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Chapter 3: Knowledge Check

Check Your Knowledge: Chapter 3

Quiz yourself using the following chapter review questions to check how well you can recall the material.

Review Questions

  1. Select from the list the terms a machinist uses to ensure parts meet specifications.
    1. Blue Prints
  2. True or false: All drafting standards are defined in one easy-to-read book.
  3. Select from the list the correct paper size for an “A size” format.
    1. Size C
  4. Select all true statements in reference to the Title Block.
    1. Pertains to all pages of the print
  5. Select from the list below all that are found in a title block.
    1. Tolerance
  6. True or false: All information from an engineer drawing can be found in the title block and the drawing area.
  7. Use the correct term to complete the sentence. The __________ view contains the BOM (Bill of Materials).
  8. Which type of line indicates symmetry of a part?
    1. Solid
  9. True or false: All measured dimensions should fall in the middle of a tolerance.
  10. This term represents the theoretical or target value used as a reference point for design, analysis, and communication in technical specifications.
    1. Allowance
  11. Use the correct term to complete the sentence. __________ dimensions refer to the primary measurements that define a part’s length, width, and depth.
  12. True or false: All manufacturing processes create tooling marks on the finished part.
  13. True or false: Sending a part out for anodizing with an unsatisfactory surface finish can result in scrap.
  14. Which terms are used to describe the overall dimensions of a round bar stock? Select all that apply.
    1. Length
  15. Use the correct term to complete the sentence. A datum is a reference point, __________ , or axis on an object against which measurements are made.

Answer Key

  1. Blue Prints – Correct, this term relates back to a time when the prints were blue due to the printing process; Prints – Correct, this is short for blueprints; Drawings – Correct, this is a recent term adapted from electronic “prints”
  2. False: Correct, there are more than five different publications to establish drawing standards.
  3. 8.5×11” – Correct, this is a standard copier paper size
  4. Must be on page one – Correct, it may be on all pages but MUST be on page one; Can differ slightly between companies – Correct. Most companies have best practices adopted from years of experience; Pertains to all pages of the print – Correct. Information in the title block pertains to all pages of a print
  5. Material – Correct, the part material can be found in the title block; Tolerance – Correct, all tolerance values are found in the title block
  6. True: Correct, these two sections contain all information on a print.
  7. Assembly – Correct, the assembly view contains all the parts of an assembly and contains a BOM.
  8. Center – Correct, centerlines show symmetry of a feature
  9. False – Correct, In tolerance is anywhere within the tolerance zone and is acceptable.
  10. Nominal Dimension – Correct, this term describes the dimension on a print
  11. Overall – Correct, overall dimensions are on all prints and are used for all machining operations.
  12. True – Correct, all machining operations create tool marks. Our job is to ensure the size of those marks is acceptable.
  13. True – Correct, if anodizing is applied to a part with poor surface texture, anodizing will magnify the blemish.
  14. Surface – Correct, surface is easily determined from the overall dimensions of a part.

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