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EXAM STUDY GUIDE – EXPERT VERIFIED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR
GUARANTEED PASS | NEWEST UPDATE, .
1. What is the minimum clearance between rough ground and
untreated subfloor joists?
,,,,,answer,,,: 18 inches
2. When drilling a 2x4, what is the minimum required distance from
the edge of the board to the hole?
,,,,,answer,,,: 5/8 inch
3. What is the purpose of a batter board in concrete work?
,,,,,answer,,,: To support layout strings when locating foundations
4. A Pittsburgh joint is used in which type of work?
,,,,,answer,,,: HVAC ductwork
5. What is the difference between a hip jack rafter and a common
rafter?
,,,,,answer,,,: A hip jack runs from the top plate to a hip rafter
6. When a wall is described as "perfect," it is both:
,,,,,answer,,,: Plumb and straight
7. Metal concrete forms should be:
,,,,,answer,,,: Oiled
8. In which direction should the face grain of plywood subfloor
sheathing be installed?
,,,,,answer,,,: Perpendicular to the joists
, 9. Where do you need a fire wall?
,,,,,answer,,,: A separation wall between a dwelling and an
attachment
10. What is used to connect a roof rafter to a ridge member?
,,,,,answer,,,: Clip angle
11. For safety reasons, what is the maximum simple slope of an
excavation, up to 20 ft deep, in Type-B soil?
,,,,,answer,,,: 1:1 (45 degrees)
12. Unstable dry rock, angular gravel, sandy loam, and cohesive
soils with compressive strengths between 0.5 and 1.5 tsf are
typical examples of:
,,,,,answer,,,: Type-B Soils
13. A ladder should extend a minimum of _____ above the top of
a trench or excavation.
,,,,,answer,,,: 1 foot
14. In stable soil, a trench that is _____ or deeper requires
shoring.
,,,,,answer,,,: 5 feet
15. The rule of thumb when digging a trench near another
excavation is that the horizontal distance from the trench to the
excavation is no less than:
,,,,,answer,,,: The depth of the trench
16. Unstable dry rock, angular gravel, sandy loam, and cohesive
soils having compressive strengths greater than 0.5 and less than
1.5 tons/sq ft (tsf), are typical examples of:
,,,,,answer,,,: Type-B Soils
17. What does the R mean in the description of insulation?
,,,,,answer,,,: Resistance
EXAM STUDY GUIDE – EXPERT VERIFIED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR
GUARANTEED PASS | NEWEST UPDATE, .
1. What is the minimum clearance between rough ground and
untreated subfloor joists?
,,,,,answer,,,: 18 inches
2. When drilling a 2x4, what is the minimum required distance from
the edge of the board to the hole?
,,,,,answer,,,: 5/8 inch
3. What is the purpose of a batter board in concrete work?
,,,,,answer,,,: To support layout strings when locating foundations
4. A Pittsburgh joint is used in which type of work?
,,,,,answer,,,: HVAC ductwork
5. What is the difference between a hip jack rafter and a common
rafter?
,,,,,answer,,,: A hip jack runs from the top plate to a hip rafter
6. When a wall is described as "perfect," it is both:
,,,,,answer,,,: Plumb and straight
7. Metal concrete forms should be:
,,,,,answer,,,: Oiled
8. In which direction should the face grain of plywood subfloor
sheathing be installed?
,,,,,answer,,,: Perpendicular to the joists
, 9. Where do you need a fire wall?
,,,,,answer,,,: A separation wall between a dwelling and an
attachment
10. What is used to connect a roof rafter to a ridge member?
,,,,,answer,,,: Clip angle
11. For safety reasons, what is the maximum simple slope of an
excavation, up to 20 ft deep, in Type-B soil?
,,,,,answer,,,: 1:1 (45 degrees)
12. Unstable dry rock, angular gravel, sandy loam, and cohesive
soils with compressive strengths between 0.5 and 1.5 tsf are
typical examples of:
,,,,,answer,,,: Type-B Soils
13. A ladder should extend a minimum of _____ above the top of
a trench or excavation.
,,,,,answer,,,: 1 foot
14. In stable soil, a trench that is _____ or deeper requires
shoring.
,,,,,answer,,,: 5 feet
15. The rule of thumb when digging a trench near another
excavation is that the horizontal distance from the trench to the
excavation is no less than:
,,,,,answer,,,: The depth of the trench
16. Unstable dry rock, angular gravel, sandy loam, and cohesive
soils having compressive strengths greater than 0.5 and less than
1.5 tons/sq ft (tsf), are typical examples of:
,,,,,answer,,,: Type-B Soils
17. What does the R mean in the description of insulation?
,,,,,answer,,,: Resistance
