You Are Required To Answer All Sections: ST - Ignatius College Secondary Boys', Qormi Half-Yearly Examinations 2010/2011

St.
Ignatius College
Secondary Boys, Qormi
Half-Yearly Examinations 2010/2011
Form 1
DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY
Name: _________________________________
Time: 1 hour 30 mins
Class: __________
SET:
________________________________________________________________________
------------------------------------------------- Note to student ------------------------------------------------
You are required to answer all sections

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________________________________________________________________________
FOR TEACHERS' USE

______________________
Sections corrected
TOTAL
Design
DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS
Marks
Students
mark
20
Folio
80
100
200/2
Indicate in result table other sections corrected:
RM for Resistant Materials or E for Electronics.
D&T1/T2
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Section: Design
1.
Fill in the missing stages of the design process using the following words.
Specifications
Testing
Making
Design Brief
Chosen Idea
a.
Situation
b.
______________________________
c.
Research
d.
______________________________
e.
Initial Ideas
f.
______________________________
g.
Development
h.
Working Drawing and ______________________________
i.
______________________________
j.
______________________________ and Evaluation
Planning
6 marks
2.
The following is a list of Design and Technology projects.
Design and make a textile carrier bag for shopping.

Design and make a curtain for a boys bedroom.
Design and make a healthy lunch for a teenager.
Design and make a nutritious snack to be sold in a school canteen.
a.
Choose one of the above projects. Name the project chosen.

______________________________________________________________
b.
Write down three keywords for the project chosen.

i. ___________________________________
ii. ___________________________________
iii. ___________________________________
3 marks
D&T1/T2
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c.
Name three sources from where you can gather information during the research stage.
i. ___________________________________
ii. ___________________________________
iii. ___________________________________
3 marks
d.
Underline the correct answer.

Evaluation is done:
i.
So that the materials for the project can be cut accurately.
ii.
To check that all has been done according to the plan.
iii.
To prepare a work plan for the project.

2 marks
e.
Which one of the pictures below is drawn in 3-D?

Answer: Picture: ________
D
2 marks
3.
State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.

TRUE
FALSE
Planning make your work more difficult.

The design brief tells you what you need to solve from
the problem.
We must not run in the design and technology lab.
A good research makes a good product.
4 marks
D&T1/T2
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Section: Electronics
4.
Draw the symbols of the following components used in electronics.

Component
Symbol
A Resistor
A Motor
A Diode
An Electrolytic Capacitor
4 marks
5a.
The layout diagram below shows a switch connected between a battery and a bulb. Draw a
Schematic diagram of the circuit in the space provided.
4 marks
5b.
What happens if the circuit will be switched on knowing that the bulb has a voltage rating of
3 volts and the battery is rated 9 volts?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2 marks
D&T1/T2
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6.
Fill in the blanks from the words and symbols given below.
Ohms, Volts, Amps, Watts, V, I, , P.
a) Resistance is measured in _______ and has a circuit symbol _____
b) Current is measured in _______ and has a circuit symbol _____
c) Voltage is measured in _______ and has a circuit symbol _____
6 marks
7.
Name the following Tools used in Electronics.
_________________
_________________
_________________
3 marks
8a.
State if the sentences are True or False.

a) LED stands for Light Emitting Diode.
____________
b) A resistor can be connected in series with an LED as a protection. ____________

c) An LED can be connected directly to a 9 Volts battery.
____________
d) An LED is a diode which emits light to indicate a high current.
____________
e) The Anode of an LED should be connected to the positive supply. ____________

5 marks
8b.
On the diagram provided indicate the positive and negative terminals of the LED
2 marks
8c.
An LED can be tested by using an instrument which is frequently used in electronics. What is
the name of this instrument? _____________________
1 mark
D&T1/T2
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9.
Safety rules in the workshop are very important. Write down 4 of these Safety rules in the
space provided.
a) ________________________________________________________________.
b) ________________________________________________________________.
c) ________________________________________________________________.
d) ________________________________________________________________.
8 marks
10.
From the list of objects given below, state which are conductors and insulators. Coins, Rubber,
Steel nails, Paper, Plastic ruler, Silver spoon, Aluminium plate, Glass.
Conductors
Insulators
8 marks
11.
State what you understand by each of the following terms or abbreviations used in electronics.
a) AC -
_______________________________________________________
b) DC -
_______________________________________________________
c) Hz -
_______________________________________________________
d) SPST -
_______________________________________________________
e) SPDT -
_______________________________________________________
f) LED -
_______________________________________________________
12 marks
12.
The diagram below shows the symbol of an NPN transistor. Mark on the diagram the Base,
Emitter and Collector.
3 marks
D&T1/T2
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13.
The list below shows tools used in Electronics. Indicate which tools are used for de-soldering.
Stand to hold the veroboard
Soldering Iron
De-soldering pump
Side Cutter
Wick
4 marks
14.
Batteries can be connected in several ways. State which circuit is connected in parallel and
which is connected in series. Then calculate the total voltage for each circuit, knowing that
each battery is rated 1.5 volts.
a)
b)
Circuit a is connected _____________
Circuit b is connected _____________
The total voltage for circuit a is _____
The total voltage for circuit b is _____

8 marks
15.
Find the total resistance for the below configuration. All working must be shown.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
10 marks
D&T1/T2
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DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY

Time: 1 hour 30 mins

------------------------------------------------- Note to student ------------------------------------------------

You are required to answer all sections

FOR TEACHERS' USE

Indicate in result table other sections corrected:

RM for Resistant Materials or E for Electronics.

Working Drawing and ______________________________

______________________________ and Evaluation

The following is a list of Design and Technology projects.

Design and make a textile carrier bag for shopping.

Choose one of the above projects. Name the project chosen.

Write down three keywords for the project chosen.

Underline the correct answer.

So that the materials for the project can be cut accurately.

To check that all has been done according to the plan.

To prepare a work plan for the project.

Which one of the pictures below is drawn in 3-D?

State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.

Planning make your work more difficult.

A good research makes a good product.

Draw the symbols of the following components used in electronics.

Name the following Tools used in Electronics.

State if the sentences are True or False.

b) A resistor can be connected in series with an LED as a protection. ____________

d) An LED is a diode which emits light to indicate a high current.

e) The Anode of an LED should be connected to the positive supply. ____________

Circuit a is connected _____________

Circuit b is connected _____________

The total voltage for circuit a is _____

The total voltage for circuit b is _____

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