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Carpentry Basics 3

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?






2. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it






3. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.






4. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?






5. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?






6. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings






7. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?






8. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.






9. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.






10. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?






11. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work






12. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






13. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?






14. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be






15. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?






16. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.






17. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?






18. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.






19. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...






20. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...






21. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?






22. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.






23. A plan is what view of a construction project?






24. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.






25. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.


26. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.






27. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?






28. The scale of a drawing is not a unit of measurement but represents the _____ between the size of the object as shown - and its actual size.






29. maximum span of a 2'


30. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.






31. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work






32. A portable circular saw has






33. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings






34. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?






35. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.






36. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...






37. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?






38. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?






39. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.






40. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?






41. A ridgeboard is typically






42. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are


43. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?






44. The term quarter-sawed means...






45. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide






46. Pieces of metal or roll roofing used to prevent seepage of water into a building around any intersection or projection in a roof such as vent pipes - chimneys - adjoining walls - dormers - and valleys.






47. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide






48. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.






49. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.






50. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.