Subject: Basic Tech Class: JSS3
1. Felling of trees is done with the aid of ___ (a) oxford scriber (b) German knife (c) Israel hoe (d)
chain saw
2. Trees that provide timbers are usually trees with big trunk, which include the following except (a)
palm tree (b) obeche (c) iroko (d) teak
3. Which of the following is not a stage of wood production and processing (a) wood logging (b)
wood conversion (c) wood preservation (d) wood seasoning
4. A thin slice of sheet obtained from wood is a _____ (a) lamina (b) plank (c) ply wood (d) veneer
5. The following are method of producing veneer except ________ (a) sourcing (b) slicing (c) cutting
(d) peeling
6. Which of the following materials cannot be produced from wood (a) hook (b) paper (c) cloth (d)
shoe
7. The best material for making cooking pots is ________ (a) tin (b) steel (c) clay (d) aluminum
8. The process of melting and pouring molten metal into the mould to take the shape of the mould
when it cools down or solidifies is called ______ (a) casting (b) annealing (c) smelting (d)
furnishing
9. Which of the following is not a stage in the metal production? (a) fabrication stage (b) smelting
stage (c) extraction stage (d) casting stage
10. All solid objects made from clay mud or cement are called ______ (a) rubber (b) plastic (c)
semiconductors (d) ceramics
11. The art of using clay to make various objects is called ______ (a) pottery (b) plastics (c) rubber (d)
semiconductors
12. _________ is a hard heat resistant material made by firing a mixture of clay and chemical at high
temperature (a) ceramics (b) wood (c) plastic (d) rubber
13. Which of the following is not a method of processing rubber (a) extrusion (b)calendaring (c)
vacuum forming (d) injection Moulding
14. One of the following is an example of a natural wood defect (a) knot (b) not (c) cup (d) bow
15. The weight of a sample of wood before drying was found to be 40kg and 20kg after drying , what
is the percentage moisture content? (a) 100% (b) 50% (c) 40% (d) 20%
16. The amount of money paid to the government for permission to cut down any tree for
commercial purpose Is called what? (a) pension (b) allowance (c) tax (d) tariff
17. Plain sawn method is also known as ________ (a) through and through method (b)through and
flaw method (c) open all closed method (d) high and low method
18. The method of using spraying gun in applying the preservatives to the wood is known as _______
(a) by spraying method (b) by brushing method (c) by pouring (d) by gunning
19. Lack of wood preservation can cause __________ attack on a wood (a) virus (b) defect (c) ant (d)
insect
20. The thickness of veneer range from ________ to ________ mm (a) 0.5 mm to 3mm (b) 0.2mm to
4mm (c) 0.5mm to 4mm (d) 0.2 mm to 3mm
THEORY
1. List out the stages of wood production and explain three
a. Explain the following
I. Natural seasoning
II. Artificial seasoning
b. List four properties of good preservation
c. If a simple of wood weight 80kg before and 50kg after drying. What is the percentage
moisture content of the wood? show your workings in details
2. What is wood defect?
b. Explain the following
I. Natural defect
II. Artificial defect
c. Mention three use of veneer
3. What is veneer?
b. Mention four advantages of manufactured board over solid wood
c. Mention three methods of obtaining veneer
4. State three examples of ferrous alloy metals and mention the uses of each
b. Explain the three stages of metal production
c. State three examples of non-ferrous alloy and mention 2 practical uses of each
5. List the methods of processing rubber
b. State four uses of rubber
c. Explain the two types of rubber