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Northern Technical College: Department: Mechanical Certificate in Advanced Mechanical Engineering Level I

This document provides instructions and questions for an engineering drawing end of term test. It includes 4 questions: [1] Construct a regular pentagon and reduce it to a triangle of equal area, [2] Draw a template shown in a figure showing all constructions, [3] Draw a figure and construct a similar one reduced by a 3:5 ratio, [4] Draw an elevation of a lamp shade showing constructions used to determine the arc center and 90 degree angle. Students have 2 hours to answer any 3 questions and show all constructions clearly.

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Northern Technical College: Department: Mechanical Certificate in Advanced Mechanical Engineering Level I

This document provides instructions and questions for an engineering drawing end of term test. It includes 4 questions: [1] Construct a regular pentagon and reduce it to a triangle of equal area, [2] Draw a template shown in a figure showing all constructions, [3] Draw a figure and construct a similar one reduced by a 3:5 ratio, [4] Draw an elevation of a lamp shade showing constructions used to determine the arc center and 90 degree angle. Students have 2 hours to answer any 3 questions and show all constructions clearly.

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NORTHERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT: MECHANICAL

CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LEVEL I

END OF TERM TEST DATE: APRIL 2019

SUBJECT: ENGINEERING DRAWING

CLASSES: C8/1

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

(i) Time allowed is 2 Hours


(ii) Write your name, class and other details on the answer sheet provided
(iii) There FOUR (4) questions in this question paper. ANSWER ANY THREE
(iv) All constructions must be shown clearly
(v) Unless otherwise specified, all measurements in this paper are in millimeters
(vi) Use your discretion where measurements are missing

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO


Question 1
a) Construct a regular pentagon given length of side 45 mm.
[8 Marks]
b) Reduce the pentagon in a) to a triangle having the same area.
[12 Marks]
Question 2
Draw full size, the template shown in fig.1 showing clearly all constructions used to determine centers
and points of tangency.
[20 Marks]

Fig.1
Question 3

Draw the figure shown in fig.2 and construct a similar figure whose sides are reduced by the ratio 3:5.

[20 Marks]

Fig.2

1
Question 4

Fig. 3 shows the elevation of a lamp shade ABCDEF. Draw, full size, the given elevation showing clearly
the constructions used to determine the center of arc BCD and the 90° angle AFE.

[20 Marks]

Fig.3

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