Basic Communication Skills
In the study of communication, noise is best defined as?
anything that interferes with the message being heard or understood
Plans used for work that has to do with construction in or on the earth are called _____.
civil plans
Common documents that construction professionals need to read on the job include _____.
construction drawings, code books, and installation manuals
In the alphabet of lines, an area not included in the cutting line view is shown with _____.
dimension lines
Folding your arms in front of you makes it seem as if you are___.
distant and unwilling to talk
The material to be used for the walls would be found in the _____.
structural plan
Special features in books that help readers locate information includes _____.
tables of content, indexes, and glossaries
Gridlines are used to ____.
make it easy to refer to specific locations on a plan
If someone does not understand what a speaker is saying, he or she should ______.
ask the speaker questions for clarification
What information in a drawing's title block identifies the project?
Sheet title
When reading instruction or a series of steps, one should _____.
read the directions completely
A dimension is a measurement written as a _____.
number
When listening to instruction, the best way for listeners to make sure they get all the information is to ____.
take notes, ask questions, and repeat a summary of the instructions.
The information needed to identify lines and other symbols on a construction drawing can be found in the _____.
legend
The rough draft of a document you are writing should _____.
follow an outline and incorporate your research
One way that an engineer's scale differs from an architectural scale is that the engineer's scale _____.
is based on units of 10
An important attribute of an effective speaker is the ability to ____.
explain and simplify complex topics
Break lines are used to show that _____.
only part of an object is represented to save space
What is an important practice in writing to avoid errors that can cost time and money?
Proofreading the work for accuracy.
If 1 inch equals 10 feet, the arrow on the engineer's scale in the figure above indicates a length of _____.
5 feet