RECF FUNDAMENTALS 2026/2027 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is an Alternate Position View? - ✔✔A view that shows movable items in their
various positions; uses a phantom line
✔✔What is a Break View? - ✔✔View where the part is broken and condensed
✔✔What is a Section View? - ✔✔View where the object has been cut in a cross section
✔✔What is a True Length View? - ✔✔A perspective that shows the TRUE LENGTH of a
side or angle; some perspectives may not show it
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a solid, dark line) - ✔✔Visible line
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a dashed line) - ✔✔Hidden line
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a circle with lines making a cross shape through it,
with a long dash, short dash, long dash pattern) - ✔✔Center line
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a line with a long dash, short dash, short dash,
long dash pattern) - ✔✔Phantom line (alternate position view)
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a line with arrows at its ends, pointing towards
shorter perpendicular lines that touch the arrow's points) - ✔✔Dimension and Extension
line
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a line with arrows pointing upwards from its ends,
with a long dash, short dash, short dash, long dash design on it) - ✔✔Cutting plane line
(where section views are)
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: numerous lines of diagonal hatching) - ✔✔Section
lines
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a solid wavy line) - ✔✔Break line
✔✔What are the 6 principle views of a 3D item? - ✔✔Top, bottom, front, rear, left side,
right side
✔✔In architectural drawings, what is front view often called? - ✔✔Elevation
✔✔What does Isotropic mean? - ✔✔Having identical values of a characteristic in all
directions; isotropic materials are homogeneous, like metals, masonry, and plastics
, ✔✔What does Anisotropic mean? - ✔✔Having different values of a characteristic in
different directions (having Directional Properties); materials include composites like
fiberglass, fabrics, and wood
✔✔What is Carbon Fiber composite (also known as graphite) known for? - ✔✔Being
very strong and stiff, but expensive to make parts from; the only major industry to use it
regularly is the aerospace industry (at time of test being written)
✔✔What are the two major resin families used in composite materials? - ✔✔Epoxies
and ethyl ester resins
✔✔Why is aluminum commonly used in aerospace? - ✔✔Its strength to weight ratio; the
only materials that competes in modern aviation are composites like carbon fiber
✔✔What are ferrous metals? - ✔✔Metals that contain iron, such as mild steel and
stainless steel; the most commonly used metal in construction, typically magnetic and
prone to corrosion (rust)
✔✔What are non-ferrous metals? - ✔✔Metals that do not contain iron, such as
aluminum, brass, and gold; they are typically not magnetic
✔✔What is an alloy? - ✔✔A mixture of two or more elemental metals
✔✔List what is in Mild Steel - ✔✔iron and carbon
✔✔List what is in Stainless Steel - ✔✔iron, chromium (10% or more), nickle, carbon
✔✔List what is in Bronze - ✔✔copper and tin
✔✔List what is in Brass - ✔✔copper and zinc
✔✔List what is in Aluminum - ✔✔aluminum, silicon, (sometimes) magnesium, zinc,
copper
✔✔What are some precious metals? - ✔✔Gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium
✔✔Why is Lead not used in things like jewelry or toys? - ✔✔Lead is poisonous
✔✔What does Titanium not do? - ✔✔Corrode; it instead forms a film of titanium oxide
on its surface, which is super hard
✔✔What is Steel? - ✔✔A form of iron that had all its carbon driven out and then an
exact amount added back in; the more carbon, the harder the steel
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is an Alternate Position View? - ✔✔A view that shows movable items in their
various positions; uses a phantom line
✔✔What is a Break View? - ✔✔View where the part is broken and condensed
✔✔What is a Section View? - ✔✔View where the object has been cut in a cross section
✔✔What is a True Length View? - ✔✔A perspective that shows the TRUE LENGTH of a
side or angle; some perspectives may not show it
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a solid, dark line) - ✔✔Visible line
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a dashed line) - ✔✔Hidden line
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a circle with lines making a cross shape through it,
with a long dash, short dash, long dash pattern) - ✔✔Center line
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a line with a long dash, short dash, short dash,
long dash pattern) - ✔✔Phantom line (alternate position view)
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a line with arrows at its ends, pointing towards
shorter perpendicular lines that touch the arrow's points) - ✔✔Dimension and Extension
line
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a line with arrows pointing upwards from its ends,
with a long dash, short dash, short dash, long dash design on it) - ✔✔Cutting plane line
(where section views are)
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: numerous lines of diagonal hatching) - ✔✔Section
lines
✔✔What type of line is this? (img id: a solid wavy line) - ✔✔Break line
✔✔What are the 6 principle views of a 3D item? - ✔✔Top, bottom, front, rear, left side,
right side
✔✔In architectural drawings, what is front view often called? - ✔✔Elevation
✔✔What does Isotropic mean? - ✔✔Having identical values of a characteristic in all
directions; isotropic materials are homogeneous, like metals, masonry, and plastics
, ✔✔What does Anisotropic mean? - ✔✔Having different values of a characteristic in
different directions (having Directional Properties); materials include composites like
fiberglass, fabrics, and wood
✔✔What is Carbon Fiber composite (also known as graphite) known for? - ✔✔Being
very strong and stiff, but expensive to make parts from; the only major industry to use it
regularly is the aerospace industry (at time of test being written)
✔✔What are the two major resin families used in composite materials? - ✔✔Epoxies
and ethyl ester resins
✔✔Why is aluminum commonly used in aerospace? - ✔✔Its strength to weight ratio; the
only materials that competes in modern aviation are composites like carbon fiber
✔✔What are ferrous metals? - ✔✔Metals that contain iron, such as mild steel and
stainless steel; the most commonly used metal in construction, typically magnetic and
prone to corrosion (rust)
✔✔What are non-ferrous metals? - ✔✔Metals that do not contain iron, such as
aluminum, brass, and gold; they are typically not magnetic
✔✔What is an alloy? - ✔✔A mixture of two or more elemental metals
✔✔List what is in Mild Steel - ✔✔iron and carbon
✔✔List what is in Stainless Steel - ✔✔iron, chromium (10% or more), nickle, carbon
✔✔List what is in Bronze - ✔✔copper and tin
✔✔List what is in Brass - ✔✔copper and zinc
✔✔List what is in Aluminum - ✔✔aluminum, silicon, (sometimes) magnesium, zinc,
copper
✔✔What are some precious metals? - ✔✔Gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium
✔✔Why is Lead not used in things like jewelry or toys? - ✔✔Lead is poisonous
✔✔What does Titanium not do? - ✔✔Corrode; it instead forms a film of titanium oxide
on its surface, which is super hard
✔✔What is Steel? - ✔✔A form of iron that had all its carbon driven out and then an
exact amount added back in; the more carbon, the harder the steel
