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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. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
round off
tenon
Claw Hammer
punch
2. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
Ball peen hammer
Open-end wrench
Ball peen hammer
tang
3. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
pliers
Dowel
Box-end wrench
Open-end wrench
4. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Chisel bar
ripping bar
pliers
striking or slugging wrench
5. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
square
punch
Dowel
Box-end wrench
6. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
try square
Bell-faced hammer
Foot-pounds
Combination square
7. 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.
pipe wrench
rafter angle square
striking or slugging wrench
torque
8. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
striking or slugging wrench
points
Chisel
peening
9. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
Chisel
points
Combination wrench
nail puller
10. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Box-end wrench
round off
points
Dowel
11. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
tenon
Combination wrench
ripping bar
miter joint
12. 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.
square
tempered
pliers
weld
13. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
square
striking or slugging wrench
Fastener
plumb
14. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
tang
strip
Inch-pounds
striking or slugging wrench
15. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
planed
level
square
Adjustable end wrench
16. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
Inch-pounds
try square
Hex key wrench
miter joint
17. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
try square
Chisel
Adjustable end wrench
Carpenter's square
18. A steel too used to indent metal.
Bell-faced hammer
punch
Adjustable end wrench
plumb
19. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
points
Bell-faced hammer
Flats
tenon
20. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
tang
round off
weld
pliers
21. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
pliers
level
try square
Bell-faced hammer
22. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
try square
weld
Joint
Open-end wrench
23. 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.
Foot-pounds
weld
square
tang
24. A cut or channel made by a saw.
punch
Kerf
Carpenter's square
Combination square
25. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
pipe wrench
weld
Box-end wrench
points
26. 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
Flat bar
Carpenter's square
planed
27. A tool used to remove nails.
round off
Cat's paw
nail puller
Bell-faced hammer
28. A cut or channel made by a saw.
tempered
ripping bar
Open-end wrench
Kerf
29. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
weld
level
striking or slugging wrench
Combination square
30. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Inch-pounds
Hex key wrench
tempered
plumb
31. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
Flats
Foot-pounds
Kerf
Carpenter's square
32. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
Kerf
peening
strip
Joint
33. 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.
34. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Cat's paw
Dowel
Flats
Claw Hammer
35. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
pipe wrench
ripping bar
Hex key wrench
weld
36. 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.
plumb
tang
peening
torque
37. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
Joint
Foot-pounds
weld
Carpenter's square
38. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Dowel
peening
tempered
miter joint
39. 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.
Bell-faced hammer
peening
striking or slugging wrench
Bevel
40. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
try square
weld
Ball peen hammer
tempered
41. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
striking or slugging wrench
Claw Hammer
Flat bar
level
42. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
tempered
Claw Hammer
rafter angle square
level
43. 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.
Chisel
Flat bar
Bell-faced hammer
strip
44. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
square
Bell-faced hammer
Flat bar
rafter angle square
45. 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.
Bevel
planed
Fastener
peening
46. 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
Chisel bar
pliers
Ball peen hammer
Dowel
47. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
Open-end wrench
miter joint
ripping bar
Foot-pounds
48. 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
tenon
Flat bar
square
49. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Bevel
miter joint
Flats
torque
50. 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
nail puller
weld
tenon