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WorksheetsBasic Construction Knowledge Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of these is a common wrench size?
1/8
7/16
3/4
5/32
If a bolt sticks out more than 1 inch past a nut, which socket is best for tightening it?
Box well
Open well
Deep well
Shallow well
Which type of lumber is not usually used for building houses?
Pine
Dimensional
Green
Hardwood
What is the most common type of roofing material for houses in the U.S.?
Sheet metal
Rubber shingles
Asphalt shingles
Clay tile
Besides a claw hammer, what other hammer is commonly used in construction?
Vice grips hammer
Phillips hammer
Schwarzen hammer
Framing hammer
What does the 'G' in GFCI stand for?
Green
Gullet
Ground
Golden
Concrete is made of three materials: concrete mix, rock, and what?
Sawdust
Only those two
Flour
Sand
To save money, many homeowners use this instead of brick for the outside of their home:
Wood planks
Bricks
Vinyl siding
OSB
What does OSB stand for?
Oriented
Oriental
Order
Original
OSB can be used as what type of external covering?
Temporary
Long-term
Decades-long
Permanent
A table saw is mostly used for ripping, but it can also be used for:
Cross-cutting
Vapor cutting
Ridge cutting
Milling
Dimensional lumber is any lumber that is:
Only 1" thick
Made only from pine
Cut to a standard size, width, and length
Less than 8 feet long
What are the actual dimensions of a 2x4?
1.5" by 3.5"
4" by 2"
2" by 4"
1" by 4"
The actual thickness of a 1x6 board is:
1.25"
0.5"
1"
0.75"
Which machine turns square wood into round pieces?
Band saw
Radial arm saw
Drill
Lathe
A radial arm saw will always make what type of cut when the wood is square to the fence?
Perpendicular
Parallel
Perpetual
Triangular
A compound miter saw can cut both miters and:
Solid
Bevel
Rotational
Left
Which of these saws is not used in our classroom?
Radial arm saw
Hand saw
Table saw
Squirrel saw
Which of these screwdriver tips is not real?
Torx
Starburst
Flathead
Phillips
Which of these is not a type of clamp?
Claw clamp
Sliding clamp
Spring clamp
C-clamp
What is the most common voltage for household electrical outlets in the U.S.?
12V
24V
110V
240V
Why should the woodshop floor always be kept clean?
It looks bad
Mom said so
Sawdust is slippery
It draws mice
Which of these is not a type of pry bar?
Cat’s paw
Screwdriver
Flat bar
Crowbar
As the nail number increases, the nail gets:
Thicker but shorter
Thicker and longer
Thinner but longer
Thinner and shorter
In nail sizes, what does the 'd' stand for?
Density
Penny
Grams displaced
Diodes
As the screw number increases, the screw gets:
Shorter
Thinner
Thicker
Longer
A pneumatic tool is powered by:
Air
Fire
Oil
Water
To avoid splitting wood, what type of hole is drilled before inserting a nail or screw?
Pilot
Long
Big
Short
Before doing anything in the shop, you should:
Turn the lights off
Put on safety glasses
Cut your hair
Sweep the floor
The metric ruler is typically divided into _____.
inches and half inches
centimeters and millimeters
millimeters and decimeters
eighth inches and sixteenth inches
Identify this measurement in simplest form.
6'
60 1/2"
5' 3/4"
5' 1/2"
This is a term used to describe a building surface that is perfectly horizontal and flat.
square
upright
plumb
level
What type of Line is this?
Center Line
Hidden Line
Leader Line
Dimension Line
Object Line
Pick the front view below
