Common Hand tools
Trade Terms
Measurement and layout tools
Introduction to hand tools
100

The type of hammer that is primarily used in metalworking is the?

Ball peen hammer

100

The flat, straight sides of a wrench opening; also, the sides on a nut or bolt head is called?

Flats

100

Folding rules with metric markings come in?

1-m and 2-m models

100

A(n) _______is used for cutting finish lumber and miter joints.

Backsaw

200

What type ofchisels are designed for hard materials, such as steel and stone?

Cold

200

Damaging or distorting the head or threads of a fastener is called?

Stripping

200

A laser measuring tool is a batterypowered, electronic version of a?

Tape measure

200

Which type of clamp is designed to release material quickly by squeezing a release rigger?

Bar clamp

300

The screwdriver that provides the least amount of grip on the screw head is the?

Slotted

300

Treated with heat to enhance or restore steel hardness is called?

Tempered

300

The ability to take long vertical measurements from the ground is an advantage of?

Laser measuring tools

300

Which of the following file types would leave the roughest finish?

Rough

400

What type ofwrenches are used to tighten and loosen threaded pipe?

Pipe

400

Refers to the head of a tool that is struck or used for striking when the head becomes wider and distorted, like the head of a mushroom is called?

Mushroomed

400

The framing square is also called a?

Carpenter's square

400

Which tool is best for clearing tree roots?

Mattock

500

Side cutters are also known as?

Lineman's pliers

500

Used as an adjective in this context, meaning flat or even with another surface or in relation to the Earth’s horizon is called?

Level

500

 Used to mark long, straight lines on smooth surfaces?

Chalk lines

500

Which tool is best for collecting debris from a hard surface, or for moving sand and gravel?

Square shovel

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