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AUTOBODY Practice Exam Questions
and Answers Latest Update 2025 Graded
A+
Which of the following are designed to stiffen a unibody structure?
Technician A gives a more thorough damage analysis to a unibody
vehicle than to a conventional frame vehicle. Technician B says the
conventional frame vehicle requires the more thorough inspection.
Who is correct?
Ans: technician A
Which type of steel is most often used in new vehicle structural
components?
Ans: high strength steel
A dented panel cannot be accessed from the rear for straightening
with a hammer and dolly. Technician A says to drill holes in the panel
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and use screws to pull out the damaged sheet metal. Technician B
says to avoid drilling holes in panels, because this will damage the
panel and its corrosion resistance. Who is correct?
An object has hit a fender and placed a dent in it. Technician A says
to hit the center of the dent from the back with a dolly first to drive
out the deepest part of the dent. Technician B says to use a dolly
and hammer to work the dent out, starting at the perimeter and
working inward to the deepest part of the dent last. Who is correct?
Ans: technician B
Which kind of spoon can be used instead of a hammer?
Ans: slapping spoon
Technician A says that aluminum has a lower melting point than
steel. Technician B says that you should use a temperature-sensitive
crayon when heating aluminum since it does not glow cherry-red
right before it melts. Who is correct?
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Technician A says that 20 percent of sheet metal damage is direct
damage. Technician B says that bent metal is not necessarily
buckled metal. Who is correct?
Ans: both A and B
What grit of sandpaper should be used to remove paint down to
bare metal quickly?
Ans: 36 grit
If too little hardener is used, the filler
Ans: will not adhere to the metal.
Metal conditioner is
Ans: all of the above.
body panel surface before filler application. Technician B does not
grind welds in the patch panel before filler application. Who is
correct?
AUTOBODY Practice Exam Questions
and Answers Latest Update 2025 Graded
A+
Which of the following are designed to stiffen a unibody structure?
Technician A gives a more thorough damage analysis to a unibody
vehicle than to a conventional frame vehicle. Technician B says the
conventional frame vehicle requires the more thorough inspection.
Who is correct?
Ans: technician A
Which type of steel is most often used in new vehicle structural
components?
Ans: high strength steel
A dented panel cannot be accessed from the rear for straightening
with a hammer and dolly. Technician A says to drill holes in the panel
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and use screws to pull out the damaged sheet metal. Technician B
says to avoid drilling holes in panels, because this will damage the
panel and its corrosion resistance. Who is correct?
An object has hit a fender and placed a dent in it. Technician A says
to hit the center of the dent from the back with a dolly first to drive
out the deepest part of the dent. Technician B says to use a dolly
and hammer to work the dent out, starting at the perimeter and
working inward to the deepest part of the dent last. Who is correct?
Ans: technician B
Which kind of spoon can be used instead of a hammer?
Ans: slapping spoon
Technician A says that aluminum has a lower melting point than
steel. Technician B says that you should use a temperature-sensitive
crayon when heating aluminum since it does not glow cherry-red
right before it melts. Who is correct?
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Technician A says that 20 percent of sheet metal damage is direct
damage. Technician B says that bent metal is not necessarily
buckled metal. Who is correct?
Ans: both A and B
What grit of sandpaper should be used to remove paint down to
bare metal quickly?
Ans: 36 grit
If too little hardener is used, the filler
Ans: will not adhere to the metal.
Metal conditioner is
Ans: all of the above.
body panel surface before filler application. Technician B does not
grind welds in the patch panel before filler application. Who is
correct?
