MARKS: 85
TIME: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. WRITE, CLEARLY, LEGIBLY AND IN ENGLISH.
2. A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION IS ONE THAT HAS CHOICES CALLED A,B,C ETC.
(IE: E,F,G,H). CHOOSE ONLY ONE LETTER , AND WRITE IT ON YOUR ANSWER
SHEET.
3. A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT WILL COUNT
IN YOUR FAVOUR (IE: SHOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON).
4. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RULE A MARK MARGIN; PAPER IS SUPPLIED WITH A
PRE-RULED MARGIN.
5. QUESTIONS ARE ON THIS SET OF PAGES. ANSWER ON THE LINED PAPER.
6. THIS IS NOT A HIGHER GRADE PAPER, SO DON'T ASK.
7. POOR GRAMMAR AND SPELLING WILL NOT MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION. (HINT:
KEEP WORDS TO A MINIMUM AND AVOID COMPOUND SENTENCES).
8. NO TALKING DURING THE EXAM.
9. NO COPYING.
10.DO NOT ASK YOUR TEACHER FOR ANSWERS.
11.THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT QUESTIONS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ANSWER
THEM. QUESTIONS START ON THE NEXT PAGE.
12.ASSUME ALL BRICKS TO BE FLAWLESS.
13.GOOD LUCK, YOU'LL NEED IT
QUESTION ONE (1)
WRITE DOWN ONE WORD FOR THE THING
THAT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS DESCRIBES:
1.1 An upright structure that is longer than it is thick, made of layers of
bricks and cement.
1.2 A 6-sided hard thing, with 8 corners, that can be held in one hand, is used
to build things, and is smaller than a rugby ball. (HINT: Br-ck)
1.3 Someone who stands around drinking coffee and leaning on a cement mixer
all day, pretending they are laying bricks.
1.4 Structure generally used for habitation (ie. living in), with a roof and
any number of walls.
1.5 A box in which you keep your lunch.
QUESTION TWO (2)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (TECHNICAL)
REMEMBER: WRITE ONE LETTER ONLY
2.1 Is the side of a brick?
a) Round
b) Square
c) Rectangular
d) Triangular
e) All of the above
2.2 Is a brick?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) None of the above
2.3 Is a brick?
a) 3-dimensional
b) A plane figure
QUESTION THREE (3)
MULTIPLE CHOICE (MATHEMATICAL SKILLS)
3.1 The probability that you got
2.3 right is?
a) 0% (percent)
b) 100%
c) 50%
3.2 How many outside walls does a square house have?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 4
d) 0
QUESTION FOUR (4)
ANSWER YES (JA) OR NO (NEE)
4.1 Should you paint a wall before
you build it?
4.2 Should cement be dry when used in wall-building?
4.3 Would you ever consider getting into a cement mixer while it is operating?
4.4 (please supply your own weight in the marking margin before answering this
question)
Can you lift a bag of cement weighing:
i) 3kg (kilograms)?
ii) 30kg?
iii) 300kg?
[You should have 3 separate answers for the above question, one for i), ii),
and iii)]
4.5 Is a brick symmetrical?
4.6 Would you ever erect scaffolding in the shape of a alcoholic beverage container?
4.7 Is a brick alive?
4.8 Does it matter which direction a cement mixer turns in?
4.9 Is it advisable to practice goalkicking with a brick during lunchbreak?
QUESTION FIVE (5)
LONGER QUESTIONS
ANSWER IN YOUR OWN WORDS, BUT REMEMBER INSTRUCTION 7
NUMBERS NEED NOT BE WRITTEN IN WORDS
5.1 How many layers of bricks
should be placed between two layers of cement?
5.2 How many layers of cement should be placed between two layers of bricks?
5.3 If you build a wall, and then plaster it completely, how many bricks can
you see?
5.4 If you have a pile of 30 bricks, how many bricks are in the pile?
5.5 If you are building a wall and the bricks start going higher than your head,
how will you carry on?
5.6 Is it better to do bricklaying and plastering in wet or dry weather?
5.7 How many sides does a brick have? (Bear in mind that you are only
looking at one side of the exam room wall)
5.8 Briefly describe the difference between a red brick and a green brick.
5.9 How many syllables are in the word "brick" ?
5.10 Should you plaster or build a wall first?
5.11 If you are carrying a brick in each hand, can you also pick up a bag of
cement?
5.12 If you are carrying a bag of cement in each hand, can you also pick up
a brick?
5.13.1 Which is heavier: a 3kg brick or a 30kg bag of cement?
5.13.2 Is a ton of bricks heavier than a ton of beer?
5.14 In the event of a ton of bricks falling on you, what will be the likely
result:
i) With a hard hat?
ii) Without a hard hat?
[You should have two answer for the above question-one for i), and one for ii)]
5.15 Why is it not advisable to eat cement?
5.16 Have you ever seen this exam paper before, or did you buy it from anyone.
If so, please name the person concerned.
QUESTION SIX (6)
FURTHER MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
(SAFETY, EQUIPMENT AND COMMON SENSE)
6.1 A plumb line is used to?
a) Locate plums
b) Make plum pudding
c) Make a straight line
d) Hang washing
6.2 A hard hat is used as?
a) A soup bowl
b) Head protection
c) A cement carrier
d) A rugby ball for lunch break
6.3 Lunch break is?
a) A midday break
b) A trip to the loo
c) A day's bricklaying
d) A good night's sleep
e) A chocolate
f) When your lunch falls on the floor
6.4 What is the most conventional workman's lunch of the following?
a) Broken lunch
b) Sandwiches and coffee
c) A conveniently nearby cat, dog or rabbit
d) The contents of the nearest rubbish bin
6.5 In the event of an entire building collapsing, should you?
a) Try to catch all the bricks
b) Try to keep the building up
c) Sell tickets
d) Run like hell
6.6 In the unlikely event of your building a skew wall, should you?
a) Bend the wall straight
b) Tippex out the skew part and hope nobody notices
c) Get drunk so it appears straight
d) Promise the next one will be straight
e) None of the above
6.7 In the event of a fellow worker being trapped beneath a sandpile, should
you?
a) Hold a memorial service
b) Run away and pretend you didn't notice.
c) Try to rescue him
6.8 Given the scenario in 6.7, should you rescue the worker by?
a) Digging him out
b) Using explosives to remove the sand over him
c) Luring him with food
d) Arranging for SARFU to come and fetch the sand for use in rugby matches
e) Opening a range for golfers to practice bunker shots
6.9 In the event of your forgetting
to leave a hole in a wall for a window, should you?
a) Paint a window
b) Say you don't think there should be a window
c) Say you thought it was supposed to be a dark room
d) Smash a hole with a sledgehammer
e) None of the above
6.10 How do you spell "cement" ?
a) Siment
b) Cement
c) Sement
d) Semment
e) Ciment
f) Sament
g) All of the above
h) None of the above
6.11 If your foreman gives you an instruction, should you?
a) Obey the instruction
b) Throw a brick at him
c) Stab him with a trowel
d) Strike
6.12 When constructing scaffolding in order to complete a job, should you?
a) Build a model of your favourite Lego car
b) Try and copy the Statue of Liberty
c) Build a cage to hold the foreman hostage
d) Build a well-constructed, safe work structure
6.13 If a worker under your control disobeys orders, should you?
a) Throw him in the cement mixer
b) Plaster him
c) Report him to the foreman
d) Pretend you didn't notice
QUESTION SEVEN (7)
DIAGRAM ONE
7.1 Diagram 1 above most closely resembles which of the following?
a) Vodka bottle
b) Cement mixer
c) Brick
d) Trowel
DIAGRAM TWO
DIAGRAM TO COME
7.2 In Diagram 2 above, assume Brick A to be in a horizontal position. Which brick is standing
vertically?
QUESTION EIGHT (8)
ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS INTO THE MOST LOGICAL AND APPROPRIATE ORDER:
WRITE THEM IN ORDER ON YOUR PAGE. WRITE THE LETTER ONLY.
TWO OF THE ACTIVITIES BELOW ARE TRICK QUESTIONS (IE-THEY ARE NOT BECOMING OF
A PROFESSIONAL ARTISAN) AND SHOULD BE LEFT OFF YOUR LIST.
A. GET PAID
B. ARRIVE ON SITE
C. WAKE UP
E. HAVE BREAKFAST
F. GET DRUNK
G. MIX CEMENT
H. BUILD WALL (WITH BRICKS AND WET CEMENT)
I. UNLOAD BRICKS
J. CALL THE PAINTER TO PAINT THE WALL
K. CHECK FOR MISTAKES AFTER BUILDING WALL
L. PLASTER WALL
M. LEAN ON SPADE FOR A REST WHILE FOREMAN ISN'T LOOKING
N. GO TO SLEEP AFTER RETURNING HOME
QUESTION NINE (9)
DRAW A NEAT, LABELLED DIAGRAM OF A BRICK, VIEWED FROM ANY SIDE.
INCLUDE LENGTHS OF SIDES AND SIZES OF ANGLES. LABEL ALL VISIBLE CORNERS WITH
DIFFERENT LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET. (A,B,C ETC.)
QUESTION TEN (10)
CALCULATIONS (HINT: IF YOU HAVE LEFT OUT ANY PREVIOUS SECTIONS, GO BACK TO THEM NOW)
10.1 If you bisect a flawless 4kg brick, calculate the mass of each side. Call one side A and the
other side B.
10.2 A bricklayer of mass 78kg is standing on the roof of a house 11m (metres) high. He holds in his
hand a brick, and then drops it. A fellow worker is walking below at the precise
moment the brick begins to fall. This worker weighs 108kg and is travelling at a constant
velocity of 0.5 meters per second in a southerly direction. Ignoring the effect of air friction
and taking the brick's mass to be the standard 4kg, give the direction in which the brick will
fall when dropped.
BONUS QUESTION:
Write two sentences on why you would be a good bricklayer OR on why you would be a bad bricklayer.
Any well-substantiated answer will receive marks. However, you are advised to choose the second option.
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PLEASE NOTE: AS A PRECAUTIONARY SECURITY MEASURE, ALL/ANY CANDIDATES OBTAINING
OVER 40% FOR THIS EXAM WILL BE SUMMONED TO THE OFFICE OF THE EDUCATION MINISTER.
THIS IS UNLIKELY TO AFFECT YOU, BUT IF IT DOES, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY. IF
YOU PASS BY HONEST MEANS, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO BECOME AN APPRENTICE BRICKLAYER.
By Richard Asher. With thanks to Lynette Timme, Andrew Haylett, Stuart Winter, Scott Lowry
and Bruce Robinson.
