CENTRAL COLLEGE LAUTOKA Mid Year Exam 2010 Form 7 Introduction To Technology

STUDENTS NAME: FORM:

Time Allowed: 3 Hours [An extra 10 minutes is allowed for reading this paper] INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your name in the box provided at the top right hand corner of each sheet. 2. There are three sections in this paper and all are compulsory. 3. All the solutions are to be drawn or written on the printed drawing sheets provided.

4. Construction lines are to be drawn lightly but clearly. 5. All dimensions are in millimeters except where stated otherwise. 6. Answer all questions with a blue or black ball point or ink pen. Do not use red ink. Use pencil for drawing. 7. A calculator maybe used provided it is silent, battery operated and non programmable. Do not fold the Answer Sheets. SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS Section A B C Guidelines There are twenty multiple choice questions. All are compulsory There are 4 short answer questions. All are compulsory There is one design questions which is compulsory Total Marks 20 60 20 Suggested Time 30 mins 90 mins 60 mins Total Marks Section C Section B SECTION Section A Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 MARKERS USE MARKS CHECK MARK

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SHEET 2

SECTION A
For example:

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Answerput a line through your first choice and circle the letter of your next choice. mind, all the questions

In the answer grid provided on sheet 4, circle the letter that represents the best answer. If you change your

12. A B C DIf you change your mind again and like your first answer better, put a line through your second
circle and tick() your first answer. For example:

4. If a truss has 9 members and is a stable structure, determine the minimum number of joints that it can have A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5 5. Name of the true shape formed when the cutting plane affects all the elements but is no parallel to the axis

12. A B C D
No mark will be given if you circle more than one letter for a question. 1. One disadvantage of making a model is that A. B. C. D. A scale has to be used it can be moved about errors are usually obvious copies cannot be made quickly

A. .B .C .D

ellipse circle parabola hyperbola

6. Which type of the forces listed are not possible to obtain A. B. C. D. Concurrent co-planar forces non concurrent co-planar forces concurrent non co- planar forces non concurrent non co-planar forces

7. Which of the following metal is liquid at room temperature? A. melted iron B. Spirit C. Mercury D. Platinum 8. Which of the following would not be classified as a functional element of design? A. Reliability B. Efficiency C. symmetrical D. User friendly 9. The magnitude of the reaction at right pivot would be if the 100KN load is in the middle of 4.5m Beam A. 10KN B. 15KN C. 150N 100KN n

2. If the given forces are on the same plane they can be described as A. B. C. D. Concurrent co-planar forces non concurrent co-planar forces concurrent non co- planar forces non concurrent non co-planar forces

3. What is Newtons second law of motion A. B. C. D. Every force has equal and opposite reaction apple always falls down from the tree F = ma Friction is providing and external force to every object

D. 25KN

SHEET 3

10. The ratio of eccentricity of a conic section conic section would most likely be A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Parabola D. Hyperbola

was found to be 0.995. The 15. Which of the following material are often used in high stress situation because they can undergo a higher elongation before breaking A. Rubber B. thermosetting plastic C. Metal D Fiberglass 16. After the powder metal is pressed compact, it is heated to a temperature below its melting point, usually in a continuous furnace of the tunnel kiln. This process is known as: A. B. C. D. Kiln drying Sintering Annealing cold working

11. An evergreen tree was found near the T.D block at C.C.L and have easily recognizable needle-like leaves, the plant could be a: A. Hardwood B. Softwood C. Mango tree D. Mahogany 12. The mass of a piece of wood before drying was 15.25g. The moisture content of that wood was found to be 32%. What is the weight of the dried wood A. 11.553 g B. 13g C. 152g D. 32g 13. The presence of bark or absence of wood on corners of a piece of lumber was noticed by Arjun while he was building his house. What is the appropriate name for that defect? A. Knots B. Wane C. Split D. Worm hole. 14. A non re-mouldable piece of plastic was kicked by Hitesh while on his way to the village 4 cinemas.
That plastic can be classified as A. thermoplastic

17. The major axis of an ellipse is 126mm and its minor axis is 70mm. what is distance of the focal point from the intersection of the two axes? A. 99.62 B. 100 C. 72.06 D. 19.236 18. Which statement correctly describes the triangle shown below: A. it circumscribes the triangle B. it circumscribes the circle C. it inscribes the triangle D. it inscribes the circle 19. Shaping a billet of metal to a given cross section by pushing it through A die of suitable shape A. extrusion B. Forging C. Inflitration D. recovery 20. If Shalman walked from his house 3 blocks east, 2 blocks north, 2 block west, 3blocks south, 4 blocks east and 1 block north. What is his displacement from his house?

B. thermo softening plastic C. thermo setting plastic D. beer bottle

A. 1 block east B. 15 blocks north C. 2 blocks south D. 1 block west

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SECTION B

(60 Marks)

SHEET 5
Part B (12 marks) a) Given: The focus F and the Directrix D of a conic section with a ratio of eccentricity 1.5. Construct and name the Conic Section. ___________________________(6 marks)

There are four questions in this section. All are compulsory.

Part A (3 Marks) a) Given: A quadrilateral ABCD. Required: Construct a triangle of equal area to the quadrilateral ABCD. (1.5 marks) B

b) Given: A Triangle FGH. Required: Construct a Rectangle of equal area to the Triangle FGH. (1.5 marks)

b) Draw the centre of the curvature on the given ellipse and parabola respectively at point P and Q ( 6 marks)

1) Ellipse

(4 marks)

SECTION B QUESTION 2

CONTD TECHNICHAL DRAWING [15 MARKS]

a) Given the VF and VD and DF for 3 different curves produced by conic sections. Find its ratio of eccentricity and name the curves produced. (3 marks) a. VF = 2, DF = 5.5 Ratio of Eccentricity:_________ b. DF = 5, VF =3 Ratio of Eccentricity:_________ c. DV =5.5, DF =10.5 Ratio of Eccentricity:_________ Name:__________________________ Name:__________________________ Name:__________________________ 2) Hyperbola (4 marks)

b) Produce the Evolutes of an ellipse, hyperbola and parabola.

3) Parabola

(4 marks)

SECTION B QUESTION 3

CONTD MATERIAL SCIENCE [15 MARKS]