OXBOARD COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 SESSION

SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY
CLASS: JS1 Time: 1:30 minutes
Instruction: Answer all questions in section A, one in section B and two in
section C
SECTION A (Objective Test: Choose the option from a –d)
1. All these are safety rules and regulations EXCEPT ____. (a) Handle tools
correctly (b) Dress correctly(c) fatigue (d) Be attentive always
2. _______ means protection from danger or injury. (a) Danger (b) Safety (c)
Escape (d) Jumping
3. Technology makes the world a global village through ______. (a) agriculture
(b) drum (c) electricity (d) internet
4. _____ are substances from which other things can be made. (a) Technology
(b) Plastic (c) Materials (d) Chips
5. Basic technology comprises of all these EXCEPT _______. (a) woodwork (b)
trading (c) metal work(d) automobile
6. The application of scientific method to solve societal problems is
__________. (a) Arts (b) Language (c) Music (d) Technology
7. The following are the common building materials EXCEPT _____. (a) Cement
(b) Wood (c) Firewood (d) Glass

8. All these are the benefit of technology EXCEPT _______. (a) Technology has
improved ourtransportation system (b) Technology has improved
communication system (c) Technology hasimproved the working
environment (d) Technology has made us lazy
9. The drawing instrument used for measuring angles is _____. (a) compass (b)
divider (c) protractor(d) set-square
10.Which of the following cannot be recognized as a driving tool? (a) Mallet (b)
hammer (c) nails
(d) screw driver
11.A drill bit is a metallic material used for ______. (a) punching holes (b)
casing holes (c) boring holes(d) digging holes
12.The bench vice is a/an _______ tool. (a) boring (b) cung (c) driving (d)
holding
13.The hand tool used for making holes in wood work is called. (a) boring
machine (b) hand brace(c) drilling brace (d) drilling machine
14.Which of the following is NOT used to cut metals? (a) chisel (b) hacksaw (c)
bow saw (d)circular saw
15.The following are example of boring tools EXCEPT(a) ratchet brace (b)
Gimlet (c) Bradawl (d)hammer
16.Woodwork holding devices are the tools used to_______ on the
workbench. (a) Hold work piece(b) cut work piece (c) mark work piece (d)
making holes
 17.Which of the following is a driving tool? (a) centre paunch (b) chisel (c) file
(d) screw driver
18.A negative experience that happen to somebody when he does not EXPECT
it, is _____________.(a) prevention (b) technique (c) safety (d) accident
19.The proper _____ of our machines and equipment is always necessary in
order to prevent loss of money and life. (a) Painting (b) Polishing (c)
Maintenance (d) Coating
20.A straight line is the shortest distance between ______ points. (a) four (b)
three (c) two (d) half
21.The metal workers’ pen for drawing lines on the surface of a metal is the
______. (a) scribing block(b) scriber (c) caliper (d) chisel
22.The hand tool used for tightening and loosening bolts and nuts is called
________. (a) Screw driver(b) Spanner (c) Pliers (d) Hammer
23. The Maintenance that aims at restoring a broken equipment to its original
operang condion is _______ maintenance. (a) Preventive (b) corrective
(c) predictive (d) daily
24. Dot punching is a method in _______. (a) measuring (b) cuting (c) boring
(d) marking out
25. Tools such as chisels, saws and hammers are made from ________. (a)
metals (b) wood (c) rubber(d) plastics
26.Which of these is NOT a type of chisel? (a) Flat chisel (b) cross – cut chisel
(c) silver chisel(d) diamond chisel.
27.The simplest measuring tool in a woodwork workshop is ________. (a)
Metric Rule (b) Try Square(c) Sliding bevel (d) Mitre square
28.Which of the following appliances cannot be titied into work bench? (a)
bench vice (b) bench hook(c) bench hammer (d) bench stop.
29.The tool used for taking out nails in wood work is called _. (a) Gauge (b)
pincers (c) chisels (d) pliers
30.A tool used for measuring lengths ______. (a) Bradawl (b) caliper (c) plane
(d) meter rule

ESSAYSECTION(B) - ANSWER ONE QUESTION FROM THIS SECTION

1a. What is Technology? (1 mark)
b. List 5 importance of technology. (5 marks)
c. List four products of technology. (4 marks)
2a. What is Technical Drawing? (2 marks)
b. List four drawing instruments and state at least one use of each. (4 marks)
c. State two ways of taking care of the tee-square. (4 marks)
d. What is freehand sketching? (2 marks)
SECTION(C) - ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
1a. What is maintenance? (2 marks)
b. Lists three types of maintenance and explain any one. (5 marks)
c. Give three reasons for maintenance. (3 marks)
2a. List (6) classifications of wood work hand tools and give one example of each.
(6marks)
b. Mention two types of cuting tools. (2 marks)
c. List 2 types of hammer. (2marks)
3a. List (4) classifications of metal work hand tools and give one example of each.
(4 marks)
b. State the uses of the following: (i) Surface plate (ii) Scriber(4marks)
c. Draw a try square (2marks)
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024
BASIC TECHNOLOGY MARKING GUIDE BASIC 7 (JS1) OBJECTIVE
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.C
8.D 9.C 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.B
14.C 15.D 16.A 17.D 18.D
19. C 20.C 21.B 22. .B 23..B 24.D 25.A
26. C 27.A 28.C 29.B 30.D
ESSAYSECTION B (Essay Quesons: 10 marks each =30 marks
QUESTION 1(a) what is Technology? 1 marki.Technology is basically a
systemac way of doing things or solving problems for the good ofmankind
ii. Technology is the processes (method) and products (materials) that make
life easy and stress freeii.It can also be dened as cultural tradions
developed in human communies for developing thephysical and biological
environment
QUESTION 1(b) List 5 importance of technology - 5 marks1.Technology has
improved our transportaon system.2.Technology has improved
communicaon system.3.Technology has improved the working
environment.4.Technology has brought improvement in literacy and
educaonal levels to the society.5.Technology has improved the
development of medical health care delivery.6.Technology has improved
quality of goods and increased producon as a result of farming andusing
agricultural equipment e.g. harvesters, tractor.
QUESTION 1(c) List four product of technology a. airplane b. ship c. laptop
d. car e. projector f. fan etcQUESTION 2(a) What is Technical Drawing?
a.Technical Drawing is the graphical representaon of objects, machines
and their dierent parts by the use oflines, curves, symbols and
convenons.b.Technical drawing is a universal language used for
communicaon among technical people.c.Technical drawing is a language
of communicaon making use of lines, curves, symbols andconvenons.
QUESTION 2(b) List four drawing instruments and state at least one use of
each.i.A drawing board is the wooden plaorm on which the drawing
paper is placed before the drawing starts.ii.Tee square is used for drawing
horizontal or parallel lines in conjuncon with drawing board.
 iii.A Compass: Used for drawing circles and arcs.iv.A Divider: used for
transferring measurement from the metric rule to the drawing.v.Set
Squares: Are used to draw vercal or diagonal lines.vi.The Protractor: is
used for measuring and marking out angles.vii.Scale Rules: Are used to
produce reduced or enlarged sizes of objects.viii.A Metric Rule: is used for
drawing various types of curves.
QUESTION 2(c) State four ways to take care of the tee-square.(a)Never use
the tee-square as a walking sck or as a cane.(b)Do not use pen-knife or
blade along the edge of the tee-square(c)Always hand your square when
not in use.(d) Always keep your tee-square clean, etc.
SECTION(C)
QUESTION 1(a) What is maintenance?Maintenance is the work done to
keep or restore equipment to an acceptable working standard at aminimum
cost.
QUESTION 1(b) Lists three types of maintenance and explain any
one.i)Prevenve maintenance: They are acons carried out to avoid
breakdown of the equipment byconstantly inspecng, cleaning, dus ng
and carrying out all necessary acvies, to ensure themachine is working
well.ii)Predicve maintenance: The act of monitoring the state of a
machine, using computer, measuringinstruments and alarm or warning light
to give the user a warning of possible breakdown.iii)Correcve
maintenance: They are acons carried out aer there has been a
breakdown.
QUESTION 1(c) Give ve reasons for maintenance.a.To make the
equipment funcon properlyb.To avoid preventable breakdownc.To reduce
chances of accidents and ensure safe used.To avoid the inconvenience of
equipment failuree.To make the item last longer ;andf.To reduce loss of
me and thereby save money
QUESTION 2(a) List (6) classicaons of wood work hand tools and give
one example of each.I.Measuring tools : Metric rule, Compass, Calipers,
Folding rule, Divider, etcII.Marking out/ seng out tools: Gauges, Try
square, Sliding bevel, Mitre square, etcIII.Work holding tools: Bench vice,
Bench hook, Clamps, Bench stop, etcIV.Boring tools: Bradawl, Wood brace,
rachet brace, bits, etcV.Cung and paring tools: Saws, Planes. Chisels,
Files, etc.VI.Driving tools: Hammers, Screw drivers, Mallets, etc
QUESTION 2(b) Menon two types of cung tools in metal work. a. chisel
b. le c. scraper d. hacksaw, etc
QUESTION 2(c) List 2 types of hammers.1.Ball peen hammer.2.Straight peen
hammer
3.Cross peen hammer4.Planishing hammer5.Blocking head
hammer6.Upholstery hammer
QUESTION3 (a) List (4) classicaons of metal work hand tools and give
one example of each.1. Measuring tools: Steel rule, Calipers, Micrometer
screw guage, Vernier caliper, etc2. Marking out tools: Surface plate, Surface
tables, Engineer square, scriber, scribing block, etc3. Cung tools: Saws,
Chisels, les, snip, etc4. Driving tools: Hammers, Spanners, Screwdrivers,
etc
QUESTION3 (b) State the uses of the following: (i) Surface plate- for
checking the
.