B General Building Test #2 questions
well answered to pass
What information must an employer give to an employee who wants information on a fellow employer?
A. Employee's Social Security #
B. Employee's driver license #
C. Employee's home address
D. Employee's Name - correct answer ✔✔D. Employee's Name
Why are windows installed above a bathtub?
A. To provide proper gross
B. To provide ventilation
C. To provide light
D. To provide a nice view - correct answer ✔✔B. To provide ventilation
Which of the following requires a building permit?
A. 4 ft high retaining wall
B. 7-1/2 ft high fence
C. Painting
D. Oil Deck - correct answer ✔✔B. 7-1/2 ft high fence
Foundation concrete must be inspected if the compressive strength is:
A. 1500 psi
B. 2000 psi
C. 2500 psi
D. 3000 psi - correct answer ✔✔C. 2500 psi
,What is the maximum spacing between the vertical rails in residential guardrail?
A. 2 inch
B. 4 inch
C. 6 inch
D. 8 inch - correct answer ✔✔B. 4 inch
Nail shear panels at least ________ from the edge.
A. 1/8 inch
B. 3/8 inch
C. 5/8 inch
D. 3/4 inch - correct answer ✔✔B. 3/8 inch
Which of the following is the most rust-resistant type of nail?
A. Hot-dipped galvanized
B. Electroplated galvanized
C. 16-d common
D. 10-d ring shank - correct answer ✔✔A. Hot-dipped galvanized
What do you do with building materials when you are done with them?
A. Cover them with a tarp
B. Put them aside
C. Keep them close by in case you need them again
D. Move them out of the way keep the area clean, uncluttered, and safe - correct answer ✔✔D. Move
them out of the way keep the area clean, uncluttered, and safe
Where should you keep the brooms and shovels on a job site?
A. Locked in the flammable materials cabinets
B. In your truck
C. In a place safe to get to
, D. Where the customer wants them - correct answer ✔✔C. In a place safe to get to
How are nipples specified?
A. By length
B. By diameter
C. By diameter then length
D. By length then diameter - correct answer ✔✔C. By diameter then length
You have finished a job and must transport a cement mixer 20 miles. Which of the following should you
do after hitching the trailer to your truck?
A. Clean the mixer
B. Put gas in the mixer
C. Check the air in the tires
D. Attach the safety chains - correct answer ✔✔D. Attach the safety chains
A 1/4 inch scale means:
A. 1/4 inch = 1 inch
B. 1/4 inch = 4 feet
C. 4 feet = 1 inch
D. 4 feet = 1 foot - correct answer ✔✔C. 4 feet = 1 inch
What does "ADA Complaint" refer to?
A. Contractor followed Americans with Disabilities Act codes and requirements
B. At least 10% of the workers on the project must be disabled
C. Construction should have grab bars installed
D. A extra permit is needed - correct answer ✔✔A. Contractor followed Americans with Disabilities Act
codes and requirements
What is the minimum slope for drainage on a roof?
well answered to pass
What information must an employer give to an employee who wants information on a fellow employer?
A. Employee's Social Security #
B. Employee's driver license #
C. Employee's home address
D. Employee's Name - correct answer ✔✔D. Employee's Name
Why are windows installed above a bathtub?
A. To provide proper gross
B. To provide ventilation
C. To provide light
D. To provide a nice view - correct answer ✔✔B. To provide ventilation
Which of the following requires a building permit?
A. 4 ft high retaining wall
B. 7-1/2 ft high fence
C. Painting
D. Oil Deck - correct answer ✔✔B. 7-1/2 ft high fence
Foundation concrete must be inspected if the compressive strength is:
A. 1500 psi
B. 2000 psi
C. 2500 psi
D. 3000 psi - correct answer ✔✔C. 2500 psi
,What is the maximum spacing between the vertical rails in residential guardrail?
A. 2 inch
B. 4 inch
C. 6 inch
D. 8 inch - correct answer ✔✔B. 4 inch
Nail shear panels at least ________ from the edge.
A. 1/8 inch
B. 3/8 inch
C. 5/8 inch
D. 3/4 inch - correct answer ✔✔B. 3/8 inch
Which of the following is the most rust-resistant type of nail?
A. Hot-dipped galvanized
B. Electroplated galvanized
C. 16-d common
D. 10-d ring shank - correct answer ✔✔A. Hot-dipped galvanized
What do you do with building materials when you are done with them?
A. Cover them with a tarp
B. Put them aside
C. Keep them close by in case you need them again
D. Move them out of the way keep the area clean, uncluttered, and safe - correct answer ✔✔D. Move
them out of the way keep the area clean, uncluttered, and safe
Where should you keep the brooms and shovels on a job site?
A. Locked in the flammable materials cabinets
B. In your truck
C. In a place safe to get to
, D. Where the customer wants them - correct answer ✔✔C. In a place safe to get to
How are nipples specified?
A. By length
B. By diameter
C. By diameter then length
D. By length then diameter - correct answer ✔✔C. By diameter then length
You have finished a job and must transport a cement mixer 20 miles. Which of the following should you
do after hitching the trailer to your truck?
A. Clean the mixer
B. Put gas in the mixer
C. Check the air in the tires
D. Attach the safety chains - correct answer ✔✔D. Attach the safety chains
A 1/4 inch scale means:
A. 1/4 inch = 1 inch
B. 1/4 inch = 4 feet
C. 4 feet = 1 inch
D. 4 feet = 1 foot - correct answer ✔✔C. 4 feet = 1 inch
What does "ADA Complaint" refer to?
A. Contractor followed Americans with Disabilities Act codes and requirements
B. At least 10% of the workers on the project must be disabled
C. Construction should have grab bars installed
D. A extra permit is needed - correct answer ✔✔A. Contractor followed Americans with Disabilities Act
codes and requirements
What is the minimum slope for drainage on a roof?
