Questions and CORRECT Answers
Before cleaning an asphalt shovel, it should be heated - CORRECT ANSWER - By
placing it in a hit asphalt mix
After removing a tamper from the tool heater, the tamper should be - CORRECT
ANSWER - Set down gently
A roller is said to be of the pneumatic type if it - CORRECT ANSWER - Has steel rolls
Expansion joints in asphalt pavement are - CORRECT ANSWER - Generally not used
An asphalt worker should always make sure that his tools are kept in good condition because -
CORRECT ANSWER - Defective tools may cause accidents
Honeycombing of a sheet of asphalt will generally be prevented by careful - CORRECT
ANSWER - Raking
Of the following tools, a lute resembles MOST closely a - CORRECT ANSWER - Rake
A pouring pot would MOST likely be used to - CORRECT ANSWER - Fill cracks in
pavement
To prevent an asphalt mixture from sticking to the inside of the truck that transports it, the
surfaces should be sprayed with - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin fuel oil
If the asphalt mixture sticks to the rolls of a roller, the BEST action is to - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mop the rolls with water
, A template is used - CORRECT ANSWER - As a guide in shaping the surface of a
pavement
A tarpaulin is used in asphalt work to - CORRECT ANSWER - Keep the mixture warm
Tampers and smoothers are used primarily - CORRECT ANSWER - Along curbs, and at
manhole and value boxes
The shape of a blade of an asphalt stirrer is - CORRECT ANSWER - Triangular
Of the following tools, a maul is MOST nearly like a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hammer
A scarifier would MOST probably be used for - CORRECT ANSWER - Breaking up an
old asphalt surface
The times teeth of an asphalt rake should have a length ________ of the mixture - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1/2 inch greater than the loose depth
The fuel used in a fire box is USUALLY - CORRECT ANSWER - Oil
An asphalt mix that gives off a blue smoke is - CORRECT ANSWER - Too hot
Surface slickness is MOST likely to result from - CORRECT ANSWER - Excessive
asphalt on the surface
If you do not understand the directions of your foreman you should - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tell him to explain the instructions again