TLE (5) - Carpentry and Masonry you need a ________.

1) The preparation of good quality a. back saw

lumber includes several stages. When it b. cross cut saw
is dried, the process involved is? c. rip saw
a. seasoning d. circular saw
b. staining 7) In measuring cylindrical object, what
c. lumbering is the appropriate tool to be used?
d. logging a. ruler
2) The smallest division of the metric b. caliper
scale that you can find in the steel rule c. pull-push rule
is ________. d. meter stick
a. decimeter 8) Fastening materials are important in
b. centimeter woodworks. The most common of these
c. millimeter materials is ________.
d. meter a. dowel
3) What is the conversion equivalent of b. bolts
one inch to centimeters? c. screw
a. 25.4 d. nails
b. 2.54 9) A wood product made of three or
c. 0.254 more veneer slice that are laid one upon
d. 0.0254 the other and bonded with glue or
4) Find the total number of board feet of synthetic resin is ________.
six pieces of lumber with a dimension of a. Pressed wood
2" x 4" x 12'. b. Plywood
a. 8 bd. ft. c. Particle board
b. 96 bd. ft. d. Soft wood
c. 48 bd. ft. 10) Which of the following tools is used
d. 480 bd. ft. in checking the squareness of the
5) A seasoned lumber is ideal for corners and flatness of a surface?
carpentry works. Which among the a. Straightedge
following is best to use? b. Steel square
a. Sun dried c. Sliding T-bevel
b. Kiln dried d. Try square
c. Air dried 11) The strongest form of wood joint
d. Natural dried applicable for table legs is ________.
6) There are numerous kinds of saw. a. miter
When sawing along the grain of wood, b. mortise and tenon
c. dado 17) A type of roof frame consisting
d. butt and lap series of triangles used to distribute
12) You are almost finished with your loads and stiffen the structure of the roof
project. One of the procedure below is is ________.
done before the application of finishing a. Girts
materials. b. Rafter
a. cutting c. Truss
b. spraying d. Purlins
c. sanding 18) A triangular file is used to sharpen a
d. varnishing saw. What is the angle of the file set
13) A surfaced lumber where four of its against the bevel of the tooth of a cross
sides are smooth or planed is called: cut saw?
a. S3S a. 30 degrees
b. S2S b. 45 degrees
c. Rough c. 90 degrees
d. S4S d. 60 degrees

14) In carpentry, splicing or joining of 19) What kind of wood finishing material
wood using two side blocks is called: is used when you want a solid color
a. Lapping instead of a wood pattern finish?
b. Scarfing a. Opaque finishes
c. Fishing b. Bleaches
d. Jointing c. Stains
d. Lacquers
15) There is considerable number of
wood joints. The simplest and easiest to 20) A saw angle should be adjusted
make is ________. depending on the kind of wood. What is
a. Lap joint the recommended angle for soft and thin
b. Dado joint wood?
c. Miter joint a. 30-45 degrees
d. Butt joint b. 60 degrees
c. 80 degrees
16) In a wooden floor system, the major d. 20 degrees
horizontal support member upon which
the floor system is laid is the ________. 21) Which is considered to be the oldest
a. Floor joist and most commonly used building
b. Sill material?
c. Header a. Cement
d. Girder b. Wood
c. Steel
d. Sand
22) A wood which is obtained from c. dressed
conifers and are used for framing? d. worked
a. Hard wood 28) Which lumber that has been dresses
b. Soft wood and matched, ship lapped, or patterned?
c. Dark wood a. rough
d. Brown wood b. smooth
23) Which wood is obtained from c. dressed
deciduous trees? d. worked
a. Hard wood 29) Which is a plank of wood that has
b. Soft wood been roughly cut?
c. Dark wood a. Timber
d. Brown wood b. Board
24) Which is a binding agent that reacts c. Lumber
with water to form a hard stone-like d. Block
substance? 30) Which lumber has been cut from
a. Glue logs radially to the growth rings and the
b. Cement fiber runs about parallel to the face?
c. Mortar a. Edge-grain
d. Grout b. Angle-grain
25) Which term refers to inert materials c. Flat-grain
when bound together into a d. Close-grain
conglomerated mass from concrete? 31) Which lumber has been cut
a. Aggregates tangentially to the growth rings and the
b. Gravel fiber runs about 90 degrees to the face?
c. Cement a. Edge-grain
d. Water b. Angle-grain
26) A lumber that has been sawed, c. Flat-grain
edged, and trimmed in which cutting d. Close-grain
marks are visible is ________. 32) Which is the art of building with
a. rough stone, bricks, concrete blocks of other
b. smooth similar materials?
c. dressed a. Carpentry
d. worked b. Concrete
27) Which lumber has been put through c. Mortar
planing machine which gives fine d. Masonry
surface? 33) If you want to go upstairs, which part
a. rough do you hold on to?
b. smooth
a. Handrail 39) In the construction site, what
b. Tread protects the carpenter from falling?
c. Handle a. Hat
d. Riser b. Belt and harness
34) If you want to upstairs, which part do c. Helmet
you step on? d. Shed
a. Handrail 40) These are compress baked clay that
b. Tread are processed into workable materials?
c. Handle a. Stone
d. Riser b. Sand
35) What makes the door swing when c. Bricks
you close and open it? d. CHB
a. Door knob 41) Which lumber has wood fibers that
b. Door lock are packed closely together?
c. Door shutter a. Edge-grain
d. Door hinge b. Angle-grain
36) A carpenter wants to construct a c. Flat-grain
stair, what could be the standard height d. Close-grain
of the riser? 42) Which lumber has wood fiber that do
a. 5-6 inches not run parallel to the board?
b. 6-8 inches a. Edge-grain
c. 8-10 inches b. Cross-grain
d. 10-12 inches c. Flat-grain
37) In masonry works, it is necessary to d. Close-grain
wear protective equipment, EXCEPT: 43) A carpenter makes a picture frame.
a. mask Which type of joint is appropriate?
b. goggles a. Dado joint
c. gloves b. Tenon joint
d. ear muffs c. Lap joint
38) In the construction site, what d. Miter joint
protects the carpenter from falling 44) A carpenter fixes shelves of a
objects? bookcase. Which type of joint is
a. Hat appropriate?
b. Belt and harness a. Dado joint
c. Helmet b. Mortise and Tenon joint
d. Shed c. Lap joint
d. Miter joint
45) In which wood joint is the end of one b. Butt joint
member inserted to hole of the other c. Lap joint
member? d. Miter joint
a. Dado joint 51) Which wood joint protects the room
b. Mortise and Tenon joint occupants from seeing outside?
c. Lap joint a. Rabbet joint
d. Miter joint b. Butt joint
46) Which wood joint describes the c. Bridle joint
technique for joining two pieces by d. Miter joint
putting one side over the other? 52) Which wood joint is used to support
a. Dado joint the middle of a bench?
b. Butt joint a. Dado joint
c. Lap joint b. Butt joint
d. Miter joint c. Bridle joint
47) Which wood joint describes the d. Miter joint
technique for joining two pieces by 53) Which unit is the basic linear unit of
putting one end over the other? an English system?
a. Dado joint a. foot
b. Butt joint b. meter
c. Lap joint c. yard
d. Miter joint d. inch
48) A carpenter wants to make a dining 54) Which unit is the basic linear unit of
table. Which joint is appropriate to a Metric system?
become rigid and durable? a. foot
a. Miter joint b. meter
b. Mortise and Tenon joint c. yard
c. Dado joint d. inch
d. Butt joint
55) If you have 2 ft length of a piece of
49) Which is the simplest type of wood wood, how long is it in inches?
joint? a. 25
a. Dado joint b. 12
b. Butt joint c. 22
c. Lap joint d. 24
d. Miter joint
56) If you have 2 yards length of a piece
50) Which wood joint describes the of wood, how long is it in inches?
technique for joining two pieces by a. 82
cutting of 45 degrees angle? b. 72
a. Rabbet joint
c. 84 c. 393.7
d. 64 d. 3,937
57) 10 yards length of wood is how 63) A carpenter wants to measure long
many feet? distances. Which tool is appropriate?
a. 36 a. Ruler
b. 35 b. Extension rule
c. 30 c. Meter stick
d. 24 d. Pull-push rule
58) One decameter of G.I. sheets is how 64) A carpenter wants to mark very
many centimeters? rough objects. Which tool is
a. 10 appropriate?
b. 20 a. Chalk line
c. 100 b. Extension rule
d. 1,000 c. Level
59) A 2" x 3" x 12' lumber is how many d. Border line
board feet? 65) A carpenter wants to obtain vertical
a. 2 line. Which tool is appropriate?
b. 6 a. Ruler
c. 8 b. Level
d. 10 c. Plum bob
60) 5 pcs. of a 1" x 1' x 8' lumber is how d. Pull-push rule
many board feet? 66) A carpenter wants to cut lumber
a. 30 across the grain. Which tool is
b. 35 appropriate?
c. 40 a. crosscut saw
d. 45 b. rip cut saw
61) 50 millimeters length of a piece of c. back saw
lumber is how many decimeter? d. hacksaw
a. 5 67) A carpenter wants to fasten and
b. 0.05 remove nails. Which tool is appropriate?
c. 0.005 a. Hammer
d. 0.5 b. Ballpen hammer
62) How tall is a 10 meter building in c. Claw hammer
inches? d. Sledge hammer
a. 3.937 68) A carpenter wants to smoothen
b. 39.37 wood surfaces. Which tool is
appropriate?
a. File 74) A mason lays bricks. Which tool is
b. Sand paper appropriate?
c. Back saw a. Shovel
d. Plane b. Hawk
69) A mason wants to create a smooth c. Trowel
finish of concrete after floating. Which d. Float
tool is appropriate? 75) Which is flat with handle at the back
a. Brick hammer usually made of wood?
b. Concrete trowel a. Shovel
c. Plane b. Buttering
d. Float c. Trowel
70) A mason wants to set or cut brick, d. Float
block, or stone. Which tool is 76) Which tool is used in shaping and
appropriate? forming concrete edges?
a. Claw hammer a. Shovel
b. Crandall b. Buttering
c. Mason's hammer c. Edger
d. Star drill d. Float
71) A mason wants to repair mortar 77) A mason wants to mix concrete for
joints. Which tool is appropriate? column and slab. Which mixture is
a. Pointing trowel appropriate?
b. Crandall a. 1 : 2 : 4
c. Cold chisel b. 1 : 1 1/2 : 3
d. Brick trowel c. 1 : 2 1/2 : 5
72) A mason wants to mix and move d. 1 : 3 : 6
mortar in brick laying. Which tool is 78) A mason wants to mix class B
appropriate? mixture. Which mixture is correct?
a. Pointing trowel a. 1 : 2 : 4
b. Crandall b. 1 : 1 1/2 : 3
c. Cold chisel c. 1 : 2 1/2 : 5
d. Brick trowel d. 1 : 3 : 6
73) A mason wants to mix concrete. 79) A mason wants to mix concrete for a
Which tool is appropriate? slab in the ground. Which mixture is
a. Shovel appropriate?
b. Buttering a. 1 : 2 : 4
c. Trowel b. 1 : 1 1/2 : 3
d. Float c. 1 : 2 1/2 : 5
d. 1 : 3 : 6
80) A mason wants to mix concrete for b. Grout
hollow block filler. Which mixture is c. Mortar
appropriate? d. Bricks
a. 1 : 2 : 4 86) Which term refers to the process of
b. 1 : 1 1/2 : 3 finishing using mortar?
c. 1 : 2 1/2 : 5 a. Finishing
d. 1 : 3 : 6 b. Fine finishing
81) Which refers to the ease with which c. Concreting
the fresh concrete can be molded d. Plastering
without segregation? 87) A mason wants to lay ceramic tiles.
a. Plasticity Where does he start?
b. Consistency a. Front
c. Mobility b. Left
d. Grout c. Right
82) Which refers to the degree of d. Center
wetness or slump of the concrete 88) A mason wants to lay concrete
mixture? hollow blocks. Where does he start?
a. Plasticity a. Front
b. Consistency b. Left
c. Mobility c. Right
d. Grout d. Center
83) Which is an artificial stone that 89) A mason wants to mix mortar for
results from mixing cement, sand, plastering. What does he mix?
gravel, and water? a. cement and water
a. Concrete b. cement and sand
b. Grout c. sand and water
c. Mortar d. water and cement
d. Bricks
90) A mason wants to lay concrete
84) Which is an artificial stone that hollow blocks into a 10 sq.m. wall. How
results from mixing cement, sand, and many CHB are needed?
water? a. 100 pcs.
a. Concrete b. 120 pcs.
b. Grout c. 122.5 pcs.
c. Mortar d. 125 pcs.
d. Bricks
91) A mason wants to lay 16" by 16"
85) Which is an artificial stone that ceramic tiles in a 10 sq.m. room. How
results from mixing cement and water? many tiles are needed?
a. Concrete
a. 60 pcs. a. ₱1,800
b. 61.5 pcs. b. ₱1,900
c. 62.5 pcs. c. ₱2,000
d. 63 pcs. d. ₱2,100
92) How many CHBs are installed for a 97) Which tile is appropriate in the toilet
wall having a dimension of 2.5 m width and bathroom flooring?
and 4.0 m height? a. Glaze tiles
a. 125 pcs. b. Ceramic tiles
b. 122.5 pcs. c. Non-skid granite tiles
c. 300 pcs. d. Clay tiles
d. 400 pcs. 98) Bricks are laid where its longer side
93) How many 8" x 8" wall tiles are is exposed to view. This arrangement is
needed in a wall 2.5 m width and 4.0 m called ________.
height? a. Header
a. 300 pcs. b. Stretcher
b. 500 pcs. c. Bond
c. 550 pcs. d. Mortar
d. 600 pcs. 99) The most widely used masonry
94) A carpenter bought 10 pcs. of a 2" x materials for construction works are?
3" x 8' lumber. If the price of lumber is a. Ashlar
₱50.00 per board foot, how much did he b. Bricks
pay? c. Rubble stones
a. ₱1,800 d. Concrete hollow blocks
b. ₱1,900 100) It is a masonry material
c. ₱2,000 manufactured from clay and other
d. ₱2,100 materials?
95) A carpenter bought 10 pcs. of a 2" x a. Stones
4" x 6' lumber. If the price of lumber is b. Stucco
P50.00 per board foot, how much did he c. Bricks
pay? d. Concrete pavers
a. ₱1,800 101) What is the tool used to guide the
b. ₱1,900 vertical position in laying bricks?
c. ₱2,000 a. Plumb bob
d. ₱2,100 b. Water hose level
96) A carpenter bought 10 pcs. of a 2" x c. Spirit level
6" x 4' lumber. If the price of lumber is d. String or chord
P50.00 per board foot, how much did he
pay?
102) Which among the following is a 107) How many cubic yard of concrete
surface finishing tool for concrete? do you need to cover a space with an
a. Crandal area of 25 square foot and a slab
b. Bolster thickness of four (4) inches?
c. Float a. 0.34 cu. yd.
d. Spade b. 0.32 cu. yd.
103) Which of the following is NOT a c. 0.25 cu. yd.
requirement to consider in proportioning d. 0.51 cu. yd.
concrete mixture? 108) What tool or instrument is used to
a. Economy set-up the lateral level of a concrete
b. Workability fence?
c. Strength a. Water hose level
d. Flexibility b. Spirit level
104) Concrete is said to be workable if it c. Plumb bob
can be molded or deformed without d. Straight edge
segregation. This characteristic is 109) According to the building code of
known as ________. the Philippines, for how many days shall
a. Consistency concrete be maintained above 10 °C
b. Plasticity temperature and in a moist condition?
c. Mobility a. 3 days
d. Workability b. 5 days
105) The following are factors that c. 7 days
regulate the strength of concrete, d. 10 days
EXCEPT: 110) Which of the following are known
a. Correct proportion of ingredients. as coarse aggregates in a concrete
b. Proper method of mixing. mixture?
c. Adequate protection of concrete a. Sand
during curing. b. Soil
d. Dropping concrete mixture from high c. Gravel
elevation. d. Stones
106) What class of concrete mixture is 111) What do you call the process of
consisting of 1 bag cement, 2 cu. ft. of hardening of concrete?
sand, and 4 cu. ft. of gravel or 1:2:4? a. Curing
a. Class AA b. Setting
b. Class A c. Hardening
c. Class B d. Molding
d. Class C 112) What is the type of hydraulic
cement is widely used in small and large
construction including roads and 117) To convert from feet to get number
highways? of meters, multiply feet by?
a. Hydraulic cement a. 0.3048
b. Portland cement b. 25.4
c. Pozzolan cement c. 30.48
d. Lime d. 2.54
113) How many pieces of 4" x 8" x 16"
concrete hollow blocks (CHB) can be
laid per bag of cement as mortar?
a. 55 to 60 pcs.
b. 25 to 30 pcs.
c. 30 to 36 pcs. ANSWERS:
d. 40 to 40 pcs.
1. A
114) What ingredient in concrete is 2. C
added to the batch immediately before 3. B
or during its mixing to improve its 4. C
durability and accelerate strength 5. B
development? 6. C (rip saw) - A back saw is used for
a. Fine aggregates making cuts for wood joints; cross cut
b. Coarse aggregates saw is used to cut wood across its grain;
c. Admixture while circular saw is a mechanized saw.
d. Water 7. B
115) Which of the following refers to the 8. D
structural reinforcing member that holds 9. B
or binds together the main 10. B
reinforcement of a column? 11. B
a. Lateral tie 12. C
b. Stirrups 13. D (S4S) - S2S means two sides of
c. Spiral tie the lumber are planed or smooth. No
d. Rebars such term as S3S; and Rough means
that the piece of lumber is not planed.
116) The structure that holds the poured
14. C
concrete until it hardens to form the
15. A
concrete beam or post.
16. C
a. Scaffolding
17. C
b. Batter board
18. D - 60 degrees for cross cut saw;
c. Forms
d. Stake and 90 degrees for a rip saw
19. A
20. A 59. B
21. B 60. C
22. B 61. A
23. A 62. C
24. B 63. D
25. A 64. A
26. A 65. C
27. C 66. A
28. D 67. C
29. C 68. D - A carpenter's plane is a hand
30. C tool with an adjustable blade for
31. A smoothing or shaping wood.
32. D 69. B
33. A 70. C
34. B 71. A
35. D 72. D
36. B 73. A
37. D 74. B
38. C 75. D
39. B 76. C
40. C 77. B
41. D 78. C
42. B 79. A
43. D 80. D
44. A 81. A
45. B 82. B
46. C 83. A
47. B 84. C
48. B 85. B
49. B 86. D
50. D 87. D
51. A 88. B
52. C 89. B
53. D 90. D
54. B 91. C
55. D 92. A
56. B 93. B
57. C 94. C
58. D 95. C
96. C
97. C
98. B
99. D
100. C
101. A
102. C
103. D
104. B
105. D
106. B
107. A
108. B
109. C
110. C
111. A
112. B
113. A
114. C
115. B
116. C
117. A