Carpentry & Masonry Trade Knowledge — Practice
Carpentry: forms: practice questions
Our Carpentry & Masonry bank has 8 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1 · Carpentry
May single post shores be adjusted to raise formwork after concrete is placed?
- No
- Yes, with a supervisor present
- Yes, by one inch only
- Yes, if done slowly
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A. No — 29 CFR 1926.703(b)(9).
Question 2 · Carpentry
What must concrete formwork be able to support?
- Only the weight of the wet concrete, since workers aren't allowed on forms
- Only the weight of workers
- Only lateral wind loads
- All vertical and lateral loads reasonably expected, without failure
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D. All vertical and lateral loads reasonably expected, without failure — 29 CFR 1926.703(a)(1).
Question 3 · Carpentry
How must protruding reinforcing steel be treated on a jobsite?
- Guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement
- Left exposed for inspection
- Left exposed so the inspector can check the steel before the pour
- Bent sideways with no cover
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A. Guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement — 29 CFR 1926.701(b).
Question 4 · Carpentry
Why must reshoring be installed when forms are stripped early?
- It is only cosmetic
- Reshores keep forms tight so they can be reused on the next floor
- It holds the forms for reuse
- Young concrete may not yet carry the loads placed on it
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D. Young concrete may not yet carry the loads placed on it — 29 CFR 1926.703(b)(10).
Question 5 · Carpentry
Why are form ties used in wall forms?
- To hold the form faces together against the pressure of wet concrete
- To reinforce the concrete
- To make stripping easier only
- To keep the forms level on uneven ground before the pour
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A. To hold the form faces together against the pressure of wet concrete — Wet concrete exerts large lateral pressure.