TECHNOLOGY GRADE: 9

JUNE CONTROLLED TEST

DURATION: 1 Hour Mark: 40

Examiner:
Moderator:

NAME: ____________________________________________________________
CLASS………

INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS:
• This paper consists of THREE sections: Sections A, B and C.
• Read all instructions carefully.
• Answer all Sections from section A to C.
• Write neatly and answer all the questions in the spaces provided in this
question paper.
• Use a pencil for all drawings.
• Where required to calculate show all working out.
• Write your name in the space provided above.
• Use scale 1:1 if the scale is not stated.
• For drawings all construction lines and projections must be shown.

SECTION A

QUESTION 1

TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (5)

1.1 Read the following statements carefully and CIRCLE the correct answer.
1.1.1. When investigating designs, we need to consider...

A Any design
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 B Other things related to the design
C What the designer does not want to do
D Fitness for purpose
1.1.2. Which lines are used to communicate in technology?
A Construction lines
B Design lines
C Convention lines
D Sketching lines

1.1.3. The idler gear ensures that the driver and the driven gears ...
A Operate without losses
B Rotate fast
C Rotate in opposite directions
D Rotate in the same direction

1.1.4. Statement that describes how the designer intends to solve problem is called ...
A Design process
B Evaluation
C Communication

D Design brief

1.1.5. Cross bracing is used to ...

A Resist twisting in the beams, poles and struts
B Act on structures
C Hold huge main cables
D Bend structures

1.2

TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS SKILLS

SCENARIO (15)

A community in a rural area does not have access to water from the municipality. They have been
using a well as their source of water supply. The well is very deep and it is not safe for them to go
inside to get the water, so now they want a safer and easier way to get water from the well. You have

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been tasked to design a mechanical system that will help this community pull water up from this
deep well.

1.2.1 Write the design brief for the given scenario. (2)

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1.2.2 List TWO specifications. (2)

a) ___________________________________________________________________________

b) ___________________________________________________________________________

1.2.3 List TWO constraints. (2)

a) ___________________________________________________________________________

b) ____________________________________________________________________________

1.2.4 List Two materials and two tools you will use to make the solution. (4)
Materials Tools

1.2.5 Draw a freehand sketch of your solution in the space provided.

(10)

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 Assessment criteria for freehand sketch

Criteria Possible marks Marks obtained

Idea addresses the problem (Design brief) 3
Mechanical control system used/ named)

Idea is according to specifications and 3

constraints

Idea is free hand (ruler and other instruments 4

not used)
TOTAL 10

[SECTION A = 20 MARKS]

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SECTION B
QUESTION 2
2.1. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

In the above hydraulic system, the input force is 50 N and output force is 400 N.

2.1.1. What does Pascal’s principle state? (2)

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2.1.2. Calculate the mechanical advantage of this hydraulic system in question 2.1 (2)

2.1. Below is a diagram of a hydraulic jack.

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2.1.1 Describe how the hydraulic jack works by completing system diagram below. (6/2=3)

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

2.1.2. Study the sketch below and answer the questions that follow.

In the lifting pulley system below, a force of 40 N is lifted over a distance of 1 m.

2.1.3 Calculate the effort needed to lift the load. (3)

2.1.4. What is the name of this pulley system? (2)

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TOTAL SECTION B: 12

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SECTION C: TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

QUESTION 3

Read the article below and answer questions that follow:

Opinion: KZN floods expose significant socio-economic and environmental vulnerabilities

For more than four days, the eastern side of South Africa experienced devastating heavy rainfall,
with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) being hit the hardest. The persistent rains triggered flooding and
mudslides. Several compounding impacts of the flooding and mudslides were recorded. The impact
includes, but is not limited to, the death of more than 440 people; damage to infrastructure
(telecommunication towers, roads, bridges, homes, power lines, etc.); car accidents; business and
school closures; and missing people. Most disasters or incidents entail a potentially compounding
process where one event leads to another. The stated hazards and impacts also led to a rise in
desperate and disgruntled citizens who started protesting and looting. The civil unrest is attributed
to the lack of services, such as access to water and electricity.

Extract from Opinion article by Dr Olivia Kunguma, Disaster Management Training and Education
Centre for Africa, University of the Free State. 20 April 2022

3.1. How does flooding affect humans and the environment? Mention TWO ways. (2)

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3.2. How were big businesses and government departments affected by floods? Mention TWO
ways.
(2)

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3.3. Now that flood’s recovery and future prevention is in progress, what should be done to prepare
for, prevent, and mitigate the frequency or severity of losses and damage caused by flooding?
Mention TWO.

(2)

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3.4. Suggest TWO ways in which bridges rebuilt to make stronger and stable. (2)

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[SECTION C = 8 MARKS]

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