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