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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
When a safety hazard cannot be
eliminated, students should
avoid the hazard
ignore the hazard
guard or mark off the hazard
share the information with
other students
The MOST common injury causing
absence from work is
Burns
Back injury
Broken bones
Cuts and bruises
3. Workers practice good housekeeping
in the workplace to
Prevent accidents
Improve production
prevent equipment failure
organise tools and equipment
4. Personal protective equipment (PPE)
must be maintained by the
Worker
Employer
Safety officer
Work supervisor
5. Which of the following types of fire
extinguishing materials is BEST used
on oil fires?
(A) Foam
(B) Water
(C) Dry powder
(D) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Which of the following represents the
size relationship of the parts of a
whole?
Line
Scale
Shape
Proportion
Colours are said to be contrasting if
they are
(A) dark in value
(B) light in value
(C) bright and intense
(D) different in lightness and
darkness
Dark in value
Light in value
Bright and intense
Different in lightness and darkness
Which of the following factors
determine the appropriateness of a
design?
Aesthetics, functionality, economic, environment
Functionality, convention,
communication, environment
Environment, manufacture,
evaluation, economic
Communication, evaluation,
functionality, solution
In which stage of the design process,
is detailed costing of a product BEST
made?
Generating ideas
Developing a chosen solution
Researching and
specifications
Planning and realising the
chosen solution
Detailed orthographic drawings are
BEST used to show
Early stages of product development
3D views of a finished product
The dimensions of a finished product for manufacturing
How mechanical components fit together to make a product.
Which stage of the design process is
likely to involve mathematical
models?
Identifying the problem and the brief
Researching and specification
Developing the chosen solution
Planning and realising the chosen solution
12. It is important to annotate freehand
sketching to
Explain the thinking behind
the visual images
Show the proposed solution in
3D
Enable them to be used in
production drawing
Enable numerical
manipulation
At which stage in the design process,
would orthographic drawings be
MOST relevant?
(A) Generating ideas
(B) Developing the chosen
solution
(C) Planning and realising the
chosen solution
(D) Testing and evaluating the
chosen solution
Generating ideas
Developing the chosen solution
Planning and realising the chosen solution
Testing and evaluatong the chosen solution
14. The role of a quantity surveyor is to
Prepare working drawings
Set out a building site
Prepare a bill of qualities
Manage the finances of a construction project
15. Which of the following members of
the building team carries the greatest
level of responsibility on a
construction site?
Trade foreman
Project manager
Contractor
Civil engineer
16. A technical worker in construction and
manufacturing industries is paid more
than a skilled or semi-skilled worker
because they have
A better position
Highly academic qualifications
Higher levels of knowledge
and skills
Greater production output
A top down structure in an
organisational chart shows a
Hierarchical relationship
between workers
Horizontal relationship
between workers
Hierarchical and horizontal
relationship between
categories of workers
Hierarchical and horizontal
relationship between each
worker
The role of civil and structural
engineering is to produce buildings for
Domestic use only
The banking sector
Industrial use
A public use
19. Which of the following are standards
used in building construction?
ANSI, BSI, ISO standards
CUBIC, CARIFORUM, ISO
standards
Building regulation, ABNSI,
BSI
ANSI, CUBIC, ISO standards
Which of the following names is given
to a group of computers in an
organization that are connected to
each other?
The internet
An intranet
An extranet
A subnet
In the area of computer
communications, smart phones and
tablets are connected to computer
networks via
Fibre optic cable
Dial-up network connection
GPRS technology
WIFI technology
22. Which of the following is NOT a form
of pictorial drawing?
Orthographic
Isometric
Oblique
Cavalier
Which of the following are used for
developing and presenting project
work?
I. PowerPoint
II. Autocad
III. Prezi
IV. Excel
I only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, III and IV
In the area of Information and
Communication Technologies, the
term multimedia is BEST defined as,
“The combined use of
animations in computer
applications only.
sound and video in computer
applications only.
sound, pictures, video and
animations in computer
applications.
sound, pictures, video,
animations and text in
computer applications.
25. Which of the following is the
CORRECT sequence in the design of
products or services?
Preliminary design, screening,
concept generation, evaluation
and improvement, prototyping
and final design
Concept generation,
screening, preliminary design,
prototyping and final design,
evaluation and improvement
Preliminary design, screening,
concept generation,
prototyping and final design,
evaluation and improvement
Concept generation,
screening, preliminary design,
evaluation and improvement,
prototyping and final design
A path made by a moving point is a
Line
Shape
Space
Texture
27. Which of the following are three dimensional
forms?
Cylinders, cubes, spheres,
cones
Circles, squares, rectangles,
triangles
Cylinders, triangles, cubes,
cones
Circles, cylinders, cubes,
cones
28. Artists create visual weight with
Balance
Emphasis
Pattern
Rhythm
29. Which of the following factors MOST
influence the success of an
innovation?
Timing, aesthetic, ergonomics
Marketing, product demand,
timing
Available technologies,
economy, durability
Product demand, available
technologies, aesthetics
When is a design solution MOST
appropriate?
When it is recyclable.
When it meets the budget.
When it is multifunctional
When it meets the needs of the
client.
When using a grinder, the eyes should
be protected by
Wearing gloves
Wearing goggles
Holding the work firmly
Holding the work on the tool
rest
Earthing, bonding and protective
devices in electrical installations will
Stop circuit overload
Eliminate electric faults
Reduce the risk of electric
shock
Reduce the risk of electrical
fires
When must employers identify
possible workplace hazards?
When the need arises
When directed to by
authorities
Before workers return from
lunch
Before making changes to
work practices
Which of the following should you do,
if you see some co-workers doing a
job in a way that could cause them to
get hurt?
Ignore them
Run for cover
Inform your supervisor
Tell your co-workers you
are concerned and why you
are concerned.
Which of the following should be
done if your PPE needs to be repaired?
Take your PPE home to fix
Share with a co-worker
until yours can be fixed
Tell your supervisor and get
your PPE replaced
Carry on with your task; it
won't matter if you don't
use PPE this one time
Ergonomics is the science of
Worker comfort
Making work simpler
Determining the work
attitude to adopt
Fitting the job or work
environment to the worker
Which of the following is NOT a part
of the design process?
Product selection
Identifying the problem
Critical analysis of the
problem
Development of working
drawings
Which of the following is NOT a
factor in determining the
appropriateness of a design?
Shade
Aesthetics
Functionality
Suitability of material
Item 39 refers to the following
statements.
I. Development of working
drawings.
II. Communication of design
ideas.
III. Selection of the best solution.
Which of the statements above are
stages in the design process?
/ and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
A product developer has completed
the prototype of a product he was
developing. Which of the following is
the next sequential step to completing
the design process?
Analyzing the problem
Testing and evaluating
Generating alternative
solutions
Communication of the design
ideas
A product developer is designing a
number of products for a client who
specifies that the products are to be
used by persons of various weights
and heights. Which of the following
factors should he consider during the
design process?
Economics
Functionality
Anthropometrics
Suitability of material
The area around machines should be
Free from scraps
Waxed and smooth
Clearly painted in red
Stacked with useful material
The most effective agent to use when
putting out an electrical fire is
Sand
Water
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
In mouth-to-mouth artificial
respiration, tilting the head backwards
ensures
A clear airway into the
victim’s lungs
A good supply of blood to
the
victim’s brain
Effective breathing in
position
for the rescuer
Automatic rise and fall of
the victim’s chest
Which of the following should be
carried out LAST when treating an
unconscious person who has had an
electric shock?
Treating burns
Loosening tight clothing
Keeping airways to the lungs
clear
Administering artificial
respiration
The immediate action which should be
taken to assist a person suffering from
the effect of toxic fumes is to
Seek medical assistance
Apply artificial respiration
Open all doors and windows
Remove the person from the
danger
Which of the following devices is
MOSTLY used to input data to a
computer system?
UPS
Keyboard
Mouse pad
Floppy disk
Computer-aided manufacturing is the
use of computer software to
Reduce the amount of labour
intensive activities
Control the manufacture of
high quality parts
Move work pieces around the
manufacturing plant
Control machine tools and
related machinery in the
manufacturing of work pieces
Item 49 refers to the following
statements.
I. Create a faster production
process.
II. Use only the required amount
of material.
III. Produce components and
tooling with more precise
dimensions.
Which of the statements above are
purposes of computer-aided
manufacturing?
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following operations is
NOT done using computer
numerically controlled machines?
Milling
Turning
Filing
Plasma cutting
