PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (A) Square Meter Method (B) Volume Method (D)
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE Modular
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.
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(D) None of the above
10. Money, resources, income.
(A) Fund (B) Equity (C) Finance (E) None of
the Items
11. Project’s 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
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 (A) Senate Publication (B) UAP Newsletter (C)
21. What document describes what material and Widely circulated Newspaper (D) Official
how such is installed in a building? Gazette
(A) General Condition (B) Special Provision (C) 30. The Architect received P 2 million for the
Technical Specifications professional fee for a project he designed. By
(D) Contract Agreement law, all income derived from the practice shall
22. Set of expenses which cover salaries/wages, have a deduction of 15% amounting to:
rents, and utility bills, fees. (A) P300, 000.00 (B) P 3M (C) P400, 000.00
(A) Representation (B) Direct (C) Marketing (D) P 4M
(D) Operating 31. Which of the listed work done below belongs to
23. The unit used to express the cumulative amount Allied Services as part of a student’s experience
of time required to complete work phase/s record?
based on equipment, environment, work (A) Helps/aids in teaching architecture subjects
benefits among other. (B) Doing drafting and designing interior design
(A) Calendar days (B) Contract Time (C) Man- job
hours (D) Lead Time (C) Writes specification details for a project
24. A forecast of the likely construction cost of the (D) Estimating job
whole or a part of the building during the 32. This agency gives architects additional
design stage, to enable the architect to guidelines on hospital design and planning.
compare the cost of the design with cost plan (A) U A P (B) Dept of Social Welfare (C)
to keep the total cost within the approved cost Dept of Health (D) Dept of Education
limit. 33. For an architecture graduate to be able to take
(A) Estimate (B) Cost Plan (C) Feasibility (D) the architecture board examination, he must
Cost Check finish this number of hours of drafting and
25. A statement of how an architect intends to spend a designing of architectural structures.
given sum of money by distributing the sum among (A) 3250 (B) 4000 (C) 4500 (D)
the required elements of the building. >3000 hours
(A) Estimate (B) Cost Plan (C) Feasibility (D) Cost 34. Its main purpose is to provide safety of life and
Check property protection.
26. The number of Divisions for Technical Specifications (A) National Building Code (B) Fire Code (C)
recommended by the Construction Specification Accessibility law (D) Hospital Planning
Institute. Guidelines
(A) 15 (B) 3-Part Format (C) 16 (D) 16 including 35. Minimum number of parties to have a contract
the General Conditions binding or valid.
27. The 3-Part Section Format includes: General Notes, (A) Two (2) (B) Three (3) (C) More than
Products and: four (4) (D) Unlimited number
(A) Special Provisions (B) Technical Specification 36 PD 1096 assigns him to implement the National
(C) Contract Documents Building Code.
(D)None of the items (A) Secretary of Public Works (B)
28. How do you call the laws that were made City/Municipal mayor (C) Barangay Captain
during the martial law era. (D) Citizens
(A) Letter of Instructions (B) Presidential 37. An examinee passed the Architectural Board
Degree (C) Republic Act (D) Batas Examination if he got an average of 70% and a
Pambansa rating of what grade per subject?
29. Laws, 15 days after its publication in this (A) 50% (B) 60% (C) 65%
document, will be in effect. (D) 70%
38. When both parties to a contract are able to
comply with their respective obligations in

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 accordance with the terms and conditions of
the contract, the contract is ___________ by
performance.
(A) Discharged (B) Extinguished
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
Correcting Error (C) Compensation
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
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
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
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changes, revisions, and just turnover the
finished building to be paid.
(A) Cost-Plus Project (B) Straight Contract
(C) Project (C) Labor Contract Project (D) Turnkey
Project
46. A gross or total sum paid at one time.
Advantageous for a standardized type of
(B) construction and where a variety of operations
(C) 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.
(D) (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, manager’s check, or bank
guarantee confirmed by a local bank, payable to
(C) 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) Bidder’s 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) Bidder’s 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 contractor’s 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.
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57. Which of the following is not generally true
about bidding?
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 client’s 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
(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