3rd Term Examination 2025/2026 Session
Subject: Basic Technology
Class: Basic 8
SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Instruction: Answer all the questions in this section by choosing the correct answer from
options A–E.
1. A plane shape with seven straight sides is called
(A) Cuboid (B) Decagon (C) Heptand (D) Heptagon (E) Polygon
2. Mouth-to-mouth respiration is the first aid usually given to anybody that has ____
(A) Fracture (B) Sprain (C) Simple cut (D) Suffocation (E) Electric shock
3. Injury to the muscle when overstretched is also called ____
(A) Sprain (B) Strain (C) Fracture (D) Dislocation (E) Simple cut
4. Tools for rescue operation include the following except
(A) Ropes (B) Helicopters (C) Fire extinguisher (D) Ambulance (E) Standing fan
5. Which of the following is not a product of glass?
(A) Bulbs (B) Louvres (C) Fabric (D) Eye glasses (E) Beer bottle
6. The following are examples of non-ferrous metals except
(A) Aluminium (B) Brass (C) Copper (D) Iron (E) Zinc
7. The angle greater than 180° but less than 360° is called a/an ____ angle
(A) Acute (B) Obtuse (C) Right (D) Reflex (E) Straight
8. Two angles in which their sum is 90° is called ____
(A) Supplementary (B) Complementary (C) Contrasting (D) Addition (E) None of the above
9. A line from the centre of the circle to any part of the circumference is referred to as
(A) Chord (B) Diameter (C) Radius (D) Sector (E) Segment
10. A triangle is scalene if
(A) All the angles are equal
(B) All the angles are unequal
(C) All the sides are equal
(D) Two of the angles are complementary
(E) Two sides are equal
11. The area bounded by two perpendicular radii and an arc in a circle is called
(A) Quadrant (B) Sector (C) Segment (D) Tangent (E) Normal
12. The sum of angles in a quadrilateral is
(A) 360° (B) 180° (C) 90° (D) 45° (E) 270°
13. A plane figure with five or more straight sides is called
(A) Perpendicular (B) Quadrilateral (C) Parallel (D) Polygon (E) Triangle
14. A decagon is a polygon with ____ sides
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 2 (E) 4
15. What is the external angle of a regular polygon with N = 5?
(A) 96° (B) 90° (C) 82° (D) 72° (E) 70°
16. A polygon is said to be regular if
(A) Inscribed in a circle
(B) Inscribed in a triangle
(C) The sides and angles are equal
(D) Circumscribed with a circle
(E) One side is not equal to others
17. A triangle on the same base and between the same parallels with a rectangle is ____ the
area of the rectangle.
(A) Twice (B) Thrice (C) Equal to (D) Half (E) Triple
18. Cross-cut saw blades are used for cutting
(A) Along the grains of the wood
(B) Across the grains of wood
(C) Upside the grains of wood
(D) Downside the grains of wood
(E) Middle side of the wood
19. One of the parts of a sawing machine is
(A) A revolving screwdriver
(B) A revolving knife
(C) A revolving fork
(D) A revolving cutlass
(E) None of the above
20. Chamfering in woodwork is done using
(A) Drill press
(B) Lathe machine
(C) Surface planer
(D) Welding machine
(E) Grinding machine
SECTION B – ESSAY
1. Briefly explain the use of the following woodworking machines:
a. Circular sawing machine
b. Surface planer
c. Thicknessing planer
2. Construct a rectangle 70 mm by 40 mm.
Construct a rectangle twice its area.
3. List five (5) types of quadrilaterals with their properties.
4. List and draw five (5) types of polygons.
5. Draw and name five (5) parts of a triangle.
6. (a) Define an angle.
(b) List and draw four (4) types of angles.