DEEPER LIFE HIGH SCHOOL

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2020/2021 SESSION

SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JS1 Time: 1:30 minutes
Instruction: Answer all questions in section A, one in section B and two in section C
SECTION A (Objective Test: Choose the option from a –d)

1. All these are safety rules and regulations EXCEPT ____. (a) Handle tools correctly (b) Dress correctly
(c) fatigue (d) Be attentive always
2. _______ means protection from danger or injury. (a) Danger (b) Safety (c) Escape (d) Jumping
3. Technology makes the world a global village through ______. (a) agriculture (b) drum (c) electricity
(d) internet
4. _____ are substances from which other things can be made. (a) Technology (b) Plastic (c) Materials
(d) Chips
5. Basic technology comprises of all these EXCEPT _______. (a) woodwork (b) trading (c) metal work
(d) automobile
6. The application of scientific method to solve societal problems is __________. (a) Arts (b) Language
(c) Music (d) Technology
7. O.T.V means ____. (a) Output turn volume (b) out turn value (c) Out turn volume (d) our true vision
8. _______ is used for constructing circles. (a) compass (b) divider (c) eraser (d) scale rule
9. Drawing instruments are used for the purpose of producing _ (a) sketch drawing (b) a rough picture
(c) a detailed drawing (d) a photo of objects
10. The tee-square is made up of ______ and _____ (a) pin, handle (b) blade, handle (c) stock, blade
(d) stock, pin
11. Lines that meet at 900 are called _____ lines. (a) horizontal (b) inclined (c) parallel (d) perpendicular
12. Which of the following is NOT Technical Drawing instrument? (a) caliper (b) French curve
(c) pair of compass (d) protractor
13. Thin long chain lines are used in technical drawing to indicate ________. (a) breakage (b) centre line
(c) cutting planes (d) outlines
14. The following are the common building materials EXCEPT _____. (a) Cement (b) Wood (c) Firewood
(d) Glass
15. How many classes of wood do we have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
16. All these are the benefit of technology EXCEPT _______. (a) Technology has improved our
transportation system (b) Technology has improved communication system (c) Technology has
improved the working environment (d) Technology has made us lazy

17. Which of these is NOT required in the title block? (a) class (b) date (c) name (d) ratio
18. The instrument used in conjunction with tee-square when drawing vertical and slanting lines is ___
(a) 300, 600 set square (b) 450, 450 set square (c) A and B above (d) protractor
19. We use ____________ for setting paper on the drawing board. (a) French curves (b) set square
(c) sharpener (d) tee square
20. The drawing instrument used for measuring angles is _____. (a) compass (b) divider (c) protractor
(d) set-square
21. A perpendicular line is drawn at ______ to a horizontal line. (a) 300 (b)600 (c)1200 (d) 900
22. Thick continues line is used for ______________. (a) hidden details (b) dimension lines (c) outlines
(d) cutting plane
23. The types of drawing that requires the use of only pencil and drawing paper called _____ drawing.
(a) free hand (b) isometric (c) oblique (d) orthographic
24. Which of the following cannot be recognized as a driving tool? (a) Mallet (b) hammer (c) nails
 (d) screw driver
25. A drill bit is a metallic material used for ______. (a) punching holes (b) casting holes (c) boring holes
(d) digging holes
26. The bench vice is a/an _______ tool. (a) boring (b) cutting (c) driving (d) holding
27. The tool shown below is classified under ____ tool. (a) Boring (b) cutting (c)marking out (d) driving

28. The hand tool used for making holes in wood work is called. (a) boring machine (b) hand brace
(c) drilling brace (d) drilling machine
29. Which of the following is NOT used to cut metals? (a) chisel (b) hacksaw (c) bow saw (d)circular saw
30. The diagram below is a ______ hammer. (a) ball peen (b) claw (c) cross peen (d) sledge

31. The holding devices used for holding and drawing woods tightly together when gluing work is
known as _______. (a) sash – clamp (b) G clamp (c) bench hook (d) bench stop
32. The following are example of boring tools EXCEPT (a) ratchet brace (b) Gimlet (c) Bradawl (d)
hammer
33. Woodwork holding devices are the tools used to_______ on the workbench. (a) Hold work piece
(b) cut work piece (c) mark work piece (d) making holes
34. A tool used for cutting metal into two or more pieces is called _____. (a) punch (b) file (c) hacksaw
(d) iron saw
35. Which of the following is a driving tool? (a) centre paunch (b) chisel (c) file (d) screw driver
36. Which of the following is an advanced technology? (a)Horse drawn cart (b) Aircraft for travel
(c) Mortal for pounding yam (d) Use of hoe for farming
37. Iroko tree is an example of a ________. (a) Softwood (b) Wet wood (c) Hardwood (d) Conifer
38. Which of the following is a fire fighting device? (a) Hand glove (b) Tractor (c) Fire extinguisher
(d) Apron
39. A negative experience that happen to somebody when he does not EXPECT it, is _____________.
(a) prevention (b) technique (c) safety (d) accident
40. The following are types of ceramics EXCEPT _______. (a) Clay (b) Cement (c) Mud (d) Paper
41. The following are the types of hammers EXCEPT ______. (a) Ball peen hammer (b) Power hammer
(c) cross peen hammer (d) straight peen hammer
42. The proper _____ of our machines and equipment is always necessary in order to prevent loss of
money and life. (a) Painting (b) Polishing (c) Maintenance (d) Coating
43. The tool used to hold bits of various sizes in a ratchet brace is (a) Plain (b) mallet (c) saw (d) chuck
44. A straight line is the shortest distance between ______ points. (a) four (b) three (c) two (d) half
45. The diagram below is called a ______. (a) brace (b) chisel (c) hammer (d) try square

46. The metal workers’ pen for drawing lines on the surface of a metal is the ______. (a) scribing block
(b) scriber (c) caliper (d) chisel

47. The hand tool used for tightening and loosening bolts and nuts is called ________. (a) Screw driver
(b) Spanner (c) Pliers (d) Hammer
 48. The Maintenance that aims at restoring a broken equipment to its original operating condition is
_______ maintenance. (a) Preventive (b) corrective (c) predictive (d) daily
49. A straight Snip is a tool which is mainly used for ___________________. (a) bending sheet of metal
(b) cutting sheet metals (c) folding sheet metals (d) joining sheet metals
50. The following are cutting and pairing tools EXCEPT _____. (a) bench holdfast (b) chisel (c) jack plane
(d) Spoke shave
51. Dot punching is a method in _______. (a) measuring (b) cutting (c) boring (d) marking out
52. Accurate markings that are horizontal or vertical are possible only with the use of the ________.
(a) hammer (b) protractor (c) surface plate (d) surface gauge
53. Tools such as chisels, saws and hammers are made from ________. (a) metals (b) wood (c) rubber
(d) plastics
54. Which of the tools below is used to fix nails into wooden materials? (a) Hammer (b) Screwdriver
(c) Plain (d) vice
55. Which of these is NOT a type of chisel? (a) flat chisel (b) cross – cut chisel (c) silver chisel
(d) diamond chisel.
56. The simplest measuring tool in a woodwork workshop is ________. (a) Metric Rule (b) Try Square
(c) Sliding bevel (d) Mitre square
57. The tool used to cut wood into two or more pieces in the workshop is called _________. (a) Saw
(b) axe (c) file (d) scissors
58. Which of the following appliances cannot be fitted into work bench? (a) bench vice (b) bench hook
(c) bench hammer (d) bench stop.
59. The tool used for taking out nails in wood work is called _. (a) Gauge (b) pincers (c) chisels (d) pliers
60. A tool used for measuring lengths ______. (a) Bradawl (b) caliper (c) plane (d) meter rule

ESSAY
SECTION(B) - ANSWER ONE QUESTION FROM THIS SECTION

1a. What is Technology? (1 mark)

b. List 5 importance of technology. (5 marks)
c. List four products of technology. (4 marks)

2a. What is Technical Drawing? (2 marks)

b. List four drawing instruments and state at least one use of each. (4 marks)
c. State two ways of taking care of the tee-square. (4 marks)
d. What is freehand sketching? (2 marks)

SECTION(C) - ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION

1a. What is maintenance? (2 marks)

b. Lists three types of maintenance and explain any one. (5 marks)
c. Give three reasons for maintenance. (3 marks)

2a. List (6) classifications of wood work hand tools and give one example of each. (6marks)
b. Mention two types of cutting tools. (2 marks)
c. List 2 types of hammer. (2marks)

3a. List (4) classifications of metal work hand tools and give one example of each. (4 marks)
b. State the uses of the following:
(i) Surface plate (ii) Scriber (4marks)
c. Draw a try square (2marks)
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2020/2021
BASIC TECHNOLOGY MARKING GUIDE BASIC 7 (JS1)
OBJECTIVE

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.C
11.D 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.D 16.D 17.D 18.C 19.D 20.C
21.D 22.C 23.A 24.C 25.C 26.D 27.D 28.B 29.C 30.A
31.A 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.D 36.B 37.C 38.C 39.D 40.D
41.B 42.C 43.D 44.C 45.A 46.B 47.B 48.B 49.B 50.A
51.D 52.D 53.A 54.A 55.C 56.A 57.A 58.C 59.B 60.D

ESSAY
SECTION B (Essay Questions: 10 marks each =30 marks

QUESTION 1(a) what is Technology? 1 mark

i. Technology is basically a systematic way of doing things or solving problems for the good of
mankind

ii. Technology is the processes (method) and products (materials) that make life easy and stress free
ii. It can also be defined as cultural traditions developed in human communities for developing the
physical and biological environment

QUESTION 1(b) List 5 importance of technology - 5 marks

1. Technology has improved our transportation system.

2. Technology has improved communication system.
3. Technology has improved the working environment.
4. Technology has brought improvement in literacy and educational levels to the society.
5. Technology has improved the development of medical health care delivery.
6. Technology has improved quality of goods and increased production as a result of farming and
using agricultural equipment e.g. harvesters, tractor.

QUESTION 1(c) List four product of technology

a. airplane
b. ship
c. laptop
d. car
e. projector
f. fan etc

QUESTION 2(a) What is Technical Drawing?

a. Technical Drawing is the graphical representation of objects, machines and their different parts by the use of
lines, curves, symbols and conventions.
b. Technical drawing is a universal language used for communication among technical people.
c. Technical drawing is a language of communication making use of lines, curves, symbols and
conventions.

QUESTION 2(b) List four drawing instruments and state at least one use of each.
i. A drawing board is the wooden platform on which the drawing paper is placed before the drawing starts.
ii. Tee square is used for drawing horizontal or parallel lines in conjunction with drawing board.
 iii. A Compass: Used for drawing circles and arcs.
iv. A Divider: used for transferring measurement from the metric rule to the drawing.
v. Set Squares: Are used to draw vertical or diagonal lines.
vi. The Protractor: is used for measuring and marking out angles.
vii. Scale Rules: Are used to produce reduced or enlarged sizes of objects.
viii. A Metric Rule: is used for drawing various types of curves.

QUESTION 2(c) State four ways to take care of the tee-square.

(a) Never use the tee-square as a walking stick or as a cane.
(b) Do not use pen-knife or blade along the edge of the tee-square
(c) Always hand your square when not in use.
(d) Always keep your tee-square clean, etc.

SECTION(C)

QUESTION 1(a) What is maintenance?

Maintenance is the work done to keep or restore equipment to an acceptable working standard at a
minimum cost.
QUESTION 1(b) Lists three types of maintenance and explain any one.
i) Preventive maintenance: They are actions carried out to avoid breakdown of the equipment by
constantly inspecting, cleaning, dusting and carrying out all necessary activities, to ensure the
machine is working well.
ii) Predictive maintenance: The act of monitoring the state of a machine, using computer, measuring
instruments and alarm or warning light to give the user a warning of possible breakdown.
iii) Corrective maintenance: They are actions carried out after there has been a breakdown.

QUESTION 1(c) Give five reasons for maintenance.

a. To make the equipment function properly
b. To avoid preventable breakdown
c. To reduce chances of accidents and ensure safe use
d. To avoid the inconvenience of equipment failure
e. To make the item last longer ;and
f. To reduce loss of time and thereby save money

QUESTION 2(a) List (6) classifications of wood work hand tools and give one example of each.
I. Measuring tools : Metric rule, Compass, Calipers, Folding rule, Divider, etc
II. Marking out/ setting out tools: Gauges, Try square, Sliding bevel, Mitre square, etc
III. Work holding tools: Bench vice, Bench hook, Clamps, Bench stop, etc
IV. Boring tools: Bradawl, Wood brace, rachet brace, bits, etc
V. Cutting and paring tools: Saws, Planes. Chisels, Files, etc.
VI. Driving tools: Hammers, Screw drivers, Mallets, etc

QUESTION 2(b) Mention two types of cutting tools in metal work.

a. chisel b. file c. scraper d. hacksaw, etc
QUESTION 2(c) List 2 types of hammers.
1. Ball peen hammer.
2. Straight peen hammer
 3. Cross peen hammer
4. Planishing hammer
5. Blocking head hammer
6. Upholstery hammer

QUESTION3 (a) List (4) classifications of metal work hand tools and give one example of each.
1. Measuring tools: Steel rule, Calipers, Micrometer screw guage, Vernier caliper, etc
2. Marking out tools: Surface plate, Surface tables, Engineer square, scriber, scribing block, etc
3. Cutting tools: Saws, Chisels, files, snip, etc
4. Driving tools: Hammers, Spanners, Screwdrivers, etc

QUESTION3 (b) State the uses of the following:

(i) Surface plate- for checking the alignment and flatness of the object.
(ii) Scriber- this is used for marking out straight lines on metals in conjunction with other marking out tools.

QUESTION3 (c) Draw a try square.