TEST CODE 01327010

SPEC 2015/01327010
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

SPECIMEN PAPER

Paper 01 – General Proficiency

75 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 75 minutes to answer them.

2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

3. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.

4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the
space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item
below.

Sample Item

In drawings, thin short dashes represent Sample Answer

(A) adjacent parts A B C D

(B) hidden details
(C) movable parts
(D) irregular details

The best answer to this item is “hidden details,” so answer space (B) has been shaded.
5. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new
choice.
6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you
can. If you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to this item
later. Your score will be the total number of correct answers.
7. You may do any rough work in this booklet.
8. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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1. When a safety hazard cannot be 6. Which of the following represents the

eliminated, students should size relationship of the parts of a
whole?
(A) avoid the hazard
(B) ignore the hazard (A) Line
(C) guard or mark off the hazard (B) Scale
(D) share the information with (C) Shape
other students (D) Proportion

2. The MOST common injury causing 7. Colours are said to be contrasting if

absence from work is they are

(A) burns (A) dark in value

(B) back injury (B) light in value
(C) broken bones (C) bright and intense
(D) cuts and bruises (D) different in lightness and
darkness

3. Workers practice good housekeeping

in the workplace to 8. Which of the following factors
determine the appropriateness of a
(A) prevent accidents design?
(B) improve productivity
(C) prevent equipment failure (A) Aesthetics, functionality,
(D) organise tools and equipment economic, environment
(B) Functionality, convention,
communication, environment
4. Personal protective equipment (PPE) (C) Environment, manufacture,
must be maintained by the evaluation, economic
(D) Communication, evaluation,
(A) worker functionality, solution
(B) employer
(C) safety officer
(D) work supervisor 9. In which stage of the design process,
is detailed costing of a product BEST
made?
5. Which of the following types of fire
extinguishing materials is BEST used (A) Generating ideas
on oil fires? (B) Developing a chosen solution
(C) Researching and
(A) Foam specifications
(B) Water (D) Planning and realising the
(C) Dry powder chosen solution
(D) Carbon dioxide (CO2)

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10. Detailed orthographic drawings are 13. At which stage in the design process,
BEST used to show would orthographic drawings be
MOST relevant?
(A) early stages of product
development (A) Generating ideas
(B) 3D views of a finished (B) Developing the chosen
product solution
(C) the dimensions of a finished (C) Planning and realising the
product for manufacturing chosen solution
(D) how mechanical components (D) Testing and evaluating the
fit together to make a product chosen solution

14. The role of a quantity surveyor is to

11. Which stage of the design process is
likely to involve mathematical
(A) prepare working drawings
models?
(B) set out a building on a site
(C) prepare a bill of quantities
(A) Identifying the problem and
(D) manage the finances of a
the brief.
construction project
(B) Researching and
specifications.
(C) Developing the chosen
15. Which of the following members of
solution.
the building team carries the greatest
(D) Planning and realising the
level of responsibility on a
chosen solution.
construction site?

(A) Trade foreman

12. It is important to annotate freehand
(B) Project manager
sketching to
(C) Contractor
(D) Civil engineer
(A) explain the thinking behind
the visual images
(B) show the proposed solution in
16. A technical worker in construction and
3D
manufacturing industries is paid more
(C) enable them to be used in
than a skilled or semi-skilled worker
production drawing
because they have
(D) enable numerical
manipulation
(A) a better position
(B) highly academic qualifications
(C) higher levels of knowledge
and skills
(D) greater production output

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17. A top down structure in an 21. In the area of computer

organisational chart shows a communications, smart phones and
tablets are connected to computer
(A) hierarchical relationship networks via
between workers
(B) horizontal relationship (A) fibre optic cables
between workers (B) dial-up network connections
(C) hierarchical and horizontal (C) GPRS technologies
relationship between (D) WiFi technologies
categories of workers
(D) hierarchical and horizontal
relationship between each 22. Which of the following is NOT a form
worker of pictorial drawing?

(A) Orthographic
18. The role of civil and structural (B) Isometric
engineering is to produce buildings for (C) Oblique
(D) Cavalier
(A) domestic use only
(B) the banking sector
(C) industrial use 23. Which of the following are used for
(D) public use developing and presenting project
work?

19. Which of the following are standards I. PowerPoint

used in building construction? II. Autocad
III. Prezi
(A) ANSI, BSI, ISO standards IV. Excel
(B) CUBIC, CARIFORUM, ISO
standards (A) I only
(C) Building regulation, ABNSI, (B) I and II only
BSI (C) II and III only
(D) ANSI, CUBIC, ISO standards (D) I, II, III and IV

20. Which of the following names is given

to a group of computers in an
organization that are connected to
each other?

(A) The internet

(B) An intranet
(C) An extranet
(D) A subnet

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24. In the area of Information and 27. Which of the following are three-
Communication Technologies, the dimensional forms?
term multimedia is BEST defined as,
“The combined use of (A) Cylinders, cubes, spheres,
cones
(A) animations in computer (B) Circles, squares, rectangles,
applications only. triangles
(B) sound and video in computer (C) Cylinders, triangles, cubes,
applications only. cones
(C) sound, pictures, video and (D) Circles, cylinders, cubes,
animations in computer cones
applications.
(D) sound, pictures, video,
animations and text in 28. Artists create visual weight with
computer applications.
(A) balance
(B) emphasis
25. Which of the following is the
(C) pattern
CORRECT sequence in the design of
(D) rhythm
products or services?

(A) Preliminary design, screening,

29. Which of the following factors MOST
concept generation, evaluation
influence the success of an
and improvement, prototyping
innovation?
and final design
(B) Concept generation,
(A) Timing, aesthetic, ergonomics
screening, preliminary design,
(B) Marketing, product demand,
prototyping and final design,
timing
evaluation and improvement
(C) Available technologies,
(C) Preliminary design, screening,
economy, durability
concept generation,
(D) Product demand, available
prototyping and final design,
technologies, aesthetics
evaluation and improvement
(D) Concept generation,
screening, preliminary design,
30. When is a design solution MOST
evaluation and improvement,
appropriate?
prototyping and final design
(A) When it is recyclable.
(B) When it meets the budget.
26. A path made by a moving point is a
(C) When it is multifunctional
(D) When it meets the needs of the
(A) line
client.
(B) shape
(C) space
(D) texture

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31. When using a grinder, the eyes should 35. Which of the following should be
be protected by done if your PPE needs to be repaired?

(A) wearing gloves (A) Take your PPE home to fix

(B) wearing goggles (B) Share with a co-worker
(C) holding the work firmly until yours can be fixed
(C) Tell your supervisor and get
(D) holding the work on the tool
your PPE replaced
rest (D) Carry on with your task; it
won't matter if you don't
use PPE this one time
32. Earthing, bonding and protective
devices in electrical installations will
36. Ergonomics is the science of
(A) stop circuit overload (A) worker comfort
(B) eliminate electric faults (B) making work simpler
(C) reduce the risk of electric (C) determining the work
shock attitude to adopt
(D) reduce the risk of electrical (D) fitting the job or work
fires environment to the worker

33. When must employers identify 37. Which of the following is NOT a part
possible workplace hazards? of the design process?

(A) When the need arises

(B) When directed to by (A) Product selection
authorities (B) Identifying the problem
(C) Before workers return from (C) Critical analysis of the
lunch problem
(D) Before making changes to (D) Development of working
work practices drawings

34. Which of the following should you do, 38. Which of the following is NOT a
if you see some co-workers doing a factor in determining the
job in a way that could cause them to appropriateness of a design?
get hurt?
(A) Shade
(A) Ignore them (B) Aesthetics
(B) Run for cover (C) Functionality
(C) Inform your supervisor (D) Suitability of material
(D) Tell your co-workers you
are concerned and why you
are concerned.

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Item 39 refers to the following 42. The area around machines should be
statements.
(A) free from scraps
I. Development of working (B) waxed and smooth
drawings. (C) clearly painted in red
II. Communication of design (D) stacked with useful material
ideas.
III. Selection of the best solution.
43. The most effective agent to use when
39. Which of the statements above are putting out an electrical fire is
stages in the design process?
(A) sand
(B) water
(A) I and II only
(C) oxygen
(B) I and III only
(D) carbon dioxide
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III
44. In mouth-to-mouth artificial
respiration, tilting the head backwards
40. A product developer has completed ensures
the prototype of a product he was
developing. Which of the following is (A) a clear airway into the
the next sequential step to completing victim’s lungs
the design process? (B) a good supply of blood to
the
(A) Analyzing the problem victim’s brain
(B) Testing and evaluating (C) effective breathing in
(C) Generating alternative position
solutions for the rescuer
(D) Communication of the design (D) automatic rise and fall of
ideas the victim’s chest

41. A product developer is designing a 45. Which of the following should be

number of products for a client who carried out LAST when treating an
specifies that the products are to be unconscious person who has had an
used by persons of various weights electric shock?
and heights. Which of the following
factors should he consider during the (A) Treating burns
design process? (B) Loosening tight clothing
(C) Keeping airways to the lungs
(A) Economics clear
(B) Functionality (D) Administering artificial
(C) Anthropometrics respiration
(D) Suitability of material

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46. The immediate action which should be Item 49 refers to the following
taken to assist a person suffering from statements.
the effect of toxic fumes is to
I. Create a faster production
process.
(A) seek medical assistance
II. Use only the required amount
(B) apply artificial respiration
of material.
(C) open all doors and windows
III. Produce components and
(D) remove the person from the
tooling with more precise
danger
dimensions.

47. Which of the following devices is

49. Which of the statements above are
MOSTLY used to input data to a
purposes of computer-aided
computer system?
manufacturing?
(A) UPS
(B) Keyboard (A) I and II only
(C) Mouse pad (B) I and III only
(D) Floppy disk (C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

48. Computer-aided manufacturing is the

use of computer software to 50. Which of the following operations is
(A) reduce the amount of labour NOT done using computer
intensive activities numerically controlled machines?
(B) control the manufacture of
high quality parts (A) Milling
(C) move work pieces around the (B) Turning
manufacturing plant (C) Filing
(D) control machine tools and (D) Plasma cutting
related machinery in the
manufacturing of work pieces

51. Entrepreneurship is the capacity and

willingness to

(A) create a business opportunity

(B) manage a business belonging
to someone else
(C) take a business beyond the
development stage
(D) develop, organize and
manage a business venture

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52. Which of the following is NOT a 55. Which of the following groups of
characteristic of an entrepreneur? tradesmen are responsible for applying
finishes to buildings?
(A) Low work ethic
(B) Good technical skills (A) Painters, machine operators,
(C) Key personal attributes fitters, plumbers
(D) Strong managerial (B) Painters, plumbers,
competencies carpenters, electricians
(C) Fitters, plumbers, machine
operators, carpenters
53. Which of the following individuals is (D) Welders, electricians,
carpenters, fitters
responsible for the design of private
and commercial buildings?
Item 56 refers to the following
(A) Architect statements.
(B) Civil engineer I. Reduces greenhouse gas
(C) Quantity surveyor emissions
(D) Structural engineer II. Reduces the amount of waste sent
to landfills and incinerators
III. Prevents pollution by reducing the
need to collect new raw materials
Item 54 refers to the following
tradesmen in the construction industry.

I. Mason 56. Which of the statements are benefits

II. Electrician of recycling?
III. Upholsterer
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
54. Which of the tradesmen listed above (C) II and III only
are involved in building a domestic (D) I, II and III
dwelling house?

(A) I and II only

57. Which of the following is NOT a
(B) I and III only
method of recycling?
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III (A) Reusing
(B) Screening
(C) Composting
(D) Energy recovery

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Item 58 refers to the following 60. In information technology, WAN

statements. stands for
(A) Wide Array Net
I. Requires minimum land. (B) WAP Area Network
II. Can be operated in any (C) Wide Area Network
weather. (D) Wireless Area Network
III. Refuse volume is reduced
considerably.

58. Which of the above statements are

advantages of incineration?

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

59. Group project work completed by

some students was displayed on the
school’s intranet. What benefit does
this have over publishing the work on
the internet?
(A) Work cannot be copied.
(B) The intranet is safe from
viruses.
(C) Hyperlinks to other websites
cannot be used.
(D) The projects remain private
within the school.

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CSEC Industrial Technology – Specimen 2015
Item Key Syllabus Reference
1 C 1:5.1
2 B 1:5.1
3 A 1:5.1
4 A 1:6:a (viii)
5 C 1:6: d (iii)
6 D 2:1:6
7 D 2:2:b & c
8 A 2:4:c(ii)
9 B 2:3:c
10 C 2:3:e
11 C 2:3:e
12 A 2:3:c
13 B 2:3:d
14 C 1:4:a(iii)
15 B 1:4:a
16 C 1:3
17 C 1:2:a (i)
18 D 1:1:b (iii)
19 A 1:5.5:a
20 B 3:2:a (i)
21 D 3:3:a
22 A 3:4: a(i)
23 B 3:2:a (iv)
24 D 3:1
25 D 2:3
26 A 2:2:a
27 A 2:1:f
28 C 2:2:a
29 B 2:2 (v)
30 D 2:5:c
31 B 1:6:a(viii)
32 C 1:5.2:c
33 D 1:5.1:a (i)
34 D 1:5.1:d
35 C 1:6:a (ix)
36 D 2:4:e
37 A 2:3
38 A 2:4
39 D 2:3
40 B 2:3
41 C 2:4
42 A 1:6:c (i)
43 D 1:6:d (iii)
44 A 1:6:f (iv)
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Item Key Syllabus Reference
45 A 1:6:f (iii)
46 D 1:6:i
47 B 3:2:a (iv)
48 D 3:6:b
49 D 3:6:b
50 C 3:6:c
51 D 1:4:b (i)
52 A 1:4:b
53 A 1:4:a 9 (ii)
54 A 1:4:a (i)
55 B 1:4:a (i)
56 D 1:6:b (iii)
57 B 1:6:b (iii)
58 D 1:6:b (ii)
59 D 3:3:a (i)
60 C 3:3:a (iI)