ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 984040 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.11
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1

Which of these saws is used with a miter box?

56% Answer Correctly

rip saw

crosscut saw

back 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.

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

plane

chisel

file

rasp
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

What is a micrometer used for?

75% Answer Correctly

measuring the diameter of cylindrical objects with high precision

ensuring that a surface is level

transferring dimensions between objects

measuring length around corners
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

A joint created by welding is __________ the original metal.

71% Answer Correctly

weaker than

as strong or stronger than

as strong or slightly weaker than

harmful to
Solution

The joint created by welding is as strong or stronger than the original metal.

5

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

69% Answer Correctly

drill bit size maxes out at ¼" for woodworking

drill bits are primarily right-handed

drill bit size maxes out at ½" for metalworking

drill bits are primarily left-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.