Given:

1.Wood is known technically as

• A. Xylam B. Xylem C. Xylen D. Xylon

2. The following are the properties of wood as building material, EXCEPT.

• A. Durable B. Fragile C. Lightweight D. With artistic and beauty

3. The is the unit of measuring for wood.

• A. Barfoot B. Broadfoot C. Boardfoot D. Brownfoot

4. This is a beam from wall to wall and supports the floor joist.

• A. Girder B. Joist C. Sill D. Trimmer

5. Ais a wood member fastened to the beam anchor bolts.

• A. Girder B. Joist C. Sill D. Trimmer

Answer:

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C

Explanation:

Xylem

• the best-known xylem tissue is wood, though it is found throughout a plant.

Fragile

• All the wood strength test result says that Balsa is the world's weakest wood.

Boardfoot

• The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a one-foot length of a board, one foot wide and one inch thick.

Girder

• is a support beam used in construction. It is the main horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams

Sill

• is a tabular sheet intrusion that has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock, beds of volcanic lava or tuff, or along the direction of foliation in metamorphic rock

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Answer:

1. B xylem

2. B fragile

3. C boardfoot

4. B joist

5 C sill