Construction plans practice test
20 mixed questions from every construction plans lesson. Pick your units, then work through them.
Which elevation drawing shows the wall marked in blue?
What this test covers
Each question comes from one of these lessons. If a topic trips you up, go back to that lesson for more practice.
- Floor plan symbols: Doors, windows, stairs, north arrows and section cuts, and which way a door swings.
- Reading dimensions on a floor plan: Dimension strings add up to the overall. Find the missing one in feet and inches or millimetres.
- North, south, east and west elevations: Use the north arrow to name the elevation that shows a wall.
- Section marks and floor levels: Read section bubbles and work out storey heights from level marks.
- Work out dimensions and levels: Missing dimensions and level differences, worked out and typed in feet and inches or mm.
- Read a floor plan: A full floor plan with rooms, doors, windows, dimensions, a north arrow and a section mark. Five questions per plan.
Explained in our own words and checked against several textbooks and trade school resources. Office standards vary, so always check the legend on your drawing set.