ARCHITECURE COMPREHENSIVE COURSE

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1. An architectural style focuses on religious interest and culture reflected in the beauty and
simplicity of buildings on the Acropolis.
a. Roman c. Greek
b. Hellenistic d. Classical

2. A piece of sheet metal fitted under another piece of flat metal or wood over which water
is expected to run.
a. Gutter c. Ridge cap
b. Flashing d. Ridge roll

3. Which refers to collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials?

a. Waste management c. Trash management
b. Drainage management d. None of the above

4. What is a device that is used to convert voltage from higher to lower or vice versa?
a. Regulator c. Transformer
b. Rectifier d. Voltage

5. Plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other materials that are pounded into place.
a. Calking c. Slip joint
b. Soldering d. None of the above

6. Cementitious material or combination of cementitious materials and aggregate that,

when mixed with water, forms a plastic mass that sets and hardens when applied to a
surface.
a. bonding concrete c. coated concrete
b. plaster d. finishing concrete

7. A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste, or vent piping.
a. Soil pipe c. Soil stack pipe
b. Stack d. Waste stack pipe

8. The vertical joint between two masonry units, perpendicular to the face of a wall.
a. bed joint c. head joint
b. collar joint d. shoved joint

9. A portion of the plumbing system which conveys rain or storm water to suitable terminal.
a. House sewer c. Sanitary drain
b. Storm drain d. Waste water drain

10. Refers to how we perceive the size of a building element or space relative to other forms.
a. Proportion c. Form
b. Scale d. Space

11. Cement capable of setting and hardening by a reaction of water.

a. high-grade cement c. pozzolan cement
b. hydraulic cement d. Portland cement

12. This method assumes that environmental needs are problems that can be solved through
careful analysis & deliberate procedures.
a. Pattern language c. Biological
b. Dramaturgical d. Problem solving

13. An addition to the basic ingredients of concrete, other materials are often added to the
mix or applied to the surface of freshly placed concrete to produce some special result and
are known as ______.
a. plus factor concrete c. add-on concrete
b. concrete additives d. concrete come-ons
14. A linear unit for regulating column spacing in traditional Japanese construction.
a. Shaku c. Chi
b. Ken d. Manna

15. It is a concrete member that is cast and cured in a place other than its final position.
a. pre-cast concrete c. cast-in place concrete
b. pre-fabricated concrete d. cast in place concrete

16. These are substances or materials that resist the flow of electric current.
a. Conductors c. Alloy
b. Insulators d. Silver

17. A pipe which conveys only liquid wastes free of fecal matter.
a. Drain c. Sewer
b. Waste pipe d. Soil pipe

18. This is usually located in the elevator pit of an elevator.

a. Car c. Shaft
b. Cable d. Buffer

19. The maximum degree of inclination for an escalator.

a. 35 degree c. 60 degree
b. 45 degree d. 30 degree

20. For light hazard occupancy like hospital and residences, the coverage of one sprinkler
head is about ___________ per sprinkler.
a. 10 sq. m. c. 25 sq. m.
b. 20 sq. m. d. 30 sq. m.

21. The egg and dart or egg and tongue are the usual ornament found in the_______.
a. astragal c. ovolo
b. fillet d. scotia

22. A drop-like truncated cone from pendant to modules and regulate of the Doric Order is
called _______.
a. taenia c. guttae
b. dentils d. cornice

23. For assembly places, theaters, auditoriums, convention halls for public use. What is the
ratio of lavatory per number of males and females.
a. 1 per 100 c. 1 per 250
b. 1 per 200 d. 1 per 300

24. Art Nouveau, the international style was first seen in what bldg. structure?
a. Victorian house c. Elizabethan Mansion
b. Tassel house d. Ghent House

25. An ancient Egyptian tomb made of mud brick, rectangular in plan with a flat roof and
sloping sides from which a shaft leads to an underground burial and offering chambers.
a. Mastaba c. Royal pyramids
b. Serdab d. None of the above

26. A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in
position until the work becomes self-supporting.
a. Bracing c. Centering
b. Vaulting d. Cornering

27. A precast concrete beam having projecting ledges for receiving the ends of joists or
slabs.
a. Ledger beam c. girder
b. box beam d. Rectangular beam

28. The part of the battlement where the soldiers stay on guard.
a. battlement c. allure
b. crenel d. bartizan

29. A change in the use or occupancy of buildings or structures which has different
requirements.
a. mobilization c. renovation
b. alteration d. conversion

30. An inner narthex when two are present.

a. nave c. exonarthex
b. narthex d. esonarthex

31. Under BP 344, the slope of ramp shall not exceed _____.
a. 1:15 c. 1:20
b. 1:25 d. 1:12

32. It is the arrangement and design of windows in a building.

a. balloon framing c. polychromy
b. fenestration d. cella

33. A roster showing all names and place of business of all registered architects.
a. entrepreneurship c. roster of architects
b. proprietorship d. none of the above

34. A wide-low pitched gable surmounting a colonnade or a major division of a façade.

a. acroterium c. pediment
b. tympanum d. stylobate

35. A pre-treatment of poured concrete such as walls, beams, and columns where a thin
layer of lean cement grout mixed with flexible base additives is splattered by stamp brush or
masonry spoon onto the surface to give a “tooth’ for excellent plaster adhesion.
a. concrete roughing by chiseling c. cement grouting
b. scratch coat d. splash coat

36. Basic unit of dimension used in Classical Orders.

a. ½ times the diameter of the column c. dimension of base
b. diameter of the column d. 7.85 times the diameter

37. A device with a pipe or tube used in depositing concrete underwater.

a. Tremie c. Cofferdam
b. Dead shore d. Tube funnel

38. What is the machine that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy?
a. Generator c. Electric motor
b. Transformer d. None of the above

39. Bolts and rivets are said to be used on some of the process of joining metals. They are
called ______.
a. joiners c. fasteners
b. stabilizers d. fixers

40. Galvanized iron or galvanized steel pipe shall NOT be used underground and it shall be
kept at least ________ above the ground.
a. 25 cm. c. 35 cm.
b. 45 cm. d. 15 cm.

41. The process of forming brick by molding relatively wet clay having a moisture content of
20% to 30%.
a. soft clay process c. soft mud process
b. hard clay process d. hard mud process

42. To improve its appearance and to increase its resistance to weather and corrosion, a
treatment called ______ is done.
a. anodizing c. painting
b. wax d. coating

43. The minimum headroom clearance of ceiling under BP 220.

a. 3.40 m. c. 3.00 m.
b. 2.10 m. d. 2.00 m.

44. Any of number of wooden strips usually 2”X2” laid upon a concrete slab to provide a
means of attaching a subfloor or flooring.
a. sleeper c. Sandwich panel
b. Acoustic strips d. subfloor decking

45. Class AA concrete has a ratio mixture of _______.

a. 1:3:6 c. 1:1 ½:3
b. 1:2:4 d. 1: 2 ½: 5

46. A waste pipe that does not connect directly with the drainage systems of a building but
discharges into it through a properly trapped fixture or receptacle.
a. Direct connection c. Indirect waste pipe
b. Direct waste pipe d. Indirect connection

47. A membrane structure having a surface of closely spaced cables instead of a fabric
material.
a. tent structure c. Membrane structure
b. Cable structure d. net structure

48. A pile driven at a specified angle to the vertical in order to provide resistance against
lateral forces.
a. Inclined Pile c. angle pile
b. batter pile d. Leaning pile

49. A discontinuous column in a multistory frame, supported at some intermediate level

where its load is transferred to adjacent columns.
a. Column load c. Transfer beam
b. guy cable d. transfer column

50. A method of construction that rely primarily on the use of standardized manufactured
components, consist largely of assembling rather than fabricating them at the site.
a. Precured construction c. Prefabricated construction
b. Assembled construction d. Rigid frame construction

Prepared by:

Arch. Hervy G. Catilogo

Instructor