NCCER Hand Tools 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.
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.
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, 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.
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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.
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.
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, 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.
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