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