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Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Below is an image of a standard 6 inch steel rule. The black lines represent divisions on the rule, what are they called?
Graduations
Dividends
Gradients
Divisors
All Starrett rules are graduated to agree with standards calibrated by the NIST. What is the NIST?
New Incorporated Standard of Technology
National Industry Safety Team
National Institute of Standards and Technology
New Informational Standard Team
Select the correct term for the element in the image below
End graduations
End marks
Horizontal indicating lines
Vertical graduations
Measuring tapes are classified into two groups:
Residential and commercial
Standard and extra long
Long line and standard
Short line and long line
The basic measuring tool from which many other tools have been developed is the:
Measuring tape
Rule
Yard stick
Calipers
A long line measuring tape are tapes with a length of up to 300 feet.
True
False
Graduations are staggered on a rule to make reading the measurement easy for the user.
True
False
What rule is used to measure the depth of a small diameter hole?
Calipers
Adjustable steel hook rule
Rule with tapered end
You should always use heavy tension when taking a measurement with calipers.
True
False
In order to save time when using calipers to measure an item on a lathe there is no need to stop the item from turning.
True
False
In order to keep precision measuring tools accurate and usable it is important to protect them from rust.
True
False
Measuring tape 3 to 33 feet are considered what type?
Residential
Commercial
Short line
Standard
Based on the image below, would this steel rule receive a pass or fail in a field check?
Pass
Fail
In the field the term calibration is used to describe a tool's ability to perform accurately.
True
False
Where would Master Length Standard be used?
In the field
A calibration test center
You should visually check a steel rule for what to ensure accuracy?
Kinks
Bents
Readability
Rust
All of the above
You must send Outside Spring Calipers to a calibration laboratory to be calibrated regularly.
True
False
Caliper measuring contact tips or points do not need to meet together in the closed position to be accurate.
True
False
All precision measuring tools should be...
Free of dents
Free of worn, flat, and damaged areas
In good working order: tapes freely extend and retract, adjusting nuts move smoothly
All of the above
It's ok to sometimes use tools for jobs other than their intended use. For example you may use the end of your steel rule as a screwdriver or prybar.
True
False
Rusters are people who secrete natural body chemicals that can corrode metals, even stainless steel.
True
False
What kind of check is an abbreviated calibration procedure performed at the work site, not under a controlled environment. This check is more visual.
Work site check
Field check
Lab test
Damage check
What does the term "Burn an Inch" refer to?
Cut off the first inch of the material you are working with
Disregarding the first inch on a measuring tool because it is more likely to be damaged
Adding an inch to your measurement to accommodate errors
You should always align the end of a rule with the edge of the work when taking measurements.
True
False
Which image shows the proper way to use a rule to measure material?
BOTH D and E
A
B
D
C
What is the term used to describe observation error caused by measuring or holding the rule adjacent to the work piece?
Distortion
Parallel
Parallax
Refraction
What does the number circled indicate?
Cost of the rule
Length of the rule
Width of the rule
Graduation style of 1/16
Select the correct way to call out the measurement indicated: .03
zero three zero thou
thirty thou
three hundred thou
three thou
Precision measuring tools should never be stored together with hand tools, such as cutting tools, files, hammers and drills for fear of causing damage.
True
False
Sometimes magnetizing your metal precision measuring tools comes in handy for storage.
True
False
Why should you never store your precision measuring tools in direct sunlight or near heat sources?
Tools will get too hot to handle
Heat can distort the tool and prevent accuracy
They will melt
What rule is useful for measuring from round corners, through hubs, or for setting inside calipers?
Steel rule with pocket clip
Steel hook rule with reversible hook
Flat rule
Steel rule with tapered end
It is more accurate to measure from the end of a rule than between two graduation lines.
True
False
The end clip on a tape measure is riveted in place and has the ability to move fore and aft the thickness of the ________ to allow for internal and external readings of the tape.
Blade
End clip
Rivet
Belt clip
What retracts the tape into its case?
Spring
Hand
Centrifical force
Lock
Calipers are particularly useful tools in many professions to do which of the following?
Measure outside diameter
Measure inside diameter
Check parts to a specified value
All of the above
What two systems are steel rules graduated in?
English and Metric
Short and long
NIST and TLTI
Steel and plastic
A caliper or divider is designed to take readings when the lathe is turning.
True
False
End graduations on a rule are useful for measuring depths, widths of shoulders, recesses and grooves.
True
False
All of these are part of a field check for a tape except?
Is the blade readable
Take the tape apart to check the spring
Does the tape blade pull out
Does the locking device hold the blade firmly
Which tool is designed with legs for inside and outside measurement?
Short rule
Tapered rule
Caliper
Short line tape
What is the maximum length on a long line tape?
30ft
250ft
50ft
300 ft
What is indicated by the symbol pointed to by the arrow?
Series
Coating
Accuracy
Temperature range
A field check is an abbreviated calibration procedure performed at a work site?
True
False
You should always record a measurement in its simplest form. For example 4/8 would be recorded as 1/2.
True
False
