ADDA UPDATED Actual Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Work Journal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Drafters keep journal of work activities, drawing
changes, meetings by date and time of event
T/F: Taking a "Slice of a proposed structure is called.a perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Fasle: section*
T/F: Construction lines should never be erased - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
In the following example of an Architectural Coding System, the first character identifies: A-
21 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Drawing number
T/F: Two point perspectives are photo-like drawings and are accurate in details - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔True
T/F: The distance between the ground line and horizon line represents the height of the
observers eyes above the ground - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
ARCH sheet sizes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A- 12x19
B- 18 x 12
C- 24 x 18
D-36 x 24
E- 48 x 36
Station Point (SP)- Pictorial Drawings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Position of observer's
eye
Blueprints - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Design plan, technical drawing
,T/F: there are 12 scales on the standard architectural scale - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔False- there are 11
What does CADD stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔computer aided drafting and
design
What is the effect of moving the station point? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Changes line of
sight/view
True-height-line (THL) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Line projected from picture plane and
used for projecting all other surfaces to and then to vanishing points
Mylar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Form of polyester resin used to make heat-resistant
plastic films and sheets
How to sketch - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-locate end points of line
-Position arm for train movement
-sketch short light lines
-darken lines in one continuous movement
What's the difference between plotter and printer in regards to drawing output? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔-plotter more advanced
-printer allows text and graphics
T/F: Graph paper comes in only 1/4" squares - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
Picture plane (PP) - pictorial drawings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Plane that the view of
structure is projected onto
Multi view projections - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-principal axes/ planes of object also
parallel w/ projection plane
-either first or third angle (US) projection
, Orthographic projection - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Parallel projection- orthogonal to
projection plane
Meetings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-Drafters attend diff. types of meetings
-go prepared-paper, pencil, scales, calc
Vanishing points (VP) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Always on horizon line determining
angle of perspective
Ground line (GL) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Horizon. surface at base of the perspective
drawing
T/F: In perspective drawing, the vanishing point is the location of the observer's eye -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False; station eye*
Horizon Line - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔represents intersection of ground and sky
T/F: circle would be drawn w/ protractor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False- compass
Good drafter seeks.. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔additional training.
-research, join local drafting groups, national organizations
Acting on principals and values is considered - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔character
T/F: taking a slice of proposed structure is called a perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔False; section
T/F blueprints are still the most used type of drawing hardcopy - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔False
and CORRECT Answers
Work Journal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Drafters keep journal of work activities, drawing
changes, meetings by date and time of event
T/F: Taking a "Slice of a proposed structure is called.a perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Fasle: section*
T/F: Construction lines should never be erased - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
In the following example of an Architectural Coding System, the first character identifies: A-
21 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Drawing number
T/F: Two point perspectives are photo-like drawings and are accurate in details - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔True
T/F: The distance between the ground line and horizon line represents the height of the
observers eyes above the ground - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
ARCH sheet sizes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A- 12x19
B- 18 x 12
C- 24 x 18
D-36 x 24
E- 48 x 36
Station Point (SP)- Pictorial Drawings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Position of observer's
eye
Blueprints - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Design plan, technical drawing
,T/F: there are 12 scales on the standard architectural scale - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔False- there are 11
What does CADD stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔computer aided drafting and
design
What is the effect of moving the station point? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Changes line of
sight/view
True-height-line (THL) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Line projected from picture plane and
used for projecting all other surfaces to and then to vanishing points
Mylar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Form of polyester resin used to make heat-resistant
plastic films and sheets
How to sketch - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-locate end points of line
-Position arm for train movement
-sketch short light lines
-darken lines in one continuous movement
What's the difference between plotter and printer in regards to drawing output? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔-plotter more advanced
-printer allows text and graphics
T/F: Graph paper comes in only 1/4" squares - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
Picture plane (PP) - pictorial drawings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Plane that the view of
structure is projected onto
Multi view projections - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-principal axes/ planes of object also
parallel w/ projection plane
-either first or third angle (US) projection
, Orthographic projection - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Parallel projection- orthogonal to
projection plane
Meetings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-Drafters attend diff. types of meetings
-go prepared-paper, pencil, scales, calc
Vanishing points (VP) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Always on horizon line determining
angle of perspective
Ground line (GL) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Horizon. surface at base of the perspective
drawing
T/F: In perspective drawing, the vanishing point is the location of the observer's eye -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False; station eye*
Horizon Line - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔represents intersection of ground and sky
T/F: circle would be drawn w/ protractor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False- compass
Good drafter seeks.. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔additional training.
-research, join local drafting groups, national organizations
Acting on principals and values is considered - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔character
T/F: taking a slice of proposed structure is called a perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔False; section
T/F blueprints are still the most used type of drawing hardcopy - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔False
