NCCER HAND TOOLS EXAMINATION TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
● Ball-peen hammer. Answer: A hammer with a flat face that is used to
strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end -the peen- is used to
bend and shape soft metal.
● Bevel. Answer: The inclination of a surface that intersects another
surface at any angle less than 90 degrees
● Box-end wrench. Answer: A wrench, usually double-ended, that has a
closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
● Cat's paw. Answer: A straight steel rod with a curved claw at one end
that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of
the wood or slightly below it. Not used to completely pull the nail out
just used to pull it above the surface.
● Chisel. Answer: A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge used to
cut and shape wood, stone, or metal.
● Claw hammer. Answer: A hammer with a flat striking face. The other
end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
, ● Combination wrench. Answer: A wrench with an open end and a
closed end.
● Dowel. Answer: A pin or rod, usually round, that fits into a
corresponding hole to fasten or align two workpieces.
● Fasteners. Answer: A device such as a bolt, clasp, hook, or lock used
to attach or secure one material to another.
● Hex key wrench. Answer: A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a
right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench.
● Joint. Answer: The intersection of workpiece components where a
physical connection is generally made.
● Level. Answer: Used as an adjective in this context, meaning flat or
even with another surface or in relation to the Earth's horizon. Also, a
tool used to determine if an object is level.
● Open-end wrench. Answer: A non-adjustable wrench with a fixed
opening at each end that is typically different, allowing it to be used to
fit two different nut or bolt sizes.
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
● Ball-peen hammer. Answer: A hammer with a flat face that is used to
strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end -the peen- is used to
bend and shape soft metal.
● Bevel. Answer: The inclination of a surface that intersects another
surface at any angle less than 90 degrees
● Box-end wrench. Answer: A wrench, usually double-ended, that has a
closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
● Cat's paw. Answer: A straight steel rod with a curved claw at one end
that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of
the wood or slightly below it. Not used to completely pull the nail out
just used to pull it above the surface.
● Chisel. Answer: A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge used to
cut and shape wood, stone, or metal.
● Claw hammer. Answer: A hammer with a flat striking face. The other
end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
, ● Combination wrench. Answer: A wrench with an open end and a
closed end.
● Dowel. Answer: A pin or rod, usually round, that fits into a
corresponding hole to fasten or align two workpieces.
● Fasteners. Answer: A device such as a bolt, clasp, hook, or lock used
to attach or secure one material to another.
● Hex key wrench. Answer: A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a
right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench.
● Joint. Answer: The intersection of workpiece components where a
physical connection is generally made.
● Level. Answer: Used as an adjective in this context, meaning flat or
even with another surface or in relation to the Earth's horizon. Also, a
tool used to determine if an object is level.
● Open-end wrench. Answer: A non-adjustable wrench with a fixed
opening at each end that is typically different, allowing it to be used to
fit two different nut or bolt sizes.
