- 1. Which of the following is NOT part of the Design/Pre-Construction Pathway?
A) Drafter
B) Surveyor
C) Professor
D) CIS Manager
- 2. Which of the following are typical job responsibilities for a career within the Design/Pre-Construction Pathway?
A) Create technical drawings, prepare maps and develop landscape
B) Paint walls, write proposals and develop complex designs for
C) Paint walls, write proposals and develop complex designs for
D) Plan a landscape, listen to customer requirements and construct
- 3. What is the average annual salary for drafters and surveyors?
A) $35,000
B) $25,000
C) $42,000
D) $50,000
- 4. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a non-traditional building career within the Construction Pathway?
A) Constructing underwater trenches
B) . Constructing highways
C) . Constructing power plants
D) Constructing airports
- 5. Which of the following is NOT a reason most construction managers are on-call 24-hours a day during a project?
A) Additional pay
B) . Emergencies at the site
C) Delays
D) Bad weather
- 6. Electricians typically acquire their job experience and knowledge from which of the following educational sources?
A) Apprenticeship programs
B) Community college
C) Technical school
D) Internships
- 7. Which of the following is the median annual salary for individuals working in the field of construction?
A) $68,454 to $70,678
B) $25,529 to $32,672
C) $34,902 to $42,432
D) $55,784 to $62,298
- 8. Which of the following is the best description of a boilermaker?
A) Developing solutions to environmental problems using biology and
B) Installing, maintaining and repairing heating systems
C) Making, installing and repairing boilers, vats and other large vessels which hold liquids and gases
D) Maintaining rural roadways
- 9. What is the minimum educational requirement necessary for an entry level position as an environmental engineer?
A) High school diploma
B) Associate’s degree
C) Bachelor’s degree
D) Master’s degree
- 10. The median annual salary for careers in the Maintenance and Operations Pathway is which of the following?
A) $30,700 to $45,094
B) $52,687 to $ 60,500
C) $80,700 to $ 90,094
D) $65,284 to $76,427
- 11. Which of the following is NOT a career listed within the Science and Mathematics Pathway?
A) Economist
B) Geneticist
C) Quality technician
D) Scientific visualization/graphics expert
- 12. Which of the following is NOT a typical job responsibility for careers within the Science and Mathematics Pathway?
A) Study living organisms and their relationships to the environment
B) Applying the principles of science and mathematics to develop
C) Study how society distributes scarce resources
D) . Explore and identify basic principles and laws governing motion and gravitation
- 13. Which of the following requires a Ph.D. as the minimum educational requirement necessary for a career within the Science and Mathematics Pathway?
A) Chemist
B) Biological scientists
C) Material scientists
D) Science technicians
- 14. Which of the following is NOT a career within the Engineering and Technology Pathway?
A) Technical writer
B) Aeronautical engineer
C) Biological scientists
D) Drafter
- 15. Which of the following is the median annual salary for a technical writer?
A) $45,400
B) $40,400
C) $35,400
D) . $53,400
- 16. Most employees in biological sciences, such as chemists, physicists and science technicians, work regular hours in offices or laboratories.
A) False
B) True
- 17. . Mathematicians and Statisticians work in comfortable offices, although Statisticians travel to attend seminars or conferences.
A) True
B) False
- 18. A __________________ degree is sufficient for basic research, inspection, product.
A) PH.D.
B) Master’s
C) Bachelor’s
D) Apprenticeship
- 19. A __________________ on-the-job training are sufficient for workers who perform pass/fail tests of products, such as inspectors.
A) Apprenticeship
B) High School Diploma
C) Master’s degree
D) Bachelor’s degree
- 20. Typically engineers work in office buildings, laboratories or industrial plants.
A) True
B) False
- 21. Entry level engineering positions typically require a ________________ degree
A) . Bachelor’s
B) Apprenticeship
C) Master’s
D) PH.D
- 22. Employers typically prefer to hire drafters who have completed postsecondary training and have well-developed drafting and mechanical drawing skills, are knowledgeable of drafting standards, mathematics, science and engineering technology and have a solid background in _________ techniques.
A) CAND
B) CAAD
C) CAD
D) CAB
- 23. The pre-construction pathway includes occupations related to the ___________________ and _______________ of building and construction project process and resources.
A) management, demolition
B) demolition, planning
C) management, planning
D) construction, management
- 24. There are __________________ Pathways in the Architecture & Construction Career Cluster
A) 4
B) 2
C) 5
D) 3
- 25. Mechanical Engineers work a standard 40 hour week. They do not have any pressure and their job does not require them to work long hours.
A) True
B) False
- 26. Construction managers are expected to have a _____________ degree before being hired.
A) Apprenticeship
B) Master’s degree
C) Bachelor’s degree
D) High School Diploma
- 27. The more you do in your field, and if you prove to be ___________ and _____________ in your specialty, then you can expect your chances of being hired over someone else to improve dramatically.
A) construction, management
B) efficient, hardworking
C) knowledgeable, persistent
D) demolition, planning
- 28. General maintenance and repair workers often work at a (an) _______________________ throughout the day and may be on call for emergency repairs.
A) particular location
B) variety of locations
C) workshop
D) office
- 29. There are __________________ Pathways in the STEM Career Cluster
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 2
- 30. People in the Science and Mathematics Pathway apply essential _________________ and _____________________ skills in the work place.
A) science, algebra
B) physics, mathematics
C) mathematics, science
D) science, money
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