MASSACHUSETTS Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program

 

SCOPE OF TEST CODE #31 – POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY

 

WRITTEN EXAM - 100 QUESTIONS

 

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

 

PERCENT OF TEST:

 

   5 % Power Equipment Health & Safety

 

10 % Tools & Equipment

  • Fasteners
  • Measuring,
  • Hand & Power Tools
  • Manuals
  • Lifting & Cleaning Equipment

 

   3 % Records & Customer Service

 

30 % Engine Operations

  • Two Stroke/Four Stroke Engines
  • Engine Components
  • Engine Overhaul
  • Inspection
  • Disassemble & Reassemble Four Stroke Engine

 

15 % Diagnostic Troubleshooting and Testing Equipment

 

30 % Maintenance & Repair

  • Cooling Systems
  • Lubrication
  • Fuel Systems
  • Air & Exhaust Systems
  • Ignition
  • Starting & Electrical Systems
  • Governor Systems

 

   2% Chain Saws

 

   5% Power Equipment Related Mathematics

 

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 #31 – POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY

 

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THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE

FOR WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:

 

SMALL GAS ENGINES by Alfred C. Roth

Good Heart-Wilcox Co., Inc.

 

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:

 

On a chainsaw ignition system, what generates a small amount of current that is used to activate the discharge from the capacitor?

 

            a.         SCR (Silicone-Controlled Rectifier)

            b.         Zener  Diode

            c.         Diode

*           d.         Trigger Coil

 

Which of the following are part of the air coolant system?

 

            a.         Flywheel blades

            b.         Engine ducting

            c.         Cooling fins

*           d.         All of the above

* 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 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program

 

SCOPE OF TEST CODE #31 – POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY

 

PERFORMANCE EXAM

 

TIME ALLOWED: 4 HOURS

 

PERCENT OF TEST:

 

  9 % Tuning Procedures

 

17 % Rebuilding

 

13 % Trouble Shooting - 4 Cyl.

 

17 % Valves

 

13 % Electrical

 

  9 % Carburetor and Governor

 

13 % Trouble Shooting - 2 cyl.

 

  9 % Bar and Chain Grinding

 

CANDIDATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:

 

Work Clothes

Safety Glasses

 

CANDIDATES WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

 

1. Ability to follow task procedures to manufacturer’s specifications.

2. Correct selection of tools and equipment.

3. Demonstration of work habits to trade standards.

4. Result of completed tasks.

5. Safety.

 

CANDIDATE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE WORK CLOTHES

AND

SAFETY GLASSES AT ALL TIMES DURING THE EXAM.

 

ALTHOUGH ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THIS

EXAM WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE TEST SITE, CANDIDATES ARE

INVITED TO BRING ANY OF THEIR OWN PERSONAL TOOLS THAT THEY

FEEL COMFORTABLE USING.

 

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

UPDATED:  7/2008