Vocabulary Test About TOOLS Choose The Right Answer MCQ Exercise 125

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Question 1

I'll lend you my _____ to chop down the tree.

A	axe
B	jack
C	saw
D	spanner

Question 1 Explanation:

An axe is a tool with a heavy blade on a long handle, used to chop wood or trees. Chop down a tree = cut it down with strong hits. Not saw: you cut with a saw, but you do not chop with it.

Question 2

The screw on the cupboard seems to have worked _____.

A	away
B	loose
C	unfixed
D	unsteady

Question 2 Explanation:

Work loose means to slowly become less tight or less firmly fixed: The screw has worked loose. Unfixed and unsteady do not collocate with work.

Question 3

I must cut this sheet of paper in two. Would you pass me the _____?

A	axe
B	chisel
C	pickaxe
D	scissors

Question 3 Explanation:

Scissors are the tool with two blades that we use to cut paper or cloth. An axe, a chisel and a pickaxe are heavy tools for wood, stone or earth.

Question 4

The axe left lying on a bench in the rain was now covered with _____.

A	dirt
B	dust
C	mud
D	rust

Question 4 Explanation:

Rust is the red-brown layer that forms on iron or steel when it gets wet. The axe was left in the rain, so its metal blade became rusty. Not mud: mud is wet earth, not something that grows on metal.

Question 5

Put some oil on that tight nut; that might _____ the trick.

A	do
B	make
C	win
D	work

Question 5 Explanation:

Do the trick is a fixed phrase meaning "solve the problem" or "work as needed": A little oil might do the trick. We never say make the trick.

Question 6

These bolts are much too stiff to loosen by hand. Have you got a _____?

A	jack
B	key
C	screwdriver
D	spanner

Question 6 Explanation:

A spanner (American: wrench) is a tool for holding and turning nuts and bolts. Not screwdriver: it turns screws, not bolts.

Question 7

What is the use of having a hammer if you haven't any _____?

A	bolts
B	hooks
C	nails
D	screws

Question 7 Explanation:

You use a hammer to hit nails into wood or a wall. Not screws: you turn screws with a screwdriver. Bolts are tightened with a spanner.

Question 8

The simplest way to get this nut off the bolt would be to use a _____.

A	chisel
B	jack
C	screwdriver
D	spanner

Question 8 Explanation:

A spanner grips a nut so you can turn it and take it off a bolt. A jack lifts a car, and a screwdriver turns screws.

Question 9

A small _____ is handy for minor electrical jobs in the home.

A	hammer
B	nail
C	screwdriver
D	saw

Question 9 Explanation:

A screwdriver turns screws, and small electrical jobs, like changing a plug or a light switch, often mean undoing tiny screws. Handy means useful.

Question 10

He hammered a _____ into the wall.