BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1

(Pre-Technical Skills 1)
Objective Test
ANSWERS

1. B. even tacking
2. C. Herringbone
3. B. iodine
4. D. walls
5. C. observations made about the work
6. A.
7. C.
8. B. gallery
9. B. specification
10. A. Tee-square
11. D. identifying needs
12. B. Writing situation
13. B. hatching
14. C. Violet
15. C. Low sales
16. C. one part cement to five parts sand
17. A. well graded
18. A.
19. A. Wearing strong boots
20. B. white glue
21. C. drilling
22. B. It corrodes
23. C. movable joints
24. C. a switch
25. B. opening and closing a circuit
26. B. water
27. D. round file
28. A. marking out
29. C. try-square
30. B. mahogany

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1. (a) State the main method for cooking the following foods:
(i) rice – boiling
(ii) cake – baking
(b) State four suitable methods for preserving fish.
Drying
Smoking
Freezing
Salting
 Frying
Canning
(c) (i) List the type of pencil most suitable for the following operations:

OPERATION PENCIL USED

Lettering HB
Drawing outlines H, 2H
Shading 2B or BB , 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B
(ii) List four methods of recording data for solving design problems.
Taking notes / Using computer
Taking photographs
Video recording
Audio recording
Drawing / sketching
Drawing graphs
Making charts

(d) (i) State three benefits of packaging.

It adds value to the product
It protects the product from contamination
It protects the consumer from hazards
Attracts consumers
Makes handling easier / makes it portable
Promotes easy identification.

(ii) List two important information on a good package

Information about content / manufacturer
Date of production
Expiry date
Instructions for usage

(e) Draw a line to illustrate each of the following:

(i) movement

Any line apart from horizontal or vertical lines, eg

(ii) texture.

 
2. (a) (i) Make a freehand pictorial sketch of a flat chisel

(ii) State one use of the flat chisel

For cutting sheet metals
For general purpose chiselling (metalwork / blockwork / woodwork)

(iii) State one method of maintaining the flat chisel

Grind all burrs / mushroom heads
Keep the cutting edge sharp
Use it for the right job
Keep it in a tool box or rack
Clean with rag

(b) Figure 2 shows the sketch of a type of sheet metal joint

(i) State the name of the joint
Grooved lap joint

(ii) List one tool for cutting the sheet metal

Shears / snips
Flat chisel
Sheet saw
Junior hacksaw

(iii) State one article that can be made with the joint
Milo tin
Bucket
Milk tin
Metal trunk
Dustbin
Any food can
Funnel
(c) Copy and complete the table below

  Name of tool State one part of the tool One use of the tool
(i)       Blade

(ii)     Frame (i)      For cutting metals

(i) Hacksaw
(iii)    Handle (ii)    For cutting objects

(iv)     
(i)        Handle

(ii) Soldering iron (ii)      Bit / head For soldering

(iii)    Stem / shank

(i)        Handle

(ii)      Cutting edge For cutting deep holes in

Wood / mortising  
(iii)    Blade
(iii) Mortise chisel  
(iv)     Ferrule
For chopping out waste in
(v)      Tang wood

(vi)     Washer
For chopping out waste in wood

(d) State one reason each for the following operations

(i) glass papering a piece of work made from wood;
To make it smooth
To obtain good finish
To make it attractive

(ii) mixing turpentine with oil paint

To obtain uniform mixture
To enable it flow easily under the brush
For thinning oil paint / To dilute the paint

 
3. Figure 1 shows the front elevation and plan of an object made from a mild steel sheet.

(d) Draw full size the following:

(i) front elevation
drawing the base line
drawing the two adjacent lines
drawing the centre line

(ii) plan
drawing the circle
dividing the circle into equal number of parts

(iii) Surface development

drawing the seam
drawing the arc
stepping division from the plan onto the arc
correct development of the cone
(e) (i) State the name of the object shown in Figure 1
Cone
(ii) List two tools used for cutting the mild steel sheet.
snips
shears
junior hacksaw
sheet saw

(f) (i) Make a freehand pictorial sketch of a try square.

(ii) Indicate and label any two parts of the try square sketched in question 2(c)(i)
Blade
stock
Rivets
Brass plate
4. (a) (i) Make a freehand pictorial sketch of a ball-pein hammer.

(ii) Label any two parts of the ball-pein hammer sketched in question 4(a)(i).[2 marks]
(State any two of the following)
handle / shaft
striking face
eye / wedge / head
ball pein
head

(iii) State one use of the ball- pein hammer. [2 marks]

(State any one of the following)

Used for riveting / shaping

Used for driving nails / pins
(b) Copy and complete the table below
 ONE USE ONE PROPERTY
MATERIAL
(State any one of the following) (State any one of the following)
Hard, durable, mixed grain /
(i)        Mahogany Panelling, Plywood, furniture Interlock grain, brownish /
brownish red / red in colour
Clothing, carpets, comb, brushes,
(ii)      Nylon Hard, resistance to wear
gears, plug
Ceramic wares, bricks, tiles, oven, Sticky when wet, hard when dry,
(iii)    Clay water cooler, pots, mugs, bowls, dense, can hold water, prone to
earthen ware cracks

(c) (i) List two tools used for riveting metal pieces.

(State any two of the following)

ball-pein hammer
vice
dolly
rivet set
(ii) State two safety precautions to be observed when building a wall.

(State any two of the following)

Wearing of helmet
Wearing safety boot
Wearing of overall / overcoat
(iii) List two types of chisels used in wood work.

(State any two of the following)

Firmer chisel
Mortise chisel
Bevel edge chisel