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FM-SSCT-MMCAT-007
SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE Revision No. 00

OF TECHNOLOGY Effective Date 01 January 2019

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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

First Semester, AY 2018-2019

TEST QUESTIONNAIRE

Midterm Examination
In
AgMech 1-Fundamentals of Farm Tools, Metal Works and Fabrication

I. Identification. Write your answer before the number. Strictly NO ERASURES.

1. What kind of protective equipment used to restrain long hair and protect the head from
falling objects?
2. What tool that is powered only by hand rather by an engine?
3. What processed used to cut steel and other metals of different thickness using plasma
torch?
4. What kind of material that is typically hard, opaque, shiny and features good electrical
and thermal conductivity?
5. What is other term used for Shielded Metal Arc Welding?
6. What kind of welding processes that uses a shield gas and a continuous wire electrode?
7. What color used to mark off areas where machine hazards are likely?
8. What precautions can be taken to prevent accidents in the agricultural mechanics shop?
What class of fire that termed as ordinary combustibles?
9. What is the implication if the class of fire is Class C?
II. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of your answer before the number. Strictly NO ERASURES.

11. Which color is used to signify danger?

a. Red b. Gray c. Blue d. Brown
12. Which one of the following is the general safety rules for Hand tool use?
a. Avoid twisting the body
b. select the right tool for the job
c. select the right type pruner for the job on hand.
d. All of the Above
13. Lumber and metal material should be stored:
a. in a storage closet b. in vertical racks c. in any available corner of the shop
d. in the overhead rafters
14. Color coding is used in the shop to:
a. make tools easier to find
b. add color to an otherwise dull shop
c. alert people to dangers and hazards
d. all of the above
15. Flammable liquids and dirty rags must be disposed of by:
a. throwing them in the trash
b. flushing them down the drain
c. burning them in a safe area outside of the shop
d. placing them in special metal containers that close in the presence of fire

16. Accidents among farmworkers most often involve:

a. burns b. machinery c. drowning d. falls
17. What type of welding that uses a welding power supply to create an electric arc between an
electrode and a base material to melt the metals at the welding point?

a. Arc welding b. Direct welding c. SMAW d. GMAW

For question number 18-20. In ordering metal shapes materials, what are the proper
measurements (in order) you will give to supplier for:
18. Flat Iron?
a. Thickness, Width, Length
b. Length, Thickness, Width
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c. Width, Thickness, Length
d. Thickness, Length, Width
19. Square Tubing?
a. Outside Dimension, Wall thickness, Lengths
b. Wall thickness, Lengths, Outside Dimension
c. Lengths, Outside Dimension, Wall thickness
d. Outside Dimension, Wall thickness, Length
20. Pipe?
a. Diameter, schedule
b. schedule, diameter, length
c. length, diameter, thickness
d. thickness, diameter
21. Tools are silhouetted in the tool cabinet in order to:
a. make tools easier to locate
b. easily identify missing tools
c. allow the tool cabinet to be neatly organized every time the tools are returned
d. all of the above
22. Which of the following can be used to extinguish a fire?
a. Fuel b. Oxygen c. Water d. Heat
23. Which of the following is classified as protective clothing?
a. Coveralls b. Apron c. Lab coat d. All of the above
24. What farm tools used for cleaning the ground and leveling top soil?
a. Speckle b. rake c. bolo d. shovel
25. What electrical conductor used to make contact with a non-metallic part of a circuit?
a. SMAW b. Electrode c. bare electrode d. GMAW
26. What is the electric code number for all-purpose welding and with mild steel?
a. E6011 b. E6010 c. E6012 d. E6013
27. Before fabrication, what are the basis for making decisions for materials which will be used
to fabricate a project?
a. Cost, durability, availability,
b. Cost, durability, strength, application
c. Type, shape, sizes, application
d. None of the Above
28. Which of the following is first thing to develop prior to beginning of a project?
a. Bill of materials b. prints c. materials d. All of the Abovz

III. Problem Solving. Answer the following questions. Show your solutions at the back of the
paper.

29-32. A 20' stick of flat stock is $5.45. What is the price per pound if it weighs 1.063 pounds
per foot?

33-36. You need 4 pieces of 1 ½" square tubing that are 6' long for your project. Steel
Sisters quoted 24' sticks at $0.50 per pound. Iron Brothers quoted 20' sticks at $0.45 per
pound. Given the tubing weighs 1.6 lbs per foot which bid makes your project the cheapest?

IV. For question 37-43. Answer the following questions.

37. What area of agriculture sees the greatest number of injuries and accidents?

38-40. Describe at least two building requirements that assure a safe agricultural.

41-43. List and describe the causes of fire in the shop.

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V. For question 44-50. Write a description for each diagram in the correct order as if you were
ordering the materials over the phone. All dimensions are in inches.

44.
____________________________ 45. _______________________________

46. __________________________ 47. ________________________________

48. _______________________________ 49. ________________________________

50. _________________________________

Prepared by: SHEENA JANE B. SEGALES

Instructor I – Temporary

Checked by: RITSMOND ZEMRY P. UBOD, M.Sc

Program Chair, BAT
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Answer Key
For
AgMech 1-Fundamentals of Farm Tools, Metal Works and Fabrication

Midterm Examination

I. Identification 14. C
15. D
1. Headgear 16. B
2. Hand Tool
17. A
3. Plasma Cutting
4. Metal 18. A
5. Stick Welding 19. A
6. GMAW 20. A
7. Orange 21. D
8. Development of safe work habits. 22. C
9. Class A 23. D
10. Involve in electrical equipment 24. B
II. Multiple Choice 25. B
11. A 26. B
12. B 27. B
13. B 28. B
29. – 32.
30. $5.45 per stick / (20' * 1.063 lbs. per ft.) = $0.256 per pound

33.- 36.

24' * 1.6 lb. per ft. * $0.50 = $19.20 Steel Sisters is cheapest
20' * 2 sticks *1.6 lb. per ft. * $0.45 = $28.80 Iron Brothers

For 37-43. Answers may vary.

44. 3 x 2 x ¼ x 20' Angle

45. 6 x 8.2 lb x 20' standard channel

46. ¼ x 1 ¼ x 20' flat stock

47. ½ x 20’ round stock

48. 2” x 3” x 1/2 “x 20’

49. 10” x ½” x 40’

50. 3 x 2 x 0.109 x 20' rectangular tubing