ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 550592 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.45
Score 0% 69%

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1

Which of the following is used in metal work for shaping metal?

67% Answer Correctly

claw hammer

mallet

rivet hammer

ball peen hammer


Solution

Ball peen hammers are most commonly used in automotive repair. They have rounded heads and are used to drive punches and chisels.


2

Screwdrivers are most broadly classified by their:

91% Answer Correctly

torque

tip

length

width


Solution

Screwdrivers come in many different handle, shaft, and tip configurations for use in a wide variety of applications. Screwdrivers are classified by their tip which is shaped to fit a corresponding screw head. Common tips are slotted (flat) and Phillips (x-shaped).


3

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?

41% Answer Correctly

file

rasp

plane

chisel


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.


4

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

pincers

clamp

pliers

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.


5

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

61% Answer Correctly

screwdriver

center punch

chisel

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.