AREA 2 - MBE

NAME : _______________________ SCORE _________

SCHOOL : ________________________

Select the best answer of your choice.

BUILDING MATERIALS:
1. Works to prevent intermixing of sub-base soils with
granular layers and help filter surface water to prevent
stones and soil particles from passing and migrating into
the sub-base. In environmental applications they are used
as a protective cushion under or above geomembrane liners
to prevent the risk of puncturing from coarse aggregate
rock.
a. Geo Textiles c. Geo Membranes
b. Geo Synthetics d. Geo Composites

2. An aggregate smaller than ¼” or 6.4mm in size and shall

pass through a 3/8” or 9.5mm sieve.
a. Fine Aggregates c. Course Aggregates
b. Aggregates d. Lightweight Aggregates

3. A penetrating stain made by dissolving dye in an alcohol

vehicle.
a. Water Stain c. Spirit Stain
b. Oil Stain d. Pigmented Stain

4. Is specifically ground and polished, opaque colored glass

obtained by the addition of metallic oxides.
a. Tinted Glass c. Acoustical Glass
b. Structural Glass d. Insulating Glass

5. Can be applied in multiple ways such as single, double or

triple layered tensile architecture applications. The
material is durable, highly transparent and very
lightweight in comparison to glass structure.
a. FTFE Fiberglass c. PVC
b. TENSOTHERM d. ETFE Film

STRUCTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION:
6. Are particularly important in the design of large
structures such as tall buildings, radio towers and long-

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 span bridges and for structures such as mill buildings and
hangars that have large open interiors and walls in which
large openings may occur.
a. Dead Loads c. Live Loads
b. Impact Loads d. Wind Loads

7. For One-way Slab, main bars are parallel to?

a. Longer Side c. Both Sides
b. Shorter Side d. either of the two sides

8. The maximum ordinate in the stress-strain diagram.

a. Yield Point c. Ultimate Strength
b. Resilience d. Rupture Strength

9. Is one in which the main reinforcement is provided only in

the tension zone and also here the ultimate bending moment
is less than the limiting bending moment.
a. Balanced Section c. Singly Reinforced Section
b. Under Reinforced Section d. Over Reinforced Section

10. Maximum steel ratio of Tied Column?

a. 0.02 Ag c. 0.04 Ag
b. 0.01 Ag d. 0.06 Ag

UTILITIES:
11. Portion of the drainage system which ventilates two or
more fixture traps that discharge into a horizontal soil or
waste branch extended at slight grade.
a. Unit Vent c. Individual Vent
b. Circuit Vent d. Local Vent

12. Part of the plumbing system which receives the

discharge of all soil and waste stacks within the building
and conveys it to the house sewer.
a. House Trap C. Sewer Drain
b. Sanitary Sewer d. House Drain

13. A telephone interface that uses a cable of twisted

wire pairs and modular jack with two, four or six contacts.
a. RJ 11 c. RJ 45
b. RJ 12 d. RJ 42

14. Approved tank or pit, receives sewage or waste water

located below normal grade of the gravity system and must
be emptied by mechanical means.

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 a. Seepage Pit c. Septic Tank
b. Cesspool d. Sump Pit

15. Is an industry standard that establishes

specifications for cables, connectors and protocols for
connection, communication and power supply between personal
computers and their peripheral devices?
a. HDMI c. VGA
b. DVI d. USB

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
16. It begins with cutting down the trees but the stumps
are left in ground.
a. Clearing c. Cut and Grind
b. Push Over d. Burning

17. Used in Cofferdam construction to support the

horizontal wall that in turn supports vertical sheet
piling.
a. Fender Pile c. Pedestal Pile
b. Guide Pile d. Sheet Pile

18. A stiffener angle for the web of a plate girder,

placed at a point of support or under a concentrated load.
a. Bearing Stiffener c. Stiffener
b. Open Web Steel Joists d. Intermediate Stiffener

19. Either of the end of the rafter in the part of a gable

roof that projects beyond the gable wall.
a. Valley Jack c. Ridge Beam
b. Fly Rafter d. Hip Rafter

20. Connections assume beam and girder connections possess

a limited but known moment-resisting capacity.
a. Rigid Frame c. Semi-Rigid Frame
b. Simple Frame d. Semi-Simple Frame

UTILITIES:
21. Refer to Set 1 A, Figure A is?
a. Network Switch c. PABX
b. Network Hub d. Patch Panel

22. Refer to Set 1 A, Figure D is?

a. Night Vision Camera c. Varifocal Camera
b. PTZ Camera d. Network Camera

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 23. Refer to Set 1 A, Figure B is?
a. DVI c. MIDI
b. HDMI d. VGA

24. Refer to Set 1 A, Figure C is?

a. DVI c. MIDI
b. HDMI d. VGA

25. Refer to Set 1 A, Figure E is?

a. Server Rack c. Network Switch
b. Network Hub d. Patch Panel

STRUCTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION:
26. In using sand backfill in the annular space around
column not embedded in poured footings, the sand shall be
thoroughly compacted by tamping in layers not more than
_____mm in depth? (NSCP 305.7.3)
a. 500 mm. c. 200 mm.
b. 400 mm. d. 300 mm.

27. The ratio L/r for lacing bars arranged in single

system shall not exceed ________. (NSCP 505.5.80) “The only
way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the
environment, is to get everybody involved.”
a. 140 mm. c. 260 mm.
b. 200 mm. d. 320 mm.

28. The minimum one-way slab thickness for a ONE end

continuous slab is? (NSCP 409.6.2)
a. L/28 c. L/10
b. L/24 d. L/20

29. Zone 3 of the Philippine map has a wind load of

_________ kph.
a. 150 c. 200
b. 250 d. 125

30. Open terrain with scattered obstructions having

heights less than 9M. Falls on what exposure category for
wind loading?
a. Exposure C c. Exposure D
b. Exposure A d. Exposure B

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BUILDING MATERIALS:
31. A casement or awning window in which the inner end of
the sash slides along a track on the sill or jamb as the
sash swings outward.
a. Projected Window c. Sliding Window
b. Awning Window d. Hopper Window

32. A hinge for an outward-swinging casement window

located to allow cleaning from the inside when the window
is open.
a. Casement Stay c. Lever Operator
b. Ext. Casement Hinge d. Roto Operator

33. A gearless device for operating a casement and holding

it in an open position.
a. Casement Stay c. Lever Operator
b. Ext. Casement Hinge d. Roto Operator

34. A crank-driven worm drive for opening and closing

awning windows, casement windows and jalousies.
a. Casement Stay c. Lever Operator
b. Ext. Casement Hinge d. Roto Operator

35. A window having one or more sashes swinging inward on

hinges generally attached on the bottom; also called
Hospital Window.
a. Hopper Window c. Casement Window
b. Awning Window d. Sliding Window

ESTIMATES:
36. How many CHBs are needed for the perimeter fence of a
50 meters x 20 meters rectangular inside lot assuming the
fence height is 1.5 meters from the ground and with 0.6m
underground extension connected to its footing? A 5m gate
is provided in the front and a 2m gate at the back.
a. 3,700 – 3,800 c. 4,000 – 4,100
b. 3,500 – 3,600 d. 2,200 – 3,100

37. How many approximate 120cm x 60cm granite tiles is

required for a 150 sqm hotel lobby?
a. 200 – 250 c. 300 - 320
b. 410 – 420 d. 350 - 370

38. How many estimated truckloads of sand is needed for

the 700 sqm. X 100mm thick suspended floor slab for the 2nd
floor? Assume Class A concrete for use.
a. 4.58 TL c. 2.91 TL

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 b. 3.52 TL d. 5.43 TL

39. What is the approximate volume of compacted fill

required to raise the finished floor of the 20m x 40m
ground floor level? Assume there is a 100mm concrete slab
and NGL to GFL is 600mm.
a. 484 c. 550
b. 400 d. 500

40. How many Board feet are 366 pcs of 2” x 4” x 10’

equivalent to?
a. 2,400 – 2,550 c. 2,600 – 3,000
b. 1,200 – 2,200 d. 3,100 – 3,500

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
41. Has a web consisting of a single bent bar, running in
a zigzag pattern between upper and lower chords.
a. LH and DLH Joist c. Joist Girder
b. K-series Joists d. Open Web Steel Joists

42. Each pair of external columns supports a long spanning

beam or girders.
a. One-way Beam System c. Two-way Beam System
b. Three-way Beam System d. Composite Slabs

43. A steel beam fabricated by dividing the web of a wide

flange section with a lengthwise zigzag cut, then welding
both halves together at the peaks, thus increasing its
depth without increasing its weight.
a. Simple Beam c. Castellated Beam
b. Cantilevered Beam d. Joist Girder

44. A stiffener angle for the web of a plate girder,

placed at a point of support or under a concentrated load.
a. Stiffener c. Bearing Stiffener
b. Intermediate Stiffener d. Open Web Steel Joists

45. A trussed girder for supporting open web steel joists.

a. LH and DLH Joist c. Joist Girder
b. K-series Joists d. Open Web Steel Joists

UTILITIES:
46. This rectified alternating current for which the
rectifier is so connected that the reverse half of the
cycle is “turned around” and fed into the circuit flowing
in the same direction as the first half of the cycle.
a. Half Wave Rectified Ac

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 b. Single Phase Alternating Current
c. Three Phase Alternating Current
d. Full Wave Rectified Single Phase Ac

47. Is one that has more than one resistor but only one
path through which the electricity flows.
a. Parallel Circuit c. Short Circuit
b. Series Circuit d. Open Circuit

48. Current-carrying capacity (with undue heating).

a. Voltage c. Ampacity
b. Amperes d. Ohms Metabolism

49. Rate of power; power consumption; the amount of power

required.
a. Voltage c. Ampacity
b. Amperes d. Watts

50. Is an electrical device that converts alternating

current which periodically reverses direction, to direct
current which flows only in one direction?
a. Surge Protector c. Rectifier
b. Switchboard d. Switchgear

STRUCTURAL:
51. In using sand backfill in the annular space around
column not embedded in poured footings, the sand shall be
thoroughly compacted by tamping in layers not more than
_____mm in depth? (NSCP 305.7.3)
a. 500 mm. c. 200 mm.
b. 400 mm. d. 300 mm.

52. The minimum outside diameter of pipe piles when used

must be? (NSCP 307.6.3)
a. 300 mm. c. 200 mm.
b. 250 mm. d. 400 mm.

53. For members whose design is based on tensile force,

the slenderness ratio L/r preferably should not exceed?
a. 300 mm. c. 200 mm.
b. 250 mm. d. 400 mm.

54. The ratio L/r for lacing bars arranged in double

system shall not exceed
a. 300 mm. c. 200 mm.
b. 250 mm. d. 400 mm.

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 55. The minimum one-way slab thickness for a BOTH end
continuous slab is? (NSCP 409.6.2)
a. L/28 c. L/10
b. L/20 d. L/24

BUILDING MATERIALS:
56. Refer to Set 2B, which is the AIR-INFLATED STRUCTURE?
a. Figure E c. Figure B
b. Figure A d. Figure C

57. Refer to Set 2B, which is the TENSOTHERM?

a. Figure D c. Figure A
b. Figure E d. Figure B

58. Refer to Set 2B, which is the ETFE FILM?

a. Figure A c. Figure D
b. Figure B d. Figure E

59. Refer to Set 2B, which is the TENSILE MEMBRANE

STRUCTURE?
a. Figure B c. Figure E
b. Figure C d. Figure D

60. Refer to Set 2B, which is the FTFE FIBERGLASS?

a. Figure D c. Figure A
b. Figure E d. Figure B

UTILITIES:
61. The amount of heat which is absorbed or evolved in
changing the state of a substance without changing its
temperature.
a. Condensation c. Induction
b. Specific Heat d. Latent Heat

62. Consist of a fly ball or flyweight device designed to

stop an elevator.
a. Sheave c. Counter weight
b. Governor d. Limit switch

63. In theater stage house, a weight usually of iron or

sand used to balance suspended scenery, or the like.
a. Counter Weight c. Buffer
b. Counter Balance d. Weight Buffer

64. In boilers, they function only when prescribed unsafe

operating exceeds conditions.
a. Control Limit c. Limit Control

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 b. Control Boards d. Limit Control & Interlocks

65. Vertical tracks that serves as a guide for the car and
the counterweight.
a. Travelling Cable c. Hoisting Cable
b. Guide Rails d. Idle Sheave

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
66. A structural steel column thoroughly encased in
concrete reinforced with both vertical and spiral
reinforcement.
a. Tied Column c. Spiral Column
b. Composite Column d. Compound Column

67. A concrete column with spiral reinforcement enclosing

a circular core reinforced with vertical bars.
a. Tied Column c. Spiral Column
b. Composite Column d. Compound Column

68. Longitudinal reinforcement placed in a concrete column

to absorb compressive stresses, resists bending stresses
and reduce the effects of creep and shrinkage in the
column.
a. Lateral Reinforcements c. Lateral Ties
b. Spiral Reinforcements d. Vertical Reinf.

69. Lateral reinforcement consisting of an evenly spaced

continuous spiral held firmly in place by vertical spacers.
a. Lateral Reinforcements c. Lateral Ties
b. Spiral Reinforcements d. Vertical Reinf.

70. A structural steel column encased in concrete at least

2-1/2” (64mm.) reinforced with wire mesh.
a. Tied Column c. Spiral Column
b. Composite Column d. Compound Column

UTILITIES:
71. Is a group of systems that require some amount of
action or motion in order to work efficiently in the event
of fire?
a. Active Fire Protection c. Automatic Fire Protection
b. Passive Fire Protection d. Manual Fire Protection

72. Is an integral component of the structural fire

protection and fire safety in the building, attempts to
contain fires or slow the spread, such as by fire-resistant
walls, floors and doors?

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 a. Active Fire Protection c. Automatic Fire Protection
b. Passive Fire Protection d. Manual Fire Protection

73. Is a piece of fire extinguishing equipment or gear

designed to extinguished small fire or any fire at its
initial stage?
a. Fire Extinguisher c. Fire Blanket
b. Fire Sprinkler System d. Standpipes

74. Portable apparatus for putting out small fire by

ejecting pressurized water or special chemical.
a. Fire Extinguisher c. Fire Blanket
b. Fire Sprinkler System d. Standpipes

75. Is a type of rigid water piping which is built into

multi-story buildings in a vertical position to which fire
hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of
water to the fire?
a. Fire Extinguisher c. Fire Blanket
b. Fire Sprinkler System d. Standpipes

BUILDING MATERIALS:
76. It is the densest and is used with lime putty to slow
the time of set somewhat.
a. Special Cement c. Keene’s Cement
b. Portland Cement d. White Cement

77. Is compose of cement, specially treated quarts (for

silica), and proprietary chemicals. Are resistant to
hydrostatic pressure and chemicals, and can be used for
both positive and negative sides of retaining concrete
structures.
a. Crystalline Cementitious c. Elastomeric
b. Flexible Cementitious d. Torch Applied

78. Used for precast blocks, cast in place walls of houses

and for panel filling of steel-framed buildings.
a. Foamed Slag c. Expanded Slag
b. Expanded Slate d. Fly Ash

79. Is the hardest wood I the Philippines also known as

the Philippine “Iron Wood”.
a. Narra c. Mangkono
b. Guijo d. Yakal

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 80. A lustrous transition metal with silver color, low
density and high strength.
a. Vanadium c. Tungsten
b. Manganese d. Titanium

UTILITIES:
81. This type of lighting has 90% to 100% of the light
output is directed towards the ceiling and upper walls of
the room.
a. Indirect Lighting c. Direct Lighting
b. Specific Lighting d. General Lighting

82. This type of lighting has 60% to 90% of the light is

directed upwards; 40% to 10% downwards.
a. Indirect Lighting c. Direct Lighting
b. Semi-Indirect Lighting d. Semi-Direct Lighting

83. This type of lighting has 60% to 90% of light is

directed downwards while 40% to 10% is directed upwards.
a. Indirect Lighting c. Direct Lighting
b. Semi-Indirect Lighting d. Semi-Direct Lighting

84. This type of lighting provides approximately equal

distribution of light upwards and downwards.
a. Specific Lighting c. General Lighting
b. Task Lighting d. Accent Lighting

85. This type of lighting has 90% - 100% of the light

output is directed downwards.
a. Indirect Lighting c. Direct Lighting
b. Task Lighting d. Accent Lighting

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
86. Any of the U-shaped or closed loop bars placed
perpendicular to the longitudinal reinforcement of a
concrete beam to resist the vertical component of diagonal
tension.
a. Stirrup c. Lateral Ties
b. Bend d. Hook

87. A bend or curve given to the end of a tension bar to

develop an equivalent embedment length, used where there is
insufficient room to develop an embedment length.
a. Stirrup c. Lateral Ties
b. Bend d. Hook

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 88. A monolithic reinforced construction in which a
portion of the slab on each side of the beam acts as a
flange in resisting compressive stresses and the portion of
the beam projecting below the slab serves as a web or stem
in resisting bending and shear stresses.
a. Deep Beam c. T-beam
b. Cantilever Beam d. Simple Beam

89. A concrete slab of uniform thickness reinforced in one

direction and cast integrally with parallel supporting
beams.
a. Two-way Slab c. Beam & Girder Slab
b. One-way Slab d. Ribbed Slab

90. A reinforced concrete slab cast integrally with a

series of closely spaced joists which in turn are supported
by a parallel set of beams.
a. Two-way Slab c. Beam & Girder Slab
b. One-way Slab d. Ribbed Slab

STRUCTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION:
91. Refer to Set 3 C, identify Figure C.
a. Hollow Core Slab c. Double Tee
b. Inverted T-beams d. AASHTO Girder

92. Refer to Set 3 C, identify Figure A.

a. Hollow Core Slab c. Double Tee
b. L-shaped Beams d. AASHTO Girder

93. Refer to Set 3 C, identify Figure D.

a. Hollow Core Slab c. Double Tee
b. L-shaped Beams d. AASHTO Girder

94. Refer to Set 3 C, identify Figure E.

a. Hollow Core Slab c. Double Tee
b. Inverted T-beams d. AASHTO Girder

95. Refer to Set 3 C, identify Figure B.

a. Hollow Core Slab c. Double Tee
b. Inverted T-beams d. AASHTO Girder

UTILITIES:
96. Point where MERALCO can cut off power supply?
a. Panel Board c. Service Entrance
b. Service Drop d. Electric Meter

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 97. Distributing medium of electricity in a building?
a. Feeder c. Wires and conduits
b. Panel Board d. Electric Meter

98. Usual power supply from service providers?

a. 60 c. 90
b. 80 d. 100

99. What is the angle inclination of an Escalator?

a. 30 degrees c. 15 degrees
b. 40 degrees d. 60 degrees

100. It has same function with a circuit breaker?

a. Switch c. Switch Gear
b. Panel Board d. Fuse

STRUCTURAL:
101. Here the top flange of the beam is cut away so that
the top edge can align.
a. Coped Connection c. Simple Connection
b. Framed Connection d. Seated Connection

102. Although not designed to be moment resisting, the

angle seat does not provide for additional stiffness and
resting place for the beam during the erection process.
a. Coped Connection c. Simple Connection
b. Simple Framed Connection d. Seated Connection

103. Where the smaller beam sits on top of the larger

member. (Moment Connection)
a. Coped Connection c. Simple Connection
b. Framed Connection d. Seated Connection

104. Angles are attached to the web of the beam and bolted
to the flange of the column.
a. Coped Connection c. Simple Connection
b. Simple Framed Connection d. Seated Connection

105. Where the beam frames into the web of the girder.
a. Coped Connection c. Simple Connection
b. Framed Connection d. Seated Connection

UTILITIES:
106. Part of the drainage system beginning just outside the
foundation wall and terminating at the main sewer.
a. Building Sewer c. House Sewer
b. Public Sewer d. House Drain

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 107. Water enters through rim punching and jets placed in
an up-leg of the rear trap, filling the trap way and
creating an instant siphon action without rise of the water
level.
a. Siphon Jet c. Siphon Vortex
b. Blow Out d. Reverse Trap

108. Used to ventilate the soil and waste pipes. Portion of

the soil-pipe stack above the highest installed fixture
branch extending through the roof.
a. Main Vent c. Dry Vent
b. Stack Vent d. Wet Vent

109. Maximum vertical depth of liquid that a trap will

retain, measured within the crown weir and the top of the
dip of the trap.
a. Trap c. Trap Seal
b. Trap Seal Loss d. P-Trap

110. A system which requires or uses a holding tank for the

retention hauled sewage at the site where it is produced
prior to its collection by hauled sewage system.
a. Class 2 c. Class 3
b. Class 4 d. Class 5

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
111. Refer to Set 4 D, identify Figure E.
a. Jig Saw c. Circular Saw
b. Radial Arm Saw d. Table Saw

112. Refer to Set 4 D, identify Figure D.

a. Jig Saw c. Circular Saw
b. Radial Arm Saw d. Table Saw

113. Refer to Set 4 D, identify Figure C.

a. Miter Saw c. Circular Saw
b. Radial Arm Saw d. Table Saw

114. Refer to Set 4 D, identify Figure B.

a. Miter Saw c. Circular Saw
b. Radial Arm Saw d. Table Saw

115. Refer to Set 4 D, identify Figure A.

a. Jig Saw c. Circular Saw
b. Radial Arm Saw d. Table Saw

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BUILDING MATERIALS:
116. How many numbers of void cells are there at a Concrete
Hollow Blocks?
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 1

117. What is the term given to stones coming from the river
sides?
a. Rubble c. Flagstones
b. Mactan Stones d. Fieldstones

118. What type of glass is widely used?

a. Laminated Glass c. Float Glass
b. Reflective Glass d. Obscure Glass

119. What type of glass is rolled with design?

a. Etched Glass c. Tinted Glass
b. Patterned Glass d. Wired Glass

120. What waterproofing material is mixed on concrete to

alter its properties?
a. Integral c. crystalline
b. Cementitious d. Polyurethane

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
121. Essentially a mansard roof in reverse; also known as
kicked eaves, this roof has four sides with a steep upper
slope and a gentler lower slope, providing cover around the
edges of the house for a porch.
a. Shed Roof c. Flat Roof
b. Bonnet Roof d. Box Gable

122. An asymmetrical design in which one side of the roof

is a sloping flat roof with the other side more of a lean-
to, creating a gable in the middle.
a. Shed Roof c. Flat Roof
b. Bonnet Roof d. Salt Box Roof

123. Shed roof with the higher end abutting a wall or a

larger building.
a. Shed Roof c. Flat Roof
b. Lean-to Roof d. Salt Box Roof

124. Roof having a single slope; also called SKILLION.

a. Shed Roof c. Flat Roof
b. Lean-to Roof d. Salt Box Roof

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 125. Having two sloping sides that meet to form a ridge,
with a triangular section on either side that is boxed off
from the walls.
a. Gable Roof c. Front Gable Roof
b. Open Gable Roof d. Box Gable

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
126. Any rafter that is shorter than the full length of the
roof slope.
a. Jack Rafter c. Hip Rafter
b. Valley Rafter d. Common Rafter

127. Rafter forming the junction of the sloping sides of a

hip roof.
a. Jack Rafter c. Hip Rafter
b. Valley Rafter d. Common Rafter

128. A jack rafter extending from a valley rafter to a

ridge.
a. Hip Jack c. Jack Rafter
b. Valley Jack d. Cripple Jack

129. A jack rafter extending from a wall plate to a hip

rafter.
a. Hip Jack c. Jack Rafter
b. Valley Jack d. Cripple Jack

130. A rafter joining a hip to a valley; it touches neither

the ridge of the roof nor the wall plate.
a. Hip Jack c. Jack Rafter
b. Valley Jack d. Cripple Jack

UTILITIES:
131. What is the speed of an Escalator?
a. 40 meters per minute c. 35 meters per minute
b. 30 meters per minute d. 38 meters per minute

132. Type of Drain used in Balconies and Roof Decks?

a. Floor Drain c. Scupper Drain
b. Trench Drain d. Pop-up Drain

133. What lighting is used for task lighting?

a. General Lighting c. Indirect Lighting
b. Specific Lighting d. Direct Lighting

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 134. What type of cable is widely used in local area
network and any other form of telecommunication system in
Institutional, Commercial and Residential projects?
a. Mineral Insulated Cable
b. Non-metallic Sheathed Cable also known as ROMEX
c. Coaxial Cable
d. Mineral Insulated Copper Clad Cable

135. A positive displacement pump which utilizes a plunger

or piston to change a cavity's volume, and produce a
pressure differential.
a. Jet Pumps c. Sump Pump
b. Reciprocating Pumps d. Rotary Pumps

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
136. A lengthening joint made by overlapping the tapered,
notched or halved ends of two members and holding them in
place with bolts, straps, keys or fish plates to resist
tension or compression.
a. Edge Joint c. End Joint
b. Scarf Joint d. Butt Joint

137. Any of various joints formed by abutting the surfaces

of two members squarely together without overlapping.
a. Edge Joint c. End Joint
b. Scarf Joint d. Butt Joint

138. A dado that is not cut across the full width of a

member.
a. Stopped Dado c. Dado
b. Dado Joint d. Square Splice

139. A miter joint having a raised surface to limit motion

between the joined parts.
a. Tongued Miter c. Miter Joint
b. Shoulder Miter d. Miter

140. A lap joint formed by overlapping two members without

any change in form.
a. End Lap Joint c. Halved Lap Joint
b. Cross Lap Joint d. Plain Lap

STRUCTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION:
141. Based on the Richter Scale, this earthquake magnitude
is a major earthquake.
a. Magnitude 2.5 c. Magnitude 4.5
b. Magnitude 3.5 d. Magnitude 7.0

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 142. Based on the Richter Scale, this earthquake magnitude
is a destructive earthquake.
a. Magnitude 2.5 c. Magnitude 8.0 & up
b. Magnitude 6.0 d. Magnitude 7.0

143. Based on the Richter Scale, this earthquake magnitude

is a Great earthquake.
a. Magnitude 2.5 c. Magnitude 4.5
b. Magnitude 6.0 d. Magnitude 8.0 & up

144. Based on the Richter Scale, this earthquake magnitude

is generally not felt, but recorded on seismometers.
a. Magnitude 2.5 c. Magnitude 1.5
b. Magnitude 6.0 d. Magnitude 7.0

145. Based on the Richter Scale, this earthquake magnitude

has some local damage may occur.
a. Magnitude 2.5 c. Magnitude 4.5
b. Magnitude 6.0 d. Magnitude 7.0

ESTIMATES:
146. For a CLASS A Concrete mix, how many bags of cement
are needed for a 587.25 cubic volume for slab?
a. 4,302 – 5,000 c. 3,502 – 4,200
b. 5,100 – 5,300 d. 2,850 – 4,100

147. How many 12-inch square tiles are needed to tile the
floor in a room that is 30 feet by 15 feet?
a. 550 pcs. c. 350 pcs.
b. 250 pcs. d. 450 pcs.

148. Solve for the 12mm gypsum board needed for a drywall
bedroom partition of 3.0m x 4.0m. Add 5% wastage.
a. 20 pcs. c. 9 pcs.
b. 15 pcs. d. 5 pcs.

149. What is the total volume of excavation for 20 footings

of 1.00-meter x 1.00 meter and a depth of 0.90 meters?
a. 18 cum. c. 15 cum.
b. 20 cum. d. 12 cum.

150. What is the total weight of 12 pcs – 12mm x 9m RSB?

a. 70 -79 kgs c. 90 – 99 kgs
b. 80 -89 kgs d. 61 – 69 kgs

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