BASIC ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION
DRAWINGS STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT REVIEW
GUARANTEED PASS
●● What scale is typically used for architectural drawings?
Answer: Scale 1:200.
●● What do structural drawings indicate?
Answer: Specific size, type, and location of structural members.
●● What is the scale used for mechanical drawings?
Answer: Scale 1:200 or 1:100.
●● What information do electrical drawings provide?
Answer: Locations of lighting, outlets, receptacles, and switches.
●● What is the scale for electrical drawings?
Answer: Scale 1:100 or 1:200.
●● What is the scale used for landscape drawings?
,Answer: Scale 1:200.
●● What are joists in construction?
Answer: Framing members that directly support the floor.
●● What is a foundation in building construction?
Answer: The part of the building usually below ground on which the
building sits.
●● What is a truss?
Answer: A structural member used as part of the roof structure.
●● Why is it important to learn to interpret construction drawings?
Answer: To accurately understand and communicate information about a
building and its systems.
●● What is the base unit used to show dimensions in construction
drawings?
Answer: Millimetres (mm).
●● What does a dimension reading of 6.23 indicate?
Answer: It indicates 6.23 metres.
, ●● What is the correct way to show a dimension of 600 millimetres on a
print?
Answer: 600 mm.
●● What is a ratio in the context of construction drawings?
Answer: A comparison of two numbers by division, indicating the scale
of the drawing to the actual size.
●● How is a scale of 1:50 interpreted?
Answer: The actual object is 50 times longer than the length shown on
the drawing.
●● What is the purpose of dimension lines in construction drawings?
Answer: To indicate the direction and measurement of the dimensions.
●● What is the significance of extension lines in dimensioning?
Answer: They extend from the feature being measured to indicate the
points of measurement.
●● What should you focus on when interpreting a construction drawing?
Answer: The dimensions provided, including length, width, height, and
units of measurement.
DRAWINGS STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT REVIEW
GUARANTEED PASS
●● What scale is typically used for architectural drawings?
Answer: Scale 1:200.
●● What do structural drawings indicate?
Answer: Specific size, type, and location of structural members.
●● What is the scale used for mechanical drawings?
Answer: Scale 1:200 or 1:100.
●● What information do electrical drawings provide?
Answer: Locations of lighting, outlets, receptacles, and switches.
●● What is the scale for electrical drawings?
Answer: Scale 1:100 or 1:200.
●● What is the scale used for landscape drawings?
,Answer: Scale 1:200.
●● What are joists in construction?
Answer: Framing members that directly support the floor.
●● What is a foundation in building construction?
Answer: The part of the building usually below ground on which the
building sits.
●● What is a truss?
Answer: A structural member used as part of the roof structure.
●● Why is it important to learn to interpret construction drawings?
Answer: To accurately understand and communicate information about a
building and its systems.
●● What is the base unit used to show dimensions in construction
drawings?
Answer: Millimetres (mm).
●● What does a dimension reading of 6.23 indicate?
Answer: It indicates 6.23 metres.
, ●● What is the correct way to show a dimension of 600 millimetres on a
print?
Answer: 600 mm.
●● What is a ratio in the context of construction drawings?
Answer: A comparison of two numbers by division, indicating the scale
of the drawing to the actual size.
●● How is a scale of 1:50 interpreted?
Answer: The actual object is 50 times longer than the length shown on
the drawing.
●● What is the purpose of dimension lines in construction drawings?
Answer: To indicate the direction and measurement of the dimensions.
●● What is the significance of extension lines in dimensioning?
Answer: They extend from the feature being measured to indicate the
points of measurement.
●● What should you focus on when interpreting a construction drawing?
Answer: The dimensions provided, including length, width, height, and
units of measurement.
