Deck 3: Sketching and Lettering

Question 1

Multiview drawings provide the greatest amount of detail for manufacturing and construction.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is the most practical and easy-to-use drawing media for technical sketching?

A) vellum
B) grid paper
C) tracing paper
D) opaque drawing paper

Answer 2

B

Question 3

You should always use guide lines for lettering.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Object lines should be:

A) dark and thin
B) dark and wide
C) light and thin
D) light and wide

Question 5

What are the three types of perspective drawings?

A) zero-point, one-point, and two point
B) one-point, two-point, and three-point
C) one-point, two-point, and four-point
D) negative-point, positive-point, and double-point

Question 6

Isometric drawings are prepared by establishing a vertical corner line and projecting receding lines _____ degrees.

A) 15
B) 30
C) 45
D) 90

Question 7

Highly developed manual drafting skills are required for the preparation of CAD drawings.

Question 8

Surfaces exposed to a major light source will appear bright.

Question 9

Which grade of pencil would be appropriate for shading?

A) 4H
B) 2H
C) 3B
D) F

Question 10

Sketches must always be prepared with the precision and accuracy of instrument and CAD drawings.

Question 11

As a general rule, title headings are typically _____ high.

A) 1/8"
B) 3/16"
C) 1/4"
D) 5/16"

Question 12

Working drawings are usually:

A) orthographic multiview drawings
B) isometric drawings
C) one-point perspective drawings
D) two-point perspective drawings

Question 13

Light and dark areas change gradually on:

A) flat surfaces
B) surface corners
C) cubes
D) spheres

Question 14

When sketching, you should always pull the pencil, not push it.

Question 15

How many strokes should be used to form the letter "G" according to the ASME style guidelines?

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

Question 16

A pencil with a sharp point is recommended for most types of sketching.

Question 17

Oblique drawings recede on two sides of an orthographic view.

Question 18

You should use short strokes when sketching straight lines and continuous lines when drawing squares and rectangles.

Question 19

A vanishing point represents the point at which all receding lines appear to come together.

Question 20

Which grade of pencil would be appropriate for final darkening?

A) 4H
B) 2H
C) 3B
D) F

Question 21

Which statement about size dimensions is correct?

A) They are never shown on multiview sketches.
B) They are commonly included in pictorial sketches.
C) They show the location of parts of an object.
D) They are placed between the object and overall dimension lines.

Question 22

Imagine that you are preparing a working drawing from a one-point perspective. What should you do first?

A) sketch lines representing the back of the object
B) sketch any angular cuts
C) establish a vanishing point
D) outline the front view

Question 23

What should you do when drawing a circle?

A) use a template regardless of the size of circle needed
B) draw it using one continuous line
C) block it in square first
D) draw a series of interlocking ellipses first

Question 24

ASME standards state that the width of the space between two sentences on a working drawing should be:

A) 1/8"
B) 1/4"
C) equal to the height of the letters
D) twice the height of the letters

Question 25

Imagine that you are including a fraction on your working drawing. ASME standards state that the height of the total fraction be:

A) 1/8"
B) 1/4"
C) 1/2"
D) equal to the size of the accompanying whole number

Question 26

What should you do to achieve an acceptable level of accuracy when drawing angles if you do not have a triangle or protractor?

A) use a compass
B) use a template
C) "eyeball" it and draw a freehand angle
D) estimate and divide a right angle into even angles

Question 27

ASME standards state that the width of the space between two words on a working drawing should be:

A) 1/4"
B) equal to half the height of the letters
C) equal to the height of the letters
D) equal to twice the height of the letters

Question 28

Light intensity on surfaces:

A) changes at the center of the surface
B) changes at the corner of the object
C) changes only if the object has a curved surface
D) remains consistent on all sides of the object

Question 29

Which statement about dimension lines is correct?

A) They are sketched within object lines.
B) They must intersect with object lines.
C) They are sketched parallel to object lines.
D) They are sketched perpendicular to object lines.

Question 30

How many vanishing points are used when sketching a three-point perspective drawing?

A) zero
B) one
C) two
D) three