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Carpentry Basics 3
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industries
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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. A portable circular saw has
Flashing
A retractable lower blade guard
Foundation
Dimension lumber
2. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Dimension
Lap
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Face of one riser to the face of the next
3. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Nail drip edge along eaves
Dimension lumber
6
Interior
4. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Tab
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Unit rise
27
5. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
18'-0'
6
A push stick
Threshold
6. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Cement dermatitus
Details
Platform
Detail
7. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Top
Cement dermatitus
Slope
27
8. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
A. Plans b. Elevation
Bundle
Sheathing
Lap
9. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Perpendicular
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Square
Foundation
10. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be
Interior
Run
1 foot
Pressure-treated
11. maximum span of a 2'
12. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
1/3
Ridge shingles
Of lumber and labor costs
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
13. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Dimension lumber
Ventilation
Tab
Details
14. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
A. Plans b. Elevation
Eave
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
15. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
Detail
Vent
1 foot
Ridge vent
16. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Span
Butt edge
A push stick
17. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Rise
Face of one riser to the face of the next
A. Plans b. Elevation
6'-8'
18. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Algae Discoloration
Does not conduct heat as readily
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
6 feet
19. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Three
6-inch offset
Overhang
Deck
20. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Algae Discoloration
Length - width - and height
Foundation
21. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Rise
1 foot
Curling
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
22. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...
23. The term quarter-sawed means...
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Platform
Roll roofing
24. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Buckling
Cement dermatitus
Platform
Tongue and the blade
25. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Valley
Ponderosa pine
Ridge vent
Sheathing
26. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
27. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
5 -400
36'
Ridge shingles
Algae Discoloration
28. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
16'; up
Silicone Caulk
36'
Pitch
29. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Felt
Vent
Sliding T-bevel
Detail
30. A framing square has two sections called the
Tongue and the blade
Dimension
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Deck
31. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Drip edge
Slope
Roll roofing
Foundation
32. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Slope
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
6'-8'
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
33. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Ponderosa pine
Pitch
Orthographic
Open valley
34. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Nail drip edge along eaves
Soffit
Incomplete curing
Dimension
35. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Dimension lumber
Cement dermatitus
Ridge
A. Plans b. Elevation
36. When building a stair with a total rise of 7'-7' - the number of risers required and their unit rise is _____.
37. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Two
Ventilation
6'-8'
Length - width - and height
38. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Buckling
Ridge shingles
Run
Pitch
39. A ridgeboard is typically
6
No more than 19 percent
Of lumber and labor costs
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
40. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Valley
Slope
6-inch offset
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
41. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the
Top
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Bundle
Architect
42. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Foundation
Span
Overhang
6
43. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
44. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Sliding T-bevel
Cement dermatitus
Platform
Roll roofing
45. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
A push stick
1/3
Ventilation
46. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Platform
Ponderosa pine
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Square
47. The finished underside of the eaves.
Ridge shingles
Soffit
Roll roofing
Foundation
48. Method of valley construction in which shingles on both sides of the valley are trimmed along a chalk line. The line is snapped on each side of the valley. Shingles do not extend across the valley. The flashing is exposed.
Of lumber and labor costs
Lap
Open valley
6'-8'
49. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Soffit
4 inches
Slope
Felt
50. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Cement dermatitus
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Pitch
Detail