Practice Exam Building Materials and Fasteners MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the most correct answer per question. 1. How many 4' × 8' sheets of plywood would be needed to provide subfloor for a 20' by 25' room? a) b) c) d) 16 20 24 32 2. An engineered wood product commonly used to make doors and other millwork is _____. a) b) c) d) LSL glulam LVL PSL 3. The two types of hammer-set anchors are _____. a) b) c) d) bolt and toggle screw and nail expansion and post sleeve and wedge 4. When performing a job hazard analysis, tasks are broken down into _____. a) b) c) d) phases steps chapters codes 5. In the grading stamp shown in RQ01, the term S-DRY means that the lumber _____. Figure RQ01 a) b) c) d) is made from standard dry wood has a maximum 15 percent moisture content has a moisture content over 19 percent has a maximum 19 percent moisture content 6. The panel product that will not support combustion and will not burn is _____. a) b) c) d) plywood mineral fiberboard particleboard OSB 7. Which of the following is applied with a caulking gun and used to adhere gypsum board to framing members? a) b) c) d) Resorcinol glue Contact cement Construction adhesive Polyvinyl glue 8. The typical aggregate content of concrete is approximately _____. a) b) c) d) 30–50% 40–60% 50–70% 60–80% 9. The nominal dimensions of a typical concrete masonry unit are _____. a) b) c) d) 4 × 4 × 8 inches 8 × 8 × 16 inches 6 × 12 × 8 inches 2 × 4 × 12 inches 10. Plywood that is typically used to manufacture doors, furniture, and cabinets is known as _____. a) b) c) d) hardwood plywood softwood plywood finished plywood premium plywood 11. When calculating the amount of concrete needed, the unit of measure is _____. a) b) c) d) short tons cubic yards cubic meters foot-pounds 12. One of the most common injuries associated with wood products is _____. a) b) c) d) splinters pinching carpal tunnel pinched nerves 13. Material-handling accidents are most likely to happen when _____. a) b) c) d) workers are new or inexperienced at a job the weather is bad equipment is defective the job is behind schedule 14. When lifting an object, it is best to _____. a) b) c) d) bend over at the waist use only your back muscles lift with your legs raise the load as quickly as possible 15. In construction, the most common fasteners used for attaching two pieces of lumber are _____. a) b) c) d) lag bolts rivets wood screws nails 16. The type of bolt used to attach the sill plate to a foundation is the _____. a) b) c) d) anchor bolt machine bolt carriage bolt stove bolt 17. Self-drilling anchors are used in _____. a) b) c) d) gypsum board concrete and masonry steel and concrete plywood and lumber 18. When obtaining safety information about an adhesive, the best source of reliable information is _____. a) b) c) d) the applicable SDS your supervisor a coworker a building supply dealer 19. An adhesive that requires two components to be mixed together at the time of use is _____. a) b) c) d) polyvinyl glue contact cement epoxy mastic 20. Silica is a mineral found in _____. a) b) c) d) pressure-treated wood concrete steel slag

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