BECE 2010 BDT (Home Economics) Paper 2 Essay

            

BECE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (BDT) 2

BECE 2010 BDT PAPER 2 Essay

         SECTION A (Core Skills)

        Answer Question 1 – Compulsory

        1.      (a) What is a seam?

        (b) Suggest the correct stitches for

 
               (i) fringed edge of a tablecloth

 
               (ii) making of a baby’s petticoat

       (c) The figure below is a cube drawn in isometric

 

                           

      Sketch the cube in two-point perspective drawing.

(d) (i) What is texture?

      (ii) List the two types of texture

(e) Copy and complete the table below by providing the type of texture associated with each object listed.

OBJECT	TEXTURE
Banana
Pineapple
Unwashed terrazo

SECTION B [50 marks]

Answer two questions only from this section
All questions carry equal marks

             2.      (a) State two methods suitable for joining sheet metals permanently

              (b) Sketch a lap joint used in sheet metalwork

              (c) List three items that can be manufactured from sheet metal

              (d) Figure 1 shows the front view of a clock. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

                       

                    (i)  State two properties of acrylic that makes it suitable for making the face of the clock.

(ii) List two tools that can be used to mark out the shape of the face of the clock.

           3.      Figure 2 shows the front elevation and plan of a square prism. Use it to answer questions 3(a).

                   

(a)   Draw full size, the following

(i)                 Front elevation

(ii)              Plan

(iii)            Surface development

(b)   State one use of each of the following electronic components:

(i)                 Capacitor

(ii)              Inductor

(iii)            Diode

(c)   Make a freehand pictorial sketch of a wooden mallet.        

             4.      (a) Make a freehand sketch of a cross-cut saw.

             (b) List three materials from which sandcrete blocks are manufactured.

            (c) State one reason each for using the following in the workshop
                        (i)        apron;

(ii)               gloves

(iii)             helmet

(iv)             goggles