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VOCATIONAL APTITUDE GRADE 3 THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2019/2020

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Quarrying is also known as _______

a)

Closed pit mining

b)

Open-pit mining

c)

Ocean mining

d)

Land and sea mining

2.

The mineral used to manufacture cement is _______

a)

Limestone

b)

Quartz

c)

Marble

d)

Gravel

3.

A constituent of sand used for making oscillator of clocks is ________

a)

Quartz

b)

Limestone

c)

Feldspar

d)

Slate

4.

Minerals gotten from a quarry and used as roofing sheets are called

a)

Limestones

b)

Slates

c)

Marble

d)

Gravel

5.

The following are crused stones except _______

a)

Basalt

b)

Granite

c)

Gravel

d)

Limestone

6.

Mineral gotten from a quarry and are used for making sculptures is called

a)

Marble

b)

Gravel

c)

Limestone

d)

Granite

7.

Someone whose job is to take mineral resources out of the earth is called

a)

Fisherman

b)

Sculptor

c)

Miner

d)

Farmer

8.

A tool used to guide miners to the proper kinds of rocks and where to search for ores is called

a)

Seismograph

b)

Chains and pulleys

c)

Compass

d)

Safety lamp

9.

A mineral resource used to make plants grow is called

a)

Salt

b)

Petroleum

c)

Gravel

d)

Phosphate

10.

A search conducted by miners in other to locate mineral ores is called

a)

Inspection

b)

Supervision

c)

Prospecting

d)

Searching

11.

The hardest known mineral is

a)

Copper

b)

Gold

c)

Bronze

d)

Diamond

12.

Petroleum and coal are used for

a)

Food

b)

Fuel

c)

Construction

d)

Plants

13.

A mining tool with a magnetic needle that shows direction is called

a)

Compass

b)

Chains and pulleys

c)

Seismograph

d)

Safety lamp

14.

The mineral resource used for seasoning and preserving of food is ___________

a)

Salt

b)

Limestone

c)

Coke

d)

Limestone.

15.

The mineral resource that is refined to produce fuels for vehicles, cooking, and big industrial machines is called __________

a)

Petroleum.

b)

Limestone.

c)

Iron.

d)

Diamond

16.

Someone who learns a vocation/trade is called

a)

learner

b)

trainer

c)

apprentice

d)

student

17.

People are taught about professions in the

a)

school

b)

workshop

c)

bank

d)

market

18.

The following are professions except

a)

nursing

b)

law

c)

carpentry

d)

engineering

19.

Which of the following is a profession?

a)

plumbing

b)

bricklaying

c)

banking

d)

carpentry

20.

Jobs that require learning through formal education are called

a)

vocation

b)

profession

c)

trade

d)

craft

21.

The following are reasons why people go to school to learn except

a)

gain respect from people.

b)

gain opportunity for self expression.

c)

become irresponsible

d)

achieve status and recognition in the society.

22.

A type of open-pit in which stones, sand, gravel or slate is extracted from the ground is called

a)

Quarry

b)

Mine

c)

Pit

d)

Cave

23.

A tool used to lift solid minerals from the ground is known as

a)

Seismograph

b)

Chains and pulleys

c)

Compass

d)

Safety lamp

24.

Useful and natural materials found deep inside the earth or very close to the earth’s surface are called

a)

Minerals.

b)

Materials.

c)

Substances.

d)

Objects.

25.

The commonest of all minerals on the earth is the _________

a)

Feldzpar

b)

Quartz

c)

Tin

d)

Gold.

26.

A mineral resource used for making jewellery is

a)

Tin.

b)

Limestone.

c)

Gold.

d)

Tin

27.

The mineral resource used for manufacturing coal tar for road construction is _________

a)

Coke

b)

Coal

c)

Gravel

d)

Marble.

28.

The jobs that involve extracting materials from their natural sources are called

a)

primary vocation

b)

constructive vocation

c)

service vocation

d)

formal vocation

29.

The following are primary vocation except

a)

farming

b)

carpentry

c)

hunting

d)

fishing

30.

Which of the following is a secondary vocation?

a)

farming

b)

hunting

c)

mining

d)

bricklaying

31.

A person who catches fishes from rivers and seas is called

a)

farmer

b)

fisherman

c)

hunter

d)

carpenter

32.

A person who extracts minerals beneath the surface of the earth is called

a)

hunter

b)

miner

c)

fisherman

d)

lumberman

33.

A person who plants and grows plants and crops is called

a)

hunter

b)

farmer

c)

fisherman

d)

miner

34.

A person who kills animals from the forest is called

a)

hunter

b)

miner

c)

butcher

d)

lumberman

35.

A place where bread, buns and cakes are made for sale is called

a)

abbatior

b)

bakery

c)

laundry

d)

distillery

36.

A place where milk and milk products are made and sold is called

a)

bakery

b)

farm

c)

dairy

d)

distillery

37.

A place where beauty service is rendered is called

a)

gym

b)

mall

c)

salon

d)

bakery

38.

A large area of land that is covered with trees, shrubs and other plants is called

a)

Forest

b)

Bush

c)

Farm

d)

Desert

39.

Young plants are grown in a place called

a)

farm

b)

nursery

c)

primary

d)

field

40.

A commercial fishing boat designed to operate fishing trawls is called

a)

canoe

b)

harpoon

c)

trawler

d)

trap