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47 Multiple choice questions

1.

A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth used for sharpening or shaping.
a. metal vise

b. steel file

c. chalk line

d. speed square

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2.

An all purpose knife used for cutting.

a. metal vise

b. steel file

c. utility knife

d. chalk line

3.

Eye protection to protect eyes from all directions.

a. speed square

b. safety goggles

c. safety glasses

d. steel file

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4.

Hand saw with short thin blade held by a bow-shaped frame used to cut irregular shapes in wood.
a. hack saw

b. crosscut saw

c. coping saw

d. rip saw

5.

Carpenter's tool used to drive and pull nails.

a. claw hammer

b. sawhorse

c. rubber hammer

d. tack hammer

6.

A double screw clamp with wooden jaws. Useful in furniture construction and repair.
a. quick clamp

b. bar clamp

c. wood chisel

d. wood clamp

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7.

A combination tool with rubber and plastic heads designed to protect the surface being struck.
a. ball peen hammer

b. rubber hammer

c. claw hammer

d. rubber/plastic hammer

8.

Mouth and nose protection against airborne particles.

a. back saw

b. hack saw

c. rip saw

d. dust mask

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9.

A tool used to put in cross-head screws.

a. phillips head screw driver

b. architect ruler

c. flat head screw driver

d. ball peen hammer

10.

A small carpenter's plane used on end grains of wood.

a. jack plane

b. back saw

c. quick clamp

d. block plane

11.

A sliding square mounted on a steel rule, used to mark a "square" line, find level, or measure.
a. try square

b. combination square

c. coping saw

d. speed square

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12.

These clamps have a ratchet mechansim that quickly slides into place. You squeeze the trigger to hold fast and squeeze
again to release the grip.
a. block plane

b. wood clamp

c. quick clamp

d. bar clamp

13.

A saw with larger teeth (fewer teeth per inch) for cutting with the grain of wood.
a. back saw

b. rip saw

c. coping saw

d. hack saw

14.

A flexible tool commonly used by a seamstress to measure shapes that may not be straight, such as the waist on a
person.
a. measuring tape

b. coping saw

c. smoothing plane

d. cloth measuring tape

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15.

A tool used to measure "to scale".

a. bench ruler

b. steel file

c. scratch awl

d. architect ruler

16.

A common tool with a rubber head designed to protect the surface being struck.
a. claw hammer

b. ball peen hammer

c. tack hammer

d. rubber hammer

17.

A saw with small teeth (more teeth per inch) for cutting across the grain of wood.
a. coping saw

b. back saw

c. hack saw

d. crosscut saw

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18.

A saw with very fine teeth and is often used in a miter box for cutting angles. The thin blade is reinforced with a ridge
of thicker metal along the back of the saw. It cannot cut deeper than the ridge.
a. nail set

b. rip saw

c. hack saw

d. back saw

19.

An adjustable carpenter's tool for identifying and marking angles.

a. sliding t-bevel

b. wood chisel

c. coping saw

d. level

20.

A light tool that is used to drive tacks. One surface is magnitized to hold the tack.
a. claw hammer

b. tack hammer

c. rubber hammer

d. hack saw

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21.

A retractable tool used to measure.

a. coping saw

b. cloth measuring tape

c. measuring tape

d. smoothing plane

22.

Face and eye protection against flying debris.

a. face shield

b. nail set

c. wood chisel

d. back saw

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23.

A ruler able to accurately measure great lengths.

a. measuring tape

b. surveyor's tape

c. carpenter's square

d. wood worker's vise

24.

An adjustable metal device used for holding metal for forming or cutting.
a. sawhorse

b. chalk line

c. steel file

d. metal vise

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25.

A saw used for cutting metal.

a. nail set

b. back saw

c. rip saw

d. hack saw

26.

A sharp-pointed tool for marking wood or metal.

a. hack saw

b. back saw

c. scraper

d. scratch awl

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27.

A wood worker's tool used to glue boards together. Is made up of a long metal bar with a clamp jaw at each end.
a. bar clamp

b. wood clamp

c. quick clamp

d. back saw

28.

A carpenter's plane for rough surfacing.

a. jack plane

b. hack saw

c. block plane

d. chalk line

29.

A tool with an indicator that establishes the horizontal or vertical, when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid.
a. level

b. scraper

c. rip saw

d. nail set

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30.

A small portable drill held and operated by hand.

a. wood chisel

b. hack saw

c. chalk line

d. hand drill

31.

A tool having one end of the head hemispherical and used in working metal.
a. claw hammer

b. ball peen hammer

c. tack hammer

d. rubber hammer

32.

Tool used to drive nail heads below the surface.

a. hack saw

b. rip saw

c. back saw

d. nail set

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33.

A tool used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface.
a. hack saw

b. jack plane

c. chalk line

d. metal vise

34.

A tool used to put in slotted screws.

a. cloth measuring tape

b. claw hammer

c. flat head screw driver

d. phillips head screw driver

35.

A frame with legs, used to support pieces of wood being sawed.

a. nail set

b. sawhorse

c. metal vise

d. scraper

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36.

A carpenter's plane for finish work.

a. smoothing plane

b. block plane

c. jack plane

d. measuring tape

37.

A woodworking tool for cutting, shaping, or smoothing wood.

a. wood clamp

b. hand drill

c. face shield

d. wood chisel

38.

Eye protection to protect eyes from the impact of foreign objects.

a. jack plane

b. block plane

c. safety goggles

d. safety glasses

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39.

Short hand saw with a tapered blade used to cut curves or irregular shapes.
a. key hole saw

b. hack saw

c. back saw

d. crosscut saw

40.

A trianglular marking tool containing both 90 and 45 degree angles. It has a flange on one side so you can "square" it
against the material.
a. try square

b. steel file

c. hack saw

d. speed square

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41.

A tool commonly found on the work bench, which is usually longer than 12 inches.
a. bench ruler

b. scraper

c. architect ruler

d. hand drill

42.

Woodworking tool used to mark a line at 90 degrees to the edge of the wood or finding "square".
a. rip saw

b. speed square

c. try square

d. jack plane

43.

A type of hand drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it.
a. brace and bit

b. nail set

c. back saw

d. face shield

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44.

An L-shaped tool used to mark or measure materials and check for uniformity and "square".
a. carpenter's square

b. surveyor's tape

c. speed square

d. try square

45.

A small plane made by the Shurform company and used to form wood and other materials. The cutting surface is
similar to a cheese grater.
a. jack plane

b. smoothing plane

c. block plane

d. Shurform pocket plane

46.

A tool used for removing material from a surface.

a. nail set

b. level

c. scraper

d. hack saw

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47.

An adjustable device used to hold wood for forming or cutting.

a. wood chisel

b. surveyor's tape

c. wood worker's vise

d. carpenter's square

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