PSAE SAMPLE QUESTION Engineering shop

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Among the following wood/lumbers, which is not a hardwood?

a. ipil-ipil b. pine c. langka d. Cocolumber e. band d
ANS: E PTS: 1

2. Tools used to cut, chop, saw, or otherwise remove materials. (saws, chisels, planes, axes and wedges,
cutters, files, taps and dies )
a. layout tools b. cutting tools c. testing tools d. turning tools e. boring tools
ANS: B PTS: 1

3. It removes metal by abrasive action. They are used to sharpen tools, shape metals, prepare metals for
welding and remove undesirable metals.
a. drill press d. grinders
b. metal cutting power saws e. metal benders
c. power shears
ANS: D PTS: 1

4. Which is not an English or English derived unit?

a. foot c. pounds e. all of the above
b. ft-lb/sec d. Pascal
ANS: D PTS: 1

5. Which is not an SI unity?

a. psi c. Ampere e. All of the above
b. Newton d. Pascal
ANS: A PTS: 1

6. What hand tool could be used to make internal threads?

a. Lathe machine d. die and die stock
b. Milling machine e. all of the above
c. Tap and tap wrench
ANS: C PTS: 1

7. Refers to power tools that are used to cut grooves and ornamental shapes on faces and edges of wood
and other soft materials.
a. power drill d. power routers
b. milling machine e. none of the above
c. tap and tap wrench
ANS: D PTS: 1

8. Power machines that cut sheet metals, angle bars, round bars, square bars by shear action of two
moveable blades that are made to move by maximized leverage.
a. Sheet metal circular cutter d. metal cutting power saw
b. Square shearing cutter e. none of the above
c. Power shears
 ANS: C PTS: 1

9. A piece of wood that is one square foot and one inch thick.
a. stock d. power routers
b. lumber e. none of the above
c. board foot
ANS: C PTS: 1

10. Fasteners that are externally threaded to allow the part being assembled to be easily dismantled.
a. Nails b. Bolts c. hinges d. rivets
ANS: A PTS: 1

11. A list of all the different pieces of materials needed for a job. it is also called a “finish-stock list”.
a. bill of materials d. a and c
b. working drawing e. all of the above
c. project plan
ANS: A PTS: 1

12. It refers to freshly cut trees, raw logs and large sizes of sawn logs that are usually 4 inches thick.
a. Sanded d. plywood
b. Timber e. trees
c. Lumber
ANS: B PTS: 1

13. Metal sheet that are freshly galvanized and are kept hot for a few minutes to allow zinc to alloy with
the steel.
a. BI sheets d. GI sheets
b. Copper sheets e. none of the above
c. Aluminum sheets
ANS: E PTS: 1

14. Mango, Langka, Narra, Mancono are all _____________.

a. Monocots d. Softwoods
b. Dicots e. none of the above
c. Hardwoods
ANS: E PTS: 1

15. Power tool with saw teeth on a continuous blade or band.

a. power hacksaw d. jointers
b. handsaw e. planers
c. cut off saw
ANS: B PTS: 1

16. Refers to tools that are driven by electric motor, hydraulics, air, gas engine, or force other than, or in
addition to human power, They are generally stationary and are usually fixed in the shop.
a. portable power tools d. power machines
b. hand tools e. all of the above
c. power tools
 ANS: D PTS: 1

17. They are machines with rotating knives that are used to straighten and smoothen edges of boards
a. Planers d. grinders
b. Jointers e. none of the above
c. band saw
ANS: B PTS: 1

18. Machine with rotating knives that dress the edges of boards to a uniform thickness.
a. Planers c. band saw
b. Jointers d. grinders
ANS: A PTS: 1

19. Coco-lumber, buho, tinikan, sawali are all construction materials. They are all _________.
a. Hardwoods c. monocots
b. Softwoods d. all of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1

20. A piece of lumber that is 2 x 3 6 is how many board feet?

a. 1 d. 1.5
b. 2 e. 2.5
c. 3
ANS: C PTS: 1

21. The following tool could be used for lay out work, except ___________.
a. varnier caliper c. marking gauge
b. micrometer d. none of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1

22. Tools that operate in principle similar with hand tools but power is derived from electric motor are
called.
a. power machine tools c. portable power tools
b. hand tools d. none of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1

23. It refers to a ferrous metal that is malleable, corrosion resistant, and are relatively tough. Open used for
decorative material.
a. Tool steel c. wrought iron
b. Stainless steel d. galvanized iron
ANS: C PTS: 1

24. Special nails like concrete nails are usually sold by _________.
a. Weight d. a and b
b. Piece e. tens
c. Bags
ANS: D PTS: 1

25. Safety cross color is ___________.

 a. blue d. white
b. red e. yellow
c. green
ANS: C PTS: 1

26. In construction sites, shops and other work places, which should come first?
a. Profit d. cost cutting
b. Safety e. none of the above
c. Breaks
ANS: D PTS: 1

27. A power circular saw which rolls on a horizontal arm and has a blade that could be raised or lowered
and the arm could be rotated up to 45 deg in both direction.
a. radial arm saw c. tilting carbon table saw
b. cut off saw d. table saw
ANS: C PTS: 1

28. Materials that are usually very corrosion resistant and are used mostly for food handling equipments.
a. copper c. mild steel
b. tin d. platinum
ANS: C PTS: 1

29. Materials that are quite brittle but are used for machine parts like engine blocks.
a. cast iron d. aluminum alloy
b. wrought iron e. silver alloy
c. pig iron
ANS: D PTS: 1

30. Sheet metal that is thicker than gauge 22.

a. gauge 24 d. gauge 16
b. gauge 26 e. a and b
c. gauge 14
ANS: D PTS: 1

31. They are usually metals that are used to assemble, beautify and as a mechanical devices to facilitate
movement.
a. Hinges d. rivets
b. Bolts e. hardware
c. nails
ANS: E PTS: 1

32. Bolts that colt only be tightened on one side.

a. plow bolts c. carriage bolt
b. falt head stove bolts d. eye bolts
ANS: C PTS: 1

33. To ensure safety in the shop. which should be considered first?

a. recognized hazards c. conduct incident investigations
 b. conduct workplace inspections d. conduct safety seminars
ANS: A PTS: 1

34. Clamps, pliers are all examples of _____________.

a. layout tools d. holding tools
b. cutting tools e. turning tools
c. boring tools
ANS: D PTS: 1

35. Its design and structure permit it to drive large drill bits and apply heavy pressures on the bits.
a. power shears d. drill press
b. hand drill e. ratchet brace
c. breast drill
ANS: D PTS: 1

36. It is a guide in making a project and contains the necessary information to accomplish the project.
a. working drawing d. a and b
b. bill of materials e. b and c
c. project plan
ANS: E PTS: 1

37. It has a motor-driven circular blade that may be adjusted for angled cuts and is fed down to the
material being cut.
a. radial arm saw d. band saw
b. cut off saw e. jig saw
c. table circular saw
ANS: C PTS: 1

38. Which operation could be could be done with a welding machine?

a. Cut d. hard surface
b. join metals e. a, b, and d
c. thread
ANS: B PTS: 1

39. A hand tool that permits the creation of threads on rods and shafts.
a. taps and die d. lathe machine
b. tap wrench and tap e. milling machine
c. die and die stock
ANS: D PTS: 1

40. ___________ are examples of permanent fasteners.

a. Nails d. hinges
b. Screws e. none of the above
c. bolts
ANS: C PTS: 1
41. _____________ often called mild steel bars in rectangular, angular and square shapes are useful in
bench metal work. The bars can be pounded, twisted and bent into many shapes. Mild steel is often
used as replacement for wrought iron, because it is less expensive.
a. round bars d. hot rolled bars
b. cast iron bars e. angular bars
c. pig iron bars
ANS: D PTS: 1

42. Engr. Masinaring and Engr. Sumallo were asled by Dean Avher to design 5 pcs. of work benches for
the AE REVIEW 2010. The engineers found out that they needed 10 pcs. of 2” x 2” x 12’ and 6 pcs..
of 2” x 2” x 12’ for each work bench. How many board feet of lumber would they need for a bench?
a. 324 board feet d. 420 board feet
b. 84 board feet e. none of the above
c. 3888 board feet
ANS: B PTS: 1

43. The engineers are going to buy the wood materials from the J and P Masangkay Contractors and
Hardware supplies, How much money do they need to purchase the materials, if a board foot of lumber
costs 24 pesos?
a. 2,016 pesos d. 10,080 pesos
b. 7,600 pesos e. none of the above
c. 2,400 pesos
ANS: D PTS: 1

44. When the owner of the J and P hardware recognized the two engineers purchasing the materials, he
gave them a 10% discount on the purchase. How much did the two engineers paid the hardware?
a. approx. 2, 000 pesos d. approx. 7,000 pesos
b. approx. 9,000 pesos e. none of the above
c. approx. 6,000 pesos
ANS: B PTS: 1

45. A more meaningful classification for tools would be based on ______________.

a. material that they work on d. use or function
b. trade e. size
c. user
ANS: D PTS: 1

46. Wrought iron, steel, cast iron, pig iron are all ___________.
a. Alloys d. a and b
b. ferrous metals e. none of the above
c. none ferrous metals
ANS: D PTS: 1

47. Cut nails, duplex nails, cement nails and all kinds of nails and staples are all classified as _________.
a. permanent fastener d. adjustable
b. temporary fastener e. All of the above
c. semi-permanent fastener
ANS: C PTS: 1
48. Which fastener has a cross mark slot on its head?
a. flat head d. Phillips head
b. square head e. All of the above
c. round head
ANS: D PTS: 1

49. What year was the metric system first used in the Philippines?
a. 1980 b. 1981 c. 1982 d. 1983 e. never
ANS: D PTS: 1

50. The thickness of a metal sheet is designed by a series of numbers called __________.
a. schedule d. gauge number
b. SAE number e. all of the above
c. ply rating
ANS: D PTS: 1