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Try this ASVAB-style question.

Choose your answer before opening the explanation. This original practice item is for preparation and does not reproduce an official test question.

Question

Which statement best describes countersink?

  1. equipment worn to reduce exposure to workplace hazards
  2. a saw designed to cut across wood grain
  3. a tool used to check or mark right angles and measure depth
  4. a cutting tool that forms a conical recess for a screw head
Reveal answer and explanation

a cutting tool that forms a conical recess for a screw head

countersink is a cutting tool that forms a conical recess for a screw head. A flat-head screw is made flush with a surface.