ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 324296 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.58
Score 0% 52%

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1

Which of the following saws would you use if you're cutting wood along the grain?

51% Answer Correctly

crosscut saw

back saw

hacksaw

ripsaw
Solution

The ripsaw delivers maximum efficiency at cutting with or along the grain (ripping).

2

You've bored a large hole in a piece of wood to insert a doorknob. Which of these tools would you use to smooth the edges of the hole?

43% Answer Correctly

rasp

file

chisel

plane
Solution

Files consist of diagonal rows of fine teeth and are used for fine finishing work to smooth, polish, or shape objects. Rasps are files with larger teeth that are used for coarse finishing work. Both files and rasps are designed to be inserted into detachable handles.

3

Which of the following would provide the most accurate measure of the diameter of a solid cylinder?

60% Answer Correctly

inside micrometer

ruler

tape measure

outside micrometer
Solution

Micrometers provide accuracy to the thousandths of an inch and come in outside and inside varieties. An outside micrometer is used to measure outside thickness, such as the diameter of a bolt, while an inside micrometer is used to measure the inside dimension of an object, such as the diameter of the hole of a nut or the width of a channel.

4

Which of the following statemements about chucks is not true?

54% Answer Correctly

a chuck's size indicates the largest circumference drill bit that will fit

a chuck's size indicates the largest diameter drill bit that will fit

electric drills utilize a chuck to hold the drill bit

a chuck is tightened and loosened using a chuck key
Solution

Electric drills utilize a chuck to hold the drill bit. A chuck's size indicates the largest diameter drill bit that will fit. A chuck is tightened and loosened using a chuck key.

5

This tool is a(n) __________.

50% Answer Correctly

inside micrometer

outside micrometer

inside caliper

outside caliper
Solution

Micrometers provide accuracy to the thousandths of an inch and come in outside and inside varieties. An outside micrometer is used to measure outside thickness, such as the diameter of a bolt, while an inside micrometer is used to measure the inside dimension of an object, such as the diameter of the hole of a nut or the width of a channel.