NTN FIRETEAM MATH COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What do you use to tighten a bolt. Answer: socket wrench
● What shape is a drillbit used for metal. Answer: sleek shape, not pointed, no pertruding
edges for operations at high speed to go through hard metal or sometimes wood
● what shape drillbit is hand operated for drilling wood. Answer: the tip is a threaded
point, pertruding edges to cut through soft wood.
● what shape drillbit is used from ceramics/masonry. Answer: squared off tip bit
● small gear vs big gear, what turns faster?. Answer: Big gear
● When installing Bolt w/ washer and nut, what side faces you?. Answer: Threaded end
goes away from body to prevent hazard
● What tool is used to cut bolts?. Answer: Hacksaw (NOT BOLTCUTTERS)
● Mechanical Brick Factory: What do you do if there is unmelted material?. Answer:
Stop, call mechanic
● Mechanical Brick Factory: If you want more material from the start of the assembly,
what do you do?. Answer: Adjust amount released by Hopper, DONT adjust speed of belt
● Mechanical Brick Factory: If the first grinder is stuck, what do you suspect?. Answer:
There is a jam in the grinder
● Mechanical Brick Factory: How do you fix a grinder jam?. Answer: You put it in reverse
manually
● Mechanical Brick Factory: How do you remove a molding station arm?. Answer: 1.
Loosen middle nut 2. then remove end nut
● Mechanical Brick Factory: If water is pouring over the edge, what do you suspect is
wrong?. Answer: Green Filter CLOG
● Mechanical Brick Factory: Water tank is rising quickly, how do you fix it?. Answer:
Reduce amount of fresh water
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What do you use to tighten a bolt. Answer: socket wrench
● What shape is a drillbit used for metal. Answer: sleek shape, not pointed, no pertruding
edges for operations at high speed to go through hard metal or sometimes wood
● what shape drillbit is hand operated for drilling wood. Answer: the tip is a threaded
point, pertruding edges to cut through soft wood.
● what shape drillbit is used from ceramics/masonry. Answer: squared off tip bit
● small gear vs big gear, what turns faster?. Answer: Big gear
● When installing Bolt w/ washer and nut, what side faces you?. Answer: Threaded end
goes away from body to prevent hazard
● What tool is used to cut bolts?. Answer: Hacksaw (NOT BOLTCUTTERS)
● Mechanical Brick Factory: What do you do if there is unmelted material?. Answer:
Stop, call mechanic
● Mechanical Brick Factory: If you want more material from the start of the assembly,
what do you do?. Answer: Adjust amount released by Hopper, DONT adjust speed of belt
● Mechanical Brick Factory: If the first grinder is stuck, what do you suspect?. Answer:
There is a jam in the grinder
● Mechanical Brick Factory: How do you fix a grinder jam?. Answer: You put it in reverse
manually
● Mechanical Brick Factory: How do you remove a molding station arm?. Answer: 1.
Loosen middle nut 2. then remove end nut
● Mechanical Brick Factory: If water is pouring over the edge, what do you suspect is
wrong?. Answer: Green Filter CLOG
● Mechanical Brick Factory: Water tank is rising quickly, how do you fix it?. Answer:
Reduce amount of fresh water
