GLAD TIDINGS SCHOOLS, KANO

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: BASIC 7 TIME: 1 hour
SECTION A

1. What is the primary source of natural rubber? A) Hammer

A) Petroleum B) Chisel
B) Rubber plant C) Screwdriver
C) Minerals D) Pliers
D) Synthetic production E) Mallet
E) Fungi 9. What is the purpose of boring tools in
2. What are some properties of rubber? woodworking?
A) Brittle and rigid A) To measure lengths accurately
B) Conductive and magnetic B) To cut materials into desired shapes
C) Elastic and flexible C) To hold materials in place
D) Transparent and lightweight D) To create holes in materials
E) Porous and absorbent E) To mark and outline shapes on materials
3. Which of the following is a classification of plastics? 10. Which of the following materials is commonly used
A) Pottery clay for making pottery clay?
B) Cement products A) Wood
C) Thermoset B) Metal
D) Structural ceramics C) Clay
E) Refractory ceramics D) Plastic
4. What are the primary groups of ceramics? E) Glass
A) Hard ceramics and soft ceramics 11. What is the primary raw material for synthetic
B) Transparent ceramics and opaque ceramics rubbers?
C) Structural ceramics and refractory ceramics A) Latex
D) Metal ceramics and non-metal ceramics B) Petroleum
E) Organic ceramics and inorganic ceramics C) Trees
5. What is the primary function of a workbench in D) Minerals
woodworking? E) Fungi
A) To measure lengths accurately 12. Which of the following is a property of natural
B) To hold and support materials during work rubber?
C) To cut materials into desired shapes A) Brittle
D) To provide illumination B) Conductive
E) To store tools and materials C) Elastic
6. Which group of tools is used for measuring lengths D) Transparent
accurately? E) Lightweight
A) Marking and setting out tools 13. What is a common application of PVC (Polyvinyl
B) Driving tools Chloride)?
C) Boring tools A) Food packaging
D) Measuring tools B) Electrical insulation
E) Cutting tools C) Medical implants
7. What are marking and setting out tools used for? D) Optical lenses
A) To hold materials in place E) Building insulation
B) To create holes in materials 14. Which of the following is NOT a type of ceramic
C) To measure lengths accurately product?
D) To mark and outline shapes on materials A) Pottery
E) To apply finishes to materials B) Cement
8. Which type of tool is used to drive nails into C) Glass
materials? D) Metal
 E) Porcelain E) To drive nails
15. What are structural ceramics primarily used for? 23. What is a common application of synthetic rubbers?
A) Insulation A) Food packaging
B) Electrical conductivity B) Electrical insulation
C) low-temperature applications C) Tire manufacturing
D) Building applications D) Medical implants
E) Food packaging E) Optical lenses
16. What is the primary component of traditional glass? 24. Which property of plastics makes them suitable for
A) Silicon electrical insulation?
B) Iron A) Conductivity
C) Calcium B) Transparency
D) Sand C) Flexibility
E) Aluminum D) Resistance to heat and elecricity
17. Which of the following is a characteristic of E) Opacity
ceramics? 25. What are refractory ceramics primarily used for?
A) Flexibility A) Structural applications
B) Transparency B) Household items
C) Low melting point C) High-temperature applications
D) High hardness D) Decorative items
E) Low brittleness E) Electrical conductivity
18. What is the primary function of measuring tools in 26. Which of the following is a characteristic of glass?
woodworking? A) Flexibility
A) To cut materials B) Conductivity
B) To hold materials C) Brittleness
C) To measure lengths accurately D) Porosity
D) To mark outlines E) Opacity
E) To drive nails 27. What is the primary application of pottery clay?
19. Which of the following tools is used to mark A) Building construction
outlines on wood? B) Food packaging
A) Hammer C) Electrical insulation
B) Chisel D) Ceramic art
C) Pencil E) Optical lenses
D) Saw 28. What is the function of driving tools in
E) Screwdriver woodworking?
20. What are driving tools primarily used for? A) To measure lengths accurately
A) Marking B) To create holes in materials
B) Measuring C) To hold materials in place
C) Cutting D) To drive nails and fasteners
D) Driving nails E) To mark outlines on materials
E) Boring holes 29. Which of the following tools is used for boring holes
21. Which of the following tools is used to create holes in woodworking?
in wood? A) Hammer
A) Hammer B) Chisel
B) Chisel C) Screwdriver
C) Screwdriver D) Drill
D) Drill E) Pliers
E) Pliers 30. Which of the following materials is commonly used
22. What is the purpose of boring tools in for making woodwork hand tools?
woodworking? A) Metal
A) To measure lengths B) Plastic
B) To hold materials C) Glass
C) To create holes D) Ceramic
D) To mark outlines E) Rubber
31. Which of the following materials behave as a binder A. angles
which sets and hardens independently? B. lines
A. Cement C. curves
B. Rubber D. shapes
C. Plastic E. none of these
D. Aluminum 37. What constituent must be added to sand, water and
E. Iron sometimes gravel in order to obtain concrete
32. Which of these paper sizes is used by the students material?
on drawing board? A. Metal
A. A4 B. Cement
B. A3 C. Wood
C. A5 D. Glass
D. A1 E. Rubber
E. A0 38. The instrument used in drawing an arc and circles
33. Which of these is a cutting tool? is/are ___________
A. Try square A. compasses
B. Saw B. dividers
C. Metre square C. protractor
D. Hammer D. template
E. Screw driver E. T-square
34. Which of the following is preferred to hold a 39. A title block is always located at the ___________
drawing paper on the drawing board? corner of the drawing paper.
A. Super glue A. bottom left
B. Pin B. bottom right
C. Masking tape C. middle left
D. Chewing gum D. top left
E. Water gum E. top right
35. Compass is used to draw __________ 40. The woodwork tool used to hold a work piece at
A. circles right angles when gluing and pinning is called
B. straight lines A. G-cramp
C. zigzag line B. Corner clamp
D. curves line C. Sash cramp
E. parallel lines D. Pliers
36. Protractors are used for measuring E. Bench hook

ESSAY: Answer any 3 questions

1 A) List and explain the two types of plastic

B) State and explain the two types of rubber
2 A) Outline 4 physical properties of ceramics
B) Outline the four grouping of ceramics
3 A) Define the woodwork workshop
B) Explain the workbench
4 With the aid of a sketch, explain the function of a divider