Identifying Hand Tools Answer Key

1.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. Hand saw
b. Hack saw
c. Coping saw
d. Fine saw

2.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. Speed square
b. Try square
c. Bevel square
d. Carpenter square
3.
This type of hammer weighs more than a typical hammer with a much large
handle. It is used to drive stakes into the ground, or demolition work.
a. Jack hammer
b. Claw hammer
c. Sledge hammer
d. Framing hammer

4.
This type of bar is used as a demolition tool to remove material that is
fastened into another material. Very handy when removing material from
other material and you don't need to save any of it.
a. Wrecking bar
b. Nail bar
c. Hammer bar
d. Claw bar
5.
This tool is used to cut into gypsum and has a specialized blade for quickly
and easily cutting into drywall.
a. Power saw
b. Exacto knife
c. Jig saw
d. Wallboard saw

6.
What type of file is used in woodworking?
a. Titanium
b. Carbide
c. Multi tooth
d. Rasp
7.
What kind of hammer/mallet is used when installing flooring and you want
the blow of the hammer to damage the material?
a. Rubber mallet
b. Flooring hammer
c. Flush hammer
d. Wood mallet

8.
Describe a shingling hatchet and what features it has to install wood roof
shingles.
 It has a sharp edge for splitting roof shingles a sliding gauge to
measure shingle exposure, and a non skid head for pounding in roof
nails.

9.
 Identify the tool in the image.

a. Hand saw
b. Draw knife
c. Two handed saw
d. Partner saw

10.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. Tape measure
b. Long tape
c. Combination measure
d. Pocket measure
11.
Which of the tools below is best suited to cut the hinge gain in a door frame?
a. Wood chisel
b. Hammer
c. Nail bar
d. Block plane

12.
You need to cut an irregular curve into a thin piece of wood. What is the best
saw to use to complete this task?
a. Mitre Saw
b. Coping Saw
c. Crosscut Saw
d. Panel Saw
 13.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. Hand plane
b. Block plane
c. Jack plane
d. Jointer plane

14.
What tool can be adjusted to transcribe angles from a location onto a piece
of material?
a. Protractor
b. Chalk line
c. T Bevel
d. Speed square
15.
What is the name of the tool in the image?

a. Hand axe
b. Hatchet
c. Mallet
d. Chopper

16.
 Identify the tool in the image.

a. Roofer hammer
b. Framing hammer
c. Claw hammer
d. Ball pein hammer
17.
Describe what you may need to use a wood chisel for.
 A wood chisel is used to make rectangular, and different
shapes in wood. You use it in combination with a hammer, and you
place the sharp end in the wood and strike the other end with a
hammer. This striking drives the chisel into the wood which shaves
away at the material. Often used for doors and windows.

18.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. File
b. Chisel
c. Rasp
d. Hand chisel
19.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. Bar clamp
b. Pressure clamp
c. C clamp
d. mini clamp
 20.
What is the best type of saw to use when cutting irregular shapes in a piece
of wood?
a. Hand saw
b. Cross cut saw
c. Coping saw
d. Mitre saw
21.
What is a tool often kept on a carpenter's tool belt? It is used to take and
make measurements.
a. Chalk line
b. Speed square
c. Tape measure
d. T-Bevel

22.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. C clamp
b. Wood clamp
c. Bar clamp
d. Pressure clamp
23.
This is one of the most commonly used hammers. It is generally curved with
a V notch on one side used to pry nails from materials.
a. Ball pein hammer
b. Claw hammer
c. Roofing hammer
d. Framing hammer

24.
You need to mark a line on a floor that is to be 10 meters (32' 10"). What is
the best layout tool to use?
a. Framing square
b. Chalk line
c. Level
d. Straight edge
25.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. Philips screwdriver
b. Robertson screw driver
c. Flat head screw driver
d. Hex head screw driver

26.
If you needed to quickly check framing members of a house to see that they
are accurate both horizontally, or vertically, what would be the best tool to
do this?
a. Framing square
b. Builders level
c. Plumb bob
d. Hand level
27.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. Speed Square
b. T Bevel
c. Sliding square
d. Angle finder

28.
 Identify the tool in the image.

a. Rip saw
b. Hack saw
c. Coping saw
d. Undercut saw
29.
What is the name of the tools in the photo attached?

a. Butt chisel
b. Shaver
c. Pry bar
d. Chisel

30.
Identify the tool in the image.

a. Rafter square
b. Bevel square
c. Framing square
d. Speed square