ASVAB Practice Test – Shop Information (Multiple Choice)

A square is a L-shaped tool that is used to mark lines at a right angle before cutting or to check corners and joints to verify that they are square (intersect at a 90 ° angle).

A brace is a kind of hand drill that is good for boring wide (1/ 4″ +) holes.

There are 2.54 centimeters (cm) per inch. 73 cm / 2.54 cmin = 28.740 inches

Class 8 bolts are made up of very hard metals and larger TPI saw blades are the most appropriate blades to use for very hard metals.

There are 2.54 centimeters (cm) per inch and 12 inches (in) in a foot.

Therefore, 2.54 cm per inch x 12 inches per foot = 30.48 cm per foot.

5 feet x 30.48 cm = 152.4 centimeters

A backsaw is shorter in length and has smaller teeth than a crosscut saw.  It is used to make accurate straight or angled cuts.

Saw blades are described by the number of teeth per inch (TPI). The higher the TPI of a saw the finer the cut it will make.

Flux is a chemical material that is used in soldering, which helps to prevent oxides from forming on the surface of the original metal.  It helps the solder flow freely into the joint and bond with the original metal.

A nut driver is part screwdriver and part wrench. In place of the blade it has a driver that accepts small sockets or interchangeable bits.

A file is the best tool to use to smooth wood by manually grinding.

A die is used to create external threads on a pipe.

There are 2.54 centimeters per inch.  So 5 centimeters divided by 2.54 = 1.969 inches

Welding rods are available in a variety of diameters and alloys for different welding tasks.  A welding rod is also known as a filler rod and they are the joining material for any welding task.

A plane slices off thin layers of wood from the surface of a board.

The M in M10 designates this as a metric fastener.  The 10 in M10 is the diameter of the fastener and the 1.75 is the pitch. (The spacing between threads)

A ripsaw will deliver the maximum efficiency at cutting with or along the grain. This is also known as ripping.

The U-shaped frame, the narrow blade and the high point count of the coping saw are all ideal features for creating a curved cut.

A tap is used to re-cut internal threads, like those on a nut

Boring is the term used when drilling a large-diameter hole.

Telescoping gauges are used to measure the interior diameter of larger cylinders that are too large for or too difficult to reach using a micrometer. This gauge uses a telescoping piston that expands to the diameter of the space to be measured. It is then removed and its extension measured by an outside micrometer