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