ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 516556 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.87
Score 0% 57%

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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

file

drill

plane
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

This tool is a(n) __________.

58% Answer Correctly

outside caliper

inside caliper

vernier caliper

inside micrometer
Solution

Calipers are similar to micrometers in shape but instead of measuring distances, calipers are used to transfer distances between objects. An outside caliper is used to transfer outside dimensions while an inside caliper is used to transfer inside distances. A vernier caliper is an extremely precise caliper (down to \({1 \over 1000}\) inch) that allows measuring / transferring either inside or outside dimensions.

3

This tool is a(n) __________.

54% Answer Correctly

outside caliper

vernier caliper

micrometer

inside caliper
Solution

Calipers are similar to micrometers in shape but instead of measuring distances, calipers are used to transfer distances between objects. An outside caliper is used to transfer outside dimensions while an inside caliper is used to transfer inside distances. A vernier caliper is an extremely precise caliper (down to \({1 \over 1000}\) inch) that allows measuring / transferring either inside or outside dimensions.

4

This tool is a(n) __________.

60% Answer Correctly

vernier caliper

inside caliper

outside micrometer

outside caliper
Solution

Calipers are similar to micrometers in shape but instead of measuring distances, calipers are used to transfer distances between objects. An outside caliper is used to transfer outside dimensions while an inside caliper is used to transfer inside distances. A vernier caliper is an extremely precise caliper (down to \({1 \over 1000}\) inch) that allows measuring / transferring either inside or outside dimensions.

5

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

51% Answer Correctly

crosscut saw

ripsaw

back saw

hacksaw
Solution

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