CIM ASTM LEVEL 1
PRACTICE TEST 54
QUESTIONS
Question 1: What is the primary purpose of the Scope section in an ASTM standard?
Choices:
1) To identify what the standard covers and its limitations 2) To list only laboratory equipment suppliers 3) To establish the project bid price 4) To provide employee training records
Correct Answer: To identify what the standard covers and its limitations
Explanation: The Scope de�nes the subject matter, applicability, and boundaries of the standard so the user can determine whether it applies to the intended work.Page 1
Question 2: Which ASTM document type establishes explicit requirements that a
material, product, system, or service must satisfy?
Choices:
1) Classi�cation 2) Guide 3) Speci�cation 4) Terminology
Correct Answer: Speci�cation
Explanation: An ASTM speci�cation states requirements that the item must meet, such as physical, chemical, performance, or other acceptance criteria.Question 3: Which ASTM document type describes a de�nitive procedure that produces a test result?
Choices:
1) Speci�cation 2) Terminology 3) Test method 4) Guide
Correct Answer: Test method
Explanation: A test method provides a de�ned procedure for determining one or more properties and producing a test result.Page 2
Question 4: Before performing a test for contract acceptance, what should a
technician verify �rst about the ASTM reference?
Choices:
1) That the edition required by the governing speci�cation or contract is being used 2) That only SI units are used regardless of the standard 3) That the laboratory has used the method at least once 4) That the oldest available edition is used Correct Answer: That the edition required by the governing speci�cation or contract is being used Explanation: Acceptance work should follow the ASTM edition incorporated by the governing speci�cation or contract, not simply whichever edition is most convenient.
Question 5: When an ASTM standard states that SI and inch-pound systems are to
be regarded separately as standard, what is the safest practice?
Choices:
1) Use one unit system consistently as required by the standard 2) Convert every value to inches 3) Ignore the unit statement 4) Combine values from both systems in the same calculation
Correct Answer: Use one unit system consistently as required by the standard
Explanation: Some ASTM methods warn that combining values from separate unit systems can result in nonconformance, so one system should be used consistently.Page 3