Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 8 Pre-Technical Studies Paper 1 Term 3 2026 Opener Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is towards the end of the file.

  It was a KJSEA Pre-Technical Studies Paper 1 examination crafted to test foundational engineering concepts, technical drawing literacy, workshop safety, ICT fundamentals, and basic entrepreneurship skills.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 100 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 50 Questions (Questions 1–50)
  • Structure: Section A consists of 40 multiple-choice questions (40 Marks) and Section B consists of 10 structured practical application questions (60 Marks).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A (Multiple Choice):
    • Aims and career pathways in Pre-Technical Studies
    • Workshop safety rules, tool handling, hazards, and personal protective equipment
    • Innovation, design thinking process (problem identification), and forms of business ownership (sole proprietorship)
    • Technical drawing: drawing instruments, standard line types (thick continuous, dimension lines, hidden lines, cutting plane lines), drawing scales (1:50), and orthographic projection views (plan view)
    • ICT and computer hardware: input, output, and storage devices (monitor, keyboard, mouse, scanner, printer, flash disk)
    • Computer software (word processors), safe power connection procedures, computer laboratory etiquette, and internet communication
    • Materials: classification of metallic and non-metallic materials, and renewable energy sources
    • Woodworking hand tools: hand saw, file, claw hammer, and combination pliers
    • Commercial studies: capital, market demand, business documents (invoices), and waste recycling
  • Section B (Structured Questions):
    • Identification of technical career pathways (carpenter, electrician, plumber, welder)
    • Woodworking tools: identification of the wooden bench plane, functions, and operational safety rules
    • Significance of personal protective clothing in workshops
    • Technical drawing: line identification and freehand sketching and labelling of triangles
    • Entrepreneurship: definition of an entrepreneur and inventory stock record reconciliation (opening, sold, closing stock)
    • Computer studies: listing hardware input devices, hardware components (optical mark/sheet scanner), and primary functions of a computer system
• File Size:

  2.25 MB
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 8
• Subject:

  PRE-TECHNICAL STUDIES
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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