B3/61 Contractor Trade Prep Questions With Complete
Solutions
10 feet long planks used on scaffolding should not extend over
the edges of the support more than:
10 inches
12 inches
16 inches
18 inches Correct Answers 12 inches
OSHA: 1926.451(b)(5)(i)
10 foot long planks used on scaffolding should not extend over
the edges of the support more than:
16 inches
12 inches
18 inches
10 inches Correct Answers 12 inches
OSHA: 1926.451(b)(5)(i)
5/8 inch wood sheathing installed on a steel framed roof requires
what type and size of screws?
No. 10 self- tapping
No. 12 self- tapping
No.8 self- tapping
No. 6 self- tapping Correct Answers No.8 self- tapping
,IRC: R804.2.5
A _____ is a system component that receives inputs from
automatic and manual fire alarm devices and may be capable of
supplying power to detection devices and transponders or off-
premises transmitters
fire command center
fire alarm control unit
fire alarm system
fire protection system Correct Answers fire alarm control unit
IBC: section 202, definitions
A bank on an excavation site has a 3 to 1 slope; how many
inches per foot will the bank rise?
36 inches per foot
4 inches per foot
12 inches per foot
3 inches per foot Correct Answers 4 inches per foot
pipe and excavation pg 118
A building has an occupancy rating over 10, what is the
maximum size of a single leaf door permitted?
36 inches
32 inches
,52 inches
48 inches Correct Answers 48 inches
IBC: 1010.1.1
A building with square corners has outside measurements of 12
feet by 16 feet. What is the diagonal measurement?
27'
25'
20'
18' Correct Answers 20'
carpentry and building pg 312
A concrete slab should be bull floated as soon as possible after:
placing
edging
floating
screeding Correct Answers screeding
Design and control of concrete mixtures pg 286,287
a concrete slab should be bull floated as soon as possible after:
placing
edging
floating
screeding Correct Answers screeding
, design and control of concrete mixtures pg 427
A concrete slab-on-ground cast monolithically with the footing
shall be permitted to locate ____as an alternative to placement at
the footing top and bottom?
2 number 5 bars, one on top and one on bottom footing
2 number 4 bars, tied together at the top of the footing
1 number 5 or 2 number 4 bars in the middle third of the footing
1 number 5 bar in the middle of the footing Correct Answers 1
number 5 or 2 number 4 bars in the middle third of the footing
IRC: R403.1.3.3
IBC: 1905.1.7(c)(3)
A kind of molding installed on the vertical wall used to accept
aluminum soffit panels is:
"j" channel
"z" support
"f" channel
"s" channel Correct Answers "f" channel
a lot shall be graded to drain surface water away from
foundation walls for a minimum of ____ feet
5
6
10
8 Correct Answers 10
Solutions
10 feet long planks used on scaffolding should not extend over
the edges of the support more than:
10 inches
12 inches
16 inches
18 inches Correct Answers 12 inches
OSHA: 1926.451(b)(5)(i)
10 foot long planks used on scaffolding should not extend over
the edges of the support more than:
16 inches
12 inches
18 inches
10 inches Correct Answers 12 inches
OSHA: 1926.451(b)(5)(i)
5/8 inch wood sheathing installed on a steel framed roof requires
what type and size of screws?
No. 10 self- tapping
No. 12 self- tapping
No.8 self- tapping
No. 6 self- tapping Correct Answers No.8 self- tapping
,IRC: R804.2.5
A _____ is a system component that receives inputs from
automatic and manual fire alarm devices and may be capable of
supplying power to detection devices and transponders or off-
premises transmitters
fire command center
fire alarm control unit
fire alarm system
fire protection system Correct Answers fire alarm control unit
IBC: section 202, definitions
A bank on an excavation site has a 3 to 1 slope; how many
inches per foot will the bank rise?
36 inches per foot
4 inches per foot
12 inches per foot
3 inches per foot Correct Answers 4 inches per foot
pipe and excavation pg 118
A building has an occupancy rating over 10, what is the
maximum size of a single leaf door permitted?
36 inches
32 inches
,52 inches
48 inches Correct Answers 48 inches
IBC: 1010.1.1
A building with square corners has outside measurements of 12
feet by 16 feet. What is the diagonal measurement?
27'
25'
20'
18' Correct Answers 20'
carpentry and building pg 312
A concrete slab should be bull floated as soon as possible after:
placing
edging
floating
screeding Correct Answers screeding
Design and control of concrete mixtures pg 286,287
a concrete slab should be bull floated as soon as possible after:
placing
edging
floating
screeding Correct Answers screeding
, design and control of concrete mixtures pg 427
A concrete slab-on-ground cast monolithically with the footing
shall be permitted to locate ____as an alternative to placement at
the footing top and bottom?
2 number 5 bars, one on top and one on bottom footing
2 number 4 bars, tied together at the top of the footing
1 number 5 or 2 number 4 bars in the middle third of the footing
1 number 5 bar in the middle of the footing Correct Answers 1
number 5 or 2 number 4 bars in the middle third of the footing
IRC: R403.1.3.3
IBC: 1905.1.7(c)(3)
A kind of molding installed on the vertical wall used to accept
aluminum soffit panels is:
"j" channel
"z" support
"f" channel
"s" channel Correct Answers "f" channel
a lot shall be graded to drain surface water away from
foundation walls for a minimum of ____ feet
5
6
10
8 Correct Answers 10
