1.

Safety precautions should be observed in all facets of life because

A. This reduces accidents
B. People want to assume doctors’ duties
C. Safety clothing is expensive
D. Everyone should have a first aid certificate
2. A bill of quantities for building works is normally prepared for a client by a;
A. Building control officer
B. Clerk of works
C. Estimator
D. Quantity surveyor
3. It is important to learn the basic principles of craftsmanship in order to:
A. Earn more money
B. Be able to work on a spacious site
C. Pass an exam
D. Be able to adopt more easily to changing methods of working
4. Quantity calculations enable a client to be aware of the following aspects:
A. Approximate cost of the project
B. Value of the building when setting out
C. Number of contractors
D. Design of the building
5. The main purpose of construction regulations is to ensure:
A. The safety aspects of workers
B. Delay in the progress of work
C. Improvement in construction technology
D. Increasing wages for craftsmen
6. Under the Health and Safety at work Act, which one of the following is a
responsibility of an employee?
A. To wash hands prior to eating
B. To examine/investigate accidents
C. Not to report the lateness of workers
D. Not to interfere/misuse personal protective equipment
7. Materials used for construction must be stored in safe stacks/piles to:
A. Keep away children
B. Ensure that there is double handling
C. Avoid injury to the back/waist
D. Facilitate easy handling, placing and removal
8. Who is responsible for safety of workers on a building site?
A. The foreman
B. The plant engineer
C. The main contractor
D. Everybody
9. Housekeeping is
A. An orderly arrangement of tools,equipment,gangways and materials on a
building site
 B. Keeping the floor well kept and shining
C. Lubricating machines and sticking name tags
D. Any job that workers can do on rotational basis
10. Name three safety precautions that an artisan should put on when working on high
rise buildings.
A. Leather jacket, helmet and safety goggles
B. Safety shoes, safari suit and sunglasses
C. Safety glasses, overall and sun hat
D. Safety shoes, overall and helmet
11. A tool used for picking and spreading mortar during bricklaying is a
A. Hawk board
B. Brick trowel
C. Bolster
D. Mattock
12. Which of the following is not classified as a mortar tool?
A. Gauge rod
B. Spot board
C. Corner tool
D. Brick trowel
13. What is the use of a spirit level?
A. Squaring
B. Gauging
C. Measuring
D. Plumbing
14. The spot board is used to
A. Contain mortar when bricklaying
B. Carry mortar to the building site
C. Apply mortar to the walls when plastering
D. Collect mortar droppings when plastering
15. Which of the following is not a part of a bricklayer’s trowel?
A. Bulb
B. Blade tongue
C. Ferrule
16. Which tool does not need oiling when not in use?
A. Steel float
B. Wooden float
C. Bricklayer’s trowel
D. Steel builder’s bucket
17. Which of the following is a measuring tool?
A. Straight edge
B. Plumb rule
C. Line and pins
D. Builder’s square
18. A brick trowel is used for
 A. Ensuring that walls are vertical
B. Accurate cutting of hard bricks
C. Picking up mortar
D. Levelling the walls
19. When a brick trowel is not in use for a month, it should be smeared with oil/grease
to
A. Make it look shiny
B. Protect it against rusting
C. Ensure that mortar does not stick to the blade
D. Facilitate picking of mortar
20. A gauge rod is used for
A. Aligning walls
B. Make uniform bed joints on walls
C. Level foundation pegs
D. Measure the length of walls
21. Which of the following is not protective clothing in construction industry?
A. Helmet
B. Hard toed boot
C. Overals
D. Apron
22. Which tool is not used in plastering?
A. Pointing trowel
B. Clamps
C. Jointer
D. Straight edge
23. A spirit level should not be left in the sun because the
A. Level will break
B. Spirit will evaporate
C. Spirit bulb will melt
D. Spirit will change colour
24. …………………………..is not a tradesmen.
A. Bricklayer
B. engineer
C. Electrician
D. Plumber
25. A professional who designs buildings is known as
A. An architect
B. A clerk of works
C. An engineer
D. A quantity surveyor
26. Which bricks are recommended for unplastered external works?
A. Commons
B. Facings
C. Air bricks
 D. Green bricks
27. Select the strongest bond from the list.
A. Colonial bond
B. Stretcher bond
C. English bond
D. English garden wall bond
28. Broken bond is
A. An unbonded wall
B. Alternate courses of headers and stretchers
C. A course of headers followed by three courses of stretchers
D. an arrangement of bricks where a complete course of units is not workable
29. The brick Iindicated with an arrow in the diagram is a

Tie brick
A.
Half brick
B.
Quoin brick
C.
Queen closer
D.

30. What lap size is maintained in Stretcher bond?

1
A. lap
2
1 lap
B.
4
3 lap
C.
4
1 and 3 laps
D.
2 4
31. The thickness of a half brick wall is
A. 115mm
B. 230mm
C. 345mm
D. 460mm
32. Which statement is true about stretcher bond?
A. It is composed of alternate courses of headers and stretchers
B. It is mainly used to build half brick walls
1
C. It maintains a introduced by a queen closer
4
D. The wall joint is closed after every course
33. A queen closer is
A. Used in stretcher bond
 Placed next to a corner
B.
Placed next to a corner header
C.
Used to solve broken bond
D.
34. English garden wall bond
A. Has all wall joints closed
1
B. Maintains a lap only
4
1 1
C. Maintains and laps
4 2
Consists of stretchers only
D.
When laying bricks correctly, all bricks should
35.
A. Be just a trace of light from the line
B. Push the line outwards
C. Tilt outwards to the line
D. Be slightly above the line
36. Select a material suitable for bricklaying mortar.
A. Pit sand
B. Sea sand
C. Crushed stone
D. River sand
37. Brick force is used to
A. Reinforce concrete
B. Reinforce brickwork
C. Decorate concrete
D. Decorate brickwork

38. Where is a tie brick found?

A. Gable ends
B. Straight walls
C. Jambs
D. Wall junctions
30. Which material is not stored in bunkers?

Bricks
A.
river sand
B.
cement
C.
crushed stone
D.
SECTION B………ANSWER

39. The diagram shows a platform used for building operations.

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a)
Name the type of platform shown and state its function. [2]
b)
At what height is the platform erected? [1]
c)
Which three things are supported by the platform? [3]
d)
Redraw the diagram and label the parts indicated by the arrows [11
e)
Name three different materials from which the platform is made.
[3]
40. Draw elevational diagrams (4 courses) or plan diagrams (2 courses) to illustrate the
following types of bonds.
a) Stretcher bond [6]
b) English bond [6]
c) English garden wall bond [6]
d) Define the term ‘bonding’. [2]
41. A brick wall is 10m in length and 3m high. The wall has a window opening measuring
1.5m by 0.9m.Calculate the following:
a) Area of wall [3]
b) Area of opening [3]
c) Actual area of brickwork
[4]
d) number of bricks required to build the wall at 110 bricks per square metre.[4]
e) Volume of bricklaying mortar at 0,5m3 per 1000 bricks [2]
 f) Time taken to build the wall if a bricklayer builds 600 bricks per day [2]
42. A concrete slab measures 7m in length, 4,5m in width and 0,1m depth. Using a mix
ratio 1:3:6,calculate the following aspects:
a) Compacted (solid) volume of concrete. [2]
b) Loose (dry) volume of concrete. [3]
c) Volume of cement [2]
d) Number of cement bags [2]
e) Volume of river sand [2]
f) Volume of stones [3]
g) Volume of cement [3]
3
h) Number of cement bags if a bag has a volume of 0,035m [3]

a)