ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 309662 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.02
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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

chisel

drill

plane

file


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

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

guide

groove

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.


3

When compared to drilling, boring makes __________ holes.

71% Answer Correctly

rougher

smoother

larger

smaller


Solution

Drilling is the process of making small holes in wood or metal while boring is the process of making larger holes.


4

Which of these saws is used with a miter box?

56% Answer Correctly

hacksaw

back saw

rip saw

crosscut saw


Solution

A miter box utlizes a back saw (a fine toothed saw with a rigid strip of steel opposite its blade edge) to make cuts in wood at a specified angle.


5

The primary difference between a standard level and a bullseye level is which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

a standard level can measure across two dimensions

a bullseye level can measure across two dimensions

a standard level has only one bubble to center

a bullseye level has only one bubble to center


Solution

Levels utlize a fluid-filled tube containing a bubble that is centered when the surface is horizontal (level) or vertical (plumb) along the direction of the tube. While a standard level can measure along a single dimension, a bullseye level is circular and can indicate the levelness of a two dimensional plane.