Specific Competencies and Skills Tested in this Assessment:
Written Assessment:
Administration Time: 3 hours
Number of Questions: 182
Areas Covered:
37% Machine Shop
35% Welding
28% Sheet Metal
Sample Questions
In using a compound rest to turn a 60-degree included angle of taper, the compound rest should be set at how many degrees from the axis of the work?
- 30
- 60
- 110
- 140
More preheat is required for bevel cutting than for vertical cutting operations because in bevel cutting the
- distance through the plate is greater
- operation needs greater skill
- cutting oxygen tends to bounce off the metal
- heat tends to bounce off the metal
The stock necessary for a Pittsburgh lock seam to be formed in the hand brake is dependent upon the width of the
- upper jaw
- lower jaw
- clamping bar
- bending leaf
Which of the following type of seam is used most often for fastening longitudinal corners of duct or fittings?
- Acme
- riveted
- Pittsburgh
- corner double
For heavy rough turning on the lathe, the tool holder should be
- pointing slightly toward the tailstock
- pointing slightly toward the headstock
- set to hold the tool slightly above center
- set to hold the tool slightly below center
Performance Assessment:
Administration Time: 4 hours
Number of Jobs: 3
Areas Covered:
26% Welding – Single Fillet Lap Joint
23% Sheet Metal – Raised Lid
51% Lathe Work – Machine Work