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CSEC Technical Drawing Paper 1 May/June 2015 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers
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Which of the following are true about 25 in the diagram above?
I. It is an abbreviation for radius. II. It indicates that the surface is square. III. It avoids using a second dimension. IV. It indicates that the drawing is in first angle projection.
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
II and IV only
If a scale of 1:100 is used in a drawing exercise, an object 2 000 mm long would be represented on paper as
20 mm
50 mm
100 mm
200 mm
Which of the following lines is used to indicate a cutting plane on a drawing?
Which of the following statements are TRUE about a pyramid?
I. It is a purely imaginary view of the inside of an object. II. The base is formed from a figure that has a number of straight edges. III. The sides are triangular and meet at a point. IV. It is a plane figure bounded by curved lines.
I and II only
I and IV only
II and III only
II and IV only
In the construction above, the angle X is
60°
65°
70°
75°
The oblique lines of a 100 mm cube which is done in cabinet drawing will each measure
25 mm
50 mm
75 mm
100 mm
Which of the following drawings is the end elevation X of the shaped block shown above?
When a straight line touches an arc and forms a right angle with the radius of the arc
a chord is formed
a point of tangency is formed
the curve blends exactly
the line and the arc are similar in shape
The lines, marked X, on the diagram above are symbols which indicate
the axes of symmetrical parts
that the edges are to be measured
that sections are to be removed
that portions of the objects are not shown
If a triangle with a perimeter of 200 mm is constructed with sides in the ratio of 2:3:4, then the shortest side is
less than 34 mm
greater than 34 mm
exactly 64 mm
exactly 84 mm
Which of the following constructions is illustrated above?
A square
Irregular curves
Circles in isometric
Circles in perspective
Which of the following statements BEST describes an equilateral triangle?
All the sides and angles are equal.
All the sides are equal, but the angles are unequal.
All the sides are unequal but the angles are equal.
Neither the sides nor the angles are equal.
Item 13 refers to the following drawing.
The drawing above illustrates the proper method of
constructing an ellipse with trammel
constructing the hyperbola as a conic section
finding the foci, the normal and the tangent of an ellipse
finding the focus of a parabola and the tangent at a point, P
Item 14 refers to the following diagram.
The diagram above shows the intersection of the three isometric axes. What is the value of the angle ß?
Item 15 refers to the following diagram.
Which of the following is true about the construction of any regular polygon as illustrated above?
4 is the 45° mark on the bisector of OP
4 is the midpoint of the bisector of OP
6 is the 30° mark on the bisector of OP
6 is the 75° mark on the bisector of OP
Item 16 refers to the following drawing.
The drawing above is to be reproduced in third-angle projection. On which of the following views can the distance, X, be measured?
I. End II. Plan III. Front
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following pictorial drawings is obtained from the two views given above, in first angle?
Isometric drawing of a stepped block
Isometric drawing of a curved pipe section
Isometric drawing of a pipe with a flange
Isometric drawing of a stepped block
The drawing illustrated above represents
a truncated square pyramid
a part section of a right truncated pyramid
an oblique rectangular pyramid
a rectangular pyramid
Which of the following is used to draw an octagon if the length of one side is given?
A protractor, using the 40° angle
A protractor, using the 72° angle
A 45° set square
A 60° set square
Item 20 refers to the following drawing.
Which of the following is shown in the drawing above?
Drawing a circle which touches, two other circles and two lines
Constructing a circle to touch two other circles and a given triangle
Drawing three circles which touch each other given the position of their centres
Constructing a circle which passes through two given points and touches two given circles
A development of an object is a drawing showing
one view
three views
a pictorial sketch
the unfolding of the surfaces
Which of the folowing drawings shows triangles of equal area between parallel lines?
Which of the following polygons can be constructed in the circle above whose radius is 8P?
A hexagon
A pentagon
An octagon
A nonagon
Which of the following is the development of pipe A?
In first angle projection, the view of X above represents the
top
front
left side
right side
Which of the following are orthographic views of the diagram above?
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
A right angle triangle can be constructed if given the
perimeter only
length of the chord
axis and the ordinate
hypotenuse and one other side
Which of the following represents a 20 diameter?
20
Ø20
Γ20
Φ20
Which of the following drawings represents an isometric projection?
The name of the point where all of the lines converge in a perspective drawing is the
meeting point
common point
receding point
vanishing point
Which of the following constructions correctly illustrates the bisector of the line AB?
Which of the following BEST represents a one-point perspective view?
Which of the following is the eccentricity of FP:PQ in the drawing above?
1:1
1:2
1:3
1:4
Which of the following constructions shows the correct division of a line (geometrically) into two parts in the ratio of 2:3?
Which one of the following instruments is used when drawing an irregular curve on a surface development?
Compass
French curve
Bow pen
Isometric template
Item 36 refers to the following drawing.
Which of the numbered dimensions above represents a location dimension?
I
II
III
IV
A netball court has a length of 30 m. A line representing this distance measures 3 cm. To what scale ratio is the line drawn?
1: 100
1: 200
1: 500
1:1000
Which of the following is the correct order of procedure for drawing a tangent to a circle from any point outside the circle?
I. Bisect the line which joins the centre to the point and draw a semicircle. II. Draw a circle and choose a point outside the circle. III. Join the centre to the point outside the circle.
I, II, III
II, III, I
I, III, II
III, II, I
A circle is drawn inside a polygon. If that circle touches all the sides of the polygon, it is known as
an internal circle
an escribed circle
an inscribed circle
a circumscribed circle
A parallelogram can be constructed if one is given
an angle and two sides
a diagonal and one side
two angles and one side
two diagonals and one side
The drawing above represents a room which measures 4 000 mm x 2 500 mm. The scale used in the drawing is
1:5
1:10
1:20
1:50
Which of the following shapes is a pentagon?
When a draftsman is drawing a true horizontal line, the pencil point should be guided by a
scale
T-square
set square
straight edge
Which of the following pairs of views correctly relates to the drawing above?
In which of the following projections is the drawing illustrated above shown?
Oblique
Isometric
Orthographic
First-angle
Which of the following scales would be used to produce the smallest drawing of a given object?
1:2
1:1
5:1
10:1
Item 52 refers to the following drawing.
The development shown above represents that of
an octogonal prism
a hexagonal prism
a hexagonal pyramid
a heptagonal pyramid
Item 53 refers to the following drawing.
The drawing above shows the correct construction of a
triangle equal in area to a given polygon
square equal in area to a given triangle
square equal in area to a given rectangle
rectangle equal in area to a given triangle
On which of the following planes is the 'plan' shown?
I only
II only
III only
I and III only
Item 55 refers to the following drawing.
In the drawing above, XY and AB are parallel. What is the size of angle ABC?
30°
45°
50°
60°
The scale of a drawing is given as 5:1. This means that the drawing is
full size
a reduction
a plain scale
an enlargement
Which of the following shows how to divide an angle geometrically?
90°90°
arcs with tick marks
arcs with tick marks
Item 58 refers to the following drawing.
The drawing shown above is a regular hexagon of side
47.5 mm
50.5 mm
52.5 mm
55.5 mm
Given a point, P, on the circumference of a circle, which of the diagrams below BEST demonstrates the principle of constructing a tangent to a circle through the given point?