Deck 7: Carpentry

Question 1

A(n) _____ drywall application is one in which one or more layers of drywall are installed over a base layer of drywall, gypsum backing board, or some other gypsum base product.

A) multilayer
B) facade
C) active
D) divisible

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Softwood comes from coniferous, or cone-bearing, trees commonly known as evergreens.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

_____ is used extensively for construction and is sometimes called plasterboard, drywall, or Sheetrock?

A) Plastic laminate
B) Gypsum board
C) Fiberboard
D) Hardboard

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Drywall can be installed using adhesive, nails and/or_____ .

A) tape
B) pegs
C) screws
D) staples

Question 5

Green lumber is very lightweight.

Question 6

_____ insulation reduces the passage of sound through a section of a building.

A) Reflective
B) Reverberation
C) Nontransmitting
D) Acoustical

Question 7

Which of the following woods is a softwood?

A) Redwood
B) Ash
C) Birch
D) Cherry

Question 8

Drywall became less popular after plaster and lath were introduced in the early 1900s.

Question 9

Engineered panels are hardwood sheets made of birch or oak.

Question 10

The majority of residential and light commercial constructions consist of wood framing.

Question 11

_____ is a nonveneered, performance-rated structural panel composed of small oriented (lined up) strand-like wood pieces arranged in three to five layers with each layer at right angles to the other.

A) Plywood
B) Hardwood plywood
C) Particleboard
D) Oriented strand board (OSB)

Question 12

The sizing and spacing of steel structural members should be done by general contractors.

Question 13

When installing drywall, always start with the ceiling.

Question 14

Moisture-resistant and fire-rated drywall is Type _____ fire-code drywall.

A) FR
B) A
C) X
D) MF

Question 15

What type of suspended ceiling incorporates mains and "tees" that are various lengths?

A) Exposed grid
B) Concealed grid
C) Bandraster
D) Suspended drywall

Question 16

Roof trusses are connected in such a way that they form a rectangle.

Question 17

When drywall is installed on steel studs, it is attached using -inch _____ .

A) barbed drywall nails
B) self-tapping drywall screws
C) ringed shank drywall nails
D) wood screws

Question 18

Which of the following woods is a hardwood?

A) Fir
B) Hickory
C) Cedar
D) Cypress

Question 19

Unlike exterior doors that are mode of more dense materials, interior doors are typically lightweight.

Question 20

Hardwood comes from deciduous trees that shed their leaves each year.