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You have chosen the home inspection profession as your new career and business respectively.
Getting into the field was the first and easiest step. This Training Manual and the way in which you will
be instructed, comprises the next and most difficult step. Forget anything you have heard or learned
about the Home Inspection business and profession and clear your mind of all pre-conceptions.
Now, welcome to the start of the rest of your life. Please regard SASHI and Sosumi Home Inspections
as your guide to self improvement and business success. We hope you will enjoy your period of
instruction with us and that you – through your own home inspection business - will have the
opportunity to enjoy the satisfaction of using your new skills and making money!
This Training Manual Guide will assist your during your period of self study and thereafter – remaining
as an easy to use referral guide to the profession, its guidelines, its role players, its rules, its pitfalls and
its rewards.
Since we at Sosumi Home Inspections promote, as all other progressive educational bodies do,
training by means of “learning outcomes”, we have designed this guide to list our intended learning
outcomes for each Module i.e. what the essence is that we expect you to glean from each particular
Module. These are the new skills or knowledge that you should be able to apply upon completion of
each Module.
We have designed each Module to progressively allow you to put the new skills into practice as you go
along and we have also included various self-evaluation tests which we would like you to carry out at
times which best suit you. Since you are paying us for the privilege of imparting this knowledge to you,
we trust that you will be willing to carry out these self-evaluation tests which are designed to increase
your practical application of the theoretical information that we impart to you in each Module.
Our Training Manual Guide introduces you to the attitudes and values you need to be able to meet
SASHI final assessment criteria and to fulfil your role as a home inspector in a successful business.
The author of the this SASHI endorsed training material, GMR Lourens, has designed it to make
provision for 10 open book written self-evaluation test papers which you will complete as the course
commences after each Module and give the marks which you award yourself to the trainer. This allows
us to keep a record of your progress along with your final examination, practical inspection and its 4
follow up inspections that we expect you to send to us for record purposes.
We have also summarised the Training Manual Guide in a study schedule which is in essence two
weeks – one week for the course and one week to complete the next 4 home inspections on your own.
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Training Course Overview
The duration of this course will be approximately two weeks.
During the first week you will attend a 4 day theory training session at our training facility and the 5th
day in carrying out a practical home inspection with your trainer. The next week will be spent in
carrying out 4 inspections of your own, on your own time and you will be expected to submit them to
your trainer.
Revision of each previous day’s work and its relevant Module information will take place during the first
two hours of any particular theory training session, the Modules at hand will be addressed for the rest
of the day and the last hour will be used for you to carry out the relevant self-evaluation test(s) on the
Module(s) that were dealt with during the day.
Prior to embarking on the Sosumi Home Inspections Training Course, you will also be required to
complete a skills level evaluation questionnaire which must be submitted to your trainer as soon as
possible but at the latest on the first day of training. This skills level evaluation will be used as a
measurement of your current level of skills by your trainer so it is in your best interests to fill it in
without resort to friends and colleagues – that would be defeating its purpose.
Below is an example of how your theoretical and practical timetable will look for the duration of this
Course (please note that specific dates will be inserted depending on which week/month you start your
course).
Day 1 ----------Theory – Module 1&2 -----------Afternoon--------------- Self-Evaluation Test Papers 1 & 2
Day 2 ----------Theory – Modules 2-4 -----------Afternoon--------------- Self-Evaluation Test Papers 2-4
Day 3 ----------Theory – Modules 5-8 -----------Afternoon--------------- Self-Evaluation Test Papers 5-8
Day 4 ----------Theory – Modules9-12 ----------Afternoon--------------- Self-Evaluation Test Papers 9-12
Day 5 ----------Practical Inspection --------------All Day
Week 2 --------Complete 4 inspections before end of the week and submit to trainer along with final
exam answers.
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Prescribed Reading
Since we can only teach you what we know and impart our expertise in the inspection field, it is
important that you take note of the fact that there is prescribed material which you will have to
acquaint yourself with in order to make a success as a home inspector.
This course provides all the prescribed material necessary to “pass” all the tests and the practical
evaluation.
We have divided the SASHI endorsed training Course into twelve Modules which are listed below for
easy reference.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
Describe the home inspection industry in South Africa.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• describe the problems that property buyers experience at present that could be solved
through home inspections;
• give an opinion as to whether there is scope for a home inspection industry in South
Africa; and
• explain how the voetstoots clause creates problems for potential buyers in South Africa.
Outcome 2:
Describe the home inspection industry abroad.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• give a general description of the state of the home inspection industry abroad; and
• compare the scope of the industry abroad with the scope of the industry in South Africa.
Outcome 3:
Explain what a home inspection entails.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• define what a home inspection is;
• give your considered opinion as to what the purpose of a home inspection is; and
• give good reasons why home inspection is a necessary service.
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MODULE 2:
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
in South Africa.
Give the generally accepted definitions of terms used in the construction industry
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• explain the meaning of each term and its definition; and
• explain why generally accepted construction practices are necessary if one is to achieve
uniformity in the construction and related industries.
Outcome 2:
Describe all the generally accepted building practices with regard to the
construction of a home.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• explain the requirements with regard to each element of the superstructure of a home as well
as of the systems and components surrounding the superstructure;
• give an opinion as to whether the SABS 0400 legislation has adequately addressed the
specifications of the National Building Regulations; and
• explain why you need to know the correct construction practices with regard to a home in
order to carry out a generally accepted home inspection.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
Africa.
Describe the various types of home inspections currently performed in South
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• explain the difference between the various types of home inspection;
• explain why there is a need for inspections on new homes as promulgated by the National
Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC);
• give a reasoned opinion as to why it is advisable to have an overall inspection methodology
that can incorporate elements of the various types of inspection.
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Outcome 2:
Explain and describe the requirements relating to construction that are
prescribed by the NHBRC and which you have to keep in mind when inspecting a home.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• summarise the acceptable building practices as required by the NHBRC with regard to each
component of a home;
• explain the basic requirements with regard to construction practices when building or
inspecting a home, as reproduced in this course material from the NHBRC Home Building
Manual;
• explain how the NHBRC warranty scheme works; and
• explain why the NHBRC warranty scheme is necessary.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
Describe the similar elements of the ethical guidelines with regard to the home
inspection industry around the world.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• do research on the Internet;
• identify home inspection companies that operate in South Africa and abroad;
• identify major home inspection associations or societies around the world; and
• compare the codes of ethics of some of these associations, and see what guidelines or
elements they have in common.
Outcome 2:
Describe the seven guidelines with regard to the suggested code of ethics for
home inspectors as promoted by SASHI.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• explain why each ethical guideline exists;
• give your opinion as to whether each ethical guideline is realistic or not; and
• give your opinion as to whether any further ethical guidelines need to be added to the code of
ethics as adopted by SASHI.
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Once you have studied this Module you should be able to perform the outcomes listed below.
Outcome 1:
Describe the main elements of the suggested standards of practice for the South
African home inspection industry as promoted by SASHI.
To prove competence in this outcome, you must be able to do the following:
• explain why standards of practice are necessary; and
• explain why it is necessary to have a formal body like SASHI, and why it is necessary for such a
body to lay down standards of practice.
Outcome 2:
Give a detailed description of the standards of practice that you should follow
when carrying out a home inspection.
To prove competence in this outcome, you must be able to do the following:
• list the items and components in a home that will be inspected; and
• list the items and components in a home that will not be inspected as part of a standard home
inspection.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
inspection.
Adhere to the unwritten rules of client etiquette when carrying out a home
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• describe in all respects how you should interact with a client when you carry out a home
inspection; and
• describe behaviours you should steer clear of when dealing with a client during the course of a
home inspection.
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Outcome 2:
Describe the steps you should take before doing an inspection.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• explain, step by step, how you should prepare to carry out a home inspection.
Outcome 3:
Prepare and use an inspection instruction form correctly.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• prepare the inspection instruction form.
Outcome 4:
Explain the important terms and conditions of the home inspection to the client
before carrying it out.
To prove your competence in this outcome, you must be able to:
• explain the relevant terms and conditions of the home inspection as required from SASHI
Inspectors which are based on those suggested by SASHI.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
components.
Describe the negative and positive aspects of a home’s systems and
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• explain how to look for visible “symptoms” of defects and how to record these in a home
inspection report which includes photographs.
Outcome 2:
Describe all the tools that you require to carry out an acceptable home inspection
and to produce a home inspection report of an acceptable standard.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• explain why it is advisable to have specific tools for specific jobs when performing the home
inspection; and
• give an opinion whether you think that a specific tool is required to carry out an acceptable
home inspection and to produce a home inspection report which would comply with the
standards as set by SASHI.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
Describe and detail the inspection criteria you would utilise to find out whether a
home has any patent (visible) or latent defects.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• identify a component;
• determine whether the component is in an acceptable condition or not; and
• indicate whether, if the component is not in an acceptable condition, the defect is of a
structural nature.
Outcome 2:
Describe the inspection criteria that are used on-site and off-site.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• explain how the SASHI standards of practice should be used as a guideline when carrying out
an inspection; and
• explain which components of a home should and should not be inspected.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
Describe the steps you need to go through when performing an inspection.
To prove your competence in this outcome, you must be able to:
• explain what the 'clipboard' method of doing an inspection is; and
• explain the various systems, components, rooms and other items that are inspected as part of
a standard home inspection.
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Outcome 2:
State the rules for generally accepted report writing and apply them when you
compile a report on the various aspects of a home inspection.
To prove your competence in this outcome, you must be able to:
• compile home inspection reports using correct terminology, spelling, sentence construction,
punctuation, paragraphing and other aspects of grammar.
Outcome 3:
Specify and use the SASHI endorsed templates needed to compile an acceptable
home inspection report and to produce a home inspection report along the lines of the SASHI draft
sample inspection report.
To prove your competence in this outcome, you must be able to:
• list the recommended templates and various sections of the SASHI endorsed sample home
inspection report; and
• describe the communication tools used to communicate the information that you gather when
carrying out an inspection.
Outcome 4:
Describe and follow the steps needed to produce the inspection report.
To prove your competence in this outcome, you must be able to:
• call up the template for the SASHI endorsed standard home inspection report on your
computer;
• Print the template for the inspection report for use on-site as a “clipboard method” for each
inspection;
• follow the step-by-step and page by page method of recording the information on the report
template; and
• print the final report.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
Describe the benefits of working as a home inspector for an existing company as
opposed to running your own company.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• Explain the benefits of working for an existing home inspection company/franchise;
• Describe in all respects what is advisable when working with follow employees and seasoned
professionals.
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Outcome 2:
Describe the benefits of starting your own home inspection franchise/business.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• List the benefits of starting your own business;
• Explain the disadvantages of starting your own business;
• Describe the various forms of business that are available as an option if you choose to start
your own business;
• List the facts you have to keep in mind when starting your own business;
• Explain the different marketing targets and options available; and
• Describe the various business practices to be kept in mind when starting your own business.
Outcome 3:
Describe the specific benefits of buying a franchise
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• Explain the benefits of buying a home inspection franchise; and
• List the foundations on which a home inspection franchise should be built.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcomes:
Outcome 1:
Explain the basics of the Sosumi Home Inspections Franchise package.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• Describe what the Sosumi Home Inspections franchise package entails;
• Describe who comprises the Sosumi Home Inspections Management Team;
• Describe the most important terms and conditions of the Franchise Agreement;
• Describe the get-up and gear which is available from the franchisor;
• Describe the step by step process of opening your franchise one you have signed the
agreement;
• Describe how to order the various articles you will need to open and run your franchise
Outcome 2:
Prepare (or assist to prepare) a Business Plan for your franchise which includes
sound business and marketing principles.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• Understand and explain the content of the business plan with specific reference to strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT);
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Outcome 3:
Prepare (or assist to prepare) a Forecast Budget for your franchise
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• Understand how to use and prepare the Excel format Forecast Budget.
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After completing this Module you should be in a position to carry out the following outcome:
Outcome 1:
Understand and explain what the ISO business principles are and what the
purpose and function of the various templates included in the recommended system are.
To show your competence, you should be able to:
• Describe what ISO principles are;
• Describe how the ISO administrative system works;
• Describe the various procedures that the Sosumi Home Inspections business system
recommends using;
• Describe the various forms included in the administrative system for use by franchisees, and
their functions.
This study course includes the following:
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the SASHI endorsed Skills Level Evaluation which is designed to tell us what your level of
expertise is;
the prescribed reading material which is intended to provide you with a solid theoretical basis
for the profession;
the learning outcomes for the each Module which is designed to clarify what we intend you to
learn from each Module;
ten test papers, which are designed to test your skills as the course proceeds ;
a practical inspection, which is performed along with one of the SASHI accredited members as
your trainer.
It is important to note what each one of the terms in italics above means since we will use these terms
in this Training Manual Guide and in the various Modules.
Skills Level Evaluation
In this Training Manual Guide you will find a Skills Level Evaluation that you must complete and submit
to us. It is important that you complete and submit it before embarking on the training course, since it
will help you to form an idea of what we expect you to know at this early stage in your course. It is also
required by SASHI for the evaluation to be completed and since we require all applicants to become
SASHI members, we send a copy of the evaluation on to them as well for record purposes.
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Prescribed reading
Your prescribed reading refers to the Modules you must study in order to be in a position to write a
particular.
It is important to work through all the prescribed reading as well as complete the self-evaluations tests
before writing the final exam.
Learning outcomes
Each Module contains learning outcomes, which indicate what you should be able to achieve after you
have worked through the relevant Module.
Self-evaluation Test papers
In this Training Manual Guide you will find ten self-evaluation test papers that are designed to test your
own knowledge.
Do not attempt these self-evaluation tests until the relevant Module has been completed. These tests
are designed to help you test your knowledge and to help you to evaluate your progress. Please give
your results for the 10 tests to your trainer so that we can keep it on record along with your final
practical inspection report which you produce along with the 4 follow up inspection reports. We will
also provide copies of these to SASHI for their record purposes.
When you do attempt the tests, read the questions carefully to find out exactly what is being asked of
you. Then answer the questions in your own words. Use the knowledge and understanding that you
have gained from the relevant study material to answer the questions.
The total “marks” that you give yourself for your ten written self-evaluation tests will provide an average
percentage which will eventually count 50 % of your course evaluation score (which remains
confidential). We also like you to allocate marks to the tests as a means to provide an indication as to
the level of proficiency of each inspector that we train – whether for their own purposes or for their
employer’s benefit.
Practical Evaluation
Once you have been allocated marks and written your ten self-evaluation test papers, you will be
expected to attend a practical inspection along with your trainer who will be an accredited SASHI
inspector.
During this “practical evaluation” the accredited inspector will guide you through the inspection
process.
This inspection must be completed and printed and sent to us.
This inspection report and your performance in carrying it out will be evaluated by us and a mark out
of 20 % allocated.
You will also be expected to complete four more inspections on your own, to print them and to submit
them to us for marking along with the final Examination answers within one week after you have
completed the practical inspection.
These four inspections and the Examination answers will be used to procure a mark with a total out of
30 %.
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Following the completion of your Course, if successful, you will receive a “Certificate of Completion”
from Sosumi Home Inspections as endorsed by SASHI and become a SASHI member (if you are not
one already).
Practical Inspection
Once you have completed your ten written test papers, your practical home inspection should follow.
You will carry out the home inspection at an identified property in the presence of an accredited SASHI
home inspector as your trainer.
After you have finished the inspection you will be expected to produce the home inspection report and
give us a copy.
You will be evaluated at the site by your trainer and on the actual file you produce.
4 Inspections & Examinations
You will be expected to carry out 4 inspections on your own in the week following the completion of
the course and send the reports to us.
You will also be expected to complete the Examination and send it to us.
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Support:
If you have a query – please contact us at:
Sosumi Home Inspections, PO Box 974, Stellenbosch, 7599
Phone: (021) 883 9444
Fax: (021) 8839515
E-mail: [email protected]
VISIT US ON THE INTERNET: (currently under construction)
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SKILLS LEVEL EVALUATION
Subject:
Home Inspection
Time allowed: Unlimited
No Marks
Name:
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Address:
EXAMINER:
GRADE:
Date in:
Date out:
Franchise Area of operation:
SASHI Membership no:
Please read the following instructions carefully.
1. You should submit this Skills Level Evaluation to Sosumi Home Inspections before attending
the course.
2. You can post your Skills Level Evaluation to Sosumi Home Inspections, PO Box 974,
Stellenbosch, 7599, or fax it to (021) 883 9515. Please cut out this page and attach it to your
answers. Please indicate the number of pages when you fax your answers.
3. Alternatively, you can e-mail your answers to [email protected]. Include your name and
area of operation in the subject heading of your e-mail.
4. Answer the questions in your own words. The purpose of this evaluation is to find out where
your strengths and weaknesses lie.
5. Write your name on all pages.
6. Draw a margin on the right-hand side of each page for our comments. Also, please leave two
lines open after each question for our comments.
7. You can answer the questions in any order, but make sure that you staple them together in the
correct order.
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QUESTION 1
Descriptive skills
The objective of this question is to test your basic language skills.
Choose the correct words between brackets in the passage below. WRITE DOWN ONLY THE
NUMBER AND YOUR ANSWER.
Dick Finn (1. use to / used to) appear (2.at / on / by) the doorstep of fellow home inspectors without
any warning. He was (3. the / a / an / nothing) thin, untidy, man wearing (4. the / a / an) old, tatty
denim jacket. He would announce, (5. with / in) a thick foreign accent, “I good inspector”. Then, (6. in
/ for / to) a day, or a week or a month, the man or woman (7. who / whom / whose) answered the
knock would have to take non-stop care (8. for / with / of) (9. her / him / them). This clever man could
not even work out how to peel (10. the / a / an ) oranges or wash (11. our / their / his / her) underwear.
(12. On / In / At) return the host would be (13. aloud / allowed) the (14. excited / exciting) experience
(15. for / to / of / at) sharing the thought processes of this home inspector. Happily, after undergoing
the SASHI Home Inspection course, Finn became (16. the / a / an / nothing) most productive and
cleverest home inspector in the country.
Even so, Finn was a strange man. He did not have the discipline to record what he saw until he was
trained how to do so. He had no home, no possessions and no life aside from the inspection industry.
He spoke a language all his own: “died”, meant someone had stopped doing inspections; “left” meant
someone had died. As many as half a dozen (17. interested / interesting) home inspectors would
sometimes gather to listen to his stimulating ideas about houses and construction methods. Instead of
keeping all his ideas (18. to / for / with) (19. he / himself / his / him), Dick Finn shared all his
astonishingly acute insights with them. (20. At / In / For / By ) the time he “left” at the age of 83, Finn
had helped SASHI to perfect the revolutionary Home Inspection course and presented himself as a
model inspector who executed thorough inspections at all times.
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QUESTION 2
BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
The objectives of these questions are to test the following computer skills:
• The basics of computers;
• How the computer works;
• The difference between hardware and software;
• Computer hardware and peripherals;
• Software applications;
• Word processing;
• Spreadsheets;
• Databases.
1)
The physical parts of a computer you can touch are called:
a)
b)
c)
d)
2)
All personal computers must have at least three hardware components. Two of them are a
keyboard and the system unit. What is the third required item?
a)
b)
c)
d)
3)
Mouse
Printer
Video monitor
Modem
A hard disk (hard drive) is used to:
a)
b)
c)
d)
4)
Software
Hardware
Programs
Instructions
Call other computers
Print out your work
Store data as a series of punched holes
Store data magnetically
Word processing, spreadsheets, database management and data communications are all
examples of:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Artificial intelligence
Hardware
Software
Types of computers
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5)
Spreadsheet software packages are electronic versions of:
a)
b)
c)
d)
6)
The best definition for an online service is a service that:
a)
b)
c)
d)
7)
Many PCs in the same building
Two computers using a piece of special computer cable
Two computers via the existing telephone network
A PC to various printers
What is the first question you should ask yourself before buying a new computer system?
a)
b)
c)
d)
9)
Takes airline reservations
Appeals to special interest groups
Delivers information to a customer by modem as requested
Allows users to share data files
A modem is used to connect:
a)
b)
c)
d)
8)
Money transfer systems used by banks
Tables of rows and columns used for accounting
Manual typewriters once used by almost everyone
Desktop publishing systems used by writers
What will the bottom line cost be?
Which system has a track record for giving reliable, trouble-free service?
What tasks do I want this system to perform?
Is the system expandable?
Microsoft created “Windows” to:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Make financial calculations on PCs faster
Make education on PCs more fun
Make it easier to anyone to use a PC
Substitute words for pictures on the PC
10) What happens when you save your work?
a)
b)
c)
d)
It goes into the computer’s volatile memory
It goes onto a disk for permanent storage
It is gone forever
It appears printed on paper
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11) Which project can you use word processing software for on the job?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Financial record keeping
Designing a floor plan
Preparing form letters
Recording and playing back music
12) The main purpose of an electronic spreadsheet is to:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Create documents
Manage data
Perform numerical calculations
Transfer data between computers
13) Of the following, which one is the best application for a spreadsheet on the job?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Performing large customer mailings
Preparing a sales report
Tracking invoices
Maintaining a customer mailing list
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QUESTION 3
DIRECTIONS
The objective of this question is to test your ability to determine directions.
Study the map and answer the questions that follow:
(a)
Cathy walked from the pre-school to the station.
In which direction did she walk?
(b)
When Kelly left the pre-school she walked home.
What direction is Kelly’s home from the pre-school?
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QUESTION 4
MEASUREMENT & MATHEMATICS
The objective of these questions is to test you basic measurement skills and your ability to perform
mathematical calculations.
QUESTION 4.1
M2 CALCULATION
Place the area formula next to each shape.
Shape
Area
a)
Square
(i.)
½ x base x perpendicular height
b)
Rectangle
(ii.)
average of parallel sides x distance between them
c)
Triangle
(iii.)
Length x length
d)
Parallelogram
(iv.)
length x width
e)
Trapezium
(v.)
f)
Circle
(vi.)
r2
Base x perpendicular height
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QUESTION 4.2
Use the house plan in FIG A below and answer the questions that follow.
a)
Label the features (i) to (vi).
b)
How many doors are shown on this plan?
c)
What is the length of the house?
d)
Calculate the width of the kitchen
e)
Determine the floor area of the house.
f)
Determine the floor area of bedroom 3.
g)
What percentage of the area of the house is the area of bedroom 3?
h)
The guttering across the front of the house needed replacing and the ABD Gutter Company
charges R19,75 excl VAT per metre to supply and install guttering. How much did the
company quote to supply and install this guttering (incl. VAT)?
FIG: A
HOUSE PLAN
(ii)
(i)
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QUESTION 5
GENERAL PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
The objective of these questions is to test your practical experience in the property field.
QUESTION 5.1
Indicate two reasons why a local authority must be involved when an owner wants to erect a dwelling.
a)
b)
c)
To enforce all Building regulations
To monitor the progress of the building
To plan ahead for future infrastructure.
QUESTION 5.2
Name the two most important functions of concrete foundations.
a)
b)
c)
To anchor the structure in the ground to prevent sliding
To distribute the load evenly across the foundation
To even out the ground level
QUESTION 5.3
What does a building line mean?
a)
b)
c)
The line that separates the Municipal boundary to the site Boundary
The line that cannot be encroached when building a structure inside the erven.
The centreline of the building.
QUESTION 5.4
What does the following term mean? “Curing”
a)
b)
c)
To fill in bits of plaster where it fell out
A type of concrete mix specially designed for bridges
The chemical reaction when cement reacts with water
QUESTION 5.5
What is the function of a pressure-reducing valve in a geyser?
a)
b)
c)
To control the pressure from the supply tank
To reduce the pressure form 400kPa to 100kPa
Controls water pressure in whole system.
QUESTION 5.6
List the colour codes for the pressure ratings 100kPa, 200kPa, and 400kPa
a)
b)
c)
Black, Red, Blue
Blue, Black, Red
Blue, Black, Brown
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QUESTION 5.7
From the drawing below, calculate the following:
The wall is 200 mm thick and built in English bond with stock bricks. (Use standard brick sizes). Note:
The foundation extends 190 mm over both ends of the wall.
•
Calculate the materials and the cost of the following:
A. Amount of soil excavated
a) 3.74 m³
b) 3.59 m³
c) 1.31 m³
B. Amount of concrete used for the foundation
a) 1.36 m³
b) 1.31 m³
c) 3.75 m³
C. m ² of the wall
a) 23.71 m ²
b) 22.8 m ²
c) 19 m ²
9500
200
2000
GL
630
230x600
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QUESTION 5.8
From the list below give the names of the elements as shown in the sketch (choose from the answers
given)
1.
a) Beam
b) Pillar
c) Foundation
2.
a) Foundation wall
b) Superstructure
c) Plaster
3.
a) Foundation wall
b) Pillar
c) Superstructure wall
4.
a) Timber rails
b) Plaster
c) Glazing
5.
a) Chimney
b) Column
c) Pier
6.
a) Ant Guard
b) Railing
c) Quadrant
7.
a) Joist
b) Bearer
c) Wall plate
8.
a) Beam
b) Floor Joint
c) Bearer
9.
a) Beam
b) Floor Joist
c) Bearer
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10.
a) Shuttering
b) Skirting
c) Floor Boards
11.
a) Skirting
b) Quadrant
c) Ground Level
12.
a) Skirting
b) Quadrant
c) Ground Level
13.
a) Ground Level
b) Ant Guard
c) Damp Proof Course
14.
a) Ground Level
b) Ant Guard
c) Damp Proof Course
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