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What is one of the first things you should check before using a pick?
Ans: Make sure the blade is fixed firmly to the handle.
What are the two most common hammers?
Ans: Claw hammer; Ball-peen hammer
Which hammer is also called the engineer's hammer or machinist's
hammer?
Ans: Ball-peen hammer
What heavy-duty tool is used to drive posts and other large stakes?
Ans: Sledgehammer
What are the three main types of nail-pulling tools?
Ans: Cat's Paw (Nail claws); Chisel bar; Wrecking bar (ripping
bar, wonder bar)
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What is the name of a metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge?
Ans: Chisel
What is the degree for the angle of the edge of a cold chisel?
Ans: 60 degrees
What are the three common types of punches?
Ans: Center punch; Prick punch; Straight or tapered punch
What kind of screw looks like the Phillips head but comes to a point at
the socket base?
Ans: Reed and Prince screw
What are the two main categories of wrenches?
Ans: Non-adjustable; Adjustable
How many sides does a hexagonal shape have?
Ans: Six
What is the difference between a spud wrench and pipe wrench?
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Ans: Pipe wrench - serrated teeth on the jaws; Spud wrench -
smooth jaws
What kind of ratchet handle is used to quickly run a nut onto a bolt that
resists spinning with your fingers?
Ans: Speed handle
What is another name for lineman pliers?
Ans: Side cutters
Which rule is the best for measuring vertical distances?
Ans: Wooden folding rule
A laser measuring tool can give inaccurate readings when measuring to
what kind of surface?
Ans: Highly-reflective surface
What does it mean when an object is plumb?
Ans: Exactly vertical
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Hand Tools (NCCER) Flashcards Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
What is one of the first things you should check before using a pick?
Ans: Make sure the blade is fixed firmly to the handle.
What are the two most common hammers?
Ans: Claw hammer; Ball-peen hammer
Which hammer is also called the engineer's hammer or machinist's
hammer?
Ans: Ball-peen hammer
What heavy-duty tool is used to drive posts and other large stakes?
Ans: Sledgehammer
What are the three main types of nail-pulling tools?
Ans: Cat's Paw (Nail claws); Chisel bar; Wrecking bar (ripping
bar, wonder bar)
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What is the name of a metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge?
Ans: Chisel
What is the degree for the angle of the edge of a cold chisel?
Ans: 60 degrees
What are the three common types of punches?
Ans: Center punch; Prick punch; Straight or tapered punch
What kind of screw looks like the Phillips head but comes to a point at
the socket base?
Ans: Reed and Prince screw
What are the two main categories of wrenches?
Ans: Non-adjustable; Adjustable
How many sides does a hexagonal shape have?
Ans: Six
What is the difference between a spud wrench and pipe wrench?
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Ans: Pipe wrench - serrated teeth on the jaws; Spud wrench -
smooth jaws
What kind of ratchet handle is used to quickly run a nut onto a bolt that
resists spinning with your fingers?
Ans: Speed handle
What is another name for lineman pliers?
Ans: Side cutters
Which rule is the best for measuring vertical distances?
Ans: Wooden folding rule
A laser measuring tool can give inaccurate readings when measuring to
what kind of surface?
Ans: Highly-reflective surface
What does it mean when an object is plumb?
Ans: Exactly vertical
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