105 Construction Drawing Quiz

Plans used for work that has to do with construction in or on the earth are called ____.

• civil plans

• architectural renderings

• structural foundations

• exterior views

Answer explanation

The material to be used for the walls would be found in the ____.

• plumbing plan

• structural plan

• civil plan

• mechanical plan

Answer explanation

The structural plan outlines the materials and methods for constructing walls, making it the correct choice for identifying wall materials. The plumbing, civil, and mechanical plans focus on different aspects of building design.

What information in a drawing’s title block identifies the project?

• Sheet title

• Company logo

• Drawing number

• Revision block

Answer explanation

The sheet title in a drawing's title block specifically identifies the project, providing a clear description of the drawing's purpose. Other elements like the company logo or drawing number serve different functions.

The information needed to identify lines and other symbols on a construction drawing can be found in the ____.

• index

• title block

• legend

• scale

Break lines are used to show that ____.

• an object will appear in a separate drawing

• an object is hidden

• only part of an object is represented to save space

• an object is not included on the cutting line view

In the alphabet of lines, an area not included in the cutting line view is shown with ____.

• break lines

• object lines

• section cuts

• dimension lines

Gridlines are used to ____.

• show changes in topography within a building structure

• indicate that an object has been broken off

• indicate land boundaries on a site plan

• make it easy to refer to specific locations on a plan

8. A dimension is a measurement written as a ____.

• range

• number

• letter

• symbol

9. One way that an engineer’s scale differs from an architectural scale is that the engineer’s scale ____.

• uses fractional values

• is based on units of 10

• cannot be used to scale long distances

• is only used for drawings of machinery

10. If 1 inch equals 10 feet, 1/2" would be a length of ____.

• 5 feet

• 6 inches

• 50 feet

• 1/2 inch