2024 MOCK – CAREER TECHNOLOGY 2

PAPER 2 (ESSAY) 1 hour 15 minutes [70 marks]

SECTION A
[20 marks]
Answer Question 1 [COMPULSORY]

1. (a) Study the situation below and answer the questions that follow

SITUATION
Most young children under the age of two find it difficult to walk. During
toddling, they often fall and injure themselves.
(i) Write a design brief for the situation
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(ii) State the five procedures that must be carefully followed in organizing the
needed skills for the development of an artefact to solve the problem
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(iii) Generate two possible solutions for the problem.
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(b) List four causes of deforestation
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(c) Highlight four effects of deforestation.
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(d) Suggest two ways by which deforestation can be minimized
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 SECTION B
[ 50 marks]
Answer any two questions only from this section
All questions carry equal marks
2. (a) Mention six factors to consider in selecting compliant materials for making an artifact.
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(b) (i) What is batching?
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(ii) Give the use of the following batching tools:
( Head pan;
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( Tape Measure/Surveyors tape
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(c) Make a labelled sketch of a mortise gauge.

(d) (i) List four tools you would require to erect a wall
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(ii) Name two materials needed to raise a wall.
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(e) (i) Draw a simple pulley and explain how pulleys work.

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 (ii) Give two examples of machines that are based on the pulley system.
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(iii) Give two advantages of pulleys.

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Give two disadvantages of pulleys

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[25 marks]
3. (a) (i) State three differences between solid timber and man-made board.
Solid timber Man – made board

(ii) Explain the following

∝) Felling

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) Conversion
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) Seasoning
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(b) Classify the following cutting and shaping tools under food laboratory,
wood work, sewing, blockwork, metalwork:
Muffin cups, scissors, biscuit cutters, spoke shave, bolster, mould box, cold chisel, hand drill,
rasp files, seam ripper.
Work Place Tools

(c) State one way of caring for and maintain the following tools.
Tool Care and maintenance
Biscuit cutter
Knife
File
Brick hammer
Bench plane
 (d) (i) What is meant by structure failure?
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(ii) List four causes of structure failure.

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(iii) List the two types of forces that may cause structures to fail.
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4. (a) Give four examples each of the following

Workshop Measuring and marking – out tools
Woodwork

Metalwork

Block/Brickwork

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State the use of each of the following marking out tools:
( Scriber;
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(β) Marking gauge;
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(γ) Tailor’s chalk
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(c) Make a freehand sketch of a spirit level.

(d) State two reasons for taking measurements.

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 (e) List four career opportunities available for learning Career Technology.
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(f) State four benefits of studying Career Technology
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