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