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Mechanical Drafter Practice Test

Check what you know about the mechanical drafter job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on mechanical drafter knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15GD&T stands for:
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Answer: Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. Standard.

Question 2 of 15A datum is:
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Answer: A reference feature. Term.

Question 3 of 15Run before release:
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Answer: Interference checks. Quality.

Question 4 of 15An ECO is:
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Answer: An engineering change order. Process.

Question 5 of 15Dimension from:
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Answer: Datums. Practice.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Cut-through view.”
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Answer: Section view. Section view: Cut-through view.

Question 7 of 15What does “Tolerance” mean?
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Answer: Allowed variation.. Tolerance: Allowed variation.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Product data management.”
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Answer: PDM. PDM: Product data management.

Question 9 of 15What does “Sheet metal” mean?
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Answer: Formed metal parts.. Sheet metal: Formed metal parts.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Reference feature.”
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Answer: Datum. Datum: Reference feature.

Question 11 of 15What does “Isometric” mean?
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Answer: 3D view.. Isometric: 3D view.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Bill of materials.”
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Answer: BOM. BOM: Bill of materials.

Question 13 of 15What does “Markup” mean?
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Answer: Engineer’s corrections.. Markup: Engineer’s corrections.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Drawing info box.”
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Answer: Title block. Title block: Drawing info box.

Question 15 of 15What does “Layer” mean?
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Answer: Group of drawing items.. Layer: Group of drawing items.

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