COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔F - ✔✔Anchor bolts are used to secure gypsum board to wood or metal studs. T or
F?
✔✔(C) 120 - ✔✔A _______ degree angle is formed between the axes in isometric
drawings.
✔✔foot - ✔✔A surveyor's tape measure is divided into tenths and hundredths of a
________.
✔✔(C) rectangular - ✔✔The cross section method of calculating the volume of material
to be excavated from a site is used when the shape of the excavated area is _____.
✔✔plate - ✔✔A double top _________ is the top member of an interior partition.
✔✔Shear - ✔✔___________ walls provide additional structural support to prevent
building failures under unusual loading such as earthquakes or wind storms.
✔✔T - ✔✔A square of shingles covers 100 sq ft. T or F?
✔✔multiview - ✔✔Orthographic projections are also referred to as ___________
drawings.
✔✔Location - ✔✔A ___________ dimension locates a particular feature in relation to
another feature.
✔✔(C) Rubble - ✔✔___________ is rough, irregular stone that is used as fill to provide
a rustic appearance.
✔✔expansion - ✔✔Isolation joints are also known as ______ joints.
✔✔F - ✔✔Windows and doors are difficult to design into metal-framed buildings. T or F?
✔✔(B) Area - ✔✔The amount of welded wire reinforcement required is based on the
slab ________.
✔✔quirk - ✔✔A _______ mitre is a type of joint used on outside corners of adjoining
stone members in which the corners are trimmed flat at the ends to prevent the ends
from splitting.
✔✔title - ✔✔A _______ block is the logical place to begin writing a set of prints.
, ✔✔(B) Square feet - ✔✔Hardwood flooring and tile quantity takeoffs are typically
calculated in ___________.
✔✔T - ✔✔The Description of Materials form is used mainly to provide information on
which to base a mortgage loan. T or F?
✔✔T - ✔✔Polymer trim members are attached to a building using mastic and
mechanical fasteners. T or F?
✔✔34 - ✔✔A W14 x 34 steel beam weighs _____ pound per running foot.
✔✔(B) structural facing - ✔✔A _________ tile is a clay masonry unit with one face
colored and glazed and is used for load bearing applications.
✔✔Service-entrance - ✔✔____________ cable is a single or multiconductor electrical
assembly with or without an overall jacket.
✔✔12'-0" - ✔✔Based on the National Electrical Code, electrical wall outlets must be
spaced no more then ____________ apart, measured along the wall.
✔✔T - ✔✔Outline specifications do not tell how material is to be applied. T or F?
✔✔(B) square foot - ✔✔Snap tie quantities are calculated as a specified number of ties
per ___________.
✔✔location - ✔✔Extension lines define size or ______________.
✔✔(B) match - ✔✔A ___________ line is an aligning mark on a print that is used when
a drawing is too large to be contained on one sheet.
✔✔T - ✔✔Small remodeling jobs should have specifications. T or F?
✔✔F - ✔✔The letter "E" in a title block on a set of prints denotes engineering drawings.
T or F
✔✔F - ✔✔Medium Density Plywood (MDO) is used for concrete forming material. T or
F?
✔✔1 1/2" x 3 1/2" - ✔✔The actual size of a 2x4 stud is ___________.
✔✔(B) 1/4" = 1'-0" - ✔✔The most commonly used scale for working drawings is
____________.
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔F - ✔✔Anchor bolts are used to secure gypsum board to wood or metal studs. T or
F?
✔✔(C) 120 - ✔✔A _______ degree angle is formed between the axes in isometric
drawings.
✔✔foot - ✔✔A surveyor's tape measure is divided into tenths and hundredths of a
________.
✔✔(C) rectangular - ✔✔The cross section method of calculating the volume of material
to be excavated from a site is used when the shape of the excavated area is _____.
✔✔plate - ✔✔A double top _________ is the top member of an interior partition.
✔✔Shear - ✔✔___________ walls provide additional structural support to prevent
building failures under unusual loading such as earthquakes or wind storms.
✔✔T - ✔✔A square of shingles covers 100 sq ft. T or F?
✔✔multiview - ✔✔Orthographic projections are also referred to as ___________
drawings.
✔✔Location - ✔✔A ___________ dimension locates a particular feature in relation to
another feature.
✔✔(C) Rubble - ✔✔___________ is rough, irregular stone that is used as fill to provide
a rustic appearance.
✔✔expansion - ✔✔Isolation joints are also known as ______ joints.
✔✔F - ✔✔Windows and doors are difficult to design into metal-framed buildings. T or F?
✔✔(B) Area - ✔✔The amount of welded wire reinforcement required is based on the
slab ________.
✔✔quirk - ✔✔A _______ mitre is a type of joint used on outside corners of adjoining
stone members in which the corners are trimmed flat at the ends to prevent the ends
from splitting.
✔✔title - ✔✔A _______ block is the logical place to begin writing a set of prints.
, ✔✔(B) Square feet - ✔✔Hardwood flooring and tile quantity takeoffs are typically
calculated in ___________.
✔✔T - ✔✔The Description of Materials form is used mainly to provide information on
which to base a mortgage loan. T or F?
✔✔T - ✔✔Polymer trim members are attached to a building using mastic and
mechanical fasteners. T or F?
✔✔34 - ✔✔A W14 x 34 steel beam weighs _____ pound per running foot.
✔✔(B) structural facing - ✔✔A _________ tile is a clay masonry unit with one face
colored and glazed and is used for load bearing applications.
✔✔Service-entrance - ✔✔____________ cable is a single or multiconductor electrical
assembly with or without an overall jacket.
✔✔12'-0" - ✔✔Based on the National Electrical Code, electrical wall outlets must be
spaced no more then ____________ apart, measured along the wall.
✔✔T - ✔✔Outline specifications do not tell how material is to be applied. T or F?
✔✔(B) square foot - ✔✔Snap tie quantities are calculated as a specified number of ties
per ___________.
✔✔location - ✔✔Extension lines define size or ______________.
✔✔(B) match - ✔✔A ___________ line is an aligning mark on a print that is used when
a drawing is too large to be contained on one sheet.
✔✔T - ✔✔Small remodeling jobs should have specifications. T or F?
✔✔F - ✔✔The letter "E" in a title block on a set of prints denotes engineering drawings.
T or F
✔✔F - ✔✔Medium Density Plywood (MDO) is used for concrete forming material. T or
F?
✔✔1 1/2" x 3 1/2" - ✔✔The actual size of a 2x4 stud is ___________.
✔✔(B) 1/4" = 1'-0" - ✔✔The most commonly used scale for working drawings is
____________.
