ALE Group Study - Session 2:

Building Materials (Siteworks – Finishes)

Prepared by: Yndi Soriano

METAL

1. To remove internal stresses from metal or glass by heating to a temperature below that of
recrystallization and then gradually cooling in liquid or air, especially to make the material more ductile
a. Quench
b. Temper
c. Anneal
d. Stress relieving

2. A mass of metal cast into a convenient shape for storage or transport before further processing
a. Blank
b. Billet
c. Bloom
d. Ingot

3. Which ferrous material is the most malleable (ie: soft & readily forged and welded)?
a. Cast iron
b. Wrought iron
c. Stainless steel
d. Alloy steel

WINDOWS

4. A rabetted member for holding the edges of a windowpane within a sash

a. Sill
b. Mullion
c. Muntin
d. Window frame

5. A double-hung window with a pocket in the head, into which one or both sashes can pass to increase the
opening for ventilation
a. Box-head window
b. Drop Window
c. Double-hung window
d. Single-hung window

6. What type of window is illustrated below?

 a. Awning
b. Projected
c. Hopper
d. Casement

7. What type of window is illustrated below?

a. Awning
b. Projected
c. Hopper
d. Casement

8. A non-bearing window composed of vertical and horizontal framing members containing a combination of
fixed and operating sashes
a. Clerestory
b. Picture window
c. Ribbon window
d. Window wall

9. A vertical window set below the line of a sloped roof

a. Internal dormer
b. Clerestory
c. Dormer window
d. Gable window

10. A bay window supported from below by corbels or brackets

a. Cant bay window
b. Bow window
c. Oriel
d. French window

DOORS

11. A molding attached to one or both meeting stiles of a pair of double doors to prevent drafts or the
passage of lights, noise, or smoke.
a. Mullion
 b. Astragal
c. Door Sweep
d. Muntin

12. A door stop formed integrally in a doorframe or window frame

a. Rabbeted stop
b. Buck stop
c. Planted stop
d. Blank stop

13. A window above a doorway

a. Fanlight
b. Overdoor
c. Splay
d. Transom

14. A raised piece of flooring between the jambs of a doorway, to which a door fits closely so as to prevent its
binding when opened
a. Sill
b. Threshold
c. Saddle
d. Sweep

15. Any of the various upright members framing panels

a. Stile
b. Muntin
c. Rail
d. Transom

16. A door hinged to be flush with the wall on either side and treated so as to be indiscernible when closed
a. Batten Door
b. Jib Door
c. French Door
d. Dutch Door

17. A door having a structural wood core clad with galvanized sheet metal
a. Acoustical Door
b. Solid-core Door
c. Hollow Metal Door
d. Kalamein Door

18. The edge plate or surface through which the bolt of a lock passes
a. Strikeplate
b. Deadbolt
c. Faceplate
d. Escutcheon
HARDWARE

19. A type of door opening having the hinges on the left of an outward-opening door when seen from the
exterior of the building or room to which the doorway leads
a. Left-hand
b. Left-hand reverse
c. Right-hand
d. Right-hand reverse

20. A projecting rim, guard, pad, or disk for absorbing shock or preventing damage from banging
a. Bumper
b. Door stop
c. Kick plate
d. Splat

21. Identify the following door hinges:

a. Half-surface hinge
b. Mortise hinge
c. Flap hinge
d. Half-mortise hinge

22. Identify the type of hinge below:

a. Parliament Hinge
b. Dovetail Hinge
c. Paumelle Hinge
 d. Cross-garnet Hinge

23. Identify the type of hinge below:

a. Piano Hinge
b. Butt Hinge
c. Olive knuckle Hinge
d. Strap Hinge

24. A pin or bolt on which something turns as with a hinge

a. Knuckle
b. Socket
c. Gudgeon
d. Pintle

25. A lock fastened to the face of a door, as opposed to one built into its edge
a. Cylinder lock
b. Rim lock
c. Unit lock
d. Mortise lock

WOOD

26. A wood defect characterized by a lengthwise separation of wood across the annual rings, caused by
uneven or rapid shrinkage during the seasoning process
a. Shake
b. Pitch Pocket
c. Check
d. Split

27. What type of veneer matching is illustrated below?

a. Herringbone matching
b. Book matching
c. Diamond matching
d. Slip matching

28. A non-veneered wood panel product made by bonding small wood particles under heat and pressure;
commonly used as a core material for decorative panels and cabinetwork.
 a. Particleboard
b. Composite panel
c. Waferboard
d. Oriented strandboard

STONE

29. A smooth stone finish having little or no gloss; obtained by rubbing with an abrasive
a. Shot—sawn
b. Flame finish
c. Honed finish
d. Polished work

30. Of or pertaining to a stone or stonework, the visible face of which, is dressed with a hammer
a. Boasted surface
b. Quarry-faced
c. Batted surface
d. Chat-sawn