SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY JSS3 FIRST TERM
1. The study and application of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems is called
______.
A) Science B) Art C) Technology D) Craft
2. Career prospects in technology are mainly found in ______.
A) farming B) technical and industrial fields C) acting D) dancing
3. A person who designs and constructs buildings is called a ______.
A) Carpenter B) Mason C) Architect D) Welder
4. A person trained to design machines and engines is known as a ______.
A) Doctor B) Engineer C) Farmer D) Barber
5. A welder works mostly with ______.
A) plastic B) wood C) metal D) leather
6. The process of changing raw materials into useful products is known as ______.
A) Harvesting B) Processing C) Packaging D) Storing
7. The first stage in processing of materials is ______.
A) marketing B) production C) extraction D) decoration
8. Which of the following is NOT a raw material?
A) Crude oil B) Timber C) Iron ore D) Engine oil
9. Which of the following is a processed material?
A) Rubber latex B) Crude oil C) Steel D) Iron ore
10. The process of changing logs into usable sizes of timber is called ______.
A) Harvesting B) Conversion C) Seasoning D) Preservation
11. The two main methods of converting wood are ______.
A) Air and kiln B) Through and tangential C) Log and plank D) Tangential and
radial
12. The process of drying timber to remove excess moisture is called ______.
A) Polishing B) Seasoning C) Milling D) Carving
13. One reason for seasoning timber is to ______.
A) increase its moisture content B) make it lighter and durable C) make it rot easily
D) reduce its beauty
14. The two main types of seasoning are ______.
A) manual and automatic B) air seasoning and kiln seasoning C) wet and dry D)
soft and hard
15. The machine used for drying wood artificially is called ______.
A) Furnace B) Boiler C) Kiln D) Oven
16. Defects in wood are mainly caused by ______.
A) seasoning B) growth and handling C) polishing D) preservation
17. A defect in timber caused by fungi attack is called ______.
A) Split B) Knot C) Decay D) Warp
18. Which of the following is a natural defect in wood?
A) Knot B) Cup C) Bow D) Twist
19. A defect caused by improper seasoning of wood is ______.
A) Shake B) Decay C) Warping D) Knot
20. Wood can be preserved by ______.
A) soaking in water B) painting and seasoning C) leaving it wet D) exposing it to
sunlight
21. One common method of preserving wood is ______.
A) using creosote B) washing C) soaking in oil D) burning
22. The process of shaping, joining, or forming metal into useful objects is known as ______.
A) Metal preservation B) Metal processing C) Metal joining D) Metal extraction
23. Which of the following is NOT a method of processing metal?
A) Casting B) Forging C) Carving D) Welding
24. The process of heating and hammering metal into shape is called ______.
A) Rolling B) Forging C) Moulding D) Casting
25. A foundry worker deals mainly with ______.
A) Wood B) Plastic C) Ceramics D) Molten metals
26. Which of the following materials is made from clay?
A) Plastic bottle B) Ceramic plate C) Rubber ball D) Glass cup
27. The process of hardening clay products by heating them is called ______.
A) Firing B) Melting C) Casting D) Boiling
28. Plastics are made from a by-product of ______.
A) Coal B) Crude oil C) Timber D) Metal
29. Rubber is obtained from the sap of ______.
A) cocoa tree B) hevea brasiliensis C) palm tree D) mahogany tree
30. The major difference between natural and synthetic rubber is that ______.
A) synthetic rubber is man-made B) natural rubber is from metal C) both are
artificial D) natural rubber cannot stretch
THEORY
Answer three questions from this section
1a. What is wood conversion? Mention the two methods
of wood conversion.
b. List four reasons for seasoning wood.
c. Mention five stages involved in wood production
2a. What is wood defect?
b. State three uses of veneer
c. Mention three methods of making veneer
3a. What is metal?
b. Mention the three ways of processing metal
c. The three stages of metal production are________.________ and ________
4a. State three uses of the following i) rubber ii) plastic iii) glass
b. List the method of processing plastic
c. There are two types of plastics namely_______&________
