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Drafting and Design Quiz 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which instrument is used to draw inclined lines?

a)

Triangle

b)

Dividers

c)

Compass

d)

Irregular curve

2.

A (a)   provides an edge against which other instruments are placed to draw vertical and inclined lines.

3.

Which of the following types of drafting media provides the most durability?

a)

Polyester film

b)

Vellum

c)

Tracing paper

d)

Paper

4.

(a)   lines are used to represent features that are concealed from the observer.

5.

(a)   lines are used to represent materials such as cast iron.

6.

(a)   lines are thin lines used to show alternate positions and repeated details.

7.

The _____ scale is most commonly used for drawing machine parts where dimensions are in decimal or fractional inches.

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8.

Parallel lines can be drawn using a(n) (a)   and a triangle.

9.

(a)   are used to transfer distances and to divide lines into equal parts.

10.

Which instrument is used to measure and mark off angles?

a)

Protractor

b)

Dividers

c)

Scale

d)

Irregular curve

11.

Which of the following guidelines applies when making drawings?

a)

Incline the pencil in the direction lines are drawn.

b)

Lay out construction lines with thick lines.

c)

Darken lines from the bottom of the sheet to the top.

d)

Use your non-drawing hand to remove erasure dust.

12.

_____ are 'heavied-in' first when completing work.

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13.

Drafting is the process of creating _____.

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14.

Well-structured problems generally have only one correct answer and are solved through convergent thinking.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When applying the design method, in which step are sketches made?

a)

Sketches are made in each step

b)

Problem definition

c)

Preliminary solution refinement

d)

Decision and implementation

16.

A(n) (a)   is a full-size operating model of an actual object.

17.

_____ is a prototyping process in which plastic models are produced for evaluation.

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18.

A (a)   is considered to have the highest level of drafting skill.

19.

Which member of a design firm is most likely to have a college degree?

a)

Architect

b)

Checker

c)

Detail drafter

d)

Technical illustrator

20.

The two career areas in industrial design are product design and (a)   design.

21.

(a)   engineers design major construction projects such as transportation systems.

22.

In third-angle projection, the right-side view is placed to the _____ of the front view.

a)

right

b)

left

c)

above

d)

below

23.

In third-angle projection, the top view is placed _____ the front view.

a)

above

b)

below

c)

to the right of

d)

to the left of

24.

Line precedence from highest to lowest is:

a)

Visible > Hidden > Center

b)

Hidden > Visible > Center

c)

Center > Hidden > Visible

d)

Visible > Center > Hidden

25.

Center lines are used to indicate _____.

a)

axes of symmetry and centers of holes

b)

visible edges

c)

hidden edges

d)

material types

26.

Which tool is used to draw noncircular smooth curves?

a)

French curve

b)

T-square

c)

Triangle

d)

Protractor

27.

A 30-60-90 triangle can produce angles of _____.

a)

30°, 60°, 90°

b)

15°, 45°, 90°

c)

any angle

d)

only 45°

28.

The pattern for a phantom line is _____.

a)

long dash – short – short

b)

long – short

c)

equal dashes

d)

solid thick

29.

The pattern for a hidden line is _____.

a)

short dashes evenly spaced

b)

long – short

c)

dotted

d)

solid thin

30.

Section lines should be drawn _____.

a)

thin and evenly spaced

b)

thick and random

c)

as centerlines

d)

as hidden lines

31.

Architect’s 1/4" = 1'-0" equals a colon ratio of _____.

a)

1:48

b)

1:12

c)

1:24

d)

1:96

32.

Convert 3/8" = 1'-0" to a colon ratio.

a)

1:32

b)

1:24

c)

1:96

d)

1:12

33.

An inclined plane appears as _____.

a)

edge view in one principal view and foreshortened in the other two

b)

true size in all three

c)

foreshortened in all three

d)

true size in two views

34.

An oblique surface appears as _____.

a)

foreshortened in all three principal views

b)

true size in top view

c)

edge view in front view

d)

true size in right-side view

35.

You normally do not show _____ edges unless needed for clarity.

a)

tangent

b)

visible

c)

hidden

d)

section

36.

Dimensions should be placed _____.

a)

off the object with extension lines

b)

directly on object lines

c)

inside section hatching

d)

over centerlines only

37.

Standard drafting lettering is _____.

a)

uppercase, sans-serif, unidirectional

b)

lowercase cursive

c)

serif mixed case

d)

italic only

38.

Preferred numeric format for machine drawings is _____.

a)

decimal inches (e.g., .750)

b)

mixed fractions

c)

feet-inches

d)

Roman numerals

39.

The instrument primarily used to draw horizontal lines on a board is _____.

a)

T-square

b)

45° triangle

c)

Protractor

d)

French curve

40.

To draw a 45° inclined line without measuring an angle, use a _____.

a)

45° triangle

b)

30-60 triangle

c)

Protractor

d)

Scale