Observation

Most candidates were able to:

            -           sketch the gauge box correctly;
-           state functions of plaster in building.
However, few of them failed to:
-           sketch the quartering gauge;
-           list two materials used in the manufacture of cement.

            The expected response to question 4 is as given below:
4 (a)     Five functions of a plastering:

1. to exclude moisture;
2. to provide hard wearing surface;
3. to improve thermal insulation;
4. to improve sound insulation;
5. to provide for decoration;
6. provides suitable background for other finishes.

(c)        Materials used in the manufacture of cement:
           

1. limestone or chalk;
2. clay or shale;
3. gypsum.