ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 122714 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.24
Score 0% 65%

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1

You're constructing a cabinet in your workshop and one of the cabinet doors is slightly too big. Which of the following tools would you use to make it fit?

63% Answer Correctly

drill

file

plane

chisel


Solution

In wooodworking, a plane is used to shave off a small amount of material to smooth a surface or make it fit properly. A jack plane is a general purpose plane that contains an adjustable depth blade set at an angle with a handle and knob to allow gripping when sliding the plane across wood.


2

Which of the following tools are you more likely to use when woodworking?

85% Answer Correctly

chisel

punch

rivet

wrench


Solution

A chisel has a long sharp edge and is used, often in conjunction with a hammer, for cutting. In woodworking, chisels are used to remove large sections of wood to create the initial shape of a design. In metalworking, chisels are used to remove waste metal when a smooth finish is not required.


3

Which of the following is the primary difference between pliers and pincers?

61% Answer Correctly

pincers squeeze, pliers cut or pull

pliers squeeze, pincers cut or pull

pliers are designed for large objects, pincers are designed for small objects

pincers are designed for large objects, pliers are designed for small objects


Solution

Pincers provide a mechanical advantage that's used to cut, pinch or pull an object. The force applied to pincers is concentrated to a point or to an edge of the tool which allows pincers to be brought very close to a surface. Pincers are typically used for removing objects from a material to which they've previously been applied, for example, to pull nails from wood.


4

Which of the following would be used to make a drilling guide mark in a sheet of metal?

61% Answer Correctly

screwdriver

chisel

center punch

pin punch


Solution

A punch is narrow and is used to drive objects like nails (pin punch) or for making guide marks for drilling (center punch) or patterns in wood or metal.


5

Which of the following types of saws would you use if you needed to cut the wood quickly and weren't concerned with leaving rough edges?

55% Answer Correctly

crosscut saw

coping saw

rip saw

hacksaw


Solution

Wood saws are categorized primarily by their teeth. Crosscut saws utilize knife-shaped teeth that cut across the grain of the wood while rip saws cut with the grain using chisel-shaped teeth that rip the wood cells apart as the cut is made. The kerf (slot) made by by a crosscut saw is much smoother than that made by a rip saw but a rip saw cuts much faster. Coping saws are a type of bow saw used to make detailed often curving cuts using replaceable blades with fine small teeth.