






32. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.






33. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.






34. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.






35. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.






36. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.






37. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.






38. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.






39. See National building Codes.






40. External water faucets of a building.






41. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.






42. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.






43. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.






44. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.






45. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.






46. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.






47. A detailed description of the land surface.






48. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.






49. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.






50. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.






Search BasicVersity Tests



OR

Browse BasicVersity