NATIVIDAD, KRISTINE JOY A.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

1. It is the notice or invitation issued to bidders giving information on the

magnitude and extent of the project, nature, etc.
A. Notice to Proceed
B. Bid Bulletin
C. Invitation to Bid
D. Instruction to Bidders
2. NOT a criteria for computing the Architect's compensation.
A. Popularity
B. Effort
C. Time availability
D. Imagination
3. Which of the following is a responsibility of the Architect in the Construction
Phase of the Regular Design Services?
A. Be held responsible for failure of contractor to carry out work
B. Makes exhaustive on-site supervision
C. Makes periodic visits to the site
D. Prepares shop drawings
4. NOT classified under Group 2 – buildings of moderate complexity of
plan/design.
A. Public markets
B. Residential condominiums
C. Open-air recreational facilities
D. Retail/wholesale stores
5. Structures belonging to Group 3.
A. Theaters
B. Museums
C. Exposition Buildings
D. Mausoleums
6. If an architect performs full time supervision, what is his professional fee based
on old 1979 SPP?
A. 1-1.5% of PCC
B. 2-2.5% of PCC
C. 2-3% of PCC
D. 3-5% of PCC
7. Who gives the directive to start the project?
A. Project Manager
B. Construction Manager
C. Owner
D. Contractor
8. Guarantee workmanship and quality of materials and equipment for 1 year.
A. Proposal Bond
B. Guarantee Bond
C. Performance Bond
D. Payment Bond
9. What Architectural Service/Phase is the part where the Architect and Client
choose the Contractor?
A. Contract Document Phase
B. Evaluation Phase
C. Construction Phase
D. Bidding/Negotiation Phase
10. Contract time starts how many days after receipt of Notice to Proceed.
A. 5 days
B. 7 days
C. 10 days
D. 15 days
11. The Client has already approved the designs of the typical house models for a
subdivision project. The Architect continued with the preparation of the
construction drawings. At this stage, the Client asked the Architect to prepare also
scale models of the different house models to be used in selling the house and lot
packages. How will the Architect charge for them?
A. The cost for each scale model will be charged in addition to the
basic fee.
B. It is already included in the Architects basic fee.
C. Determine the cost by arbitration.
D. It is part of the design studies required for presentation to the client and
no additional fee is to be charged.
12. Period for claims for extra cost caused by instructions from architect or owner
or due to delays in owner-supplied materials.
A. 5 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 20 days
13. The cost of the completed building to the Owner, including the structure,
plumbing/sanitary and electrical fixtures, mechanical equipment, elevators,
escalators, air-conditioning system, fire protection system, alarm and clock
system, communications and electronic system, elements attached to the building
and all items indicated in the plans, designs, drawings and specifications
prepared by the Architect and his consultants.
A. Cost of Work
B. Project Construction Cost
C. Project Development Cost
D. Cost Records
14. The Consulting Architect in this area of practice must have much more than
the basic knowledge of Green Architecture and Environmental and/or Sustainable
Design and sufficient knowledge of the governing environmental laws and
environmental investigation processes/ procedures under international protocols,
the Philippine Solid Waste, Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, DENR administrative
issuances and the like.
A. Building Environment Certification
B. Forensic Architecture
C. Building Testing and Commissioning
D. Special Building/Facility Planning and Design
15. A scientific study on the built environment's well-being, which allows the
Architect to focus on the ways in which the building/structure can best maintain
itself and prolong its life in a cost-efficient manner, and finally provide
recommendations to the Owner/ Client.
A. Forensic Architecture
B. Pre-design services
C. Building Appraisal
D. Post-design services
16. A type of Pre-Design Service that involves the procurement, analysis and use
of secondary information gathered for the project to aid the Client in early
decision-making. It represents the Architect's initial assessment of a project's
soundness, allowing the Client to promptly explore available/ readily identifiable
directions/ options.
A. Pre-feasibility study
B. Feasibility study
C. Architectural Programming
D. Space Management Studies
17. If a successful examinee was convicted by a lower court of a crime involving
moral turpitude and has appealed the case to a higher court, can he/she be
refused the issuance of a Certificate of Registration?
A. No, since the conviction is not yet final and executory.
B. Yes, the Board has the power to refuse issuance.
C. No, since he/she has passed the examination.
D. Maybe, depending on the court’s order.
18. Guarantee to enter into a contract if awarded.
A. Proposal Bond
B. Guarantee Bond
C. Performance Bond
D. Payment Bond
19. A type of pre-design service where the Architect states the project terms of
reference (ToR) including the concept, objectives and other necessary
requirements to bid out architectural services (whether public or private).
A. Design Brief Preparation
B. Space Planning
C. Architectural Programming
D. Feasibility Study
20. If the Owner continuously order changes to the design, what methods of
compensation should be used?
A. Lump Sum
B. MDPE and Percentage Fee
C. Percentage Fee and Cost Method
D. Per Diem and MDPE
21. Who will be liable for seeking and soliciting architectural works by a non
registered person?
A. Both the represented and the representative
B. The employer and the employee
C. All of the Above
D. None of the above
22. Includes cost of the construction as well as allprofessional fees, permits,
clearances and utilities and cost of acquiring the project site / lot, cost of money,
etc.
A. Cost of Work
B. Project Construction Cost
C. Project Development Cost
D. Cost Records
23. A client wanted your services for his new house with a total project cost of
Three Million (3,000,000.00) Pesos. Based on the old 1979 SPP, what is the
percentage of your professional fee?
A. 8% of PCC
B. 10% of PCC
C. 12% of PCC
D. 15% of PCC
24. The contractor has the right to terminate the contract or suspend work if there
is suspension of work for ___ days through no fault of the contractor.
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 120 days
25. NOT classified under Group 5 – monumental buildings and other facilities
requiring consummate design skill and much precise detailing.
A. Exhibition halls
B. Exposition buildings
C. Mausoleums
D. Memorials
26. The PRC will not issue the Certificate of Registration to a successful
examinee if he commits one of the following:
A. Sign his signature in a project that he didn’t design
B. Unethical practice by competing with other architect
C. Fraudulent act
D. Immoral act
27. If an Architect is hired to design a Supermarket with construction cost of
less than P50M, how much should he/she charge as minimum basic fee based on
the old 1979 SPP?
A. 6% of PCC
B. 7% of PCC
C. 8% of PCC
D. 15% of PCC
28. For specialized allied services, what is the activity of total planning that
encompasses social, physical and environmental factors?
A. Physical Planning
B. Comprehensive Planning
C. Comprehensive Architectural Services
D. Environmental Planning
29. If portions of the building/s are erected at different periods of time, thus
increasing the construction period and Architect's burden of services, charges
pertaining to services rendered during the Construction Phase shall be doubled. A
suspension of construction for a period not exceeding ___ months shall not be
covered by this provision.
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 7
30. Will the Architect-of-Record be criminally liable with regards to the plans,
projects, and contracts he signed and sealed?
A. No, it is the Design Engineers who are liable
B. No, it is the Architect-in-charge of Construction who assumes the liability.
C. Yes, the AoR assumes the civil liability.
D. None of the above.
31. What offense is committed if a person uses the name of another architect
in his practice without the consent of the latter?
A. Nothing
B. Misdemeanor
C. Illegal practice
D. Misrepresentation
32. A form of Specialized Allied Service where the Architect prescribes space
plans, stacking diagrams/sections and computations of areas for the different
activities and spaces to be integrated in a building Project.
A. Architectural Interiors
B. Building Components
C. Special Building/ Facility Planning and Design
D. Building Systems Design
33. The Consulting Architect is concerned with the management and use of
land as well as the conservation, preservation and upgrading of the human
environment.
A. Comprehensive Development Planning
B. Physical Planning
C. Site Development Planning
D. Environmental Impact Assessment
34. Guarantee to execute the work in accordance with the terms of the contract.
A. Proposal Bond
B. Guarantee Bond
C. Performance Bond
D. Payment Bond
35. NOT a disadvantage of an architectural design competition.
A. Opportunities will be open only to all PRC-registered and licensed
Architects (RLAs) or PRC-registered Architectural Firms (AFs).
B. Process may be expensive and time consuming.
C. The time and effort required may discourage qualified firms from
participating.
D. Some potentially unscrupulous prospective Clients will seek free services
under the guise of design competition.
36. For any decreased or increased quantities of work, under-runs or over-runs
must not exceed ____.
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
37. Under comparative selection, what is the stage where the selection committee
visit buildings designed by the Architects and check references such as former
clients and financial institutions.
A. Verification
B. Evaluation & ranking
C. Negotiation
D. Pre-qualification
38. Upon signing the Architect-Owner Agreement for Detailed Architectural and
Engineering Design Services, what is the PRBoA suggested minimum payment to
the Architect as a mobilization component of the agreed Architect's fee?
A. P15,000
B. P20,000
C. P25,000
D. P30,000
39. Build in, mount in position, connect, apply for intended use.
A. Furnish
B. Install
C. Provide
D. Fabricate
40. An architect suggested to the client that a blank wall in one of the portion
of the lobby be provided with a mural painting. The client agreed and asked the
Architect to present a design for the mural painting. The Architect hired a popular
painter to make the concept design. Who will pay for the services of the mural
painter?
A. Client
B. Architect
 C. Already included in the fees of the Architect
D. To be decided by arbitration
41. Refers to the orderly arrangement within a piece of land or property on which
vertical structures such as buildings, monuments and the like, as well as
horizontal developments such as rights-of-way (ROWs), open spaces and activity
spaces are to be proposed.
A. Physical Planning
B. Site Development Planning
C. Comprehensive Development Planning
D. Environmental Planning
42. The Consulting Architect in this area of practice provides the Owner/Client
with means and measures to ensure the proper function and maintenance of the
building/structure and site after final inspection.
A. Facilities Maintenance and Support
B. Building Testing and Commissioning
C. Forensic Architecture
D. Building Environment Certification
43. The value of extra work must NOTbe calculated using this method.
A. By estimate in lump sum
B. By unit prices not exceeding 25% of original work contract
C. By actual direct cost + 15% profit, overhead and tax
D. By actual direct cost not exceeding 25% of original work
44. This area of practice recommends the systematic process of ensuring that a
building/structure's array of systems is planned, designed, installed and tested to
perform according to the design intent and the building's operational needs.
A. Facilities Maintenance Support
B. Building Testing and Commissioning
C. Building Systems Design
D. Security Evaluation and Planning
45. Who is responsible for the soil investigation of the project?
A. Project Manager
B. Construction Manager
C. Owner
D. Contractor
46. The period of making good known defects or faults shouldnot be more than
many calendar days?
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 120 days
47. How is the architect remunerated under Design-Build by maximum cost?
A. Built in the max cost exclusive of arch. regular fee
B. 10% inclusive of arch. regular fee as per old 1979 SPP
C. 7% inclusive of arch. regular fee as per old 1979 SPP
D. Lump sum inclusive of arch. regular fee
48. Before submitting sketches to a client, what must the architect first do?
A. Sign a service agreement
B. Bill for downpayment
C. Discuss board for presentation
D. Prepare the probable construction cost
49. Who shall pay for any materials furnished with the required royalties and
patents?
A. Architect
B. Owner
C. Contractor
D. Manufacturer/Supplier
50. This cost-based method of compensation is applicable only to non-creative
work such as accounting, secretarial, research, data gathering, preparation of
reports and the like.
A. Multiple of Direct Personnel Expense
B. Professional Fee + Expenses
C. Fixed Fee/Lump Sum Method
D. Percentage Method