Self-Test B-4.4: Select Slings and Tie Knots, Bends and Hitches

Complete Self-Test B-4.4 and check your answers.

1. What type of Manila rope has one or more coloured strands?
   1. Number 1 grade
   2. Yacht rope
   3. Hardware store rope
   4. Bolt rope

2. Which is the strongest of the ropes listed below?
   1. Polypropylene
   2. Sisal
   3. Polyester
   4. Manila

3. Which type of dry rope has the best electrical insulating properties?
   1. Manila
   2. Polypropylene
   3. Polyester
   4. Nylon

4. When loaded to the breaking point, nylon rope will stretch up to what percent of its original length?
   1. 10%
   2. 20%
   3. 30%
   4. 40%

5. The portion of the rope which forms the loop is called the                  .
   1. Middle
   2. Standing part
   3. Circle
   4. Bight

6. Which of the knots listed below forms a non-slip loop?
   1. Square knot
   2. Bowline
   3. Reef knot
   4. Timber hitch
7. The knot, hitch or bend illustrated in Figure 1 is a                  .

1. 1. Carrick bend
   2. Timber hitch
   3. Clove hitch
   4. Trucker’s knot

8. Which knot multiplies the tension you apply to a rope?
   1. Timber hitch
   2. Bowline
   3. Sheet bend
   4. Trucker’s knot

9. When joining a large diameter rope to a small diameter rope, what should be used?
   1. Square knot
   2. Carrick bend
   3. Sheet bend
   4. Half-hitch

10. When joining two ropes of the same diameter together, what should be used?
    1. Double half hitch
    2. Reef knot
    3. Sheet bend
    4. Timber hitch

Answer Key: Self-Test B-4.4 is on the next page.