ASVAB AUTO AND SHOP
INFORMATION FINAL EXAM PREP
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. A monkey wrench would usually be used by a
A. plumber.
B. carpenter.
C. woodworker.
D. auto-body repairperson. - ANSWER ✔ A. plumber.
A. The large jaws and heavier weight of a monkey wrench are ideal for
loosening and tightening large nuts and bolts that are usually encountered by
plumbers. While it is possible for other workers to use a monkey wrench, the
question uses the word ?usually,? suggesting that one type of person would
be more likely than the others to use the wrench. Read the questions
carefully for clues.
2. A lathe is normally used to make
A. walls.
B. cabinet doors.
C. chair legs.
D. a bookshelf. - ANSWER ✔ C. chair legs.
B. A lathe is used for ?turning? and cutting grooves and other decorative lines
in spindle legs for chairs and tables. It is also used for turning wooden
bowls.
3. To mix concrete, you should mix
, A.cement, stones, and sand.
B.cement, water, gravel, and sand.
C.cement and sand.
D.cement, dirt, and water. - ANSWER ✔ B. cement, water, gravel, and
sand.
C. Concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water. If you are using
premixed cement, you only need to add water.
4. To use a bit in a hand drill,
A. insert the lip into the flute.
B. insert the auger into the base.
C. insert the tang into the chuck.
D. insert the spur into the chuck. - ANSWER ✔ C. insert the tang into
the chuck.
D. The tang is the end of the drill that is inserted into the chuck and tightened.
The tang may be square for slower hand drills, and round for high-speed
electric drills.
5. What is a countersink?
A. type of drill
B. type of file
C. type of inlay material
D. type of bench plane - ANSWER ✔ A. type of drill
A. A countersink is a bit with a cone-shaped cutting head, used to expand the
top of a screw hole. This allows the head of the screw to lie flush with the
material into which it is screwed.
6. A contour gauge measures
A. the length of an object.
B. the width of an object.
C. the diameter of an object.
D. the size of an object. - ANSWER ✔ D. the size of an object.
E. A contour gauge is used to measure and form an outline of an object.
The gauge presses against the object, assumes its shape with dozens of
, little steel pins, and then is transferred to whatever you are
cutting?wood, glass, metal, tile, and so on.
7. To stop a board from chipping on the end as you plane, you can
A. nail a piece of wood to the end of the board as an extension of the
board.
B. cut off the end after planing.
C. Glue the chipped pieces back after finishing.
D. Insert a nail into the end of the board to hold it together. - ANSWER
✔ A. nail a piece of wood to the end of the board as an extension of
the board.
A. If you nail an extension piece of wood to the end of the board you are
cutting, the plane will continue along from one board to the next without
chipping the end of the first board.
8. Distributer - ANSWER ✔ After leaving the coil, the current then passes
through ___, an electrical/mechanical switching device; controls the timing
of the spark-plug discharges
(ignition system, older cars)
9. Breaker points - ANSWER ✔ A rotating shaft and a switch within the
distributer that routes the current through wires to the spark plugs
(ignition system, older cars)
10.Condenser - ANSWER ✔ This absorbs excess current and protects the
breaker points from the damage by the high-voltage surge
11.A car uses too much oil when which of the following parts are worn?
A. pistons
B. piston rings
C. main bearings
D. connecting rods - ANSWER ✔ B. piston rings
12.Which system on an automobile uses shock absorbers?
A. the braking system
B. the exhaust system
, C. the electrical system
D. the suspension system - ANSWER ✔ D. the suspension system
13.Which automotive system uses universal joints, a drive shaft, and a clutch?
A. the transmission system
B. the braking system
C. the steering system
D. the cooling system - ANSWER ✔ A. the transmission system
14.Of which automotive system does the driver have the most direct control
while driving?
A. the exhaust system
B. the braking system
C. the cooling system
D. the suspension system - ANSWER ✔ B. the braking system
15.Bench vise - ANSWER ✔ A vise that has large, rough jaws that keep the
material form slipping
16.Pipe vise - ANSWER ✔ A vise that holds round trip or pipes
17.Handscrew vise - ANSWER ✔ A vise that has 2 hard wooden jaws
connected by 2 long screws. The screws are tightened to bring the jaws of
the vise together
18.Clamps - ANSWER ✔ A clamping tool use when a vise wont work. These
connect only to the items being worked with.
(e.g. C-clamps)
19.Types of measuring tools- ANSWER ✔
Tape rules
Rigid steel rules
Folding rules
Calipers
Depth gauges
Thickness guages
INFORMATION FINAL EXAM PREP
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. A monkey wrench would usually be used by a
A. plumber.
B. carpenter.
C. woodworker.
D. auto-body repairperson. - ANSWER ✔ A. plumber.
A. The large jaws and heavier weight of a monkey wrench are ideal for
loosening and tightening large nuts and bolts that are usually encountered by
plumbers. While it is possible for other workers to use a monkey wrench, the
question uses the word ?usually,? suggesting that one type of person would
be more likely than the others to use the wrench. Read the questions
carefully for clues.
2. A lathe is normally used to make
A. walls.
B. cabinet doors.
C. chair legs.
D. a bookshelf. - ANSWER ✔ C. chair legs.
B. A lathe is used for ?turning? and cutting grooves and other decorative lines
in spindle legs for chairs and tables. It is also used for turning wooden
bowls.
3. To mix concrete, you should mix
, A.cement, stones, and sand.
B.cement, water, gravel, and sand.
C.cement and sand.
D.cement, dirt, and water. - ANSWER ✔ B. cement, water, gravel, and
sand.
C. Concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water. If you are using
premixed cement, you only need to add water.
4. To use a bit in a hand drill,
A. insert the lip into the flute.
B. insert the auger into the base.
C. insert the tang into the chuck.
D. insert the spur into the chuck. - ANSWER ✔ C. insert the tang into
the chuck.
D. The tang is the end of the drill that is inserted into the chuck and tightened.
The tang may be square for slower hand drills, and round for high-speed
electric drills.
5. What is a countersink?
A. type of drill
B. type of file
C. type of inlay material
D. type of bench plane - ANSWER ✔ A. type of drill
A. A countersink is a bit with a cone-shaped cutting head, used to expand the
top of a screw hole. This allows the head of the screw to lie flush with the
material into which it is screwed.
6. A contour gauge measures
A. the length of an object.
B. the width of an object.
C. the diameter of an object.
D. the size of an object. - ANSWER ✔ D. the size of an object.
E. A contour gauge is used to measure and form an outline of an object.
The gauge presses against the object, assumes its shape with dozens of
, little steel pins, and then is transferred to whatever you are
cutting?wood, glass, metal, tile, and so on.
7. To stop a board from chipping on the end as you plane, you can
A. nail a piece of wood to the end of the board as an extension of the
board.
B. cut off the end after planing.
C. Glue the chipped pieces back after finishing.
D. Insert a nail into the end of the board to hold it together. - ANSWER
✔ A. nail a piece of wood to the end of the board as an extension of
the board.
A. If you nail an extension piece of wood to the end of the board you are
cutting, the plane will continue along from one board to the next without
chipping the end of the first board.
8. Distributer - ANSWER ✔ After leaving the coil, the current then passes
through ___, an electrical/mechanical switching device; controls the timing
of the spark-plug discharges
(ignition system, older cars)
9. Breaker points - ANSWER ✔ A rotating shaft and a switch within the
distributer that routes the current through wires to the spark plugs
(ignition system, older cars)
10.Condenser - ANSWER ✔ This absorbs excess current and protects the
breaker points from the damage by the high-voltage surge
11.A car uses too much oil when which of the following parts are worn?
A. pistons
B. piston rings
C. main bearings
D. connecting rods - ANSWER ✔ B. piston rings
12.Which system on an automobile uses shock absorbers?
A. the braking system
B. the exhaust system
, C. the electrical system
D. the suspension system - ANSWER ✔ D. the suspension system
13.Which automotive system uses universal joints, a drive shaft, and a clutch?
A. the transmission system
B. the braking system
C. the steering system
D. the cooling system - ANSWER ✔ A. the transmission system
14.Of which automotive system does the driver have the most direct control
while driving?
A. the exhaust system
B. the braking system
C. the cooling system
D. the suspension system - ANSWER ✔ B. the braking system
15.Bench vise - ANSWER ✔ A vise that has large, rough jaws that keep the
material form slipping
16.Pipe vise - ANSWER ✔ A vise that holds round trip or pipes
17.Handscrew vise - ANSWER ✔ A vise that has 2 hard wooden jaws
connected by 2 long screws. The screws are tightened to bring the jaws of
the vise together
18.Clamps - ANSWER ✔ A clamping tool use when a vise wont work. These
connect only to the items being worked with.
(e.g. C-clamps)
19.Types of measuring tools- ANSWER ✔
Tape rules
Rigid steel rules
Folding rules
Calipers
Depth gauges
Thickness guages
