Industrial Mechanics Final Questions 2026 – Mechanical Systems, Troubleshooting, and
Maintenance Exam Review
A _____ scale has ten spaces and eleven lines. - correct answer ✔✔ Vernier
_____ protractors typically are semicircular with a pivoting arm and locking screws to lock the
pivoting arm in place once a measured angle has been achieved. - correct answer ✔✔
Machinist's Steel
A(n) _____ angle is greater than 180° and less than 360°. - correct answer ✔✔ Reflex
A(n) is a three-dimensional drawing that resembles a picture. - correct answer ✔✔ Pictorial
drawing
_____ drawings are used during construction and/or assembly of components and are typically
shown on service bulletins. - correct answer ✔✔ Details
SDIA is the abbreviation on a print for _____? - correct answer ✔✔ Spherical Diameter
_____ hammers are used for riveting, shaping and straightening unhardened metal. - correct
answer ✔✔ Ball Peen
_____ pliers are used for cutting cable, twisting wire and deburring metal pipe. - correct answer
✔✔ Lineman's
A _____ is a tool used to remove studs, screws or bolts broken below or near the surface of a
workpiece. - correct answer ✔✔ Screw extractor
_____ are used to cut female threads into a predrilled hole. - correct answer ✔✔ Taps
, _____ saws are equally efficient for crosscutting and ripping lumber and panel products. -
correct answer ✔✔ Circular
A(n) _____ is a line from circumference to circumference, not through the centerpoint. - correct
answer ✔✔ Chord
Typical polygons include the triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, _____ and octagon. - correct
answer ✔✔ Hexagon
A(n) _____ is a regular solid of twelve pentagons. - correct answer ✔✔ Dodecahedron
_____ sling loads are commonly center-balanced loads such as pipes, bars and poles. - correct
answer ✔✔ Choker
Angular lifting tension increases and load capacity decreases as the sling angle _____. - correct
answer ✔✔ Decreases
An alkali is a bitter substance with a pH value _____. - correct answer ✔✔ Greater than 7
Galvanized (coated with _____) wire rope may be required for harsh or corrosive environments.
- correct answer ✔✔ Zinc
A safety factor of _____ on a scale of 5 to 8 for safe rope limits is used for shock or uneven
loads. - correct answer ✔✔ 8
A _____ is a knot that creates a load-securing loop from the standing part of the rope. - correct
answer ✔✔ Wagoneer's (trucker's) hitch knot
Maintenance Exam Review
A _____ scale has ten spaces and eleven lines. - correct answer ✔✔ Vernier
_____ protractors typically are semicircular with a pivoting arm and locking screws to lock the
pivoting arm in place once a measured angle has been achieved. - correct answer ✔✔
Machinist's Steel
A(n) _____ angle is greater than 180° and less than 360°. - correct answer ✔✔ Reflex
A(n) is a three-dimensional drawing that resembles a picture. - correct answer ✔✔ Pictorial
drawing
_____ drawings are used during construction and/or assembly of components and are typically
shown on service bulletins. - correct answer ✔✔ Details
SDIA is the abbreviation on a print for _____? - correct answer ✔✔ Spherical Diameter
_____ hammers are used for riveting, shaping and straightening unhardened metal. - correct
answer ✔✔ Ball Peen
_____ pliers are used for cutting cable, twisting wire and deburring metal pipe. - correct answer
✔✔ Lineman's
A _____ is a tool used to remove studs, screws or bolts broken below or near the surface of a
workpiece. - correct answer ✔✔ Screw extractor
_____ are used to cut female threads into a predrilled hole. - correct answer ✔✔ Taps
, _____ saws are equally efficient for crosscutting and ripping lumber and panel products. -
correct answer ✔✔ Circular
A(n) _____ is a line from circumference to circumference, not through the centerpoint. - correct
answer ✔✔ Chord
Typical polygons include the triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, _____ and octagon. - correct
answer ✔✔ Hexagon
A(n) _____ is a regular solid of twelve pentagons. - correct answer ✔✔ Dodecahedron
_____ sling loads are commonly center-balanced loads such as pipes, bars and poles. - correct
answer ✔✔ Choker
Angular lifting tension increases and load capacity decreases as the sling angle _____. - correct
answer ✔✔ Decreases
An alkali is a bitter substance with a pH value _____. - correct answer ✔✔ Greater than 7
Galvanized (coated with _____) wire rope may be required for harsh or corrosive environments.
- correct answer ✔✔ Zinc
A safety factor of _____ on a scale of 5 to 8 for safe rope limits is used for shock or uneven
loads. - correct answer ✔✔ 8
A _____ is a knot that creates a load-securing loop from the standing part of the rope. - correct
answer ✔✔ Wagoneer's (trucker's) hitch knot
