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What percentage of a conversation does a listener remember of what they hear? - ANS-10%
What percentage of a conversation does a speaker remember of what they say and do? -
ANS-90%
When giving a presentation, one should do which of the following? - ANS-Keep the
conversation short and on topic
Which of the following should one do to effectively listen? - ANS-Listen objectively with the
intent to understand the speaker's perspective
Which of the following statements is true about texting and a subcontractor change order? -
ANS-Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good practice
RFI stands for? - ANS-Request for information
An owner initiated change order should include which of teh following? - ANS-Reference to
contract documents describing the change in detail
A job diary should be maintained by? - ANS-All members of the project management team
If a job has more than one shift, how often should a daily report be completed? - ANS-Each
shift
Daily reports are primarily created by? - ANS-Superintendent
Meeting agendas should be distributed ___. - ANS-At least one day prior to the meeting
Meeting minutes should be distributed ___. - ANS-About one day after the meeting
Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or bi-weekly intervals
throughout the project? - ANS-progress meetings
,Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? - ANS-Wood
Concrete is strongest in ___? - ANS-Compressive strength
Which of the following is a type of aggregate? - ANS-gravel
Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in concrete? - ANS-75%
What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? - ANS-the sieve has 4 openings per lineal inch
Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in
alternating directions? - ANS-plywood
the "10" in a W10x30 steel beam indicates? - ANS-The nominal depth of the beam in inches
Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? - ANS-Type M
Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? - ANS-Caisson
Clay is what type of soil? - ANS-Cohesive soil
Sand is what type of soil? - ANS-Cohesionless soil
Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ___ state? - ANS-Loose
What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? - ANS-Establish general soil classifications
What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? - ANS-boring, sampling, testing
Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a ___? - ANS-No. 200 sieve
Referencing the sample boring log in figure 2-7, at approximately what depth would you expect
to find very stiff gray sandy clay? - ANS-20-24 feet
Wood, steel and rigid insulation are all used for ___? - ANS-concrete formwork
Deflection is a result of what type of stress? - ANS-bending
Which of the following is a type of multi-use form? - ANS-panel forms
Which of the following would be considered a dead load? - ANS-formwork
Which property of air is the best measure for latent heat? - ANS-humidity ration
, If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a RH of 50%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? - ANS-67
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and a RH of 100%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? - ANS-60
Using the psychometric chart, if you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and
a humidity ratio of 22.0 gr/lb, what is its relative humidity? - ANS-30%
Air sample "A" has a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a relative humidity of 90%. Air sample B
has a dry bulb temperature of 65F and a relative humidity of 90%. Which of the following
statements is true? - ANS-A has more sensible and latent heat as B
If you have 10 ohms of resistance and a voltage of 20 volts, how much current is going through
the circuit? - ANS-2 A
Which is the unit of measure for AC power? - ANS-Watt
If you have three resisters in series and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? - ANS-12 ohms
If you have three resisters in parallel and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? - ANS-1.33 ohms
Alternating current is provided by utility companies at ___ hertz or cycles per second. - ANS-60
If a three phase circuit has 240V, using 100A with a power factor of .5, what is the real power? -
ANS-20,760 W
If a single phase circuit has 120 V, using 10A with a power factor of .8, what is the apparent
power? - ANS-1200 W
Which of the following is a fundamental element of a contract? - ANS-Mutual acceptance
Which of the following contract types has the most risk for the contractor? - ANS-lump sum
Which of the following contract types is best used if the scope is defined but not the quantities of
material? - ANS-unit price
Which delivery method is the construction administrator most like a consultant? - ANS-CM
agency
Which statement is true about the Design-build delivery method - ANS-there is a sole source for
fault for building system failures
correct Answers 2025/2026 A+ Graded
100% Verified
What percentage of a conversation does a listener remember of what they hear? - ANS-10%
What percentage of a conversation does a speaker remember of what they say and do? -
ANS-90%
When giving a presentation, one should do which of the following? - ANS-Keep the
conversation short and on topic
Which of the following should one do to effectively listen? - ANS-Listen objectively with the
intent to understand the speaker's perspective
Which of the following statements is true about texting and a subcontractor change order? -
ANS-Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good practice
RFI stands for? - ANS-Request for information
An owner initiated change order should include which of teh following? - ANS-Reference to
contract documents describing the change in detail
A job diary should be maintained by? - ANS-All members of the project management team
If a job has more than one shift, how often should a daily report be completed? - ANS-Each
shift
Daily reports are primarily created by? - ANS-Superintendent
Meeting agendas should be distributed ___. - ANS-At least one day prior to the meeting
Meeting minutes should be distributed ___. - ANS-About one day after the meeting
Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or bi-weekly intervals
throughout the project? - ANS-progress meetings
,Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? - ANS-Wood
Concrete is strongest in ___? - ANS-Compressive strength
Which of the following is a type of aggregate? - ANS-gravel
Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in concrete? - ANS-75%
What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? - ANS-the sieve has 4 openings per lineal inch
Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in
alternating directions? - ANS-plywood
the "10" in a W10x30 steel beam indicates? - ANS-The nominal depth of the beam in inches
Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? - ANS-Type M
Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? - ANS-Caisson
Clay is what type of soil? - ANS-Cohesive soil
Sand is what type of soil? - ANS-Cohesionless soil
Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ___ state? - ANS-Loose
What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? - ANS-Establish general soil classifications
What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? - ANS-boring, sampling, testing
Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a ___? - ANS-No. 200 sieve
Referencing the sample boring log in figure 2-7, at approximately what depth would you expect
to find very stiff gray sandy clay? - ANS-20-24 feet
Wood, steel and rigid insulation are all used for ___? - ANS-concrete formwork
Deflection is a result of what type of stress? - ANS-bending
Which of the following is a type of multi-use form? - ANS-panel forms
Which of the following would be considered a dead load? - ANS-formwork
Which property of air is the best measure for latent heat? - ANS-humidity ration
, If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a RH of 50%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? - ANS-67
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and a RH of 100%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? - ANS-60
Using the psychometric chart, if you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and
a humidity ratio of 22.0 gr/lb, what is its relative humidity? - ANS-30%
Air sample "A" has a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a relative humidity of 90%. Air sample B
has a dry bulb temperature of 65F and a relative humidity of 90%. Which of the following
statements is true? - ANS-A has more sensible and latent heat as B
If you have 10 ohms of resistance and a voltage of 20 volts, how much current is going through
the circuit? - ANS-2 A
Which is the unit of measure for AC power? - ANS-Watt
If you have three resisters in series and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? - ANS-12 ohms
If you have three resisters in parallel and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? - ANS-1.33 ohms
Alternating current is provided by utility companies at ___ hertz or cycles per second. - ANS-60
If a three phase circuit has 240V, using 100A with a power factor of .5, what is the real power? -
ANS-20,760 W
If a single phase circuit has 120 V, using 10A with a power factor of .8, what is the apparent
power? - ANS-1200 W
Which of the following is a fundamental element of a contract? - ANS-Mutual acceptance
Which of the following contract types has the most risk for the contractor? - ANS-lump sum
Which of the following contract types is best used if the scope is defined but not the quantities of
material? - ANS-unit price
Which delivery method is the construction administrator most like a consultant? - ANS-CM
agency
Which statement is true about the Design-build delivery method - ANS-there is a sole source for
fault for building system failures
