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Common Hand Tools
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
striking or slugging wrench
Open-end wrench
Inch-pounds
level
2. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
Chisel
Chisel bar
peening
punch
3. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
Bevel
Combination wrench
planed
ripping bar
4. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Flats
punch
Ball peen hammer
striking or slugging wrench
5. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Adjustable end wrench
Ball peen hammer
Carpenter's square
Carpenter's square
6. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Flats
Chisel
plumb
square
7. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
pipe wrench
miter joint
level
weld
8. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
Box-end wrench
square
tenon
pliers
9. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
Box-end wrench
round off
Bevel
Combination square
10. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Cat's paw
tempered
Bell-faced hammer
torque
11. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
Foot-pounds
ripping bar
Hex key wrench
Open-end wrench
12. 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.
Joint
torque
Fastener
Ball peen hammer
13. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Joint
Bevel
Hex key wrench
Kerf
14. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
pliers
pipe wrench
Combination wrench
strip
15. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
torque
tang
round off
Foot-pounds
16. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
ripping bar
Cat's paw
Claw Hammer
Bevel
17. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
tang
miter joint
striking or slugging wrench
Fastener
18. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
Fastener
ripping bar
Open-end wrench
tang
19. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
level
striking or slugging wrench
pliers
peening
20. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
try square
punch
level
striking or slugging wrench
21. 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.
tang
torque
Joint
tempered
22. To cut slant at an angle that is not a right angle (90 degrees). The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees.
Dowel
pliers
Bevel
torque
23. A steel too used to indent metal.
punch
Combination square
miter joint
Flat bar
24. A tool used to remove nails.
Bell-faced hammer
nail puller
miter joint
tempered
25. To cut slant at an angle that is not a right angle (90 degrees). The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees.
Flats
rafter angle square
Bevel
Bell-faced hammer
26. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
striking or slugging wrench
weld
pipe wrench
rafter angle square
27. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
strip
points
Claw Hammer
tempered
28. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
points
Claw Hammer
Joint
round off
29. A tool used to remove nails.
nail puller
Fastener
Ball peen hammer
ripping bar
30. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
points
planed
Adjustable end wrench
Flat bar
31. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Carpenter's square
Adjustable end wrench
Chisel
Flats
32. 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.
planed
Joint
Inch-pounds
plumb
33. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
nail puller
points
planed
level
34. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
square
level
Combination wrench
Dowel
35. A hammer with a flat face that is used to strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end - the peen- is used to bend and shape sort metal
Open-end wrench
level
Ball peen hammer
Combination wrench
36. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
striking or slugging wrench
points
Chisel
Open-end wrench
37. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
Ball peen hammer
Fastener
Foot-pounds
torque
38. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
level
Box-end wrench
Dowel
points
39. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
punch
tempered
Kerf
Joint
40. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
plumb
Box-end wrench
Combination wrench
weld
41. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
tang
ripping bar
planed
peening
42. 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.
miter joint
strip
weld
tenon
43. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
round off
strip
Foot-pounds
Joint
44. 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.
Open-end wrench
plumb
round off
tempered
45. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
Inch-pounds
square
Fastener
Adjustable end wrench
46. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
try square
planed
miter joint
torque
47. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
strip
Chisel
rafter angle square
tang
48. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
ripping bar
Box-end wrench
Flats
Claw Hammer
49. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
Chisel
Combination square
Foot-pounds
Inch-pounds
50. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
Ball peen hammer
Inch-pounds
Combination square
Carpenter's square