AIC Exam over view
Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence between the A/E or
Owner and the Contractor?
Formal Business Letter
Which of the following documents is used for correspondence between the home office
and the job site?
Memorandum
What is the best time to distribute the Working Agenda to the Participants?
About one day prior to the meeting
Which document describes the Suggested Agenda for the Preconstruction Meeting?
General Requirements
What is the best time to distribute the Meeting Minutes to the Participants?
About one day after the meeting
Which of the following descriptions are the primary content items for the meeting
minutes?
Attendance, topical headings with paragraph stating person assigned, completion
Which of the following descriptions are the content items for the working agenda?
Purpose, specific objectives, time frame, topical headings with paragraph, role
What is the name of the approach designed to encourage group members to build on the
contributions of their peers when responding to an idea in a meeting?
Spectrum Approach
What are the mental activities that must be taken into consideration for each topic during
the planning phase of a meeting?
Goals, Gathering, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Action Plan & Monitoring
What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive meeting?
Listening Attentively, Responding Constructively, Soliciting All Ideas, and Matching Decision Making to
the Situation
, Which one of the following is transferred from one mind to another?
Words
What is the retention percentage of a listener in an oral conversation?
10
What percentage of a conversation does the sender remember of what they say and do?
90
Which of the following communication methods is the most effective in knowing that the
communication has been understood?
You the sender should ask open-ended questions and make them speak
Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended question?
What steps are you going to take to complete the activity?
Which source or organization promotes a uniform organization system for organizing construction
materials, specifications and documentation into Divisions and Sections for
projects?
Construction Specifications Institute
You are interested in finding all of the manufacturers technical lifting data for a permanent overhead
crane that the Contractor will install in a manufacturing facility.
What is the name of the Reference source?
Thomas' Register
Which organization is engaged in the standardization of technical specifications and testing methods?
American Society for Testing Materials
Which organization investigates and tests materials, products, equipment, construction methods and
construction systems to safeguard against hazards to life and property?
Underwriters Laboratories
What are large stones that are placed at the end of culverts or along the edge of a body of water to
prevent erosion called?
Riprap
What are aggregate particles smaller than the size of a grain of sand called?
Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence between the A/E or
Owner and the Contractor?
Formal Business Letter
Which of the following documents is used for correspondence between the home office
and the job site?
Memorandum
What is the best time to distribute the Working Agenda to the Participants?
About one day prior to the meeting
Which document describes the Suggested Agenda for the Preconstruction Meeting?
General Requirements
What is the best time to distribute the Meeting Minutes to the Participants?
About one day after the meeting
Which of the following descriptions are the primary content items for the meeting
minutes?
Attendance, topical headings with paragraph stating person assigned, completion
Which of the following descriptions are the content items for the working agenda?
Purpose, specific objectives, time frame, topical headings with paragraph, role
What is the name of the approach designed to encourage group members to build on the
contributions of their peers when responding to an idea in a meeting?
Spectrum Approach
What are the mental activities that must be taken into consideration for each topic during
the planning phase of a meeting?
Goals, Gathering, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Action Plan & Monitoring
What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive meeting?
Listening Attentively, Responding Constructively, Soliciting All Ideas, and Matching Decision Making to
the Situation
, Which one of the following is transferred from one mind to another?
Words
What is the retention percentage of a listener in an oral conversation?
10
What percentage of a conversation does the sender remember of what they say and do?
90
Which of the following communication methods is the most effective in knowing that the
communication has been understood?
You the sender should ask open-ended questions and make them speak
Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended question?
What steps are you going to take to complete the activity?
Which source or organization promotes a uniform organization system for organizing construction
materials, specifications and documentation into Divisions and Sections for
projects?
Construction Specifications Institute
You are interested in finding all of the manufacturers technical lifting data for a permanent overhead
crane that the Contractor will install in a manufacturing facility.
What is the name of the Reference source?
Thomas' Register
Which organization is engaged in the standardization of technical specifications and testing methods?
American Society for Testing Materials
Which organization investigates and tests materials, products, equipment, construction methods and
construction systems to safeguard against hazards to life and property?
Underwriters Laboratories
What are large stones that are placed at the end of culverts or along the edge of a body of water to
prevent erosion called?
Riprap
What are aggregate particles smaller than the size of a grain of sand called?
