PLUMBING

1. In plumbing work, what kind of tool is used in tightening/loosening bolts

and screw heads?
a. Basin wrench
b. Pipe wrench
c. Pliers
d. Adjustable wrench
2. The venting system maintains the atmospheric pressure in the drain pipes.
What causes the siphoning effect that would empty the traps of water?
a. Effect of Air
b. Effects of Running Water
c. Effect of Solid Waste d. Effect of Gasses
3. The main purpose of the flanged joints is to allow the sections of piping to
be replaced without disturbing the ____________.
a. Trap
b. Section of the Piping Cut
c. Venting System
d. Running Water
4. Plumbing codes always vary from place to place to protect the
_____________.
a. Beauty of the community
b. Health of the people in other
countries.
c. Health of the people
d. Health of the community.
5. Who are the people responsible and assigned to check if your plumbing
connections are appropriate?
a. Building Inspector
b. Engineer
c. Plumber
d. Foreman
6. Sealants refer to the polymeric made from natural rubber and the various
a. Powder
b. Synthetic elastomer
c. Color
d. Liquid enhancer
7. This kind of tool has a stationary and movable jaw that can grip and hold
the pipes during assembly of parts.
a. Combination Pliers
b. Adjustable Wrench
c. Pipe Wrench
d. Basin Wrench
8. Every home plumber should have a copy of the local plumbing code. This
code can be acquired form the office of
a. City engineering Office
b. Public Works and Highway
c. Barangay Office
d. Building Inspectors
9. Which among the following is the purpose/use of elastomeric sealants?
a. To set distance
b. To cover a surface
c. To seal a gap
d. To improve the appearance

10. It is a device used to move fluids, such as liquids and gasses and
displaces a volume by physical and mechanical action.
a. Compressor
b. Water Container
c. Wrench
d. Pumps
11. This kind of connection is suitable for the transmission of gas and
hot/cold water.
a. Tube of Compressed air
b. Water Line
c. Light Gauge Copper Tube connections
d. Water and Solid
Waste connector
12. A type of plumbing appliance used for providing a more or less constant
supply of hot
water.
a. Water Heater
b. Tap
c. Pumps
d. Water Line
13. The shape and position of a trap retains water that serves as an effective
seal against.
a. Rising sewer solid waste
b. Rising sewer air
c. Rising sewer gases
d. Rising sewer substances
14. It is a concrete structure under the ground designed to hold and deposit
solid and liquid
waste of a building.
a. Septic tank
b. Traps
c. Soil pipes
d. Pipes
15. A type of pipe made of concrete and usually used for sewer purpose due
to large diameter in size and durability. It has the ability to adopt soil
environment with no danger of rusting.
a. Concrete pipes
b. Sewer pipes
c. Water pipes
d. Drainage pipes
16. What particular tool will be used by the plumber when tightening or
loosening pipe fittings?
a. Adjustable wrench
b. Pipe Wrench
c. Pliers
d. Basin wrench
17. A building has a system of pipes and drains installed for the purpose of
distribution of potable drinking water and the removal of waterborne
diseases.
a. Venting system
b. Water system
c. Drainage system
d. Plumbing system

18. In order to avoid the sewer gases to build up pressure in the drainage
system, this must be connected.
a. Water system
b. Venting system
c. Drainage system
d. Plumbing system

19. The drain pipe connections are lead away from all fixtures at a certain
calculated slope of.
a. per ft.
b. 5/8 per ft.
c. 1/8 per ft.
d. per ft.
20. Todays modern plumbing makes use of central fittings suitable for
joining both imperial
and metric sizes of medium and high density polyethylene pipes. This
type of fitting is made
of.
a. Nylon material
b. Fiber
c. Plastics
d. Synthetic