BASIC TECHNOLOGY Grade 9 First Term Half Test (2022/2023)

One of these is not a career opportunity in Basic Technology

• telecommunication

• petroleum sector

• polities

• engineering

Hardwood are gotten from ____ trees

• coniferous

• deciduous

• sebaceous

• ferocious

An example of soft wood is

• pine

• iroko

• obeche

• opepe

hardwood have ____ leaves

• flat

• broad

• narrow

• coloured

All are stages of wood processing EXCEPT

• felling

• conversion

• dissection

• seasoning

The process of cutting wood into desired sizes is called

• seasoning

• felling

• conversion

• slicing

The following are the composition of wood EXCEPT

• cellulose

• wax

• spill

• gum

Seasoning is best described as the process of

• cutting down of wood with chain saw

• adding chemicals to wood to improve its qualities

• drying the moisture content of wood

• preparing wood for better usage

In plain sawn method, Planck are cut _____ to the axis of the wood

• vertical

• horizontal

• parallel

• perpendicular

A well seasoned wood can posses the following qualities EXCEPT

• resistance to insect attack

• strong

• durable

• bendable