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Career Prospects and
Opportunities
1. Which of the following could be
described as those qualities that
make up a person’s character?
A. Attitude
B. Interest
C. Ability
D. Personality
2. Which of the following machine
is used for felling?
A. Axe
B. Mechanical saw
C. Cutlass
D. Chain saw
3. The special power to do
something well is called?
A. Attitude
B. Personality
C. Ability
D. Interest
4. The following are factors to be
considered in choosing a career
EXCEPT
A. Attitude
B. Power
C. Ability
D. Interest
5. The following are examples of
artificial seasoning EXCEPT
A. Salting
B. Boiling
C. Kiln
D. Air
6. The following are steps to follow
in knowing the choice of your
career EXCEPT
a. Find out the hazards
encountered on the job.
b. Read newspaper and print
materials that give
information on various
occupations
c. Listen to radio and television
on career programme
d. Lack of job satisfaction
7. The process of reducing moisture
in timber in called
a. Pitch
b. Conversion
c. Seasoning
d. Sapwood
8. The following are reasons why
career choice is becoming more
difficult EXCEPT
a. Lack of job satisfaction is
another issue that has thrown
many out of job
b. Inability to cope with the
stress of life
c. The development in science
and technology has led to new
careers of which most people
are not aware
d. Many people lack the
competence to assess
themselves for a realistic
choice of career.
9. The process of splitting wood
into marketable sizes is called
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Sapwood
Seasoning
Conversion
Pitch
10. Horizontal growth occurs at
a. Heartwood
b. Cambium
c. Pitch
d. Medullary rays
Production of Ceramics, Clay
and Glass
11. Which of the following is used to
make clay bricks?
a. Ceramics
b. Pottery
c. Clay
d. Mud
12. The process of reheating glass
and allowing it to cool is called
a. Brittleness
b. Annealing
c. Case-hardening
d. Normalizing
13. Which of the following is the
first material used by man to
build houses?
a. Clay
b. Mud
c. Pottery
d. Clay bricks
14. The major raw materials used for
making cement are
a. Limestone, clay
b. Limestone, flux
c. Limestone, coke
d. Limestone, sand
15. Concrete is the mixture of
a. Cement, sand, gravel and
water
b. Cement, clay bricks, gravel
and water
c. Cement, mud, gravel and
water
d. Cement, clay, gravel and
water
16. The following are stages of
making ceramics EXCEPT
a. Shaped or moulded into the
required shape
b. It is not necessary to remove
air bubbles and sand
c. Removal of air bubbles and
sand
d. The object is left in the sun to
dry
17. Which of the following material
is dug from the ground which is
thoroughly mixed with water in
the right proportion
a. Clay
b. Mud
c. Pottery
d. Rubber
18. Mortar is the mixture of
a. Cement, sand and water
b. Cement, mud and water
c. Cement, sand and clay
d. Cement, flux and water
19. Which of the following are nonmetallic and organic materials
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which can be shaped at high
temperature?
a. Ceramics
b. Pottery
c. Plastics
d. Rubber
20. The art of using clay to make
various objects ins called
a. Ceramics
b. Rubber
c. Plastics
d. Pottery
Production of Plastics and
Rubber
21. Which of the following material
becomes soft and melt when
heated?
a. Thermoset
b. Ceramics
c. Thermoplastics
d. Rubber
22. The following are properties of
Sulphur on rubber EXCEPT
a. Harder
b. More elastic
c. Elastic
d. Durable
23. Which of the following is used
for making articles like bottles
and hollow toys?
a. Extrusion method
b. Compression mould
c. Extrusion blow moulding
24. Which of the following only
charge at high temperature but do
not melt
a. Thermoplastics
b. Thermoset
c. Ceramics
d. Rubber
25. The following are examples of
injection moulding except
a. Bakelite resin
b. Polythene
c. Polypropylene
d. Nylon
26. Which of the following is used
to make ‘long’ products like
drain pipes and curtain rails?
a. Extrusion blow moulding
b. Extrusion method
c. Injection moulding
d. Compression moulding
27. Which of the following is an
example of a thermoplastic?
a. Epoxy
b. Resin
c. Phenol formaldehyde
d. Polythene
28. Plastic raw materials are in
variety of forms EXCEPT
a. Powder
b. Pellets
c. Bones
d. Granules
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29. Which of the following is an
example of thermosetting
plastics?
a. Bakelite resin
b. Nylon
c. Polyvinyl chloride
d. Polythene
30. --
c. Working drawing
d. Machine tools
35. Which of the following stake is
used to form articles with a cone
shape?
a. Beak horn
b. Hatchet
c. Blowhorn
d. Bevel-edged
Woodwork Machines
31. Which of the following machine
is used to remove marks and
twists on the face of wood?
a. Band saw
b. Thicknesser
c. Circular saw
d. Surface planer
32. The process of enlarging an
already drilled hole is called
a. Parting off
b. Drilling
c. Taper turning
d. Boring
33. Which of the following machine
used to cut curves and straight
lines in thin and thick pieces of
wood?
a. Circular saw
b. Band saw
c. Thicknesser
d. Surface planner
34. A detailed hand sketched or
actual finished drawing of the
product to be designed is called
a. Bill of materials
b. Stock
36. The process of generating a
cylindrical surface on the lathe
a. Facing
b. Taper turning
c. Knurling
d. Plain and step turning
37. Which of the following
woodwork joints are used in roof,
pre-fabricated houses,
construction work and simple
box construction?
a. Brittle
b. Butt
c. Halving
d. Mortise and tenon
38. Which of the following are used
in general joinery work?
a. Bridle
b. Mortise and tenon
c. Halving
d. Butt
39. The following are method of
draw filling EXCEPT
a. Hold the wok firmly in the
vice as low as possible
b. For lighter filling, reduce the
firmness of grasping
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c. Place the file at right angles to
the length of the metal to be
drawn, filed and push forth
and back along the length
d. The handle should be held as
close as possible
40. Which of the following work
holding methods in generally
used for gripping round any work
whose sides are a multiple of
three?
a. Face plate
b. Three jaw chuck
c. Four jaw chuck
d. Driving plate and centres
41. The comprehensive list of all the
materials you will need to
complete a project is known as
a. Machine tools
b. Working drawing
c. Bill of materials
d. Stock
42. Which of the following stake is
used for riveting and forming
round and square surfaces?
a. Beak horn
b. Hatchet
c. Bevel-edged
d. Blowhorn
43. Which of the following work
holding methods is used for
holding square and irregular
shaped workpieces?
a. Three jaw chuck
b. Face plate
c. Driving plate and centres
d. Four jaw chuck
44. Which of the following
operations is produced when the
path of the tool joint is fed at
right angles to the axis of the
workpiece?
a. Facing
b. Knurling
c. Plain and step turning
d. Taper turning
45. Which of the following machine
is used for planning to a specific
thickness?
a. Band saw
b. Thicknesser
c. Circular saw
d. Surface saw
46. The process whereby patterns
are made on a part of a
workpiece?
a. Knurling
b. Plain and step turning
c. Facing
d. Taper turning
47. The process of cutting off an
already finished work from the
main stock of the workpiece
material on the lathe is called
a. Boring
b. Taper turning
c. Parting off
d. Drilling
48. Which of the following work
holding methods is used in
situations where workpieces with
awkward shapes have to be
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turned parallel to or at right angle
to flat surfaces?
a. Four jaw chuck
b. Face plate
c. Three jaw chuck
d. Driving plate and centres
53. Which of the following part of
the lathe rotates the work piece?
a. Bed
b. Headstock
c. Tailstock
d. Carriage
49. The raw materials you will need
to buy for the project at hand is
called
a. Bill of materials
b. Stock
c. Working drawing
d. Machine tools
54. Which of the following
operation is produced when the
path of the tool joint is fed at
right angles to the axis of the
work piece?
a. Facing
b. Plain and step turning
c. Taper turning
d. Knurling
50. Which of the following joint is
used for frames of doors, tables,
photograph frames, chairs?
a. Mortise and tenon
b. Bridle
c. Halving
d. Butt
Metalwork Machines
55. The process whereby patterns
are made on a part of a
workpiece.
a. Taper turning
b. Facing
c. Plain and step turning
d. Knurling
51. Which of the following machine
is to obtain a high quality surface
finish of metal, couple with a
high degree of accuracy?
a. Power saw
b. Bench
c. Pedestal
d. Surface
56. The vertical milling machine is
used for the following EXCEPT
a. Keyways
b. Curved surfaces
c. Angular surfaces
d. Shoulders
52. The process of enlarging of an
already drilled hole is called
a. Boring
b. Taper turning
c. Drilling
d. Parting off
57. Which of the following part of
the lathe is fitted to the guide or
keyways of the bed and moves
longitudinal along it?
a. Top slide
b. Cross slide
c. Saddle
d. Compound slide
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62.
58.
Which of the following work
holding methods is used for
holding square and irregular
shaped workpiece?
a. Face plate
b. Driving plate
c. Three jaw chuck
d. Four jaw chuck
59. Which of the following part of
lathe carries various tools and
fittings like lathe centre and drill
chuck?
a. Tailstock
b. Carriage
c. Headstock
d. Bed
60.
Which of the following work
holding methods is used in
situations where work pieces
with awkward shapes have to be
turned parallel to or at right angle
to flat surfaces?
a. Four jaw chuck
b. Driving plate
c. Three jaw chuck
d. Face plate
61. Which of the following
machine is used for sharpening
tools and grinding surfaces?
a. Power saw
b. Centre lathe
c. Shaper
d. Grinder
Which of the following work
holding methods is generally
used for gripping round any work
whose sides are a multiple of
three?
a. Three jaw chuck
b. Four jaw chuck
c. Face plate
d. Driving palte
63. Which of the following machine
cuts metals with a multiple tooth
cutting tool?
a. Grinder
b. Centre lathe
c. Shape
d. Milling
64. The process of cutting off an
already finished article or work
from the main stock of the
workpiece material on the lathe.
a. Taper turning
b. Drilling
c. Parting off
d. Boring
65. The process of generating a
cylindrical surface on the lathe.
a. Plain and step turning
b. Knurling
c. Facing
d. Taper turning
66. Which of the following
operated machine designed to
produce a geometrical surface to
a high level of accuracy?
a. Centre lathe
b. Power saw
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c. Shaper
d. Grinder
67. Which of the following
operated machine designed to
produce a geometrical surface to
a high level of accuracy?
a. Milling
b. Centre lathe
c. Shaper
d. Grinder
68. Which of the following part of a
lathe serves as the basic
structure?
a. Carriage
b. Tailstock
c. Bed
d. Headstock
69. Which of the following
machine is for sharpening of
tools and for other general
grinding operations?
a. Power saw
b. Bench
c. Pedestal
d. Surface
70.
Which of the following part
of the lathe carries various
functioning parts performing
different functions?
a. Carriage
b. Head stock
c. Bed
d. Tail stock
Metalwork Process
71. The comprehensive list of all
the materials you will need to
complete a project is known as
a. Bill of material
b. Working drawing
c. Machine tools
d. Stock
72. The raw materials you will need
to buy for the project at hand is
called
a. Working drawing
b. Stock
c. Bill of material
d. Machine tools
73. The method used for general
work, roughing down and
squaring is called
a. Cross-filing
b. Punching and scraping
c. Smooth-filing
d. Draw-filing
74. Which of the following stake is
used for riveting and forming
round and square surfaces?
a. Hatchet
b. Blown-horn
c. Beak horn
d. Bevel-edged
75. The art of removing metal from
the work piece in order to bring it
to the actual size.
a. Punching
b. Chiselling
c. Scraping
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d. Filing
76. Which of the following stake is
used to form articles with a cone
shape?
a. Blown-horn
b. Bevel-edged
c. Beak horn
d. Hatchet
77. The following are method of
draw filing EXCEPT.
a. Place the file at right angles to
the length of the metal to be
draw filed and push forth and
back along the length.
b. For lighter filing, reduce the
firmness of grasping.
c. The handle should be held as
close as possible to reduce
wobbling.
d. Hold the work firmly in the
vice as low as possible.
78. The following are method of
cross filing EXCEPT
a. Take a position on the left
side of the vice with your feet
firmly planted slightly apart.
b. Hold the work firmly in the
vice as low as possible, with
the face to be filed truly
horizontal.
c. Use fine-cut with a flat face.
d. Grab the handle with the right
hand, the end of the file
handle and pressing against
the palm of the hand.
79. The technical term used for
measuring and marking parts
before they are cut out or bent.
a. Marking out tools
b. Cutting tools
c. Measuring tools
d. Driving tools
80. A detailed hand sketched or
actual finished drawing of the
product to be designed is called
a. Working drawing
b. Bill of materials
c. Stock
d. Machine tool
Revision Questions
81. The part of a tree responsible
for continuous cell division is
called
a. Medullary rays
b. Annual rings
c. Pitch
d. Bank
e. Cambium layer
82. The tool designed for impelling
screws is known as
a. Pliers
b. Screwdrivers
c. Hammer
d. Mallet
e. Spanner
83. Which of these window open
partly into and partly out of the
room
a. Pivoted sashes
b. Slide hinge casement
c. Horizontal sliding sashes
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d. Louvre
e. Vertical sliding sashes
84. The machine used for turning
wood is?
a. Wood lathe
b. Wood planning
c. Wood thickening
d. Circular saw
e. Band saw
85. A condition or process which a
mixture of freshly cement and
water undergoes before it begins
to harden is called
a. Reinforcement
b. Segregation
c. Setting
d. Bulking
e. Aggregate
86. The part of the car which covers
the engine is called
a. Fender
b. Roof
c. Bonnet
d. Floor
e. Boot
87. Which of the following angle is
less than 90 degrees?
a. Supplementary
b. Acute
c. Complementary
d. Obtuse
e. Reflex
88. Which transmission system
disengages the drive?
a. Clutch
b.
c.
d.
e.
Carburettor
Gearbox
Piston rings
Alternator
89. What is the function of spars in a
frame roof?
a. Support the foundation
b. Support the ground level
c. Distribute the weight of the
roof covering
d. Transmit the load to the
trusses
e. Transfer the load to the wall
90. Which of these instruments is
used is used to inject a suitable
test signal into the system?
a. Ohmmeter
b. Fault detection aids
c. Ammeter
d. Function generator
e. Cathode ray oscilloscope
91. Which of the following is
formed when two straight lines
meet at a point?
a. Right-angle triangle
b. Polygon
c. Angle
d. Quadrilateral
e. Triangle
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