Deck 3: Using Drawing Instruments

Question 1

Triangles serve many functions in landscape design and illustration.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Templates are available only in limited styles and sizes.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Circles are the basis for the symbols for many landscape features including plants, patios, pools, and lawn areas.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The lettering guide must always be matched to the width of the lead or pen tip.

Question 5

The harder a lead is, the darker the line it will make.

Question 6

Plastic erasers have almost completely replaced rubber erasers.

Question 7

Rendering tools such as color pencils and color markers are usually not required or used during the design stage of a landscape project.

Question 8

All landscapes, regardless of size or theme, must first be designed on paper.

Question 9

A well-drawn landscape plan can support the sale of a project.

Question 10

Landscape designers may incorporate both traditional tools and computer drafting in the creation of a proposal.

Question 11

Identify the long straightedge that derives its name from its shape.

A) drawing board
B) T-square
C) drawing table
D) meter stick

Question 12

What is the most frequently used tool of the landscape designer?

A) T-square
B) drawing board
C) drawing pencil
D) ruler

Question 13

To what do the H and B ratings of drawing pencils refer?

A) softness
B) hardness
C) color
D) both "softness" and "hardness"

Question 14

Which tool uses ink rather than graphite?

A) template
B) technical pen
C) printer
D) carbon

Question 15

If a property line is 100 feet long on a 1" = 10' scale, what line length would represent it?

A) 100"
B) 0.1"
C) 1"
D) 10"

Question 16

What does a protractor measure?

A) relationship between two joined lines
B) angles
C) both "relationship between two joined lines" and "angles"
D) None of these answers is correct

Question 17

A compass is used to draw what figures?

A) squares
B) rectangles
C) arcs and circles
D) angles

Question 18

Which pencil grades are most commonly selected for initial drawing and writing?

A) 8H or 9H
B) 6H or 7H
C) 4H or 5H
D) 2H or 3H

Question 19

What tool is used to represent actual dimensions in a reduced size?

A) ruler
B) scale
C) compass
D) protractor

Question 20

Technical pens are available in both refillable and what other form?

A) recyclable
B) commercial
C) disposable
D) nontraditional

Question 21

The architect's scale divides the inch in a number of ways that permit dimension to be represented as ____________________.

Question 22

A ____________________ is a straightedge on a roller.

Question 23

____________________ is used to prevent smudging and to keep the drawing clean.

Question 24

______________________ pencils hold thin leads of prescribed diameters.

Question 25

The higher the H rating of a graphite lead, the ____________________ is the lead.

Question 26

The stencils in a lettering template must be matched with the ____________________ of the pencil or pen tip to avoid wobbly letters.

Question 27

An advantage of plastic erasers over rubber erasers is that they can be ____________________ to remove the graphite.

Question 28

Soft graphite lines can be lifted from a drawing by using a(n) ____________________ eraser.

Question 29

Drafting tape is preferred over other tapes for securing drawings because of its ____________________ characteristic.

Question 30

Free-flowing line support is provided by the ___________________.