COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION TEST PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Door schedule - ✔✔A __________ provides complete information on the type and
size of doors specified.
✔✔T - ✔✔When a standard set of prints is utilized on several similar projects, architects
show a variety of options and features that may of may not be used on a particular
project. T or F?
✔✔(A) 1% to 2% - ✔✔A _____ waste allowance is added to concrete calculations to
allow concrete spillage during placement.
✔✔T - ✔✔Interior doors generally require only two hinges. T or F?
✔✔4 : 8 - ✔✔A typical sheet of wood paneling measures ___' perpendicular to the
direction of the grain and ___' parallel to the direction of the grain.
✔✔T - ✔✔Items such as girders, beams, engineered lumber and trusses are counted as
individual units on a quantity takeoff. T or F?
✔✔Vapor barrier - ✔✔A ____________ is a thin, moisture resistant material placed over
the ground or in walls to retard the passage of moisture into a building.
✔✔Floor plans - ✔✔_______________ and door schedules are the primary source of
information about doors.
✔✔Snap - ✔✔______ ties are used to maintain spacing of form walls during concrete
placement.
✔✔(C) Underslung - ✔✔An _________ truss is a roof or floor truss that is supported by
the top chord.
✔✔benchmarks - ✔✔The survey drawing provides a means of determining elevations
from datum points or __________.
✔✔T - ✔✔Walls of metal-framed buildings are strengthened by diagonal straps or the
use of plywood or OSB sheathing at the corners. T or F?
✔✔(B) not included in the contract - ✔✔The abbreviation "NIC" means ___________.
✔✔Ductwork - ✔✔_______________ is the distribution system for forced air systems.
, ✔✔(C) takeoff - ✔✔A ____________ is the practice of reviewing contract documents
only to determine quantities of material to be included in a bid.
✔✔Trimmer - ✔✔A ____________ stud is placed at each side of the rough window
opening to support the header.
✔✔schedule - ✔✔A cabinet ____________ indicates width, height, and depth of each
cabinet used on a project.
✔✔(B) Floor plans - ✔✔Cutting planes for sections are generally shown on
__________.
✔✔(C) triangular - ✔✔A cant strip is ____________ in cross section.
✔✔R value - ✔✔The _________ is a value used to indicate the ability of a material to
resist heat.
✔✔fire rating - ✔✔The _____________ on doors and walls indicates the amount of time
these building components can withstand fire without structural failure.
✔✔extension - ✔✔Dimension lines are terminated with __________ lines.
✔✔ridgeboard - ✔✔The _____________ is the highest point of a gable roof.
✔✔channels - ✔✔When installed along the bottom edges of floor joints, resilient furring
__________ reduce the sound transmission between adjoining floors.
✔✔nominal - ✔✔The __________ size is the dimension of a piece of lumber before it is
dried and surfaced.
✔✔double acting - ✔✔A ___________ door is a door that swings in two directions.
✔✔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 _____.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Door schedule - ✔✔A __________ provides complete information on the type and
size of doors specified.
✔✔T - ✔✔When a standard set of prints is utilized on several similar projects, architects
show a variety of options and features that may of may not be used on a particular
project. T or F?
✔✔(A) 1% to 2% - ✔✔A _____ waste allowance is added to concrete calculations to
allow concrete spillage during placement.
✔✔T - ✔✔Interior doors generally require only two hinges. T or F?
✔✔4 : 8 - ✔✔A typical sheet of wood paneling measures ___' perpendicular to the
direction of the grain and ___' parallel to the direction of the grain.
✔✔T - ✔✔Items such as girders, beams, engineered lumber and trusses are counted as
individual units on a quantity takeoff. T or F?
✔✔Vapor barrier - ✔✔A ____________ is a thin, moisture resistant material placed over
the ground or in walls to retard the passage of moisture into a building.
✔✔Floor plans - ✔✔_______________ and door schedules are the primary source of
information about doors.
✔✔Snap - ✔✔______ ties are used to maintain spacing of form walls during concrete
placement.
✔✔(C) Underslung - ✔✔An _________ truss is a roof or floor truss that is supported by
the top chord.
✔✔benchmarks - ✔✔The survey drawing provides a means of determining elevations
from datum points or __________.
✔✔T - ✔✔Walls of metal-framed buildings are strengthened by diagonal straps or the
use of plywood or OSB sheathing at the corners. T or F?
✔✔(B) not included in the contract - ✔✔The abbreviation "NIC" means ___________.
✔✔Ductwork - ✔✔_______________ is the distribution system for forced air systems.
, ✔✔(C) takeoff - ✔✔A ____________ is the practice of reviewing contract documents
only to determine quantities of material to be included in a bid.
✔✔Trimmer - ✔✔A ____________ stud is placed at each side of the rough window
opening to support the header.
✔✔schedule - ✔✔A cabinet ____________ indicates width, height, and depth of each
cabinet used on a project.
✔✔(B) Floor plans - ✔✔Cutting planes for sections are generally shown on
__________.
✔✔(C) triangular - ✔✔A cant strip is ____________ in cross section.
✔✔R value - ✔✔The _________ is a value used to indicate the ability of a material to
resist heat.
✔✔fire rating - ✔✔The _____________ on doors and walls indicates the amount of time
these building components can withstand fire without structural failure.
✔✔extension - ✔✔Dimension lines are terminated with __________ lines.
✔✔ridgeboard - ✔✔The _____________ is the highest point of a gable roof.
✔✔channels - ✔✔When installed along the bottom edges of floor joints, resilient furring
__________ reduce the sound transmission between adjoining floors.
✔✔nominal - ✔✔The __________ size is the dimension of a piece of lumber before it is
dried and surfaced.
✔✔double acting - ✔✔A ___________ door is a door that swings in two directions.
✔✔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 _____.
