PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION

ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
2008-2009

NAME __________________________________ SCORE _____________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the word or set of words that best relate/s or correspond/s to each of the following
statements. Shade the letter that corresponds to the said correct answer. ( 1 point each correct answer).

1. Estimate during this stage is based of reality.

(A) Budgetary Estimate (B) Schematic Design Estimate (C) Design Development Stage
(D) None of the above

2. The type of estimate that is not guaranteed by the Architect:

(A) Budgetary Estimate (B) Schematic Design Estimate (C) Design Development Stage
(D) All of the above

3. The type of estimate to be prepared as well as the accuracy of an estimate depends upon the following:
(A) Information available (B) Plans and Specifications (C) Time available (D) All of the above

4. Estimating is the basis of:

(A) Financial Control (B) Planning (C) Procurement of Resources (D) All of the above

5. In order to arrive at an accurate per square meter of the toilets, the space factor used is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (D) 2.5 (E) None of the Items

6. The procedure which involved identifying the major scope which make-up the building and then applying costs to
each system based upon historical data or examples of similar buildings.
(A) Modular (B) Parametric (D) Square Meter (E) None of the Items

7. Set of expenses which cover office salaries/wages, rents, and utility bills, fees.
(A) Representation (B) Direct (C) Operating (E) All of the Items

8. A forecast of the likely construction cost of the project.

(A) ROI (B) Feasibility (C) Estimate (E) None of the Items

9. This estimating method is normally used in earthwork, civil construction, and air conditioning.
(A) Square Meter Method (B) Volume Method (D) Modular
(D) None of the above

10. Money, resources, income.

(A) Fund (B) Equity (C) Finance (E) None of the Items

11. Projects movement of funds over a period of time.

(A) Equity (B) Cash Flow (C) Profit (D) All of the Items

12. Part of funds to finance a project, borrowed from a lending institution which is usually subject to assurance of
payment or collateral.
(A) Capital (B) Equity (C) Finance (D) Loan/Debt

13. The exhaust fan of an elevator machine room shall have a 12 diameter blade in a 16 housing is an example of
what specification type?
(A) Performance (B) Reference (C) Descriptive (D) Brand

14. Ultimate compressive strength of concrete shall be 4,000 psi is an example of what specification type?
(A) Performance (B) Reference (C) Descriptive (D) Brand

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15. What specification type tells a range of floor/wall tile sizes and colors?
(A) Open (B) Reference (C) Descriptive (D) Brand

16. The term that refers to changes before the contract execution.
(A) Change Order (B) Directives (C) Addenda (D) Unit Cost

17. What term refers to changes after the contract execution?

(A) Change Order (B) Directives (C) Addenda (D) Unit Cost

18. The non-legal, non-technical portions of the specifications.

(A) Drawings (B) General Conditions (C) Execution (D) Products

19. In order to arrive at an accurate per square meter of the media agua, the space factor used is:
(A) 1 (B) 1.5 (C) 3 (D) None of the Items

20. When venture entails producing units, selling them and generating revenue.
(A) Project (B) Business (C) ROI (D) Investment

21. What document describes what material and how such is installed in a building?
(A) General Condition (B) Special Provision (C) Technical Specifications
(D) Contract Agreement

22. Set of expenses which cover salaries/wages, rents, and utility bills, fees.
(A) Representation (B) Direct (C) Marketing (D) Operating

23. The unit used to express the cumulative amount of time required to complete work phase/s based on equipment,
environment, work benefits among other.
(A) Calendar days (B) Contract Time (C) Man-hours (D) Lead Time

24. A forecast of the likely construction cost of the whole or a part of the building during the design stage, to enable the
architect to compare the cost of the design with cost plan to keep the total cost within the approved cost limit.
(A) Estimate (B) Cost Plan (C) Feasibility (D) Cost Check

25. A statement of how an architect intends to spend a given sum of money by distributing the sum among the required
elements of the building.
(A) Estimate (B) Cost Plan (C) Feasibility (D) Cost Check

26. The number of Divisions for Technical Specifications recommended by the Construction Specification Institute.
(A) 15 (B) 3-Part Format (C) 16 (D) 16 including the General Conditions

27. The 3-Part Section Format includes: General Notes, Products and:
(A) Special Provisions (B) Technical Specification (C) Contract Documents
(D)None of the items

28. How do you call laws that were made during the martial law era.
(A) Letter of Instructions (B) Presidential Degree (C) Republic Act (D) Batas Pambansa

29. Laws, 15 days after its publication in this document, will be in effect.
(A) Senate Publication (B) UAP Newsletter (C) Widely circulated Newspaper (D) Official Gazette

30. The Architect received P 2 million for the professional fee for a project he designed. By law, all income derived
from the practice shall have a deduction of 15% amounting to:
(A) P300, 000.00 (B) P 3M (C) P400, 000.00 (D) P 4M

31. Which of the listed work done below belongs to Allied Services as part of a students experience record?

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 (A) Helps/aids in teaching architecture subjects (B) Doing drafting and designing interior design job
(C) Writes specification details for a project (D) Estimating job

32. This agency gives architects additional guidelines on hospital design and planning.
(A) U A P (B) Dept of Social Welfare (C) Dept of Health (D) Dept of Education

33. For an architecture graduate to be able to take the architecture board examination, he must finish this number of
hours of drafting and designing of architectural structures.
(A) 3250 (B) 4000 (C) 4500 (D) >3000 hours

34. Its main purpose is to provide safety of life and property protection.
(A) National Building Code (B) Fire Code (C) Accessibility law (D) Hospital Planning Guidelines

35. Minimum number of parties to have a contract binding or valid.

(A) Two (2) (B) Three (3) (C) More than four (4) (D) Unlimited number

36 PD 1096 assigns him to implement the National Building Code.

(A) Secretary of Public Works (B) City/Municipal mayor (C) Barangay Captain (D) Citizens

37. An examinee passed the Architectural Board Examination if he got an average of 70% and a rating of what grade
per subject?
(A) 50% (B) 60% (C) 65% (D) 70%

38. When both parties to a contract are able to comply with their respective obligations in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the contract, the contract is ___________ by performance.
(A) Discharged (B) Extinguished (C) Breached (D) Void

39. Exemplary damages are defined by the Civil Code as additional damages by way of ________.
(A) Asking for excuse to aggrieved party (B) Correcting Error (C) Compensation (C) Going to Court

40. When the contractor both designs and builds a structure, it is called ________ contract.
(A) Design-Build (B) Owner-Contractor (C) Owner-Builder (D) Construction-Builder

41. A guide for the architects in the design of buildings for the disabled.
(A) BP 220 (B) PD 950 (C) BP344 (D) PD 656

42. One Architect is compared with others and the client makes a selection based upon the judgment of which firm is
most qualified. The Architect submits information concerning the organization, personnel, equipments, past
projects, number of years in business, etc.
(A) Design Competition (B) Direct Section of An Architect (C) Prequalification (D) Comparative Selection of an
Architect

43. This method of compensation is applicable only to non-creative work such as accounting, secretarial, research,
supervision, preparation of reports and the like.
(A) Compensation by means of per diem plus reimbursable expense (B) Compensation by means of lump sum of
fixed fee (C) Compensation by means of multiple of direct personnel expenses (D) Compensation by means of
percentage of construction cost.

44. The Architect renders full-time supervision ensuring the quality of control of work, evaluating the work of the
contractor, keeps files and records and manages the construction.
(A) Design-Build Services (B) Construction Services (C) Post-Construction Services (D) Comprehensive Services

45 When the contractor is capable and willing to finance the whole project without any financial help from the owner.
The contractor takes care of the design, the construction including changes, revisions, and just turnover the
finished building to be paid.
(A) Cost-Plus Project (B) Straight Contract Project (C) Labor Contract Project (D) Turnkey Project

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46. A gross or total sum paid at one time. Advantageous for a standardized type of construction and where a variety of
operations is required making it impracticable to break down the work into units.
(A) Lump Sum Contract (B) Administration Contract (C) Standardized Contract (D) Unit Price Contract

47. A pledge, a promise or assurance with confidence that the amount to be used in a construction will not exceed the
specified cost whatever savings made will be shared by the contractor and the owner.
(A) Management Contract (B) Guaranteed Contract (C) Guaranteed Maximum Plus Participation on Savings
Contract (D) Guaranteed Administration Contract

48. After knowing the cost from adding the receipts, payrolls, labor, materials, etc., a specified percentage (%) is
added.
(A) Cost Plus Per Diem Project (B) Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract (C) Cost Plus Multiple Income Project (D) Cost
Plus Percentage Fee of Cost of Project

49. This is a proposal bond in the amount of 21/2% of the total bid price in the form of cash, certified check, managers
check, or bank guarantee confirmed by a local bank, payable to the owner as guarantee that the successful bidder
shall within 30 calendar days from receipt of NOA or Notice of Award, enter into contract with the owner and
furnish the performance bond.
(A) Performance Bond (B) Surety Bond (C) Payment Bond (D) Bidders Bond

50. This is furnished by the contractor to the owner five days after signing the contract, in a form of a surety bond
given by a reputable Insurance Agency equivalent to 10% of the contract price, conditioned for the faithful
compliance of the contract and the satisfaction of obligations for materials used and labor employed on the work,
and effective within a period of one year.
(A) Performance Bond (B) Surety Bond (C) Payment Bond (D) Bidders Bond

51. Specifications shall be prepared for specific items of work or methods of construction, measurement and payment
under each contract, which are not covered by standard construction and material specifications, adopted by the
corporation concerned.
(A) General Conditions (B) Special Provisions (C) Technical Specification (D) Supplementary Conditions

52. In the event that the contractor refuses or fails to satisfactorily complete the work within the aforesaid period of
time, the owner is entitled and shall have to deduct from any sum to become due the contractor the sum of ten
percent of one percent of the contract price for every day of delay.
(A) Change Order (B) Force Majeure (C) Liquidated Damage (D) Retention

53. Changes in the Plans or Specification during the construction of the project.
(A) Field Directive (B) Additive/Deductive Cost (C) Change Orders (D) Revisions

54. This is a tabulation to show how money is distributed or used in a continuous movement smoothly particularly the
working capital.
(A) Cost Plan (B) Cash Analysis (C) Cash Flow (D) Budgeting

55. A body or society entitled to act as a single person, an artificial person created by charter, made up of many
persons and registered with the SEC or Securities and Exchange Commission.
(A) Agency (B) Company (C) Sole Proprietorship (D) Corporation

56. Which of the following may the owner NOT do?

A. Stop work if the contractors performance in not satisfactory or in variance with the contract documents.
B. Carry on the work and deduct costs normally due to the contractor for these corrections.
C. Stop the work if the Architect reports safety problems on the site.
D. Refuse, with good cause, to give the contactor proof the owner can meet the financial obligations of the project.

57. Which of the following is not generally true about bidding?

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 A. Bidding procedure mist be clearly and extensively outlined in the instructions to bidders because there are so
many variations of the procedures.
B. Bidding is nearly always necessary for public works or government projects.
C. Open bidding usually presents more problem than other type.
D. Competitive bidding takes more than negotiation but can result in a lower construction cost.

58. If the lowest bid come in 20 percent over your clients construction budget, what would be the best advise you
could give your client?
A That you revise the design at no cost to reduce the construction cost.
B. That the project be bid out again using another list of contractor.
C. That you and the client work to revise the scope of the project to reduce cost.
D. That all the deduct alternates be accepted to reduce the bid, and that the client authorize a slight increase in
construction cost to bring the two together.

59. During the periodic visit to the site the Architect notices what appears to be an undersized return air duct being
installed. What should the Architect do?
A. Notify the owner in writing that the work is not proceeding according to the contract documents. Arrange a
meeting with the mechanical engineer to resolve the situation.
B. Notify the contractor that the equipment may be undersized and have the contactor check on it. Ask the
mechanical engineer to verify the size of the unit against the specifications and report to the Architect.
C. Notify the mechanical engineer to look at the situation during the next site visit by the engineer. Note the
observation on a field report.
D. Find the contractor and stop work on the installation until the size of the unit can be verified by the mechanical
engineer and compared against the contract documents.

60. Which of the following is NOT true about submittals?

A. the Architect must review them prior to checking by the contractor.
B. The contractor id ultimately responsible for the accuracy of dimensions and quantities.
C. They are not considered part of the contract documents.
D. The contractor can reject them and request resubmission.

61. At the time scheduled for bid opening, a contractor comes rushing into the room three minutes late with his bid.
You have not begun to open the bids. What should you do?
A. Refuse to accept the bid, stating that the deadline has passed.
B. Ask if there are no objections from the other bidders to accept the bid since none has been opened yet.
C. Accept the bid with prejudice.
D. Accept the bid since none has been opened but make a mental note to look on it with disfavor when you are
evaluating it.

62. You are a licensed Architect hired by a private company owned by a businessman who is not an Architect. The
company is offering architectural services. What do you think about the legality of the services offered?
(A) It is legal since the plans and specifications are signed by a licensed Architect.
(B) It is legal because the company is registered under the law of the Republic.
(C) It is legal because I am a registered and licensed Architect.
(D) It is illegal because a company owned by a businessman who is not an Architect cannot provide architectural
services. Liability cannot be transferred to the staffs who are Architects.

63. Who shall file a case against a person illegally practicing architectural services?
(A) Board of Architecture
(B) The person affected
(C) The UAP-IAPOA
(D) Any individual who can file a complaint to the Board of Architecture for appropriate action.

64. What if the foreign architect left the country with incurred damages in the project, who will be held liable?
(A) The Owner of the project
(B) The developer

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 (C) The Professional liability insurance
(D) None of the above

65. If a successful candidate in the examination was not able to take his oath before any member of the Board or any
authorized representative, can he/she still practice the profession?
(A) Yes, because he/she passed the examination
(B) No, because it is a requirement to take the oath before the Board to practice the profession.
(C) Yes, oath taking is just a formality
(D) No, because he/she will not have a seal without oath taking.

66. If you are a graduate of architecture who worked abroad and has acquired extensive training in the different
phases of architectural works, can you take the board examination?
(A) No, because you are outside of the Philippines
(B) No, because no Filipino Architect with IAPOA certificate can vouch for you.
(C) No, because experience should be local.
(D) Yes, because you are qualified.

67. If you are a licensed Architect and a partner of an architectural firm, are you liable if your partner commits
malpractice?
(A) No, because you were not the one who committed the malpractice.
(B) No, because partnership has limited sharing of responsibilities.
(C) Yes, as a partner, you are also liable.
(D) I don not know

68. If you committed a moral turpitude, it means you committed

(A) Rape
(B) Bigamy
(C) Falsification of public documents
(D) All of the above

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