2nd Year NCCER Practice Test
98 questions with correct
answers
On drawings, heavy lines that show exterior walls are referred to as ___________________.
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a) object lines
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b) leader lines
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c) extension lines
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d) dimension lines - correct answer ✔a) object lines
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Lines on drawings used to indicate an area that has been cut away and shown in a section
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view are called _________________.
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a) extension lines
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b) break lines
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c) phantom lines
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d) cutting plane lines - correct answer ✔d) cutting plane lines
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On drawings, dimensions are placed ___________________________.
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a) underneath broken lines
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b) above and near the center of a line
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c) on the legend
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d) wherever they can be easily read - correct answer ✔b) above and near the center of a
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line
,The location of interior and exterior footings would be shown on the ____________.
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a) site plan
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b) mechanical plan
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c) roof plan
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d) foundation plan - correct answer ✔d) foundation plan
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Which of the following is shown of a roof plan?
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a) floor to ceiling pipe runs
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b) location of foundation footings
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c) outside walls
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d) roof slope - correct answer ✔d) roof slope
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The abbreviation ASTM stands for ______________.
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a) American Society of Testing and Materials
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b) Alliance of Steel Trusts Manufacturers
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c) American Specification Testing Manual
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d) Allied Specialty Tool Makers - correct answer ✔a) American Society of Testing and
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Materials
The longest side of a right triangle is 20 feet and the shortest side is 12 feet. How long is the
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third side?
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a) 14 feet
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b) 15.5 feet
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c) 16 feet
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d) 19 feet - correct answer ✔c) 16 feet
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The 3-4-5 rule is used to lay out an angle of _______________.
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, a) 30 degrees
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b) 60 degrees
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c) 90 degrees
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d) 120 degrees - correct answer ✔c) 90 degrees
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In a right triangle, the longest side is called the __________________.
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a) hypotenuse
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b) side A
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c) hypothesis
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d) right side - correct answer ✔a) hypotenuse
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For a building project, the types and quality of materials, methods of construction, and
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location of the structure are included in the _________________________.
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a) foundation plan
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b) detail drawings
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c) section views
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d) specifications - correct answer ✔d) specifications
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When constructing wall panels for a platform-framed structure, the wall panels
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___________________________.
a) are built in positions
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b) are always placed using a crane
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c) are all framed before the first panel is raised
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d) are assembled on the subfloor - correct answer ✔d) are assembled on the subfloor
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After raising a wall panel for a platform frame, the panel should first be fastened to the
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____________________.
a) top plate
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98 questions with correct
answers
On drawings, heavy lines that show exterior walls are referred to as ___________________.
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
a) object lines
||| |||
b) leader lines
||| |||
c) extension lines
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d) dimension lines - correct answer ✔a) object lines
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Lines on drawings used to indicate an area that has been cut away and shown in a section
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
view are called _________________.
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a) extension lines
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b) break lines
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c) phantom lines
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d) cutting plane lines - correct answer ✔d) cutting plane lines
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On drawings, dimensions are placed ___________________________.
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
a) underneath broken lines
||| ||| |||
b) above and near the center of a line
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
c) on the legend
||| ||| |||
d) wherever they can be easily read - correct answer ✔b) above and near the center of a
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line
,The location of interior and exterior footings would be shown on the ____________.
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
a) site plan
||| |||
b) mechanical plan
||| |||
c) roof plan
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d) foundation plan - correct answer ✔d) foundation plan
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Which of the following is shown of a roof plan?
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a) floor to ceiling pipe runs
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b) location of foundation footings
||| ||| ||| |||
c) outside walls
||| |||
d) roof slope - correct answer ✔d) roof slope
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The abbreviation ASTM stands for ______________.
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a) American Society of Testing and Materials
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b) Alliance of Steel Trusts Manufacturers
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c) American Specification Testing Manual
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d) Allied Specialty Tool Makers - correct answer ✔a) American Society of Testing and
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Materials
The longest side of a right triangle is 20 feet and the shortest side is 12 feet. How long is the
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third side?
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a) 14 feet
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b) 15.5 feet
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c) 16 feet
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d) 19 feet - correct answer ✔c) 16 feet
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The 3-4-5 rule is used to lay out an angle of _______________.
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
, a) 30 degrees
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b) 60 degrees
||| |||
c) 90 degrees
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d) 120 degrees - correct answer ✔c) 90 degrees
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In a right triangle, the longest side is called the __________________.
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a) hypotenuse
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b) side A
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c) hypothesis
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d) right side - correct answer ✔a) hypotenuse
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For a building project, the types and quality of materials, methods of construction, and
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
location of the structure are included in the _________________________.
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
a) foundation plan
||| |||
b) detail drawings
||| |||
c) section views
||| |||
d) specifications - correct answer ✔d) specifications
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
When constructing wall panels for a platform-framed structure, the wall panels
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
___________________________.
a) are built in positions
||| ||| ||| |||
b) are always placed using a crane
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
c) are all framed before the first panel is raised
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
d) are assembled on the subfloor - correct answer ✔d) are assembled on the subfloor
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After raising a wall panel for a platform frame, the panel should first be fastened to the
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____________________.
a) top plate
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