PICAT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ The type of electricity used to power a car radio is typically? Answer: DC.
▶ An electric generator has all of the following except? Answer: Carburetor
▶ What kind of energy is converted to electrical energy by a car battery?
Answer: chemical
▶ The most commonly used fuel for running automobile engine is? Answer:
Gasoline
▶ Which of the following is not part of a cars drive train? Answer:
transmission
▶ Which engine component stores oil for lubrication? Answer: oil pan
▶ The Catalytic converter is part of what system? Answer: Emission control
system
▶ How many crankshafts are there in a V-8 automobile engine? Answer: 8
▶ The engine flywheel bolts to the? Answer: crankshaft
▶ Pistons are usually made from what material? Answer: Aluminum
▶ MacPherson struts are a type of? Answer: suspension
▶ Brake shoes stop a car by exerting pressure on the? Answer: Tires
▶ Which of the following uses a penny system to specify its size? Answer:
finishing nail
, ▶ Taps and dies are tools to? Answer: Cut threads for nuts and bolts
▶ Which tool is used to bend large sections of sheet metal? Answer: Lathe
▶ What is placed around a chimney to prevent leaks? Answer: flashing
▶ This type of pattern on metal is made by process called? Answer:
Knurling
▶ Self-taping screws are primarily used when fastening objects to?
Answer: Sheet metal
▶ To properly turn wood stock, one should use a? Answer: lathe
▶ The technique for joining copper water pipes is called? Answer:
Soldering
▶ Which of these does not make wood chips when it is used? Answer: drill
press
▶ Which adhesive is usually supplied in two parts which must be mixed
prior to use? Answer: Contact Concrete
▶ As piston P moves up in the direction shown, lever Q? Answer: Does not
move
▶ Four weights are tied together and hung from the ceiling. What will be
the tensions in the cord at the point labeled? Answer: 60 pounds
▶ What would you tell the person who is trying to loosen the rusty nut with
the wrench? Answer: Move your hand farther from the nut
▶ A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against
their seat belts? Answer: Terminal velocity
▶ Why are hoops closer together near the bottom of the tank? Answer:
Water pressure pushing against the sides of the tank is greater near the
bottom
DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ The type of electricity used to power a car radio is typically? Answer: DC.
▶ An electric generator has all of the following except? Answer: Carburetor
▶ What kind of energy is converted to electrical energy by a car battery?
Answer: chemical
▶ The most commonly used fuel for running automobile engine is? Answer:
Gasoline
▶ Which of the following is not part of a cars drive train? Answer:
transmission
▶ Which engine component stores oil for lubrication? Answer: oil pan
▶ The Catalytic converter is part of what system? Answer: Emission control
system
▶ How many crankshafts are there in a V-8 automobile engine? Answer: 8
▶ The engine flywheel bolts to the? Answer: crankshaft
▶ Pistons are usually made from what material? Answer: Aluminum
▶ MacPherson struts are a type of? Answer: suspension
▶ Brake shoes stop a car by exerting pressure on the? Answer: Tires
▶ Which of the following uses a penny system to specify its size? Answer:
finishing nail
, ▶ Taps and dies are tools to? Answer: Cut threads for nuts and bolts
▶ Which tool is used to bend large sections of sheet metal? Answer: Lathe
▶ What is placed around a chimney to prevent leaks? Answer: flashing
▶ This type of pattern on metal is made by process called? Answer:
Knurling
▶ Self-taping screws are primarily used when fastening objects to?
Answer: Sheet metal
▶ To properly turn wood stock, one should use a? Answer: lathe
▶ The technique for joining copper water pipes is called? Answer:
Soldering
▶ Which of these does not make wood chips when it is used? Answer: drill
press
▶ Which adhesive is usually supplied in two parts which must be mixed
prior to use? Answer: Contact Concrete
▶ As piston P moves up in the direction shown, lever Q? Answer: Does not
move
▶ Four weights are tied together and hung from the ceiling. What will be
the tensions in the cord at the point labeled? Answer: 60 pounds
▶ What would you tell the person who is trying to loosen the rusty nut with
the wrench? Answer: Move your hand farther from the nut
▶ A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against
their seat belts? Answer: Terminal velocity
▶ Why are hoops closer together near the bottom of the tank? Answer:
Water pressure pushing against the sides of the tank is greater near the
bottom
