MASONRY LEVEL 1 UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Have general supervisors reports to them - ✔✔Superintendents
✔✔Owns the company, bids rn jobs, organizes the work, confers with the clients, and
runs the business. - ✔✔Contractors
✔✔Prepares everything - ✔✔Tender
✔✔Signed agreements with local joint apprenticeship and the committee works with
contractors - ✔✔Apprentice
✔✔Free agent that can work with any contractor. - ✔✔Journeymen
✔✔The national masonry competition at the Skills- USA Championships is sponsored
by ____________. - ✔✔NCCER
✔✔The number of business, industry, and labor sponsors that actively support
SkillsUSA at the national level is more than ____________. - ✔✔1,100
✔✔Which of the following is not a goal of the skills- USA Program of Work? -
✔✔Improved recruitment and enrollment
✔✔Concrete masonry units are usually cured by using ____________. - ✔✔Live steam
✔✔Drainage openings in masonry walls are called ________. - ✔✔Weepholes
✔✔For ease of cleaning, the type of brick often used in dairies and laboratories is
___________. - ✔✔Glazed
✔✔A brick positioned to bond two wythes of masonry is a ___________. - ✔✔Header
✔✔Stone is often laid over brick or block to form a ______________. - ✔✔Veneer
✔✔Ashlar stone ________________. - ✔✔has smooth bedding surfaces
✔✔Cement-lime mortar is a type of mortar in which ____________________. - ✔✔all
the ingredients (cement, sand, lime, and water) are often mixed on the job site
✔✔The number of wythes in a cavity wall is _____________. - ✔✔2
, ✔✔Loadbearing walls with different materials in the facing and backing wythes are
called _________________. - ✔✔composite walls
✔✔OSHA's regulation CFR 1926.32 defines the duties and responsibilities of a(n)
______________. - ✔✔competent person
✔✔To allow masons to keep their sense of touch while still being able to grip effectively
and protect their hands, many gloves used in masonry work have palms and fingertips
made from ______________. - ✔✔latex or synthetic rubber
✔✔For safety on the job, a mason should wear appropriate clothing that is
_____________. - ✔✔close fitting
✔✔The straightness and levelness of each masonry unit in a structure depends upon
the ____________________. - ✔✔hands and eyes of the mason
✔✔Before using a wheelbarrow to transport mortar to the work site, you should
________________. - ✔✔wet the inside surface of the wheelbarrow
✔✔To be sure of a good bond, excess mortar should be thrown away after
________________. - ✔✔2 hrs
✔✔In the following list, the highest stage of skill recognized by mason's organizations is
___________________. - ✔✔journeyman
✔✔Apprentices are trained and supervised by _____________. - ✔✔the US
Department of Labor
✔✔The activities and projects a SkillsUSA chapter will carry out during a school year
are outlined in the ______________. - ✔✔National Program of Work
✔✔Chemical or mixture other than water, cement, or aggregate added to mortar
immediately before or during mixing to change its setting time or curing time; to reduce
water; or to change the overall properties of mortar. - ✔✔Admixture
✔✔Sun-dried, molded clay brick - ✔✔Adobe
✔✔Materials such as crushed stone or gravel used as a filler in concrete/ concrete
block. - ✔✔Aggregate
✔✔American Society for Testing and Materials international - The publisher of masonry
standards - ✔✔ASTM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Have general supervisors reports to them - ✔✔Superintendents
✔✔Owns the company, bids rn jobs, organizes the work, confers with the clients, and
runs the business. - ✔✔Contractors
✔✔Prepares everything - ✔✔Tender
✔✔Signed agreements with local joint apprenticeship and the committee works with
contractors - ✔✔Apprentice
✔✔Free agent that can work with any contractor. - ✔✔Journeymen
✔✔The national masonry competition at the Skills- USA Championships is sponsored
by ____________. - ✔✔NCCER
✔✔The number of business, industry, and labor sponsors that actively support
SkillsUSA at the national level is more than ____________. - ✔✔1,100
✔✔Which of the following is not a goal of the skills- USA Program of Work? -
✔✔Improved recruitment and enrollment
✔✔Concrete masonry units are usually cured by using ____________. - ✔✔Live steam
✔✔Drainage openings in masonry walls are called ________. - ✔✔Weepholes
✔✔For ease of cleaning, the type of brick often used in dairies and laboratories is
___________. - ✔✔Glazed
✔✔A brick positioned to bond two wythes of masonry is a ___________. - ✔✔Header
✔✔Stone is often laid over brick or block to form a ______________. - ✔✔Veneer
✔✔Ashlar stone ________________. - ✔✔has smooth bedding surfaces
✔✔Cement-lime mortar is a type of mortar in which ____________________. - ✔✔all
the ingredients (cement, sand, lime, and water) are often mixed on the job site
✔✔The number of wythes in a cavity wall is _____________. - ✔✔2
, ✔✔Loadbearing walls with different materials in the facing and backing wythes are
called _________________. - ✔✔composite walls
✔✔OSHA's regulation CFR 1926.32 defines the duties and responsibilities of a(n)
______________. - ✔✔competent person
✔✔To allow masons to keep their sense of touch while still being able to grip effectively
and protect their hands, many gloves used in masonry work have palms and fingertips
made from ______________. - ✔✔latex or synthetic rubber
✔✔For safety on the job, a mason should wear appropriate clothing that is
_____________. - ✔✔close fitting
✔✔The straightness and levelness of each masonry unit in a structure depends upon
the ____________________. - ✔✔hands and eyes of the mason
✔✔Before using a wheelbarrow to transport mortar to the work site, you should
________________. - ✔✔wet the inside surface of the wheelbarrow
✔✔To be sure of a good bond, excess mortar should be thrown away after
________________. - ✔✔2 hrs
✔✔In the following list, the highest stage of skill recognized by mason's organizations is
___________________. - ✔✔journeyman
✔✔Apprentices are trained and supervised by _____________. - ✔✔the US
Department of Labor
✔✔The activities and projects a SkillsUSA chapter will carry out during a school year
are outlined in the ______________. - ✔✔National Program of Work
✔✔Chemical or mixture other than water, cement, or aggregate added to mortar
immediately before or during mixing to change its setting time or curing time; to reduce
water; or to change the overall properties of mortar. - ✔✔Admixture
✔✔Sun-dried, molded clay brick - ✔✔Adobe
✔✔Materials such as crushed stone or gravel used as a filler in concrete/ concrete
block. - ✔✔Aggregate
✔✔American Society for Testing and Materials international - The publisher of masonry
standards - ✔✔ASTM
