204 Practice exam

What is the total number of bricks required for a one-brick thick wall measuring 3590mm long and 975mm high?

• 390

• 400

• 410

• 420

What is the strongest bond arrangement for one-brick solid walling called?

• Stretcher

• English

• Flemish

• Dutch

What stone or concrete component is used to provide a damp proof barrier to the top of isolated piers?

• Coring

• Creasing

• Capping

• Casting

How many stretchers are laid between two headers in a course of Flemish Garden Wall bond?

• One or three

• Three or five

• Four or six

• Five or seven

If a pier is bonded in to a length of solid wall, what is it known as?

• Aligned

• Attached

• Arranged

• Applied

What is the best category of DPC to use in a freestanding solid wall?

• Rigid

• Solid

• Flexible

• Bendable

If a wall is to be built on sloping ground, what might the foundation have to be?

• Ranged

• Racked

• Stepped

• Split

To mark a wall position onto foundation concrete, the bricklayer can use a thin mortar what?

• Wipe

• Scrape

• Wash

• Screed

When setting out wall positions, it's more accurate to work to a timber what?

• Prefix

• Profile

• Parapet

• Panel

What proportion of a brick should each course overlap by in one-brick solid walling?

• An eighth

• A quarter

• Half

• Three-quarters