Questions:

1. Who engage in a wide range of construction activities and execute most major construction
projects? A
a. General contractor c. Prime contractor
b. General Contract d. None of the above
2. When they enter into a contract with an owner toprovide complete construction services, they
are called______________. C
a. General contractor c. Prime contractor
b. General Contract d. None of the above
3. The work may be carried out by workers hired directly by the owner (force account), by
specialty contractors, or by a combination of these two methods. A
a. Owner-managed construction c. Construction Quality
b. Project Manager d. Construction Manager
4. Which are concerned primarily with public safety, provide minimum design and construction
standards for structural and fire safety? B
a. Zoning c. Building Permit
b. Building Codes d. All of the above
5. Which control land use, limit the size, type, and density of structures that may be erected at a
particular location? C
a. Zoning Factors c. Zoning Regulations
b. Zoning Codes d. Zoning Control
6. What are the 3 areas suggested by the Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness (CICE) Study
for improvements? B
a. Labor management, labor training and utilization, labor regulation
b. Project management, labor training and utilization, governmental regulation
c. Project management, project training and utilization, project regulation
d. None of the above
7. Which of the following is not a way of reducing construction costs? D
a. Good work planning
b. Properly organizing work
c. Carefully selecting and training workers and managers
d. Maximizing rework through timely quality control.
8. Which of the following is not a responsibility of a construction manager? A
a. Public improvement c. Safety
b. Innovation d. Improvement of technology
9. What is quality management? C
a. Refers to the contractual arrangement under which a firm supplies construction
management services to an owner.
b. Refers to the act of managing the construction process.
c. The act of overseeing all activities and tasks needed to maintain a desired level of
excellence.
d. None of the above.
10. What are the major environmental hazards encountered by construction workers? C
a. Noise, water, radiation
b. Noise, dust, anti-radiation
c. Toxic materials, extreme temperature, radiation
d. Noise, water, dust
11. It is the process of moving soil and rock from one location to another by processing it that it
meets construction requirements of location, elevation, density, moisture content, and so on.
B
a. Excavating c. Hauling
b. Compressing d. Loading
12. It is the ability of a soil to support the weight of vehicles under repeated traffic. B
a. Loadability c. Trafficability
b. Compressibility d. Availability
13. It is a soil material that is composed of individual particles larger than about 1⁄4 in. (6 mm) in
diameter but smaller than 3 in. (76 mm) in diameter. B
a. Sand c. Gravel
b. Organic Materials d. Silt
14. It is a soil condition in which the material is in its natural state. B
a. Loose c. Bank
b. Compacted d. Silt
15. It is a soil material that is composed of particles less than 0.002 mm in diameter. B
a. Silt c. Clay
b. Gravel d. Sand
16. A type of excavation that means the removing sediments and debris from below water level,
typically from the bottom of the lakes, rivers or harbors. C
a. Cut and Fill Excavation c. Dredging
b. Muck Excavation d. Trench Excavation’
17. It is a type of machine that is equipped with hoisted rope, wire ropes or chains that can be
used in lifting heavy materials. A
a. Crane c. Draglines
b. Hydraulic Excavator d. Clamshells
18. A type of crane that is intended to carry heavy loads with a maximum of 230 tons and a
maximum lifting height of 113.3 meters. A
a. Heavy Lift Crane c. Crane
b. Tower Crane d. Mobile Crane
19. It is an excavator with a bucket pulled by wire cable and a rope for dragging or hauling. B
a. Hydraulic Excavator c. Trenching Machine
b. Draglines d. Clamshell
20. This type of excavation helps in installing pipelines, service line, sewer systems or lay
foundation. B
a. Dredging c. Topsoil Excavation
b. Trench Excavation d. Muck Excavation
21. It is primarily due to to tire flexing and penetration of the travel surface. B
a. Grade Resistance c. Grade
b. Rolling Resistance d. Effective Grade
22. A tractor equipped with a front-mounted earthmoving blade is known as ________. C
a. Loader c. Dozer
b. Scraper d. Wagon
23. A dozer blade which is reinforced and equipped with shock absorbers to enable it to push-
load scrapers. C
a. Universal Blade c. Cushion Blade
b. Straight Blade d. Angle Blade
24. These heavy construction equipments are capable of excavating, hauling, and dumping
material over medium- to long haul distances. B
a. Dozer c. Loader
b. Scraper d. Crawler Dozer
25. Which is true about loaders? B
a. A tractor equipped with a front-mounted earthmoving blade.
b. A tractor equipped with a front-end bucket.
c. Are still the most common forms of construction hauling equipment.
d. Are earthmoving trailers pulled by tractors or truck-tractors.
26. Are used to provide a roadway wearing surface and to protect the underlying material from
moisture. C
a. Excavation and Surface treatment c. Paving and Surface Treatment
b. Excavation and Surface Facilitation d. Paving and Surface facilitation
27. Can be used for industrial paving and a zero slump concrete, placed by a modified asphalt
paving machine, and compacted using conventional vibrating rollers. The method becomes
economic for areas greater than about 5,000m2. A
a. Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) c. Slipform Paver
b. Roller-compressed concrete (RRC) d. Laser Screed Techniques
28. Laser Screed Machine that has 6’ or 8’ head option to increase productivity. Increases Laser
Screed utilization, Screeds up to 5000 square feet/hour, Offset auger head design allows for a
one man operation. D
a. S-860 c. S-480
b. T-REX200 d. S-840
29. Capable of spreading, consolidating, and finishing a concrete slab without the use of
conventional forms. C
a. Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) c. Slipform Paver
b. Roller-compressed concrete (RRC) d. Laser Screed Techniques
30. Hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavement is considered the highest form of asphalt pavement. Itis
suitable for use on airport runways, as well as highways and streets. C
a. Porous Asphalt c. Hot – Mix Asphalt
b. Cold – Mix Asphalt d. Thin overlay Asphalt
31. All of these are classification of rock except. B
a. Feeders c. Sedimentary
b. Crystalline d. Metamorphic
32. Among the three classifications of rock, it is the most easily excavated type. B
a. Igneous c. Crystalline
b. Sedimentary d. Metamorphic
33. Is a specialized form of rock excavation that has traditionally been accomplished by drilling
and blasting. A
a. Tunneling c. Drilling
b. Blasting d. Rock Ripping
34. Is a drilling technique in which the large-diameter hole is drilled upward from the bottom. C
a. Hole Blasting c. Raise boring
b. Jumbo d. None of the above
35. These are wires used to connect the leg wires of caps into parallel or parallel-series circuits. B
a. Firing line c. Leg Wires
b. Buswires d. Connecting Wires
36. These are used at a number of points in the aggregate processing cycle to separate aggregate
by size for storage, blending, or recrushing. B
a. Feeders c. Rock crusher
b. Screens d. Mixer
37. Is produced by mixing cement aggregate, and water. Additive may be added to improve the
workability or other properties of the mix.C
a. Aggregates c. Concrete
b. Asphalt d. Asphalt Concrete
38. Is required in the concrete mix for several purposes. Principal among these is to provide the
moisture required for hydration of the cement to take place. D
a. Additives c. Fillers
b. Cement d. Water
39. Are self-propelled concrete mixers especially designed for concrete paving operations. They
are equipped with a boom and bucket which enable them to place concrete at any desired
point within the roadway. B
a. Truck Mixers c. Agitator Mixer
b. Paving Mixers d. None of the above
40. This is often based on polymer modified asphalt (PMA), available and has demonstrated high
resistance to rutting and cracking as well as to petroleum fuels. A
a. Fuel-Resistant Asphalt c. Asphalt cutbacks
b. Asphalt Cement d. Binder
41. It is an increase in soil density of a cohesive soil resulting from the expulsion of water from
soil’s void spaces. B
a. Compaction c. Cohesion
b. Consolidation d. Contraction
42. The following are the factors affecting the degree of compaction, except : C
a. Moisture Content c. Bearing Strength
b. Compaction Method Employed d. Lift Thickness
43. The process of bringing each roadway to its final grade. D
a. Grading c. Balancing
b. Finishing d. Trimming
44. What method of compaction is excellent to use in sandy soil? C
a. Impact c. Vibration
b. Kneading d. Pressure
45. What compaction equipment is recommended to use for gravel, clayey material? B
a. Pneumatic c. Vibratory
b. Tamping Foot d. Grid
46. It is a pump that utilizes flexible circular disks or diaphragms and appropriate valves to pump
water. B
a. Centrifugal pumps c. Submersible pumps
b. Diaphragm pumps d. Screw pump
47. It is pump that may be powered by electricity, hydraulic fluid, or compressed air. C
a. Centrifugal pumps c. Submersible pumps
b. Diaphragm pumps d. Screw pump
48. ________ and water supply systems are utilized in construction to dewater excavations and to
supply water for cleaning equipment and aggregates, for mixing and curing concrete, for
aiding soil compaction, and for jetting piles into place. D
a. Centrifugal pumps c. Submersible pumps
b. Diaphragm pumps d. Pump
49. ______________ is gradually replacing compressed air as the power source for rock drills,
compressed air is still required for cleaning out the drill hole produced by a hydraulic drill. B
a. Compressed air c. Rotary compressors
b. Hydraulic power d. Dynamic compressors
50. Achieve compression by using fans or impellers to increase air velocity and pressure. D
a. Compressed air c. Rotary compressors
b. Hydraulic power d. Dynamic compressors