NCCER Hand Tool Review 1

The safest hammers are those with heads that are...

• welded and alloyed

• cast steel and chiseled

• chiseled and drop-forged

• alloy and drop-forged steel

A chisel bar can be used to...

• pry apart steel beams

• split and rip apart pieces of wood

• break apart concrete

• make channels in wood beams

Paring chisels are...

• longer and much wider than other wood chisels

• much heavier than other wood chisels

• much shorter than other wood chisels

• longer and thinner than other wood chisels

For safety's sake, industrial screwdriver blades are made of...

• tempered steel

• Torx

• clutch-driven steel

• fiberglass

An adjustable wrench is a good working partner to...

• pliers

• screwdrivers

• non-adjustable wrenches

• hammers

What type of mechanism do socket wrenches use?

• clutch

• chain

• ratcheting

• universal

The longer the ratchet handle, the better the...

• reach

• leverage

• gripe

• torque

The type of torque wrench designed for tightening clamping bands on underground pipe is the...

• digital type

• click type

• jointed type

• no-hub type

Torque wrenches are used to determine how much torque is required to loosen a rusted bolt.

• true

• false

Pliers should NOT be used on a nut or bolt because...

• they will round off the edges of the hex head

• they are not strong enough

• they are designed only for tightening

• their jaws will not open wide enough