ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 736057 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.80
Score 0% 56%

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1

Which of the following statements about drill bits is not true?

69% Answer Correctly

drill bit size maxes out at ½" for metalworking

drill bits are primarily left-handed

drill bit size maxes out at ¼" for woodworking

drill bits are primarily right-handed


Solution

Drill bits remove material to create holes. They come in a variety of sizes, maxing out at ¼" for woodworking and ½" for metalworking. The majority of drill bits are right-handed which means they cut while rotating in a clockwise direction.


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?

41% Answer Correctly

file

rasp

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

50% Answer Correctly

crosscut saw

hacksaw

back saw

ripsaw


Solution

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


4

This tool is a(n) __________.

66% Answer Correctly

chisel

screwdriver

awl

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.


5

Which of these saws is used with a miter box?

56% Answer Correctly

back saw

crosscut saw

rip saw

hacksaw


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.