Construction tool descriptions

What is a brick trowel used for?

• A brick trowel is used for cooking food
• A brick trowel is used for spreading and shaping mortar when laying bricks or blocks.
• A brick trowel is used for painting walls
• A brick trowel is used for cutting wood

What is a jointing iron used for?

• Joining pieces of wood together
• Applying a finish to a brick wall

• Mixing cement
• Sharpening knives

What is a pointing trowel used for?

• A pointing trowel is used for cutting wood
• A pointing trowel is used for applying a finish to the mortar joints on a brick wall such as weatherstruck.

• A pointing trowel is used for gardening
• A pointing trowel is used for applying and smoothing mortar or concrete in tight spaces or corners.

What is a spirit level used for?

• To measure temperature
• To determine the weight of an object
• To check if a surface is horizontal or vertical
• To calculate distance

What is a straight edge used for?

• checking straightness

• Cutting curves
• Measuring angles
• Mixing paint

What is a Tennon saw used for?

• A Tennon saw is used for cutting against the grain on timber.

• A Tennon saw is used for cutting tenons in woodworking
• A Tennon saw is used for cutting hair
• A Tennon saw is used for cutting along the grain

What is a panel saw used for?

• Cutting timber along the grain

• cutting timber across the grain

• Cutting curves in the grain

• Cutting blocks in half

What is a Timber chisel used for?

• A timber chisel is used for painting walls
• A timber chisel is used for carving and shaping wood.
• A timber chisel is used for cooking food
• A timber chisel is used for cutting metal

What is the area of a rectangle that is 8m x 5m?

• 20 square meters
• 30 square meters
• 40 square meters
• 13 square meters

What is a area of a wall that is 12m long and 4m high?

• 8 square meters
• 16 square meters
• 24 square meters
• 48 square meters