Quarter 4: Lesson 1: Electrical Installation and Maintenance

Question 1

blade tip is wedge-shaped and resembles a negative sign, this is used to drive screws with a single slot ahead

Answer 1

standard/flat screwdriver

Question 2

has a cross tip resembling a positive sign, this is used to drive screws with cross slot heads

Answer 2

phillips screwdriver

Question 3

used to turn screws in tight space where standard screwdriver cannot be used

Answer 3

stubby screwdriver

Question 4

drive screw with a hexagonal slot head

Answer 4

allen screwdriver

Question 5

used for extracting nales

Answer 5

claw hammer

Question 6

hammer made out of rubber or sometimes wood

Answer 6

mallet

Question 7

rounded end opposite the face

Answer 7

ballpeen hammer

Question 8

used for gripping, holding, and cutting electrical wires and cables and even small nails, used by linemen in doing heavy tasks

Answer 8

combination pliers

Question 9

used for cutting fine, medium, and big wires and cables

Answer 9

side cutting pliers

Question 10

used for cutting and holding fine wires, can reach tight space or small opening where other pliers cannot reach

Answer 10

long nose pliers

Question 11

used in making terminal loops of copper wires

Answer 11

long nose pliers

Question 12

small, hand-held device used to strip the electrical insulation from electric wires

Answer 12

wire stripper

Question 13

refers to the physical size and current carrying capacity of the wire

Answer 13

wire gauge

Question 14

electrically cut circuit cables without being exposed to dangerous electrical sparks

Answer 14

electrician knife

Question 15

drill which is driven by an electric motor

Answer 15

electric drill

Question 16

volt/ohm meter, or VOM, an electric measuring instrument that combines several measurement functions in one unit

Answer 16

multi-meter