NCCER Ironworker Final Exam Practice Questions &
Answer Graded A+ 2026/2027
The area on the wall where a door can be placed is more properly known as the - Answer ✔✔- doorway
The purpose of a door closer is to - Answer ✔✔- control the speed at which the door opens and closes
How does a door help to control the physical atmosphere of a space - Answer ✔✔- By enclosing an area so that
the interior may be more effectively heated or cooled
The most common doors installed by Ironworkers are _____________. - Answer ✔✔- Both A and B
The door swing, or handing, is always determined from the _________________. - Answer ✔✔- Side of the door
you used the key on
If the hinges are on the left and door opens in its a - Answer ✔✔- left hand door
if the hinges are on the right and the door opens out its a - Answer ✔✔- right hand reverse door
An exterior sliding door usually has ______________ - Answer ✔✔- a movable and a fixed panel
A revolving door consists of three or four doors called ________________. - Answer ✔✔- leaves
A _____________ keeps people from spinning a revolving door too fast. - Answer ✔✔- governor
Service doors roll upward and are stored ____________. - Answer ✔✔- on a coil above the opening
Modular reinforced panels used in modern bank vaults are made using a special blend of ________________. -
Answer ✔✔- concrete and additivies
The first step in installing a modern bank vault is to ________________. - Answer ✔✔- Become familiar with
the manufactures drawings and instructions
Which of the following is a common type of hangar door that Ironworkers install? - Answer ✔✔- Vertical lift
Which of the following is a type of hangar door most likely to be used with smaller hangars and buildings? - Answer
✔✔- Bi-fold
Which of the following types of hangar doors provides a canopy when the doors is in the open position - Answer
✔✔- Single panel
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, Which of the following types of hangar doors is most likely to be used when a large or even super-wide door is
needed? - Answer ✔✔- Rolling
Which of the following types of hangar doors includes intermediate, horizontal aluminum sections fitted between
fabrics? - Answer ✔✔- Vertical lift
Thin vault panels made from new materials available today are far stronger than the thicker poured concrete walls.
True /False - Answer ✔✔- True
The skills needed to install hangar doors are significantly different from the skills required to install the swing,
sliding and revolving doors. True/False - Answer ✔✔- False
For Ironworkers, the term " layout " includes establishing control lines and benchmarks. TRUE OR False - Answer
✔✔- True
Surveying uses the techniques of ______________. - Answer ✔✔- geometry and trigonometry
Historically, distances were measured ____________ - Answer ✔✔- Through the use of chains with links known
as length
The ancient use of a compass to measure horizontal angles has not been improved upon. TRUE or False - Answer
✔✔- False
Early surveyors learned that the simplest method to measure height was with an altimeter. The altimeter they used
was basically a ______________. - Answer ✔✔- barometer
Theodolites have been used to measure angles since ___________. - Answer ✔✔- 1571
A transit is a type of ______________. - Answer ✔✔- theodolite
Distance is defined as the amount of _________ between two things - Answer ✔✔- space
A horizontal measure is referred to as length or _______ - Answer ✔✔- width
The term level means having a flat or even surface with no part higher than another. TRUE/FALSE - Answer
✔✔- True
Although some drawings refer to sea level, it is usually changed to ____________ - Answer ✔✔- an elevation
above finished floor
The term "plumb" means that the work is truly perpendicular to _____ - Answer ✔✔- level
A benchmark is marked point on a movable object. TRUE /False - Answer ✔✔- False
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Answer Graded A+ 2026/2027
The area on the wall where a door can be placed is more properly known as the - Answer ✔✔- doorway
The purpose of a door closer is to - Answer ✔✔- control the speed at which the door opens and closes
How does a door help to control the physical atmosphere of a space - Answer ✔✔- By enclosing an area so that
the interior may be more effectively heated or cooled
The most common doors installed by Ironworkers are _____________. - Answer ✔✔- Both A and B
The door swing, or handing, is always determined from the _________________. - Answer ✔✔- Side of the door
you used the key on
If the hinges are on the left and door opens in its a - Answer ✔✔- left hand door
if the hinges are on the right and the door opens out its a - Answer ✔✔- right hand reverse door
An exterior sliding door usually has ______________ - Answer ✔✔- a movable and a fixed panel
A revolving door consists of three or four doors called ________________. - Answer ✔✔- leaves
A _____________ keeps people from spinning a revolving door too fast. - Answer ✔✔- governor
Service doors roll upward and are stored ____________. - Answer ✔✔- on a coil above the opening
Modular reinforced panels used in modern bank vaults are made using a special blend of ________________. -
Answer ✔✔- concrete and additivies
The first step in installing a modern bank vault is to ________________. - Answer ✔✔- Become familiar with
the manufactures drawings and instructions
Which of the following is a common type of hangar door that Ironworkers install? - Answer ✔✔- Vertical lift
Which of the following is a type of hangar door most likely to be used with smaller hangars and buildings? - Answer
✔✔- Bi-fold
Which of the following types of hangar doors provides a canopy when the doors is in the open position - Answer
✔✔- Single panel
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, Which of the following types of hangar doors is most likely to be used when a large or even super-wide door is
needed? - Answer ✔✔- Rolling
Which of the following types of hangar doors includes intermediate, horizontal aluminum sections fitted between
fabrics? - Answer ✔✔- Vertical lift
Thin vault panels made from new materials available today are far stronger than the thicker poured concrete walls.
True /False - Answer ✔✔- True
The skills needed to install hangar doors are significantly different from the skills required to install the swing,
sliding and revolving doors. True/False - Answer ✔✔- False
For Ironworkers, the term " layout " includes establishing control lines and benchmarks. TRUE OR False - Answer
✔✔- True
Surveying uses the techniques of ______________. - Answer ✔✔- geometry and trigonometry
Historically, distances were measured ____________ - Answer ✔✔- Through the use of chains with links known
as length
The ancient use of a compass to measure horizontal angles has not been improved upon. TRUE or False - Answer
✔✔- False
Early surveyors learned that the simplest method to measure height was with an altimeter. The altimeter they used
was basically a ______________. - Answer ✔✔- barometer
Theodolites have been used to measure angles since ___________. - Answer ✔✔- 1571
A transit is a type of ______________. - Answer ✔✔- theodolite
Distance is defined as the amount of _________ between two things - Answer ✔✔- space
A horizontal measure is referred to as length or _______ - Answer ✔✔- width
The term level means having a flat or even surface with no part higher than another. TRUE/FALSE - Answer
✔✔- True
Although some drawings refer to sea level, it is usually changed to ____________ - Answer ✔✔- an elevation
above finished floor
The term "plumb" means that the work is truly perpendicular to _____ - Answer ✔✔- level
A benchmark is marked point on a movable object. TRUE /False - Answer ✔✔- False
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