Totin' Chit Test


 Online Totin' Chip Test 

T215 - Totin' Chip - Ax, Saw, Knife Safety Certification
100 POINTS.   EACH QUESTION IS WORTH UP TO 2.25 POINTS.  
NEED TO SCORE 80% OUT OF 100% OR BETTER TO PASS.

Note: Upon Completion of this Certification Test - Print out the page with the final results and take it to either the Scoutmaster or  Assistant Scoutmaster. You will then be asked to demonstrate the skills associated with earning the Totin' Chip Card and you may be asked some of these questions again at that time.

Remember: Once you have earned the Totin' Chit Card - it must be with you at all times to build a fire or work with fires on Campouts and other Outdoor Activities - regardless of your age and rank.  Scouts found abusing these privileges will have one or more of the corners removed from the card - once all 4 corners have been removed you will be required to repeat this program.

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1. What are the following parts of an Ax from the Picture listed above: Part I and Part K?
Toe & Heel
Blade or Bit & Cheek
Toe & Beard

2. What are the following parts of an Ax from the Picture listed above: Part G and Part H?
Blade or Bit & Cheek
Eye & Cheek
Heel & Beard

3. What are the following parts of an Ax from the Picture listed above: Part J and Part A?
Throat & Shoulder
Blade or Bit & Handle
Blade or Bit & Belly

4. What are the following parts of an Ax from the Picture listed above: Part F and Part B?
Butt or Poll & Grip
Eye & Throat
Beard & Knob

5. When using an Ax you should do what when you get tired?
Rest and Properly Store the Ax
Get another Scout in the wood yard and both of your finish
Rest and Lean on the Ax

6. When honing an ax rub a dry ____________ against the ax blade in a ________________ motion?
Whetstone / Circular
File / Up & Down
Flint / Back & Forth

7. How do you fix a loose ax head?
Elmers Glue
Soak the Ax Head in a Bucket of Water and when you get home, drive a wedge into the handle through the eye of the head
If it is not that loose, do not worry about it

8. It is OK to use a Dull Ax ?
True
False

9. Safe cutting with an ax requires clearance of an area at least how far all around ?
Chip & Rust
Chip & Scrap off the Paint
Get Dirt on it & Chip It

10. How many people are allowed in an ax yard at any one time ?
One
Two
As many as you wish as long as they each have enough room to work

11. When an ax is not in use, what should be done with the blade. There is two possible answers?
Sheath It / Put in a Chopping Block
Lay it against a Log with the Head Down / Lay it Flat on the Ground
Lay it on the Ground / Put it in a box

12. How should you pass an ax to another person ?
Hold the Head with the Blade facing down and extend the handle out to the person. Wait for the person to take it and say Thank You, once they have it
Lay it on the Ground and have the other person pick it up off of the Ground
Hold the Handle near the Knob with the Head sticking out and the Blade facing down. Wait for the person to take it and say Thank You, once they have it

13. Sharpen your knife on an oiled ____________________?
Sharpening Stone / Whetstone
Rock
Grinding Stone

14. When sharpening a knife hold the blade at a _____ degree angle to the whetstone?
75
10.02
30

15. How many hands are used to properly close a knife ?
One Hand
One Hand and the Side of you Leg
Two Hands

16. Do not carry a knife with the _________ open?
Blade
Screwdriver
All of the Above

17. Always close a pocket knife before handing the knife to a friend?
True
False

18. When Cutting items with a knife always move the blade in what direction from you to prevent injury?
Away
Up and Down
Away and Towards

19. Keep your knife dry, __________, and ___________ at all times?
Sharp & Clean
Dirty & Dull
Open & Sharp

20. A saw will cut wood __________ as fast as an ax?
Twice
Three times
Slower

21. Saws: Hold the wood ___________ in place and use _____________, smooth saw strokes?
With your Foot & Short Quick
Firmly & Long
With your Hand & Short Quick

22. Saws: When you have ____________ to clear a campsite of saplings, saw them off ____________?
Permission / Just Above Ground Level
Permission / At the Limbs
Been Told / 6 to 10 inches from the Ground

23. Name two kinds of camp saws?
Bow Saw & Folding Saw
Wood Saw & Metal Saw
Camping Saw & Folding Saw

24. What kind of tool is used to sharpen a saw?
Sharpening Stone
Ignition File
Metal File

25. What is a Blood Zone?
The Area roped off for the Ax Yard
A safety zone around someone using a pocket knife, hatchet, ax, or other sharp tool. It is an arms length plus the length of the tool in all directions. No one should be in another persons Blood Zone when a sharp tool is in use
A Bad B Flick Movie

26. True or False: Troop 740 allows Sheath Knives as well as Pocket Knifes on any of its outings or meetings?
True
False

27. True or False: My Totin Chip Card needs to be with me at all times on campouts to use and type of wood tools and to carry my pocket knife?
True
False

28. True or False: Once I earn the Totin Chip Card, I will always have the right to carry my pocket knife and use wood tools?
True
False

29. Fill in the Blank: Part 1 of the Outdoor Code: As an American, I will do my best to be ___________ in my outdoor manners?
Clean
Considerate
Clumsy

30. Fill in the Blank: Part 2 of the Outdoor Code: be ___________ with fire?
Considerate
Careful
Conservation

31. Fill in the Blank: Part 3 of the Outdoor Code: be considerate in the outdoors, and be ___________ minded?
Conservation
Careful
Clumsy

32. True or False: All Scouts should live by and practice the Outdoor Code?
True
False

33. True or False: Always keep knives, hand axes, axes, and saws sheathed when not in use?
True
False

34. True or False: When passing a knife, axe, or saw the receiver should state, Thank you, I have it?
True
False

35. True or False: You should test how sharp your Knife, Ax or Saw is by running your finger over the blade?
True
False

36. When a Scout reaches the rank of First Class it is no longer necessary for him to carry a Totin Chip card since he has already demonstrated his knowledge of knife and axe through his First Class requirements?
True
False

37. True or False: If it is necessary to prune branches from a live tree, one should first make an undercut with the saw to prevent stripping of the bark?
True
False

38. True or False: A pocket knife where the blade does not lock back in the open position is not as safe as a pocket knife that locks the blade in the open position?
True
False

39. True or False: Protective eyewear should be worn when using an Ax or Saw?
True
False

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