PRACTICE TEST IN CARPENTRY

LET – TLE MAJOR

Direction: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer for each question.

1. The term commonly referring to technology and science of cutting, fitting, and assembling related
materials in the construction is called
a. Wood working c. Masonry
b. Construction d. Carpentry
2. In cutting with the saw what part of the body is used as guide?
a. Hand c. feet
b. Finger d. thumb
3. When working with piece of materials as in sawing, boring, filing and planing, always use
a. Clamps c. vise
b. Tie d. guide
4. In laying out and marking the thickness and width of stock, the best tool to use is
a. Pencil c. marking gauge
b. Ruler d. all of the above
5. This tool is used in checking the squareness of the corners of a surface.
a. Try square c. Sliding T bevel
b. Steel Framing square d. All of the above
6. A handsaw which is designed in cutting woods along the grain. It has a chisel like teeth that form
the saw kerfs by cutting the ends of the fibers.
a. Hack saw c. Back saw
b. Rip saw d. Crosscut saw
7. What do you call the measuring instrument used by workers which is reeled in housing and retracts
automatically by a spring?
a. Zigzag rule c. Steel rule
b. Push steel rule d. Ruler
8. The beauty and neatness of a product in woodworking depend mostly on the skills of the worker.
What other attribute will follow?
a. Tools and Equipment used c. Accuracy of measurement
b. Correct Layout d. All of the above
9. Woods that comes from trees that have needle like leaves which remain evergreen throughout the
year.
a. Soft wood c. Lumber
b. Hard wood d. Yard lumber
10. It is a buy product of lumber which is made of large thin layers or sheets of woods called plies.
a. Plyboard c. Plywood
b. Good lumber d. Hard lumber
11. Wood shrinks when it dries and swells when it absorbs water. What should be the approximate
moisture content of drying hardwood for home furniture?
a. 20 % c. 15 %
b. 6-12 % d. 5 -10 %
12. Which direction of wood fiber will provide the highest level of bending strength?
a. Parallel to fiber direction c. Across the fiber direction
b. Along the fiber direction d. Diagonal the fiber direction
13. In sawing soft and thin wood, what angle of the saw is recommended?
a. 15-30 degrees c. 30-45 degrees
b. 45-60 degrees d. 30-60 degrees
14. The process of drying the lumber to remove its saps and make ready for use is called
a. Drying c. Seasoning
b. Treating d. Preparing
15. It is the operation performed in the preparation of wood for commercial purposes.
a. Seasoning c. Lumbering
b. Sawing d. Logging
16. The standard size of a common plywood is
a. 4 x 6 feet c. 6 x 8 feet
b. 4 x 8 feet d. 6 x 10 feet
17. A carpenter bought 7 pieces of 2”x4”x12’ lumber. If the price is 35.00 per board foot, how much did
he pay?
a. 1,980.00 c. 1,950.00
b. 1,940.00 d. 1,960.00
18. It provides greater holding power than nails; however, they require more time to install and are
used chiefly in high grade cabinet work and furniture.
a. Tox c. Screw
b. Brad d. Spikes
19. The process of smoothening and leveling the surfaces of wood using sandpaper.
a. Finishing c. Sanding
b. Smoothening d. Staining
20. To make it strength and durable, what type of wood joint should be used in constructing tables and
chairs?
a. Milter joint c. Butt joint
b. Dovetail joint d. Mortise and Tenon