CANDIDATE’S NAME

FREE VIRTUAL MOCK EXAMINATION (5)

MAY 2020
BASIC DESIGN
AND 2&1 INDEX NUMBER DATE
TECHNOLOGY
(PRE -TECHNICAL SKILLS)
SIGNATURE CENTER NUMBER
ESSAY and OBJECTIVE
1 hour 55 minutes

GB ASSESSMENT TEST (GBAT)

FREE VIRTUAL MOCK EXAMINATION (5)
MAY 2020 BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1 hour 55 minutes
(PRE-TECHNICAL SKILLS 2&1)
[70 marks]
FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY
DIRECTION TO CANDIDATES
Question Number Marks
1. All answers must be provided on clean sheet of papers
(Answer booklet).
2. Write your name and index number on the sheets.

3. This booklet consists of only paper 2. Paper 2 is in two

sections; I and II. Answer three questions only; Question 1 in
part I and two questions from part II. Answer paper 2 & 1in
your booklets. Paper 2 will last for 1 hour 15 minutes.

4. Write the NUMBER OF QUESTIONS YOU HAVE

ANSWERED in the order in which you have written them at
the bottom of your answer sheets.
TOTAL

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 PAPER 2 1 Hour 15 Minutes
This paper consists of two parts, part I and II. Answer all questions in part I and any other two questions in
questions in part II. Write your answers in the spaces provided after each question.
SECTION A-CORE SKILLS - [20 marks]
Answer Question 1

[COMPULSORY]
1. (a) i. Explain the term food commodities.
ii. Give three (3) reasons why overcooking of food should be avoided.
(b) i. Sketch a square pyramid.
ii. List four (4) equipment used in technical drawing.
(c) i. Draw a line to illustrate each of the following;
α. Concentric.
β. Spiral.
γ. Diverging.
ii. List four (4) principles of design.
iii. State four (4) methods of shading an object.
(d) i. Name four (4) types of lines for design work.
ii. State two (2) types of colour and give one example under each.
(e) i. Who is an entrepreneur?
ii. State four (4) factors to consider when locating an enterprise.

SECTION B - [50 marks]

Answer two questions only from this section
All questions carry equal marks
2. (a) i. Differentiate between fastening and fastener.
ii. List two (2) examples of fasteners.
iii. Explain the process “riveting”.
iv. Give two (2) factors to consider for the selection of a rivet for a particular job.
(b) i. Explain sheet metalwork.
ii. List four (4) articles made from sheet metal.
iii. List two (2) soft soldering tools.
iv. State the three (3) common joints used in sheet metalwork.

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 (c) i. Make a neat freehand pictorial sketch of a screw.
ii. Label any two parts of a screw.
(d) State two (2) importance of caring and maintaining tools.

3. (a) i. Explain the term aggregate.

ii. State and explain the two (2) types of aggregates.
iii. State two (2) sources each of the types of aggregate.
(b) i. What are finishes?
ii. List the three (3) groups of finishes.
iii. State two (2) reasons for applying finishes.
(c) i. Make a neat freehand pictorial sketch of an odd-leg calipers.
ii. State one (1) use of an odd leg caliper.
iii. State one (1) care and maintenance of an odd leg caliper.
(d) Copy and complete the table below:
Tool One use One care and maintenance

Spoke shave
Trowel
Round file

4. (a) The figure below shows the front elevation and plan of an object made from aluminum.

α. Draw to full size the following:

i. Front elevation.
ii. Plan.
iii. Surface development.

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 β. State the name of the figure in (4 a) above.
(b) i. List two (2) properties of aluminium.
ii. State three (3) uses of aluminium.
(c) Copy and complete the table below:
Material One property
Cement

Cast iron

END OF PAPER

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PAPER 1 1 HOUR

OBJECTIVE TEST
Write your name and index number in ink in the spaces provided above
1. Use 2B pencil throughout.
2. On the pre-printed answer sheet, check that the following details are correctly printed:
Your surname followed by your other names, the subject Name, your Index Number, Centre Number and the Paper
Code.
3. In the boxes marked Candidate Name, Centre Number and Paper code, reshade each of the shaded Spaces.
4. An example is given below. This is for a candidate whose name is Jeffrey Opoku Twum, whose Index Number
0211040067. He is writing the examination at Centre Number 21104 and offering Integrated Science 1 and the Paper
code is 2470.

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Answer all the questions.

Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade
in pencil on your answer sheet the space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one
answer to each question.

1. Which of the following projections shows views D. 600

in two – dimensions? 6. The factor to consider when specifying for size
A. Isometric of a unit is
B. Oblique A. appearance
C. Orthographic B. construction
D. Perspective C. function
2. A short statement which describes what a D. ergonomics
designer intends to design and make is termed 7. An advantage of electric sewing machine is that
as A. it can be used everywhere
A. analysis
B. both hands are free to control the
B. brief
work
C. situation
C. it is inexpensive
D. specification
D. the top can be used as a cutting
3. Which of the following serves as a source of surface
energy for a torch light?
8. A suitable fruit for making jam is
A. Bulb
A. guava
B. Capacitor
B. grapefruit
C. Cell
C. watermelon
D. Inductor
D. orange
Use the sketch in figure 2 to answer questions 4 and
9. The process of tearing or mending faults such as
5
breaks and tears in clothing is referred to as
A. remodeling
B. patching
C. darning
D. renovation
X
Fig. 2 10. The methods of cooking that are commonly
4. The object is projected in used in Ghana are
A. oblique A. steaming and boiling
B. isometric B. boiling and frying
C. one -point perspective C. baking and boiling
D. two- point perspective D. boiling and roasting

5. The angle marked x is 11. Drawing and painting are grouped under
A. 150 A. two- dimensional work
B. 300 B. three- dimensional work
C. 450 C. landscape
D. still life
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12. Any two primary colours mixed together in 18. The part marked Y is
equal proportions produce a A. jaws
A. complementary colour B. screw
B. secondary colour C. handle
D. rivet
C. tint colour
D. neutral colour 19. Which of the following tools can be used to
remove bent nails from wood?
13. Identify a drawing tool from the following
A. ballpein hammer
items
B. screw driver
A. crayon C. club hammer
B. paper D. crow bar
C. palette
D. ruler 20. All the following are methods of terminating a
wall except.
14. Select a neutral colour from the options below. A. racking back
A. Blue B. toothing end
B. Orange C. block indent
C. Red D. french bond
D. White
21. The moisture content of timber is reduced by
15. A vertical line is associated with A. conversion
B. seasoning
A. movement
C. felling
B. rest D. removing
C. stability
D. uncertainty 22. Which of the following electronic component
will break a connection in a circuit?
Use the figure below to answer question 16 - 18 A. Capacitor
B. Switch
C. Connecting wire
D. Diode

Use figure below to answer question 23 - 25

16. The tool above is a

A. scriber
B. pincers
C. saw
D. plier

17. The part marked X is

A. jaw
B. handle
C. frame 23. The tool above is called…….
D. chuck A. collector
B. bolster
C. flat chisel
D. hand chisel

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24. The part marked g is ……… 28. The tool above is used in the
A. handle A. metal workshop
B. shank B. plastic workshop
C. blade C. wood workshop
D. body D. Block/brick word

25. The tool above is used for ………. 29. All the following are laying tools except
A. accurate brick/block cutting A. trowel
B. cutting small sections metals B. gauge rod
C. removing nails C. tamping rod
D. collecting dust D. float

26. Which of the following is not a finish? 30. The vertical mortar joint of a wall is
A. Lacquer called…………
B. Oil paint A. perpends
C. Polyvinyl acetate B. bed joint
D. Emulsion paint C. course
D. bonding
Use figure below to answer question 27 and 28

H J
27. The part labeled J is called …………..
A. frame
B. teeth
C. blade
D. handle

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