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CSEC Technical Drawing Paper 1 May/June 2017 - 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
Which of the following represents the size of angle X in the drawing instrument shown above?
30°
45°
60°
90°
Which of the following lines is used to indicate a cutting plane on a drawing?
--- V ---
Short arrowheads are usually placed at right angles to the ends of which of the following types of lines?
Cutting plane
Phantom
Centre
Object
In the construction above, the angle X is
60°
65°
70°
75°
In shape description, centre lines are used to
locate hidden object lines
determine the height of letters
construct base lines vertical to surfaces
locate positions and dimensions
Item 7 refers to the following lines.
The lines shown above are conventions used on standard shapes for common bar stocks to indicate
the axes of symmetrical parts
that the edges are to be measured
the continuation of the objects
that sections are to be removed
When a straight line touches an arc and forms a right angle with the radius of the circle
a chord is formed
a point of tangency is formed
the curve blends exactly
the line and the arc are similar in shape
Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of bisecting an angle?
Marking parallel lines
Drawing a perpendicular through the arcs
Opening the compasses to any suitable radius
Drawing a line through intersecting arcs
Item 10 refers to the following diagram.
The diagram above shows how to find the centre of an arc with radius R which is tangential to
a straight line
a line and a circle
two straight lines meeting at any angle
two straight lines meeting at right angles
Item 11 refers to the following construction.
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 triangle.
The triangle illustrated above can be BEST constructed with the use of
a ruler and protractor
compasses and a protractor
a set square and protractor
compasses, a ruler and a pencil
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?
30°
45°
60°
120°
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
If the perimeter of a triangle is 120 mm and its sides are in the proportion 4:5:3 respectively, then the lengths of the sides, in mm, are
20, 25 and 15
40, 60 and 20
35, 55 and 30
40, 50 and 30
A quadrilateral with ONE pair of parallel sides is a
rhombus
rectangle
trapezium
parallelogram
Item 18 refers to the following drawing.
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 60° set-square
A 45° set-square
Item 20 refers to the following diagram.
In the diagram above, EF to EF1 is in the ratio 3:4. The length of EF1 is
15
30
60
90
Given that one of the angles of a rhombus is 120°, which of the following is the value of one of the interior adjacent angles?
40°
51°
60°
81°
Item 25 refers to the following diagram.
A-B is equal to
major axis
minor axis
½ major axis
½ minor axis
Item 26 refers to the following rectilinear figure. S R P Q
The rectilinear accuracy of the figures can be tested by measuring the
perpendiculars
diagonals
angle P
angle S
A netball court has a length of 30 m. A line representing this distance measures 3 cm. To what scale is the line drawn?
1:1 000
1: 500
1: 200
1: 100
Which of the following are MOST important when constructing a hexagon? I. It can be constructed using pencil and compass only. II. It can be constructed if given the diameter of the circumscribing circle. III. It can be constructed if given the across-flat dimension. IV. It can be constructed by drawing tangents to the circle with a 60° set square.
I, II and III only
I, III and IV only
II, III and IV only
I, II and IV only
In the diagram above, the angle EFH is
30°
45°
60°
90°
Which of the following diagrams represents the drawing of a tangent to a circle at a point on the circumference?
Diagram A
Diagram B
Diagram C
Diagram D
A man has to transform a 100 mm square drawing to the largest octagonal shape that it will contain. Which of the following instruments should he use to perform the exercise?
30° set square
Inside calipers
Dividers and set square
Outside calipers
Item 32 refers to the following diagram.
The diagram shows how to draw a
rectangle equal in area to a triangle
square equal in area to a rectangle
triangle equal in area to a polygon
square equal in area to a triangle
Item 33 refers to the following diagram.
Which of the following is the eccentricity of FP:PQ in the diagram 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 2:3?
Diagram (A)
Diagram (B)
Diagram (C)
Diagram (D)
Which of the following instruments is used when drawing an irregular curve on a surface development?
Isometric template
French curve
Compass
Bow pen
Item 36 refers to the following drawing. <image>
Which of the numbered dimensions above represents a location dimension?
I
II
III
IV
The perpendicular distance between lines PQ and RS of a trapezium, PQRS, is 3.5 cm. Which of the following lines would be parallel?
SP and QR
PR and QS
RS and PQ
PS and QR
In technical drawing, the phrase 'curves meeting each other tangentially' means that the curves
will meet smoothly
will not blend properly
have sufficient clearance
will meet at right angles
Which of the following lines is used to outline a finished drawing?
Continuous thick line
Dashed line
Chain-dotted line
Dotted line
The fire emergency exit doors leading from a workshop should open
inwards
upwards
outwards
sideways
Item 41 refers to the following diagram.
The drawing above represents a room which measures 4000 mm × 2500 mm. The scale used in the drawing is
1:5
1:10
1:20
1:50
Which of the following shapes is a pentagon?
Heptagon
Octagon
Pentagon
Hexagon
When a draftsman is drawing a true horizontal line, the pencil point should be guided by a
scale
T-square
set square
straight edge
The purpose of the construction above, when completed, is to (A) draw an arc to pass through three points (B) draw a tangent to the circle from A (C) draw two tangents to the circle from B (D) find the mean proportional to AO and CO
draw an arc to pass through three points
draw a tangent to the circle from A
draw two tangents to the circle from B
find the mean proportional to AO and CO
Which of the following developments shows a cylinder which is cut obliquely at both ends?
A student falls and hits his head hard against the edge of a technical drawing table. He is MOST likely to suffer from a
concussion
heart attack
nervous breakdown
laughing fit
Which of the following diagrams illustrates the procedure for drawing a perpendicular to a line from a point outside the line?
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
When designing a new product, which type of drawing is usually made FIRST?
Scale drawing
Sketch solution
Detailed solution
Engineering drawing
In the diagram above, a crank, QR, rotates about a fixed centre, R. A rod, PQ, is pin-pointed to the crank at Q and freely slides in guides at P. The locus traced by point S for one revolution of QR is
a cone
an ellipse
a parabola
a hyperbola
The construction shows that
HBFG is twice the area of ABCD
ABCD is twice the area of HBFG
ABCD is equal in area to AEB
BCDE is equal in area to BDE
When a plane figure has a linear reduction only, the
dimensions remain the same
proportions remain the same
proportions are changed
dimensions and proportions are changed
Which of the following is a view of a right, square pyramid?
Image of a cone
Image of a hexagonal prism
Image of a square pyramid
Image of a square pyramid with base lines shown
Which of the following views would show an object as if it were cut across, exposing inside details?
Frontal
Auxiliary
Exploded
Sectional
'The spiral of Archimedes' is defined as
the path generated by a point travelling in a plane such that the difference of its distance from two foci is constant and equal to the transverse axis
a plane curve generated by a point on a taut cord as it is unwound from the perimeter of a polygon
a plane curve generated by the path of a point on the perimeter of a wheel as the wheel travels on a straight track
the path generated by a point which revolves uniformly about a pole and has a uniform motion away from it
Which of the following methods of drawing an ellipse involves constructing a rectangle?
Concentric circle
Intersecting arcs
Intersecting line
Trammel
Given a point, P, on the circumference of a circle, which of the following diagrams BEST demonstrates the principle of constructing a tangent to a circle through the given point?
Diagram (A)
Diagram (B)
Diagram (C)
Diagram (D)
Item 60 refers to the following diagram.
Which of the following representations is correct for the first-angle orthographic projection of the object shown above?
Representation (A)
Representation (B)
Representation (C)
Representation (D)