ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 259968 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

plane

file

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

You need to secure a piece of wood while you're drilling a hole. Which of the following would be the most appropriate tool to use?

57% Answer Correctly

vise

pincers

clamp

pliers


Solution

A vise is a clamp that is anchored to a work station and designed to hold material in place while it is being operated upon.


3

You need to secure two pieces of wood together while the glue between the dries. Which of the following tools is most appropriate?

88% Answer Correctly

pliers

clamp

pincers

rubber band


Solution

A clamp applies pressure to prevent two objects from moving relative to each other, for example, to keep to pieces of wood together while the glue between the dries. A clamp is commonly made of metal and shaped like the letter C with a perpendicular flat-edged plate providing variable pressure between it and the top of the C as a screw to which it is attached is tightened and released.


4

The __________ is an initial shallow saw cut made as a guide to prevent the saw from slipping sideways on subsequent more powerful cuts.

49% Answer Correctly

groove

guide

kerf

channel


Solution

When you start sawing by creating a kerf it will help prevent the saw from slipping sideways when you begin the power strokes that do most of the cutting.


5

This tool is a(n) __________.

66% Answer Correctly

awl

screwdriver

chisel

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.