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