BECE 2019 BDT (Pre-Technical Skills) Paper 2 Essay

BECE PAST QUESTIONS

       BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

BECE 2019

BECE 2019 BDT (Pre-Technical Skills) Paper 2

Essay

 

1. (a) List two uses of a table napkin.

 (b) State four causes of food spoilage.

Figure 1

  (c) Figure 1 shows two views of a solid.
    (i) Name the type of solid represented as view Q.

 (ii) State the type of view represented as view R.

(iii) List any three equipment that are used to draw the views Q and R.

(d) (i) List the primary colours.

(ii) Name four types of line.

 

2. (a) (i) State three Uses of mortar

    (ii) List three tools for moulding bricks.

   (b) (i) Make a sketch of a spirit level

        (ii) State one use of the spirit level

       (iii) State two care and maintenance measures to be observed when using the spirit level.

  (c) (i) List two types of screw drivers

       (ii) State one use of screw drivers.

 

3. Figure 2 shows the pictorial view of a block prepared from Odum.

   Use it to answer questions (a)(i) to (a)(iii)

1. (i) Draw full size the view in the direction of arrow X.

           (ii) List three tools required to prepare the wooden block.

         (iii) List two finishes that would be applied to make the wooden block attractive.

 

   (b) (i) Make a freehand pictorial sketch of a spade.

(ii) Label any two parts of the spade sketched in question 3(b)(i).

(iii) State two uses of the spade.

4. (a) Copy and complete the table below with the following tools where appropriate:

Spirit level, straight edge, tape measure, trowel, float, gauge rod, builder’s square and mortar board.

Note: A tool may be selected more than once.

Operation	Two Tools Required
Set Out a wall
Pick and spread mortar
Lay end blocks
Gauge the blocks
Level the blocks

2. (i) Make a freehand pictorial sketch of a bolster.

          (ii) State one use of the bolster

 

3. Sketch the representative symbols of the following components.

           (i) Battery

                 (ii) Bulb