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Carpentry Floor Framing
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industries
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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 mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.
Termite shields
Eaves
Bridging
Grout
2. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Shim
Balloon frame
Matched boards
Bridging
3. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Floor joists
Eaves
Ridge
Bearing partition
4. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.
Pressure-treated
Termite shields
Trimmer joists
Edge
5. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Eaves
Bearing partition
Course
Bridging
6. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
Linear feet
Floor joists
End
Ridge
7. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Matched boards
Sheathing
Floor joists
Masonry
8. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.
Eaves
Termite
Bearing partition
Termite shields
9. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
Balloon frame
Shim
Floor joists
Floor joists
10. A wood block that is used to reinforce the web of an I-joist - often at locations where the I-joist is supported in a hanger and the sides of the hanger do not extend up to the top flange.
Joist header
Floor joists
Web stiffener
Edge
11. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.
Pressure-treated
Trimmer joists
Sheathing
Floor joists
12. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Bearing partition
Plate
Joist header
OC (on center)
13. A thin - wedge-shaped piece of material used behind pieces for the purpose of straightening them - or for bringing their surfaces flush at a joint.
Platform frame
Box header
Eaves
Shim
14. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Dry well
Plate
Draft-stop blocking
Balloon frame
15. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.
Rafter
Sill
Balloon frame
Ribbon
16. See fire-stop blocking.
Eaves
Draft-stop blocking
Platform frame
Bridging
17. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Ridge
Platform frame
Linear feet
Masonry
18. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Ridge
Plate
Edge
Draft-stop blocking
19. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.
OC (on center)
Bearing partition
Linear feet
Balloon frame
20. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
Sheathing
Shim
Course
Sill
21. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Shim
OC (on center)
Fire-stop blocking
Linear feet
22. See fire-stop blocking.
Draft-stop blocking
End
Tail joist
Trimmer joists
23. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.
Plate
Platform frame
Masonry
OC (on center)
24. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Green
Trimmer joists
Tail joist
Linear feet
25. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Fire-stop blocking
Termite
Termite shields
Trimmer joists
26. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
End
Masonry
Balloon frame
Bearing partition
27. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.
End
Plate
Termite shields
Plate
28. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.
Termite
Sill
Trimmer joists
Box header
29. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Bridging
Ridge
Platform frame
Edge
30. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Termite shields
Sill
Eaves
Plate
31. See box header.
Box header
Sill
Bridging
Joist header
32. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.
Matched boards
Linear feet
OC (on center)
Web stiffener
33. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Bearing partition
Balloon frame
Matched boards
Tail joist
34. See box header.
Joist header
Bridging
Plate
Bearing partition
35. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.
Sill
Box header
Bridging
Ribbon
36. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.
Matched boards
Box header
Termite
Ridge
37. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Joist header
Box header
Eaves
Pressure-treated
38. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Web stiffener
Platform frame
Dry well
Eaves
39. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.
Ribbon
Joist header
Box header
Fire-stop blocking
40. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Green
Shim
Joist header
Matched boards
41. A thin - wedge-shaped piece of material used behind pieces for the purpose of straightening them - or for bringing their surfaces flush at a joint.
Linear feet
Sheathing
Shim
Pressure-treated
42. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Tail joist
Sheathing
Draft-stop blocking
Edge
43. Materials installed to slow the movement of fire and smoke within smaller cavities of a building frame during a fire; also called draft-stop blocking.
Matched boards
Fire-stop blocking
Rafter
Termite shields
44. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Ribbon
Edge
Matched boards
Eaves
45. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Ridge
OC (on center)
Tail joist
Course
46. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
Ribbon
Grout
Course
Sheathing
47. A wood block that is used to reinforce the web of an I-joist - often at locations where the I-joist is supported in a hanger and the sides of the hanger do not extend up to the top flange.
End
Web stiffener
Tail joist
Grout
48. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Box header
Balloon frame
Course
Masonry
49. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.
Trimmer joists
Matched boards
Sheathing
Grout
50. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Fire-stop blocking
Course
Termite
OC (on center)