Tools and Fasteners OBJ 102.1

Question 1

When using screwdrivers you should always be aware that the screwdriver blade might slip out of the slot and strike you in the _________.

I. hand
II. eye
III. mouth

a. II & III only
b. I or II or III
c. II only
d. I only
E. I or II only

Answer 1

b. I or II or III

Question 2

When using an adjustable wrench if you don’t tightly adjust the jaws to the nut you could ___________.

I. damage the fastener
II. hurt yourself
III. damage the wrench

a. I & II only
b. I, II, & III
c. I only
d. II & III only
e. II only

Answer 2

b. I, II, & III

Question 3

Tools with a mushroomed striking or struck faces ________.

a. Should be thrown away
b. can be redressed using a hard file
c. can be redressed using a heating torch and a shaping hammer
d. can be redressed using a grinding wheel

Answer 3

a. should be thrown away

Question 4

Which tools would be best to use to tighten the locknut/ connector to the box?

I. lineman’s pliers (“kleins”) and a flat-blade screw driver
II. tongue & groove pliers (“channel locks”)

a. I only
b. II only
c. either I or II
d. neither I nor II

Answer 4

b. II only

Question 5

Cold chisels are used to split concrete blocks or bricks.

a. True
b. False

Answer 5

b. False

Question 6

Left cutting aviation snips are used ___________.

a. to cut right-turning curves
b. to cut left-turning curves
c. by right-handed persons
d. by left-handed persons

Answer 6

b. to cut left-turning curves

Question 7

Which of these wrenches would be safer to use to loosen a frozen nut?

a. Open-ended
b. Socket

Answer 7

b. Socket

Question 8

Under which condition listed below is it permitted to use pliers as a hammer?

a. When safety glasses are worn
b. When the pliers strike the surface at a right angle
c. When the object being struck is in a vise or otherwise secured
d. All of these
e. None of these

Answer 8

e. None of these

Question 9

As a minimum (select the one best answer), which piece of safety equipment listed below is required to be worn when cutting 12 AWG wire with pliers?

a. gloves
b. steel-toes boots
c. hard hat
d. safety glasses

Answer 9

d. safety glasses

Question 10

Adjustable wrenches should be used so that force is being applied to the fixed jaw when _________ on the wrench.

a. pulling
b. pushing

Answer 10

a. pulling

Question 11

When applying high torque to a wrench you should adjust your stance, to avoid falling should they wrench slip, and then __________ on the wrench handle.

a. pull
b. push

Answer 11

a. pull

Question 12

Which tool(s) could be (properly) used for cutting, shaping and removing metal that is softer than the tool itself?

a. brick chisel
b. cold chisel
c. drift punch
d. any of these

Answer 12

b. cold chisel

Question 13

A flat (standard) blade screwdriver blade that _________ of a slot head screw should be selected.

a. fits snugly into and reaches the bottom of the slot
b. is 1/6” wider than the slot on each side
c. is exactly the same width as the slot or slightly less than the slot width
d. a and b only
e. a and c only

Answer 13

a. fits snugly into and reaches the bottom of the slot

Question 14

Aviation snips can be used to cut

a. small screws
b. EMT
c. PVC
d. metal studs
e. any of these

Answer 14

d. metal studs

Question 15

When using hammers, as a minimum, you should wear ___________.

I. safety glasses
II. safety goggles

a. I only
b. II only
c. either I or II
d. neither I or II

Answer 15

c. either I or II

Question 16

What could happen if a hammer with a loose handle is used?

a. The hammer could fly off the handle and strike someone nearby.
b. The hammer could slip down the handle, striking the user’s hand.
c. The hammer could twist and strike a surface with a glancing blow.
d. Any of these
e. None of these

Answer 16

d. Any of these

Question 17

In addition to eye protection, which of these should be worn when cutting EMT with a hacksaw?

a. steel toe boots
b. gloves
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b

Answer 17

c. both a and b