True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Black walnut wood is very hard,
strong, and valuable.
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2.
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The wood of blue spruce is
considered to be of little commercial value.
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3.
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The wood of the butternut
(white walnut) is much lighter and softer than its close relative the black
walnut.
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4.
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Hickory wood is considered not
durable.
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5.
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Red oak wood is stronger and
more durable than the wood of white oak.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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High quality furniture would
most likely be made from ____ wood.
a. | sliver
maple | b. | white
pine | c. | black
walnut | d. | black
spruce |
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7.
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A tree which is commonly used
for utility poles is ______.
a. | red (Norway)
pine | c. | white
pine | b. | tamarack | d. | jack pine |
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8.
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Black spruce is used
extensively for ______.
a. | lumber | b. | veneer | c. | pulpwood | d. | windbreaks |
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9.
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Excelsior (shredded) wood is
most commonly made from _______.
a. | aspen and
basswood | c. | white pine and red
pine | b. | red oak and white oak | d. | all kinds of elm |
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10.
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Douglas fir is most commonly
used for _______.
a. | lumber | b. | veneer | c. | pulpwood |
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11.
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Three woods suitable for tool
handles are _______.
a. | white pine-red pine-ponderosa
pine | c. | American elm-slippery elm-red
elm | b. | white ash-hickory-white oak | d. | aspen-cottonwood-basswood |
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12.
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Toothpicks are most commonly
made from which?
a. | aspen | b. | birch | c. | cherry | d. | honey locust |
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13.
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A tree having little value for
its wood but is valued as a‘living snow-catch’ is the ______.
a. | black
locust | b. | honey
locust | c. | caragana | d. | sugar maple |
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14.
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Pencils are often made of
______ wood.
a. | red
pine | b. | red oak | c. | red maple | d. | eastern red cedar |
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15.
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_______ is a wood that is used
for tight cooperage.
a. | white
oak | c. | both white and red
oak | b. | red oak | d. | neither white or red oak |
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16.
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Bowling alley floors are quite
commonly made of _______ wood.
a. | red
maple | b. | silver
maple | c. | sugar
maple | d. | boxelder |
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17.
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______ is wood often used to
make shingles.
a. | red
cedar | b. | white
cedar | c. | red
pine | d. | white
pine |
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18.
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Artificial limbs are made from
______ wood.
a. | black
walnut | b. | black
locust | c. | aspen | d. | willow |
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19.
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A wood prized in the
construction of ships and boats is ______.
a. | white
pine | b. | red
pine | c. | white
oak | d. | red
oak |
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20.
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______ and ______ are two woods
commonly used in the production of baseball bats.
a. | white pine and white
oak | c. | hickory and white
as | b. | hickory and
elm | d. | white as and white
pine |
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