PLTW CEA FINAL EXAM 2026 FINAL
PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS ACCURATE A+
◉ A civil engineer must ensure that a structure...
Answer: Will withstand dead loads as well as additional loads put on the
building due to anticipated natural events
◉ legal requirements that are intended to protect the public by providing
minimum safety guidelines for specific areas of a structure are referred
to as
Answer: building codes
◉ Floor plans, elevations, wall sections, and details are methods in
which the architect and engineer graphically convey the final design of
the structure to be built. This set of documents is referred to as
Answer: working drawings
◉ restrictions in a community that limit the type of structures that can be
built on certain parcels of land are called
Answer: zoning ordinances
◉ describe a floor plan that would represent the most efficient and
convenient overall design
Answer: The bathroom and kitchen near each other for plumbing
purposes, open concept, and easy accessible rooms
, ◉ A rendering is a
Answer: a pictorial sketch that illustrates the design in detail
◉ The "site discovery" activity involves
Answer: gathering information about the site
◉ what information do the various parts of the legal description describe
Answer: benchmarks, property line lengths, and property line directions
◉ A property owner is specifically not allowed to raise farm stock on
her or his property. This is an example of a
Answer: covenant
◉ why is it important to know the position of the sun relative to the
structures on the proposed development
Answer: Energy conservation
◉ what will occur if A developer replaces a grass athletic field on land
that was previously in asphalt parking lot
Answer: The run off will decrease
◉ what describes the correct size gradation largest to smallest
Answer: Gravel, medium sand, silt, clay
PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS ACCURATE A+
◉ A civil engineer must ensure that a structure...
Answer: Will withstand dead loads as well as additional loads put on the
building due to anticipated natural events
◉ legal requirements that are intended to protect the public by providing
minimum safety guidelines for specific areas of a structure are referred
to as
Answer: building codes
◉ Floor plans, elevations, wall sections, and details are methods in
which the architect and engineer graphically convey the final design of
the structure to be built. This set of documents is referred to as
Answer: working drawings
◉ restrictions in a community that limit the type of structures that can be
built on certain parcels of land are called
Answer: zoning ordinances
◉ describe a floor plan that would represent the most efficient and
convenient overall design
Answer: The bathroom and kitchen near each other for plumbing
purposes, open concept, and easy accessible rooms
, ◉ A rendering is a
Answer: a pictorial sketch that illustrates the design in detail
◉ The "site discovery" activity involves
Answer: gathering information about the site
◉ what information do the various parts of the legal description describe
Answer: benchmarks, property line lengths, and property line directions
◉ A property owner is specifically not allowed to raise farm stock on
her or his property. This is an example of a
Answer: covenant
◉ why is it important to know the position of the sun relative to the
structures on the proposed development
Answer: Energy conservation
◉ what will occur if A developer replaces a grass athletic field on land
that was previously in asphalt parking lot
Answer: The run off will decrease
◉ what describes the correct size gradation largest to smallest
Answer: Gravel, medium sand, silt, clay
