ZAMBOANGA CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

RT. Lim Blvd. Zamboanga City

Name: ______________________________ ________ Score: ____________

MULTIPLE CHOICE
DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer and write only the letter of your choice on the space
provided before each number.
_______1. It is a built-up construction of building units bonded together with or without
mortar/grout or any other acceptable method of joining.
a. Brick Laying c. Concrete
b. Building Construction d. Masonry
_______2. A tool used to check the horizontality and verticality of the surfaces.
a. Plumb Rule and Bob c. Tape Measure
b. Spirit Level d. Water Hose
_______3. It is used to strike off or remove freshly placed concrete and make the surface as
level
as possible before finishing.
a. Edger c. Straightedge
b. Float d. Tamper
_______4. One of the most popular types of mortar joint practiced due to its huge resistance to
rainwater penetration and tight sealing properties.
a. Concave Joint c. Flush Joint
b. Extruded Joint d. Vee Joint
_______5. A type of bricks that are made from clay materials used on exposed exterior and
interior masonry walls and other architectural applications.
a. Calcium-Silicate Bricks c. Common Bricks
b. Calcium-Silicated Bricks d. Face Bricks
_______6. It is the key ingredient, which when mixed with cement, forms a paste that binds the
aggregates together.
a. Admixture c. Air – Entraining Admixtures
b. Aggregates d. Water
_______7. In what era they used the earliest type of brick called “adobe” or mud brick?
a. Egypt c. Middle Ages
b. Mesopotamia d. Roman
_______8. What is the standard length of a Concrete Hollow Block?
a. .40 m c. 4.0 m
b. 40 m d. 400 m
_______9. This tool is used to check the vertical alignment of walls/work.
a. Plumb Rule and Bob c. Tape Measure
b. Spirit Level d. Water Hose
_______10. In what era they successfully implemented the use of concrete in the majority of
their construction.
a. Egypt c. Middle Ages
b. Mesopotamia d. Roman
_______11. A bonding agent that reacts with water to form a hard stone-like substance that is
 resistant to disintegration in water.
a. Cement c. Portland Cement
b. Hydraulic Cement d. Pozzolan Cement
_______12. What does CHB stand for?
a. cement hall block c. concrete hollow block
b. code housing building d. none of the above
_______13. The standard height of Concrete Hollow Block.
a. 20 m c. 2.0 m
b. .20 m d. 200 m
_______14. What is the standard width of a CHB?
a. 10 m c. .10 m
b. 1.0 m d. 100 m
_______15. In what era that machines were developed to make masonry work much easier.
a. Middle Ages c. The Era of Skyscraper
b. Roman d. The Industrial Revolution
_______16. It is the most widely used masonry material for all types of construction.
a. Bricks c. Stone
b. CHB d. none of the above
_______17. One of the most commonly utilized variations of brick bonds in masonry works.
a. English Bond c. Header Bond
b. Flemish Bond d. Stretcher Bond
_______18. It is an amorphous silica that harden as a silica gel by reacting chemically with alkali
in the presence of water.
a. Cement c. Portland Cement
b. Hydraulic Cement d. Pozzolan Cement
_______19. A material used as an ingredient of concrete, added to the batch immediately
before or during mixing.
a. Admixtures c. Coarse Aggregates
b. Air - Entraining Admixtures d. Fine Aggregates
_______20. The type of position where the brick has its end originated with the face of a wall
and its back side bedded in mortar.
a. Header Position c. Soldier Brick Position
b. Rowlock Position d. Stretcher Brick Position
_______21. Which of the statement is true about stone?
a. Both are strong under compression and tension.
b. Both are weak under compression and tension.
c. Strong under compression, but weak under tension.
d. Strong under tension, but weak compression.
_______22. In what era stone was frequently used to build castles, bridges, cathedrals and
other structures that were designed to stand the test of time?
a. Egypt c. Middle Ages
b. Mesopotamia d. Roman
_______23. The main purpose of this tool is to fill voids, level ridges, and smooth the surface in
preparation for troweling.
a. Edger c. Straightedge
b. Float d. Tamper
_______24. Jessie is a mason who needs to lift and spread mortar in joints during masonry
construction. What tool/equipment is he going to use?
a. Mortar Pan c. Shovel
b. Sand Screen d. Trowel
_______25. In Middle Ages, what building material gave masons the opportunity to build much
higher and support much heavier superstructures?
a. Iron and Glass c. Stone
b. Mold Bricks d. Sun-baked Bricks
_______26. It is materially improves the durability of concrete in entraining billions of
microscope
air bubbles distributed throughout the matrix or the concrete.
a. Admixtures c. Coarse Aggregates
b. Air - Entraining Admixtures d. Fine Aggregates
_______27. A method known as the traditional way of estimating CHB.
a. Volume Method c. Linear Method
b. Area Method d. Fundamental Method
_______28. All of the following are the purpose of admixture in concrete, EXCEPT.
a. Accelerate strength development.
b. Retard or accelerate the initial setting.
c. To decrease strength.
d. To improve the durability of concrete.
_______29. What tool/equipment the mason will used to sieve fine aggregates by eliminating
larger particles.
a. Brush c. Sand Screen
b. Mortar Pan d. Trowel
_______30. Concrete block is frequently used in this era because it is much cheaper than cut
stone and requires less labor than laying brick.
a. Middle Ages c. The Era of Skyscraper
b. Roman d. The Industrial Revolution
_______31. The mortar is placed in between the layers of brick to a thickness of about
________.
a. 2 to 10 mm c. 4 to 10 mm
b. 3 to 10 mm d. 5 to 10 mm
_______32. It is the easiest method of estimating Concrete Hollow Block.
a. Volume Method c. Linear Method
b. Area Method d. Fundamental Method
_______33. An important masonry tool used to produce a clean edge along joints in concrete.
a. Edger c. Straightedge
b. Float d. Tamper
_______34. It consists of irregular stones with good face for the wall surface.
a. Alternate Course Ashlar c. Course Rubble
b. Broken Ashlar d. Rubble stone
_______35. Dolomite aggregates, crushed gravel or stone, natural disintegration of rock are the
major sources of?
a. Admixtures c. Coarse Aggregates
b. Air - Entraining Admixtures d. Fine Aggregates
_______36. Which of the following is a masonry material?
a. Brick c. Stone
b. CHB d. All of the above
_______37. It is widely used concrete hollow blocks in construction.
a. Bullnose Concrete Blocks c. Jamb Concrete Blocks
b. Concrete Stretcher Blocks d. Lintel Blocks
_______38. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Chalk Line c. Line and Pins
 b. Gloves d. Push-Pull Rule

_______39. Jason wants to compact the soil first at the back of their house before pouring
concrete. What tool/equipment should he use?
a. Edger c. Tamper
b. Float d. Trowel
_______40. The following are tools and equipment used in masonry, except?
a. Aggregates c. Line and Pins
b. Chalk Line d. Trowel
_______41. Jace used a tool to check the alignment of the work in brick-laying.
What tool did he used?
a. Chalk Line c. Push-Pull Rule
b. Line and Pins d. Water Hose
_______42. River sand or machine sand, crushed stone sand, crushed gravel sand are the major
sources of?
a. Admixtures c. Coarse Aggregates
b. Air - Entraining Admixtures d. Fine Aggregates
_______43. Find the area of the given measurement; Length = 6m Width = 4m.
a. 10 sq. m. c. 24 sq. m.
b. 20 sq. m. d. 25 sq. m.
_______44. How many CHB will fit in an area of 4 square meters?
a. 50 CHB c. 40 CHB
b. 55 CHB d. 45 CHB
_______45. A wall has a general dimension of 3.00 m high and 4.00 m long. Find the total
number of CHB required to construct the wall.
a. 150 CHB c. 170 CHB
b. 160 CHB d. 180 CHB
_______46. Find how many layers of CHB to construct a wall that has a height of 400 cm and a
length of 500 cm?
a. 5 layers c. 15 layers
b. 10 layers d. 20 layers
_______47. Based on the given measurement from the previous number, how many pieces of
CHB are there per layer?
a. 10.5 CHB c. 12.5 CHB
b. 11.5 CHB d. 13.5 CHB
Figure 1
20.00 m

4.00 m

2.60 m
4.00 m 12.00 m

4.00 m

ELEVATION
PLAN

_______48. From Figure 1, find how many layers of CHB to construct the fence.
a. 10 layers c. 12 layers
b. 11 layers d. 13 layers
_______49. Based on Figure 1, how many CHB are there per layer?
a. 150 CHB c. 170 CHB
b. 160 CHB d. 180 CHB
_______50. From Figure 1, find the total number of CHB to construct the fence?
a. 1650 pieces c. 1850 pieces
b. 1750 pieces d. 1950 pieces
Answer key
1. D 11. A 21. C 31. B 41. B
2. B 12. C 22. C 32. B 42. D
3. C 13. B 23. B 33. A 43. C
4. A 14. C 24. D 34. D 44. A
5. D 15. D 25. C 35. C 45. A
6. D 16. B 26. B 36. D 46. D
7. B 17. A 27. D 37. B 47. C
8. A 18. D 28. C 38. B 48. D
9. A 19. A 29. C 39. C 49. A
10. D 20. B. 30. C 40. A 50. D