JSS 1 Basic Technology

1. Ceramics can be used to produce? (a) Anything b) Electric plugs c) Carpets d)

Bumpers
2. Plastics can be used for? A) Rain boots b) Water hoses c) Tyres d) Bumpers
3. Properties of plastics includes ? A) plastics are metallic b) plastics are heavy c)
plastics are sonorous d) plastics are flexible
4. Examples of safety devices includes except? A) Visors b) sand buckets c) aprons d)
bootie
5. All are examples of hardwood except? A) opepe b) cedar c) oak d) iroko
6. The following are examples of softwood except.? A) spruce b) mansonia c) pine d)
fir
7. What differentiate a ferrous metal from non ferrous metals? A) malleability b)
ductility c) iron d) tin
8. Properties of metals includes A) lustre b) coniferous c) flexible d) water resistant
9. Blender is an example of .................... technology a) Long range b) Low level c) High
range d) High level
10. What is corrosion? A) when chemical is mixed with metal b) when metal wears
slowly through the use of chemical or rust c) when metal is stored d) when metal
changes
11. What is a non-ferrous metal? A) metal that contain iron b) metal that doesn’t
contain iron c) metal that contain aluminium d) metal that doesn’t contain
aluminium
12. Which of the following has complex cellular structure ? A) obeche b) cedar c) Fir d)
Redwood
13. Natural rubber is produced from? A) Petroleum b) Latex c) Rubber tree d) Glue
14. Freehand sketching materials includes ? A) ruler b) razor blade c) set square d)
sharpener
15. Drawing instrument includes all except? A) rulers b) pencils c) razor blades d)
protractors

Theory

1. a. List 5 features of a tree.

b. State 5 properties of metals.

c) State 5 safety guidelines for pedestrians.

2. a) State 5 properties of softwood

b) List 5 common building materials.

JSS 2 Basic Technology

1. The common size of a school workshop first aid box is...........a) 20 x 25 x 30 cm b) 30

x 25 x 40 cm c) 40 x 40 x 25 cm d) 30 x 40 x 20 cm
2. Properties of ceramics includes? A) flexibility b) resistance to corrosion c) Elastic d)
low resistance to heat.
3. Alloys of non ferrous metals includes? A) cast iron b) wrought iron c) bronze d) steel
4. Ceramics can be used to produce ? A) furnaces b) rain boots c) bulbs d) umbrella
5. Line type for showing long breaks is? A) zigzag b) continuous wavy c) short dashes
d) thin long chain
6. Continuous thick line is used for ? A) hidden outlines b) visible outlines c) cutting
sections d) centre lines
7. Types of lines includes all except? A) short dashes b) thin chain line c) double line d)
continuous wavy line
8. A bisector is used forr? A) cutting sections b) measuring sections c) dividing lines
into equal halves d) diving lines only
9. Acute angles are angles A) greater than 90° b) less than 90° c) greater than
180° d) less than 180°
10. Reflex angles are angles A) greater than 90° b) less than 90° c) greater than 180° but
less than 360° d) less than 180°
11. Bronze is an alloy of metals that contain? A) tin and copper b) zinc and copper c)
aluminium and copper d) tungsten and copper
12. Obtuse angles are angles A) greater than 90° but less than 180° b) less than 90° c)
greater than 180° d) less than 180°
13. Paper is produced from? A) wood b) clay c) rubber d) plastics
14. Examples of quadrilaterals includes? A) rhomboid b) arcs c) circles d) hatch
15. Complementary angles are ? A) that add up to 180° b) that add up to 90° c) that
add up to 360° d) that add up to 270°

Theory

1. a. Mention 5 materials in the first aid box.

b. Divide line XY=90mm into 7 equal parts
c. What is an alloy

2. a. State 5 uses of wood.

b. List 5 examples of ferrous metals

c. Mention the goals of first aid treatment application

JSS 3 Basic Technology

1. Which of the following is made by gluing three or more veneers together? A) composite
board b) plywood c) chip board d) particle board
2. Which of the following is a natural defect? A) knot b) bow c) twist d) check
3. Popular methods of wood conversion includes . A) plain sawn b) circular sawn c) regular
sawn d) natural sawn
4. The wood defect caused by the offshoot of a branch at the lowest stem is called? A) knot b)
shake c) twist d) decay
5. The growth in trees take place around the? A) heart wood b) medullary rays c) sapwood c)
bud at the tip of the tree
6. The product formed when the impurity is removed from iron ore in a blast furnace is called?
A) steel b) slag c) pig iron d) cast iron
7. Which of the following is an iron processing material? A) coke b) dross c) scraps d) slang
8. The metal that can be produced when copper is alloyed with zinc is called? A) bronze b)
brass c) solder d) aluminium
9. Which of the following materials is needed in iron productivity? A) cast iron b) iron ore c) pig
iron d) white iron
10. Which of the following has carbon content ranging between 0.6% and 1.3% a) low carbon
steel b) high carbon steel c) medium carbon steel d) mild steel
11. The following are methods of processing plastics EXCEPT a) calendaring b) compression c)
reverberating d) injection
12. Which of the following is not a ceramic product? A) flower vase b) pot c) bucket d) tiles
13. One of the following is from rubber a) bulb b) balloon c) chair d) book
14. Ceramics products are best dried in a compartment called...... a) kiln b) dryer c) Sun d) stove
15. What type of plastics can be remoulded? A) thermoplastics b) vitaplastics c) thermometer d)
thermoset

Theory

1. i. List two other materials added to the blast furnace and their uses.
ii. Write 5 advantages of laminated boards
2. I. Write 2 disadvantage of laminated boards?
ii. List two purpose of pounding clay.
3. i. What is an alloy metal?
Ii State 3 properties of ceramics.
4. List 4 methods of processing plastics.
List 2 methods of making metals

5. Draw a cube of 100 mm using isometric projection.

SSS 1 Technical Drawing

1. Which of these pencils is the most soft? A) 7H b) 3H c) B d) 2H

2. Rapidograph is type of ? A) graphbook b) Eraser c) clip d) Pen
3. The dimensions of DIN A5 paper is? A) 210 x 148 b) 420 x 297 c) 594 x 420 d) 840 x 594
4. One of the styles of writing used in lettering is? A) slanting b) sloppy c) lower case d) upper
case
5. Scale 1:1 means? A) Draw to full size b) draw using your own multiplier c) draw to twice full
size d) not clear
6. Continuous thin lines are used for? A) Dimension b) sections c) cutting planes d) partial
views
7. Short dashes thin lines are used for? A) leader lines b) centre lines c) hidden outlines d)
visible outlines.
8. The offsets made from each of the paper edges when drawing the borderline is ........? A) 10
mm b) 15 mm c) 20 mm d) 30 mm
9. The following are examples of orthographic projection except? A) first angle b) third angle c)
isometric d) auxiliary
10. Centre lines can be represented by .....? A) Thin chain lines b) continuous thin c) continuous
thick
11. All the following are part of a triangle except? A) vertex b) base c) altitude d) attitude
12. Essential features of lettering includes? A) uniformity b) ability c) capacity d) useability
13. Which of the following is used to fix drawing sheet on the board? A) Masking tape b) thread
c) punches d) bow
14. An acute angle is an angle? A) less than 90° b) greater than 90° c) less than 180° d) greater
than 180°
15. The primary unit of measurement for technical drawing is? A) Millimetre b) centimetre c)
meter d) millilitre
16. Which of the following drawing instruments is used to reproduce shapes? A) template b)
Compass c) divider d) protractor
17. The following triangles are classified by length except? A) acute angled b) scalene c)
Isosceles d) equilateral
18. The following are parts of a circle except? A) chord b) tangent c) segment d) sector
19. Sector of a circle is same as quadrant of a circle, when angle between two radii is A) 90°b)
360 ° c) 60° d) 180 °
20. The correct side to place tee-square on the drawing board when in used is? A) left b) right c)
anywhere d) centre
21. An angle less than 90 is? A) obtuse b) acute c) reflex d) convex
22. What type of pencil is F? A) soft b) middle c) hard d) extra hard
23. Drafting is? A) a game of creating technical drawings b) a process of creating artistic drawing
c) an act of technical drawing d) a process of creating technical drawing
24. The following are triangles, except ? A) isosceles b) scalene c) equilateral d) unequilateral
25. One of these is a part of triangle. A) vertex b) convex c) apex d) zenith
26. Which of the following is not part of a circle? A) segment b) sector c) tangent d) Radius
27. Theright angled triangle is a/an triangle ? A) 90° b) 60 ° c) .180 ° d) 0°
28. Which of the following is true ? A) diameter is part of circle b) chord is parallel to axis c)
segment has eccentricity d) circumference is diagonal length of deltoid
 29. To find the centre a given circle the first step is? A) draw 2 chords b) bisect lines c) choose a
point d) draw the circle
30. To construct a triangle with the three sides given, the first step is? A) construct 15° angle b)
draw a horizontal line c) draw radius d) draw vertical height

Theory

1. i. Divide 100 mm line into 7 equal parts. , show all construction details.
ii. Fully classify pencils.
2. I. Construct an isosceles triangle of vertical height 85 mm, and vertical angle 30°.
Ii fully classify paper formats with their respective dimensions.
3. Construct a triangle of perimeter 130 mm, base side 40mm and a base angle 105°, and
state the second base angle.

SSS 2 Technical Drawing 1st term

1. Which of these pencils is the lightest? A) H b) B c) HB d) F

2. The following equation represent an hyperbola? A) e =1 b) e <1 c) e > 1 d) e = 0
3. The dimensions 594 x 420 is for paper format? a) A1 b) A2 c) A3 d) A4
4. The ideal pencil for making precise drawings is? a) H b) F c) B d) HB
5. Short dashes thin lines are used for? A) Hidden outlines b) sections c) edges d) cutting p
6. Which of the following is used to fix drawing sheet on the board? a) masking tape b) glue c)
gum d) eraser
7. The primary unit of measurement for technical drawing is? a) milliliter b) millimeter c)
centimeter d) metre
8. Which of the following drawing instrument is used to reproduce shapes? A) Erasers b) set
square c) template d) paper
9. If a length of 10 metre on land is represented by 50 cm on a drawing, what is the ratio of the
scale used? a) 1:20 b) 20:1 c) 1:40 d) 1:400
10. In isometric drawing, at what degree is the drawing inclined? A) 30 b) 15 c) 45 d) 60
11. Which of the following has eccentricity greater than one?
12. A conic section whose eccentricity is 4/3 is? A) hyperbola b) parabola c) ellipse d) involute
13. What is the eccentricity of an ellipse? A) <1 b) > 1 c) 1 d) 0
14. What is a dimension of paper format A1? A) 140 x 210 b) 840 x 297 c) 840 x 594 d) 1188 x
840
15. The continuous irregular lines are used for? A) sections b) cutting planes c) centre lines d)
leader lines
16. The thin chain lines are used for? A) construction b) center lines c) cutting planes d)
dimensions
17. When a point moves such that the ratio of its distance from two fixed point is constant, then
the path traced by the point is a/an ? A) parabola b) ellipse c) cycloid d) hyperbola
18. Tools used in freehand sketching includes? A) ruler b) pencil c) blade d) template
19. Interpret this scale ratio, 1:10. A) draw full size b) draw one eleventh of full size c) one tenth
full size d) draw twice full size
 20. The following are loci except? A) ellipse b) parabola c) hyperbola d) deltoid
21. The difference between a cycloid and epicycloid is? a) Cycloid is drawn along a bigger
circular curve, epicycloid is drawn on straight line b) Cycloid is drawn along a straight line,
epicycloid is drawn along the outside of a bigger circle c) No difference d) None of the listed
22. If the exterior angle of a polygon is 45°, the polygon is? A) a decagon b) an octagon c)
hexagon d) pentagon
23. Scale 10:2 is a ............ Scale? A) enlarging b) reducing c) diagonal d) plain
24. A plane figure bounded by four straight lines is? A) square b) quadrilateral c) parallelogram
d) rhomboid
25. Essential features of lettering includes? A) uniformity b) ability c) capacity d) use ability
26. One of the styles of writing is? A) vertical b) upright c) cartography d) acrylic
27. The similarity between a deltoid and a rhombus is that? A) both are parallelogram b) their
angles are all right angles c) all their sides are equal d) their diagonals bisect at right angles
28. To draw an escribed circle of a given triangle, the first step is? A) bisect one side b) bisect
one interior angle c) draw perpendicular bisector d) extend one side
29. Which of the following workshop tools is used for finding the diameter of a round ball? A)
protractor b) try square c) oddleg caliper d) micrometer
30. Which scale is biggest? A) 1:25 b) 1:35 c) 1:45 d) 1:5

Theory

1. Reproduce the diagram.

2. Reproduce diagram in 1st angle orthographic projection.
3. Construct a triangle of triangle of perimeter 130 mm, base side 40mm and a base angle of
105°, and state the second base angle.
4. Construct a Cycloid for a rolling circle of 76mm diameter, making the initial position of the
tracing point at the top of the vertical centre line of the circle.

SSS 2 Technical Drawing 2nd term

1. Which of the following is not required in the construction of a parabola? A) directrix b)

dimension c) centre line d) none
2. A plane figure bounded by four straight lines is? A) square b) quadrilateral c) parallelogram
d) rhomboid
3. Tools used in free hand sketching includes? A) pencil b) template c) blade d) ruler
4. When a point moves such that the ratio of its distance from two fixed point is constant then
the path traced by the point is a/an? A) Parabola b) Ellipse c) Cycloid d) Hyperbola

5. The dimension of A6 paper format is ? A) 1188 × 75 b) 210 × 148 c) 148 × 105 d) not listed

6. The inclined side in oblique projection is drawn to ? A) full length b) half full length c) quarter
full length d) one third full length
 7. A site plan shows the? A) Location of building b) Building foundation c) Elevation of a building
d) Cross section of a building

8. Which of the following workshop tools is used for finding the diameter of a round ball? A)
protractor b) Try square c) Odd leg caliper d) Micrometer

10. Which of these scales is the largest? A) 1:5 b) 1:25 c) 1:45 d) 1:65

11. To draw an escribed circle of a given triangle, the first step is to? A) Bisect one side b) Bisect one
interior angle c) Draw perpendicular bisector d) Extend one side

12. The similarity between a deltoid and a rhombus is that? A) both are parrallelogram b) their
angles are all right angles c) all their sides are equal d) their diagonal bisect at right angles

13. Which of these is continuous irregular line used for? A) hidden outlines b) visible outlines c)
cutting planes d) sections

14. Which of these is part of a triangle? A) vertex b) weight c) gravity center d) axis

15. If the exterior angle of a polygon is 36°, the polygon is? A) A Decagon b) An octagon c) A
hexagon d) A Pentagon

16. In which of the following is the principle of archimedean spiral employed in its construction? A)
woodruff key b) Screw thread c) Car head lamp c) Hair spring of a wrist watch

17. Which of these statement describes a concentric circle? A) any set of circle b) circle aligned by a
chord c) Circles with similar diameter d) circle that share the same center

18. Which of these is true of a reflex angle? A) angle greater than 90° but less than 180° b) angle
less than 90° c) angle greater than 180° d) angle equal to 180°

19. Which of these pencils is the most light? A) B b) H c) F d) HB

20. The dimensions of DIN A2 paper is? A) 840 × 420 b) 420 x 297 c) 594 x 420 d) 840 x 594

21. The ideal pencil for making precise drawings is? A) H b) B c) F d) HB

22. The primary unit of measurement for technical drawing is? A) Millimeter b) Centimeter c) Meter
d) Kilometer

23. If a tool length of 1000 cm is represented by 200 mm on a drawing, what is the ratio of the scale
used? A) 1:100 b) 100:1 c) 1:50 d) 50:1

24. The following are drawing materials except? A) Rapidograph b) Eraser c) Razor d) Pencil

25. One of the styles of writing used in lettering is? A) Vertical b) Cartography c) Slanting d) Acrylic

26. Short dashes thin lines are used for? A) Centre lines b) hidden outlines and edges c) dimension
d) corner lines

27. Continuous thin lines are used for? A) cutting planes b) hatching c) Dimension d) centre lines

28. Centre lines can be represented by .....? A) Thin chain lines b) Thin continuous lines c) Thin short
dashes d) Thick continuous lines

29. Essential features of lettering includes? A) Uniformity b) Ability c) Capacity d) Useability

30. What is the eccentricity of parabola? A) 1 b) 0 c) <1 d) >1

31. What is asymptotes? A) tangent lines to ellipse at infinity b) tangent lines to hyperbola at infinity
c) tangent lines to parabola at infinity d) agency of obloid

32. The true shape of a conic section parallel to the slant side is? A) parabola b) circle c) ellipse d)
hyperbola

33. The true shape of a conic section inclined to the axis and cutting both sides is? A) parabola b)
circle c) ellipse d) hyperbola

34. The true shape of a conic section at right angles to the axis is? A) parabola b) circle c) ellipse d)
hyperbola

35. The first step to construct ellipse by concentric circle method is? A) Draw the axes b) draw the
circles c) draw the arc d) not listed

Theory

1. Reproduce the diagram.

2. Reproduce diagram in 1st angle orthographic projection.
3. The crank OA of the mechanism shown rotates clockwise about O. The end B of the link
AB moves along the line PQ and FD swings about F. Obtain the locus of E for one revolution
of OA. OA is 40mm, AB is 150mm, BC is 65 me, CD is 130mm, DE and DF are 75mm.