NCCER CARPENTRY MODULE 4 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED
AND THE LATEST SERIES
Benchmark
Ans: A point established by the surveyor on or close to the building site. It is used
as a reference for determining elevations during the construction of a building
Question: Contour lines
Ans: Imaginary lines on a site plan that connect points of the same elevation.
Contour lines never cross each other.
Question: Easement
Ans: A legal right-of-way provision on another person's property (for example,
the right of a neighbor to build a road or a public utility to install water and gas lines
on the property). A property owner cannot build on an area where an easement has
been identified
Question: Elevation view
Ans: A drawing providing a view from the front or side of a structure
Question: Front setback
Ans: The distance from the property line to the front of the building
Question: Monuments
Ans: Physical structures that mark the location of a survey point