Test your basic knowledge |

Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Perfectly vertical; the surface is at a right angle (90 degrees) to the horizon or floor and does not bow out at the top or bottom.






2. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.






3. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.






4. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






5. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.






6. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.






7. A cut or channel made by a saw.






8. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.






9. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.






10. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






11. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.


12. A piece that projects out of wood or another material for the purpose of being placed into a hole or groove to form a joint.






13. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






14. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






15. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






16. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.






17. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.






18. Perfectly vertical; the surface is at a right angle (90 degrees) to the horizon or floor and does not bow out at the top or bottom.






19. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.






20. The turning or twisting force applied to an object - such as a nut - bolt - or screw - using a socket wrench or screwdriver to tighten it. Torque is measured in inch-pounds or foot-pounds.






21. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






22. A steel too used to indent metal.






23. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






24. A tool used to remove nails.






25. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.






26. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.






27. To heat or fuse two or more pieces of metal so that the finished pieces of metal so that the finished piece is as strong as the original; a welded joint.






28. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






29. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.






30. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.






31. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






32. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.






33. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.






34. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.






35. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






36. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench






37. A steel too used to indent metal.






38. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






39. To heat or fuse two or more pieces of metal so that the finished pieces of metal so that the finished piece is as strong as the original; a welded joint.






40. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench






41. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






42. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.






43. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench






44. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.






45. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.






46. a prying tool with a nail slot at the end to pull nails out in tightly enclosed areas. It can also be used as a small pry bar.






47. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.






48. A straight steel rod with a curved claw at one end that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of the wood or slightly blow it.


49. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






50. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.