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