MASSACHUSETTS Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program

 

SCOPE OF TEST CODE #30 – SHEET METAL WORKING

 

WRITTEN EXAM - 100 QUESTIONS

 

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

 

 

PERCENT OF TEST:

 

8% Sheet Metal Working Health & Safety

 

15% Sheet Metal Working Related Mathematics

 

6 % Reading and Interpreting Blue Prints

 

5 % Pattern Development and Layout

 

23% Fundamentals of Sheet Metalwork

- Identify Materials, Hand Tools and Shop Equipment

 

3 %Ducts

-Installation

-Equipment Housing

-Accessories

 

30% Fabrication Machines

 

8% Layout and Fabrication

 

2% Soldering

 

 

THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS.  SOME QUESTIONS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON THIS EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO STUDY FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.

 

You may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.

SCOPE OF TEST CODE #30 – SHEET METAL WORKING

 

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THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:

 

 

SHEET METAL LAYOUT by L. Meyer

 

TOADY’S 40 MOST FREQUENTLY USED FITTINGS 5th Edition Vol. 2 by R. Budzik

 

HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING PATTENRN DEVELOPMENT by C. Zinngrabe

 

 

YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions.  Each question consists of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices.  Listed below are several sample items:

 

 

When drilling metal what factors are used to determine the proper speed of the twist drill:

 

a.         size of drill and motor.

*           b.         materials and size of drill bit

c.         pulley and motor r.m.p.

d.         motor r.m.p. and material

 

Steel is primarily a mixture of:

 

a.         cold rolled steel and tin

*           b.         iron and carbon

c.         hot rolled steel and zinc

d.         zinc and carbon

 

 

* indicates correct answer

 

 

THE TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM  WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.

 

 

UPDATED: 7/2008

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program

 

SCOPE OF TEST CODE #30 – SHEET METAL WORKING

 

PERFORMANCE EXAM

 

TIME ALLOWED: 4 HOURS

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERCENT OF TEST:

 

48 % Lay out

 

33 % Fabrication

 

19 % Soldering

 

 

 

 

 

All tools and materials necessary to complete this Exam will be available at the Exam Site however Candidates are welcome to bring their own personal hand tools if they wish.

 

 

 

 

 

CANDIDATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WEARING APPROPRIATE WORK CLOTHES AND APPROPRIATE WORK SHOES - NO SNEAKERS.  SAFETY GLASSES MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES DURING THIS EXAM.

 

 

You may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.

 

 

UPDATED: 6/2009 - cas