Blocklaying Activities Quiz

The abbreviation BLK stands for:

• brickwork

• blockwork

• building

• boardwalk

Technical details on a working drawing can be located in the:

• specification

• bill of quantities

• contract

• email

One square metre of blockwork contains:

• 50 blocks

• 10 blocks

• 70 blocks

• 80 blocks

Quarter blocks are inserted to maintain:

• the joints

• the face

• the ranging

• the bond

When is a bricklayer required to wear PPE?

• Never

• Always

• Important events

• Now and again

In order to build even levelled courses the wall must be:

• gauged

• staged

• caged

• coursed

Bricklayers use dry bonding to:

• establish the joints

• establish the face

• establish the correct bond

• establish the ranging

When cutting lightweight blocks the bricklayer must:

• wear a jacket

• wear goggles

• wear gloves

• wear hard hat

A bricklayer will bond the blocks for:

• decoration

• colour

• cost

• strength

The tool used to dress a cut block is called a:

• comb hammer

• cut hammer

• chisel

• club hammer