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NCCER LEVEL 1 CARPENTRY ACTUAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A GRADEED WITH
EXPERT FEEDBACK | NEW AND REVISED
Architect - (answers)A qualified, licensed person who crates and designs drawings
for a construction project.
Architect's Scale - (answers)A specialized ruler used in making or measuring
reduced scale drawings. It is marked with a range of calibrated ratios used for
laying out distances, with scales indicating feet, inches, and fractions of inches.
Used on drawings other than site plans.
Architectural Plans - (answers)Drawings that show the design of the project. Also
called architectural drawings.
Beam - (answers)A large,horizontal structural member made of concrete, steel
stone,wood, or other structural material to provide support above a large
opening.
Blueprints - (answers)The traditional name used to describe construction
drawings.
Civil plans - (answers)Drawings that show the location of the building on the site
from an aerial view, including contours, trees, construction features, and
dimensions.
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Computer-aided drafting (CAD) - (answers)The making of a set of construction
drawings with the aid of a computer.
Contour Lines - (answers)Solid or dashed lines showing the elevation of the earth
on a civil drawing.
Detail drawings - (answers)Enlarged views of part of a drawing used to show an
area more clearly.
Dimension Line - (answers)A line on a drawing with a measurement indicating
length.
Electrical plans - (answers)Engineered drawings that show all electrical supply and
distribution.
Elevation (EL) - (answers)Height above sea level, or other defined surface, usually
expressed in feet or meters
Elevation drawing - (answers)Side view of a building or object, showing height and
width.
Engineer - (answers)A person who applies scientific principles in design and
construction.
NCCER LEVEL 1 CARPENTRY ACTUAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A GRADEED WITH
EXPERT FEEDBACK | NEW AND REVISED
Architect - (answers)A qualified, licensed person who crates and designs drawings
for a construction project.
Architect's Scale - (answers)A specialized ruler used in making or measuring
reduced scale drawings. It is marked with a range of calibrated ratios used for
laying out distances, with scales indicating feet, inches, and fractions of inches.
Used on drawings other than site plans.
Architectural Plans - (answers)Drawings that show the design of the project. Also
called architectural drawings.
Beam - (answers)A large,horizontal structural member made of concrete, steel
stone,wood, or other structural material to provide support above a large
opening.
Blueprints - (answers)The traditional name used to describe construction
drawings.
Civil plans - (answers)Drawings that show the location of the building on the site
from an aerial view, including contours, trees, construction features, and
dimensions.
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Computer-aided drafting (CAD) - (answers)The making of a set of construction
drawings with the aid of a computer.
Contour Lines - (answers)Solid or dashed lines showing the elevation of the earth
on a civil drawing.
Detail drawings - (answers)Enlarged views of part of a drawing used to show an
area more clearly.
Dimension Line - (answers)A line on a drawing with a measurement indicating
length.
Electrical plans - (answers)Engineered drawings that show all electrical supply and
distribution.
Elevation (EL) - (answers)Height above sea level, or other defined surface, usually
expressed in feet or meters
Elevation drawing - (answers)Side view of a building or object, showing height and
width.
Engineer - (answers)A person who applies scientific principles in design and
construction.
