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