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