JSS 1 (YEAR 7) FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2020/2021 SESSION

1. The rate at which work is done is known as (a) energy (b) power (c) all of the
above (d) none of the above
2. Those rules and regulations we keep in the workshop to avoid injury/accident is
known as? A.) safety precautions b.) safety tools c.) safety school d.) first aid
3. The following will prevent accident in the workshop except a.) wearing
overall/apron b.) wearing hand gloves c.) wearing necklace d.) keeping fire
extinguisher
4. Materials are divided into a.) living and non-living b.) hard and soft c.) strong and
weak d.) metals and non-metals
5. Those plastics that can be remelted into liquids are known as --- plastics (a)
thermoplastics (b) thermosetting plastics (C) rubber plastics (d) wooden plastics
6. __ is used for making papers ? a.) plastics b.) wood c.) ceramics d.) glass
7. __is a by-product of clay ? a.) plastics b.) wood c.) ceramics d.) glass
8. Vacuum forming, injection moulding, compression moulding and calendaring are
methods of processing a.) plastics b.) wood c.) ceramics d.) glass
9. Rubber is divided into ? a.) living and non-living b.) hard and soft c.) strong and
weak d.)natural and synthetic
10. Addition of sulphur to rubber latex is called ? (a) polymerization (b) vulcanization
(c) moisture content
11. The two classes of timber are __ wood a.) living and non-living b.) hard and soft
c.) strong and weak d.)natural and synthetic
12. The process of removing excess water from wood is known as ? (a) moisture
content (b) seasoning (c) polymerization (d) cutting
13. The excess water removed from wood is called ? (a) moisture content (b)
seasoning (c) polymerization (d) cutting
14. Another name for hard wood is – (A) coniferous (B) deciduous (C) strong (D)
weak
15. Woods that shed their leaves are (A) coniferous (B) deciduous (C) strong (D)
weak
16. The two types of seasoning are (A) natural and artificial (b) hard and soft (c) dry
and wet (D) open and closed
17. Metals are classified into (a) natural and artificial (b) metallic and non-metallic (c)
ferrous and non-ferrous (d) hard and soft
18. Ceramics are used for plumbing because (a) they are resistant to heat (b) they
are resistant to electricity (c) they are resistant to corrosion (d) they are resistant
to chemical substances
 19. Why were people regarded as technologically primitive during stone age? (a)
they were poor (b) they didn’t make use of machines (c) they were old (d) they
were ugly
20. The skills and methods of technology used in the olden days is referred to as (a)
modern technology (b) advanced technology (c) local technology (d) old
technology
21. What era of technology are we currently in ? (a) indigenous technology (b)
modern technology (c) local technology (d) old technology
22. The whitish substance gotten from rubber trees, used for the production of rubber
is called…. (a) sulfur (b) seasoning (c) latex (d) vulcanization
23. The second type of rubber also known as elastomer is gotten through a process
known as …… (a) vulcanization (b) polymerization (c) calendaring (d) infusion
24. Pinch method and potter’s wheel method are ways of moulding …… (a) plastics
(b) ceramics (c) rubber (d) wood
25. Coniferous trees are also known as …… (a) softwood (b) hardwood (c) strong
wood (d) weak wood.

Theory A

1.a if you do 100 joules of work in 20 seconds , how much power is used?

1.b why are ceramics mostly used in electrical appliances ?

1.c what is a material ?

2.aMention four forms of energy?

2.b What is seasoning?

2.c list the types of plastic you know?

3.a what is power?

3.bWhat is technology?

3.cList the classes of materials we have?

Theory
1.a differentiate between tools and machines

1.b why are ceramics mostly used in electrical appliances ?

1.c what is a material ?

2.a differentiate between deciduous and coniferous trees

2.b What is seasoning?

2.c list the types of plastic you know?

3.a if you do 100 joules of work in 20 seconds , how much power is used?

3.b What is technology?

3.c List the classes of materials we have?

i. Define technology
ii. Why were people regarded as technologically primitive during stone age
iii. The skills and methods of technology used in the olden days is referred to as
iv. What era of technology are we currently in ?
v. Mention two areas that has been touched by technology
vi. What is material?
vii. Mention two safety precautions in the workshop
viii. Mention two causes of accidents in the workshop
ix. What are safety precautions?
x. Mention two uses and properties of plastic.

MARKING GUIDE

Theory A
1.a if you do 500 joules of work in 20 seconds , how much power is used?

Power = work done/ time = 500/20 = 50/2 =25j/s

1.b why are ceramics mostly used in electrical appliances ?

They are used in electrical appliances because they are resistant to electricity

1.c what is a material ?

a material is a substance used for the production of other things

2.a Mention four forms of energy?

Mechanical energy

Light energy

Heat energy

Electrical energy

Nuclear energy

Chemical energy

2.b What is seasoning?

Seasoning is the act of removing excess water from the wood

2.c list the types of plastic you know?

Thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics

3.a what is power?

Power is the rate at which work is done

3.bWhat is technology?

Technology is the application of scientific discoveries to solve human problems

Metallic and non-metallic materials

Theory B

1.a differentiate between tools and machines

Tools are operated manually while machines are mechanically operated

1.b why are ceramics mostly used in electrical appliances ?

They are used because they are resistant to electricity

They are poor conductors of electricity

1.c what is a material ?

Materials are substances used for the production of other substances

2.a differentiate between deciduous and coniferous woods

Deciduous woods shed their leaves while coniferous trees don’t

Deciduous trees are found in areas with high rainfall while coniferous trees re found in areas
with low rainfall

Deciduous trees have broad leaves while coniferous trees don’t

2.b What is seasoning?

Seasoning is the act of removing excess water from the wood

2.c list the types of plastic you know?

Thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics

3.a if you do 100 joules of work in 20 seconds , how much power is used?

Power = work done / time

100/20 = 10/2 = 5j/s

3.b What is technology?

3.c List the classes of materials we have?

Metallic and non-metallic materials