NCCER Mod 3 Trade Terms ONLY
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
Adjustable Wrench - --Answer --A smooth-jawed wrench with an adjustable
jaw used for turning nuts and bolts. Often referred to as a Crescent wrench due to
brand recognition
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
Bell faced hammer - --Answer --A claw hammer with a slightly rounded, or
convex, face.
Bevel - --Answer --To cut on a slant at an angle that is not a right angle.
Box-end wrench - --Answer --A wrench, usually double-ended, that has a
closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
carpenter's square - --Answer --A flat, steel square commonly used in
carpentry.
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, 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.
Chisel - --Answer --A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge used to cut
and shape wood, stone, or metal.
Chisel Bar - --Answer --A tool with a claw at each end, commonly used to
pull nails.
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 Square - --Answer --An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting
of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head; it can be used to mark 45 and
90 degree angles.
Dowel - --Answer --A pin, usually round, that fits into a corresponding hole
to fasten or align two pieces.
Fastener - --Answer --A device such as a bolt, clasp, hook, or lock used to
attach or secure one material to another.
Flats - --Answer --The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also, the
sides on a nut or bolt head.
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Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
Adjustable Wrench - --Answer --A smooth-jawed wrench with an adjustable
jaw used for turning nuts and bolts. Often referred to as a Crescent wrench due to
brand recognition
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
Bell faced hammer - --Answer --A claw hammer with a slightly rounded, or
convex, face.
Bevel - --Answer --To cut on a slant at an angle that is not a right angle.
Box-end wrench - --Answer --A wrench, usually double-ended, that has a
closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
carpenter's square - --Answer --A flat, steel square commonly used in
carpentry.
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, 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.
Chisel - --Answer --A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge used to cut
and shape wood, stone, or metal.
Chisel Bar - --Answer --A tool with a claw at each end, commonly used to
pull nails.
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 Square - --Answer --An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting
of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head; it can be used to mark 45 and
90 degree angles.
Dowel - --Answer --A pin, usually round, that fits into a corresponding hole
to fasten or align two pieces.
Fastener - --Answer --A device such as a bolt, clasp, hook, or lock used to
attach or secure one material to another.
Flats - --Answer --The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also, the
sides on a nut or bolt head.
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