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WELDING TEST

MULTIPLE CHOICE (Circle the best answer)

1. The welding helmet should be worn:

a. Only for eye protection
b. At all times
c. Only if you will be welding 10 minutes or more
2. Leather gloves should be worn:
a. Any time you are welding
b. Any time you handle hot metal
c. If you are sensitive to the arc rays
3. When you are using the arc welder:
a. Damp or wet floors are never a hazard
b. You should expect to get a light shock once in a while
c. Weld on a dry floor or wear rubber soled shoes when welding
4. Safety is _____ responsibility?
a. My
b. Everyones
c. Your
5. What type of clothing should never be worn when welding?
a. Leather
b. Cotton
c. Synthetic
6. You must cover your eyes with the welding helmet:
a. After striking the arc
b. Only if you are not wearing safety glasses
c. Before striking the arc
7. Persons standing near the welding area:
a. Should be warned if they are watching the arc
b. Know you are welding, so need no warning
c. Should be warned before you strike the arc
8. Clothing wet from rain or perspiration:
a. Increases shock hazard
b. Decresses shock hazard
c. Has no effect on shock hazard
9. You should remove combustible material from the welding area:
a. After you begin welding
b. Before you begin welding
c. Only if it is in your way
10. Injuries should be reported to the instructor:
a. Only if you need to go for first aid
b. Whenever you think the injury is serious
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c. Immediately anytime you are injured

11. Shade ____ lenses will give good vision and protect your eyes adequately for most
welding.
a. No. 5
b. No. 10
c. No. 15
12. A cracked colored lens in a welding helmet:
a. Should never be used
b. May be used if no rays are visible to you
c. May be used if you are careful
13. Ultraviolet rays given off by an arc welder:
a. Cause damage to only your eyes
b. May cause severe burning to exposed skin
c. Can cause damage to your eyes and skin
14. In case of a clothing fire:
a. Take off your clothes
b. Wrap person in a fire blanket
c. Run to the nearest water supply and put it out
15. Ventilation in the welding are:
a. Is needed mainly for special jobs, such as welding or cutting galvanized metal.
b. Is nice, but not really necessary
c. Is needed to remove normal welding fumes from the shop
16. Welding electrodes are coated with a substance
a. Electrode coating
b. Flux
c. Rust
17. The correct arc length:
a. ½ inch
b. Approximately the diameter of the electrode being used
c. Approximately the diameter of the base metal
18. What do the first 2 numbers on the electrode stand for?
a. Tensile Strength
b. Position
c. Penetration
19. What does the third number on the electrode stand for?
a. Tensile Strength
b. Position
c. Penetration
20. What does the fourth number on the electrode stand for?
a. Tensile Strength
b. Position
c. Penetration
21. Oxygen and acetylene cylinders:
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a. Should be set in an upright position

b. Must be chained securely in an upright position
c. May be stored more safely by laying them flat in a safe area
22. When using the torch, clear the area of all combustible materials:
a. If they will be in line with the cutting flame
b. Before lighting the torch
c. After lighting the torch
23. When you open the cylinder valve:
a. You should stand out of line to one side
b. Turn it on quickly to the proper pressure
c. Stand directly in front so you can check the pressure
24. It is safe to light the torch:
a. With a zippo lighter or a long wooden match
b. From any convenient flame
c. Only with a striker
25. A lighted torch:
a. May never be laid down
b. May be laid down if you are the only person in the cutting area
c. May be laid down only for a short time if you stand by the torch
26. The acetylene cylinder valve:
a. Should be opened all the way
b. Should be opened ¼ turn
c. Should be opened 1 full turn
27. For most oxyacetylene cutting and welding, your will need a lens with shade:
a. No. 5
b. No. 10
c. No. 15
28. Clothing worn when welding:
a. Is safe if it is clean, regardless of its condition
b. May be dusted clean with the oxygen
c. Must be in good condition
29. Acetylene becomes unstable at:
a. 5 PSI
b. 10 PSI
c. 15 PSI
30. The oxygen cylinder valve:
a. Should be opened all the way
b. Should be opened ¼ turn
c. Should be opened 1 full turn

TRUE or FALSE (Circle the correct answer)

31. T F Safety glasses are needed in welding shop at all times for proper eye protection.
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32. T F A piece of slag in the cornea of the eye is usually imbedded and should be
removed by a doctor.
33. T F Cuts or burns that have damaged welding cables are not dangerous because of
the very low voltage in them.
34. T F A flashback is serious because the gases are burning inside the blowpipe.
35. T F When laying down a lighted torch, be sure it is balanced carefully on the table.
36. T F Sunglasses should never be used instead of welding goggles.
37. T F Argon gas does not burn.
38. T F A suitable place to chain an argon cylinder is to an electrical conduit or to the
welding table.
39. T F Avoid picking up hot aluminum by learning to recognize how it changes color
when it is hot.
40. T F If your clothing is on fire, it is recommended that you take it off.

MATCHING (Match the term to the correct definition)

41. ___Arc
42. ___Electrode
43. ___Slag
44. ___Cylinder
45. ___Valvue
46. ___Ground Clamp
47. ___Electrode Holder
48. ___MIG Gun
49. ___Argon
50. ___Acetylene

A. Gas used in MIG Welding to protect the weld

B. Container that stores gases
C. Used to turn on and off gases
D. Transfer of electricity in the welding process
E. Gas used when cutting with the torch
F. Flux coated metal welding rods
G. Spring-loaded clamp to complete the circuit
H. Flux and impurities that float to the top of the weld
I. Insulated spring-loaded clamp that grabs the electrode
J. Gun where a continuous electrode and a protective gas flow

CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE (Answer the question using complete sentences)

51. Describe exactly where the fire extinguishers are located in the shop.
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52. Describe exactly where the fire blanket is located in the shop.

53. Describe the complete stick welding process beginning to end.

54. Describe the complete MIG welding process beginning to end.

55. Describe the complete oxyacetylene cutting process beginning to end.

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1. B 35. F
2. A 36. T
3. C 37. T
4. B 38. F
5. C 39. F
6. C 40. F
7. C 41. D
8. A 42. F
9. B 43. H
10. C 44. B
11. B 45. C
12. A 46. G
13. C 47. I
14. B 48. J
15. C 49. A
16. B 50. E
17. B
18. A
19. B
20. C
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. A
26. B
27. A
28. C
29. C
30. A
31. T
32. T
33. F
34. T