BASIC TECH EXAM QUESTIONS FOR

JSS3 SECOND TERM

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JSS3 SECOND TERM BASIC TECH EXAM

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SECOND TERM EXAM

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Subject: BASIC TECHNOLOGY 

Duration: 2HRS     

Class: JSS 3

OBJECTIVE     
 1. ___________ receive the weight if the building.  A) roof           b)
window       c) doors   d) foundation
2. _______________ help to distribute the weight of the building over the
surface area  a) floor b) foundation c) roof d) door
3. We know _____________ types of foundation  a) five   b) four    c)
three   d) two
4. The pile foundation is used in constructing  a) bungalow                b)
mini-flat    c) duplex       d) bridges  and high rise building
5. This is used where the load bearing capacity is weak   a)
ceramic              b) raft foundation    c) clay or mud             d) strip
foundation
6. ________________ is a structural member in building used mainly for
the enclosure or division of a space within a building a) door      b)
window       c) walls        d) foundation
7. _________________ this is used to protect the structure against
weather  a) door        b) window       c) floor            d) wall
8. ___________ is the type of finishing given to the internal wall of a
building  a) plastering          b) synthetic     c) vulcanization         d)
later
9. ___________________ is a tool used to apply mortar ( cement and sand)
to the surface of the wall  a) mallet        trowel     c) adhesive   d)
abrasive
10. ___________ serves as means of Escape for its inhabitants  (a) Rescue
operation (b) Safely (c) door (d) Raft
11. __________ are method used to assemble and fasten two pieces of
wood without nailing (a) adhesive (b) abrasive (c) joints (d) latex
12. We have __________ method of joining metals together  surfaces
together a) five b) four c) three d) two
13. Mechanical fastening method is a method of join surface method
together(a) Temporary (b) permanent (c) Slow (d) Excavating
14. ________ is any features in timber that reduces that quality and the
market value (a) Latex (b) synthetic (c) defects (d) adhesive
15. This is a mixture of two or more metals to form one (a) Alloy (b)
Latex (c) Casting  (d) Smelting
16. There are two basic methods of electrical circuit wiring, series
circuit wiring and _____ a) rectangular circuit wiring b) close circuit
wiring c) parallel wiring d) conductor wiring
17. We have two type of motion , the linear and __________ a) Rotary
motion b) Fast motion c) circular motion d) rectangular motion
18. Which of the following can not be regarded as a rescue operation
a) vehicle extrication b) Surface water c) Air sea rescue operation ©
First aiding
19. Accident in a confined space include the following except  a)
storage silo b) hoppers c) pit d) ground
20. One of the following cannot be used to fight large fire accident a)
pure water b) fire extinguisher c) sand basket d) fire blanket
21. Which of the following can be used for drawing vertical and inclined
lines? a) protractor b) scale rule c) compass d) set square
22. The drawing instrument used for drawing irregular curves is called
______ a)  bow compass b) protractor c) French curves (d) Set
square 
23. Preventive maintenance include the following except  a)
Lubrication b) inspection c)adjustment d) repair
24. Voltage is measured with an instrument called _______ (a) voltmeter
b) ohmmeter c) ammeter d) galvanometer
25. The preliminary work carried out to get a site ready for the erection
of a building is called a) Foundation b) site preparation c) bonding
d) pegging
26. A process of enlarging or reducing the size of drawing is known as 
a) Free hand sketch b) isometric drawing c) orthographic drawing c)
scale drawing
27. Drawing paper is placed squarely on the drawing board with the
aid_________ a) tee – square b) scale rule c) ruler d) hands
28. To measure and draw various angles you need a a) template b) set
square c) protractor  d) French curve
29. Ohm is the unit used for measuring  a) resistance b) voltage c)
current d) frequency
30. The type of maintenance carried out by a man who often sends his
car for serving is known as________ a) correction b) predictive c)
preventive d) detective
31. A regular polygon with nine sides is called ________ a) hexagon b)
heptagon c) decagon d) nonagon
32. The following are methods of processing plastics except a)
compression moulding b) vacuum forming c) thermosetting
moulding d) injection moulding
33. Scale rules are used to produce a) reduced or enlarged size b)
equal and normal size of drawing c) enlarged size of drawing only
d) a good linear drawing
34. We can take care of our drawing boarding by ______ a )keeping it
inside the locker b) keeping it on the floor c) washing with soap and
water d) avoiding scratches on the surface
35. The purpose of maintenance in engineering equipment is to a)
keep it in good working condition always b) prevent it from making
loud noise c) stop it from working too long d) enable it to last for
ever
36. What type of maintenance is involved when burnt fuse is replaced
in an electric plug a) predictive maintenance b) detective
maintenance c) correction maintenance d) Fast speed maintenance
37. The type of metal installed in our homes by (NEPA) PHCN is called
a) multi meters b) voltmeter c) watt meter d) watt- hour meter
38. Which of the following is not a tool used on site preparation ? a)
matchet b) hoe c) hacksaw d) axe
39. Which of the following serves as binding agent in concrete a)
cement b) sand c) stone d) water
40. Which of the following is not a quadrilateral a) prism b) rhomboid 
c) rhombus d) parallelogram
41. Maintenance can be classified into ________ types a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 d) 2
42. ___________ is used for reinforcing concrete a) iron b) plastic c) wood
d) gravel
43. _________ is used for making block, concrete and plastering a) sand
b) gravel c) concrete d) plastic
44. Which of the following is not a component  of reinforce concrete a)
sand b) cement c) gravel d) plastic
45. ____________ is used for planning rough wood a) fore plane b) Rip
saw c) Trying plane d) Jack plane
46. ____________ is used to make holes in wood or metal a) Hack saw b)
rip saw c) drill c) spoke shave
47. Hack saw is used to cut ________ a) wood b) metal c) plastic d)
clothes
 48. ___________ is used for determining angle at various degrees a)
protractors b) steel rule c) micrometer d) steel tape
49. __________ wood are called deciduous woods  a) soft wood b) wet
wood c) Hard wood d) dry wood
50. ___________ are called coniferous wood is a) soft wood b) cheap
wood c) wet wood d) dry wood
51. Wood can be classified into ___________ and __________ a) Hard wood
and wet wood  b) soft wood and wet wood c) Hard wood and soft
wood d) wet and dry wood
52. ___________ is drawn at the bottom right hard corner of the drawing
paper a) Boader line b) title block c) lettering d) Pencils
53. ___________ can be defined as a technical language used for
describing things with the aid of drawing a) technical drawing b)
drawing materials c) drawing instruments d) drawing board
54. __________ are equipment used in order to achieve safety a) safety
devices b) fire extinguisher c) Fire alarm Sand bucket
55. The following are the operations performed in the workshop
except a)construction b) design and fabrication c) repair d) Surgery
56. ___________  can be defined as a room or building in which in which
things are made, repaired and maintained a) workshop b) sitting
room c) House  d) devices
57. Process and method of doing thing by hand and it I s common to
under developed countries a) artificial b) physical c) manual  d)
potential
58. The use of donkey and horse to travel from one places to another
is known as a) under developed b) technology c) artificial d)highly –
developed
59. Which of the following is not a benefit of modern technology a)
using of gong b) telephone c) internet  d) aircraft
60. Natural resources such as oil, forest are provided by __________ a)
mankind b) human c) Factory d)nature

JSS3 SECOND TERM BASIC TECH EXAM QUESTIONS –

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THEORY: Answer only three question

1a Explain the function of the following building components

I Foundation

ii floor

Iii walls

Iv Door

V Roof

B Draw strip foundation

2a Define wood work joint

B sketch one of the joint use in woodwork

C Mention four methods of joining metals

D Differentiate between rendering and plastering

3a Define motion in engineering

B Differentiate between linear motion and rotary motion

C Give four examples of devices that convert linear into rotary motion in
their operation

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D Give four examples of devices that convert rotary into line motion in
their operation
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4a Draw a circuit diagram and indicate (i) resistance (ii) e.g. (iii) switch

b mention five wiring tools

c Differentiate  between conduit wiring and surface wiring

d Mention five wiring materials used in house wiring

5 Sketch five workshop hand tools and explain their uses

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