AKI School of Engineering 6165-10-002 Basic Construction Skills

02 – TIMBER VOCATIONS
(Old Questions)

This paper contains 50 questions.

Answer them using the ‘boxes’ numbered 1 to 50 on the answer sheet.

1. Which one the following tool is not suitable to drill holes?

(a) Wheel drill
(b) Brace bit
(c) Auger bit
(d) Marking gauge

2. Orbital sander is usually used to sand

(a) Hard surface
(b) Soft surface
(c) Plane surface
(d) Irregular surface

3. The purpose of a mortise and tenon joint is to

(a) extend the length of a component
(b) increase the width of a component
(c) join two components at a corner
(d) increase the strength of a component

4. The essential tool for driving a nail is

(a) a mallet
(b) an adze
(c) a claw hammer
(d) an axe

5. Which one of the following tools is usually used to check the verticality of a
structure?
(a) spirit level
(b) framing square
(c) plumb bob
(d) combination square

6. The figure 1 shows, a

(a) plugging chisel
(b) mortice chisel
(c) firmer chisel
(d) bevelled chisel

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Figure 1

7. Which one of the following tools is usually used to make recesses for flat or oval
head wood screws?
(a) auger bit
(b) drill bit
(c) counter sink bit
(d) gimlet

8. The figure 2 shows a

(a) scratch awt
(b) brad awt
(c) gimlet
(d) nail set

Figure 2

9. The figure 3 shows

(a) a block board
(b) a batten board
(c) a lamin board
(d) a hardboard

Figure 3

10. The figure 4 shows

(a) Mortice and tenon joint
(b) Bridle joint
(c) Halving joint
(d) Dowelled joint

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Figure 4

11. The purpose of a dowel joint is to

(a) extend the length of a component
(b) increase the width of a component
(c) join two components at a corner
(d) increase the strength of a component

12. The hand tool shown in the figure 5 is

(a) hack saw
(b) back saw
(c) fret saw
(d) Rip saw

Figure 5

13. The figure 6 shows

(a) cross cut saw teeth
(b) coping saw teeth
(c) Rip saw teeth
(d) Hack saw teeth

Figure 6

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14. A hand tool extensively used for trimming and grain of a wooden member is called
(a) smooth plane
(b) bevel chisel
(c) block plane
(d) firmer chisel

15. A hand tool for accurate gauging of parallel lines from a planed edge or face is
called,
(a) sliding T bevel
(b) inside caliper
(c) marking gauge
(d) scriber

16. Which one of the following tools usually used for driving chisels and knocking
framing together?
(a) claw hammer
(b) mallet
(c) hatchet
(d) adze

17. Which one of the following saws usually used for cutting a wooden member along
the grain?
(a) coping saw
(b) crosscut saw
(c) bow saw
(d) rip saw

18. The figure 7 shows

(a) Rip saw tooth
(b) Bow saw tooth
(c) Cross cut saw tooth
(d) Hack saw tooth

Figure 7

19. The figure 8 shows a

(a) block board
(b) batten board
(c) lamin board
(d) particle board

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Figure 8

20. The figure 9 shows a

(a) halving joint
(b) bridle joint
(c) dowelled joint
(d) mortice and tenon joint

Figure 9
21. The figure 10 shows a
(a) try square
(b) framing square
(c) mitre square
(d) combination square

Figure 10

22. The figure 11 shows a

(a) nail set
(b) counter sink
(c) scratch awl
(d) brad awl

Figure 11

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23. The figure 12 shows a

(a) hatchet
(b) mallet
(c) claw hammer
(d) adze

Figure 12

24. Which one of the following tools is NOT suitable for squaring a line around a
component?
(a) combination square
(b) try square
(c) mitre square
(d) engineer’s square

25. The portable powered orbital sander is used MAINLY to finish timber surfaces for
(a) varnishing
(b) polishing
(c) painting
(d) staining

26. The figure 13 shows a

(a) try square
(b) sliding T bevel
(c) combination square
(d) mitre square

Figure 13

27. Which one of the following hand tools usually used for forming holes before
inserting small screws and nails and also used as screw driver to insert small
screws?
(a) plain screw driver
(b) Philip screw driver
(c) brad awl
(d) gimlet

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28. To form pilot or anchor holes and clearance Holes for wood screws, the carpenters
usually used
(a) an anger
(b) a twist drill
(c) a broad awl
(d) a gimlet

29. The figure 14 shows a

(a) bow saw
(b) fret saw
(c) coping saw
(d) hack saw

Figure 14

30. After use wood working tools should be

(a) washed and dried
(b) free of any resin build-up and store safely
(c) kept in water tight container
(d) wrapped in oil rags

31. An orbital sander would be MOST suitable for removing

(a) excess width on a component
(b) setting out lines on the face of a product
(c) setting out lines from the internal corners of frames
(d) excess length of a component.

32. Damaged cables on portable tools MUST be

(a) replaced
(b) taped
(c) soldered at taped
(d) spliced and taped

33. The most suitable way to secure a through mortice and tenon joint is to
(a) wedge and screw
(b) dowel and screw
(c) nail and dowel
(d) glue and wedge.

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34. A mortise that does NOT penetrate the full width or thickness of the member in
which it is formed is said to be;
(a) stopped
(b) short
(c) shallow
(d) slotted

35. Which one of the following is the MOST suitable position for controlling the
movement of the blade when using a hand hacksaw for cutting a round metal bar
which is held in a vice ?
(a) one hand on the grip and one on the front of the frame
(b) both hands on the grip
(c) one hand on the grip and one on the vice
(d) one hand on the grip and the other resting on the work.

36. Sharp edged wood chisels should be stored on site having

(a) wiped the metal with paraffin oil and wrapped the chisels together in a cloth
(b) placed them in separate pockets of a tool roll and locked them in a secured
steel tool chest
(c) locked them, together with other hand tools in a tool box
(d) carefully laid them on a bench top and then covered them with a cloth.

37. The joint shown in the above figure 15 is known as a

(a) tee bridle
(b) dovetailed halving
(c) tee halving
(d) mortice and tenon

Figure 15

38. From the following pairs of fixings the most suitable for securing a halving joint is;
(a) glue and screws
(b) glue and dowels
(c) wedges and screws
(d) wedges and dowels

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39. Which of the following sheet materials is not timber base

(a) ply board
(b) plaster board
(c) hard board
(d) block board

40. The most suitable saw to cut timber with a cross-section of 60mm by 20mm to
length is a
(a) bow saw
(b) cross cut saw
(c) rip saw
(d) tenon saw

41. Which of the following tools is usually used to check the horizontality of a structure?
(a) try square
(b) plumb bob
(c) spirit level
(d) framing square

42. The joint as shown in the figure 16 is known as a

(a) dovetail halving
(b) mortice and tenon
(c) tee bridle
(d) tee halving

Figure 16

43. Which one of the following figure is the BEST shape for the end of a screwdriver
blade when driving round headed screws ?

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44. The section shown in the figure 17 is a piece of

(a) block board
(b) lamin board
(c) hard board
(d) particle board

Figure 17

45. The joint shown in the figure 18 below is a

(a) tee bridle
(b) mortice and tenon
(c) tee halving
(d) dove tail

Figure 18

46. Portable, powered hand tools must always be stored

(a) clean, dry and secure
(b) washed, secure and lubricated
(c) lubricated, washed and dried
(d) upright, secure and checked

47. The type of screwdriver shown in the figure 19 is a

(a) Phillips
(b) star
(c) spiral ratchet
(d) battery operated

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Figure 19

48. A counter sink bit is used to

(a) mark out tenon shoulder lines
(b) produce a pilot hole for a screw thread
(c) produce a recess to receive a screw head
(d) remove timber fragments from mortise hole

49. A hand tool used in many situations where a mechanical advantage is required to pinch, cut or pull
an object is
(a) Hammer
(b) Plier
(c) Pincer
(d) Hold fast

50. The portable power tools which are similar to jigsaws only the blade is round and much larger which
means it is better for straight cuts are
(a) Orbital sander
(b) Biscuit cutter
(c) Jig saw
(d) Circular saw

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Issued By; Sir Min Htet Myint [B.E (Civil)]

Level-5 Advanced Diploma in Construction
Level-3 Applied Diploma in Construction
Level-3 Applied Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Level-3 Applied Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (City & Guilds, UK)
Diploma in Business Management (City College of Birmingham,UK)

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