Applied Technology Mock 2025

Question 1 of 50

The main purpose of seasoning timber is to

Question 2 of 50

A mortise and tenon is a

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The clutch in a manual car is used to

Question 4 of 50

A board made from wood chips bonded with resin is

Question 5 of 50

An advantage of manufactured boards over solid timber is that they

Question 6 of 50

Moving workers, machines and materials onto a construction site before work starts is

Question 7 of 50

Which machine is mainly used for digging trenches and loading earth?

Question 8 of 50

A machine with a large front blade used to push soil and clear land is a

Question 9 of 50

The oil filter in an engine

Question 10 of 50

Worn tyre tread is dangerous mainly because it

Question 11 of 50

Passing hot metal between heavy rollers to make it thinner is

Question 12 of 50

Brass is an alloy of

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When fitting a hacksaw blade, the teeth should point

Question 14 of 50

A tool used to cut an external thread on a rod is a

Question 15 of 50

Flux is used in soldering to

Question 16 of 50

Which tool measures the outside diameter of a rod to about 0.02 mm?

Question 17 of 50

Which of these is a hardwood?

Question 18 of 50

In a 1 : 2 : 4 concrete mix, the 2 stands for

Question 19 of 50

A brick bond in which every course is made of stretchers only is

Question 20 of 50

About how many millimetres are there in 1 inch?

Question 21 of 50

The differential allows the driving wheels to

Question 22 of 50

Hydraulic brakes work by transmitting pressure through

Question 23 of 50

An anti-lock braking system (ABS) helps the driver by

Question 24 of 50

Plywood is made by gluing thin layers (veneers) with the grain of each layer

Question 25 of 50

The thermostat in an engine cooling system

Question 26 of 50

Coolant (antifreeze) is used instead of plain water mainly to

Question 27 of 50

A measure of how easily oil flows, shown by grades such as SAE 20W-50, is its

Question 28 of 50

Heating steel and then cooling it quickly in water or oil is

Question 29 of 50

Reheating hardened steel to a lower temperature to reduce brittleness is

Question 30 of 50

In sand casting, the shape used to make the cavity in the sand is the

Question 31 of 50

Most modern cars use which steering system?

Question 32 of 50

The shock absorber in a vehicle's suspension

Question 33 of 50

Leaf springs are commonly used in the suspension of

Question 34 of 50

Which tool is used to bend sheet metal along a straight line?

Question 35 of 50

Which hand plane is used to smooth and straighten the edges of long boards?

Question 36 of 50

Layer height in 3D printing mainly affects

Question 37 of 50

Paint coverage is 10 m² per litre. Two coats on a 45 m² wall need

Question 38 of 50

The best extinguisher for an electrical fire is

Question 39 of 50

A capacitor stores

Question 40 of 50

A light-dependent resistor's resistance

Question 41 of 50

An LED must be connected with a

Question 42 of 50

In a four-stroke engine, the correct order is

Question 43 of 50

The radiator in a car is part of the

Question 44 of 50

A mortise and tenon joint is used mainly in

Question 45 of 50

A tenon saw is used for

Question 46 of 50

Cold working of metals increases

Question 47 of 50

A 555 timer in astable mode with R₁ = R₂ = 10 kΩ and C = 10 μF has a frequency of about

Question 48 of 50

The colour code brown, black, red on a resistor means

Question 49 of 50

Hardening steel involves heating and

Question 50 of 50

Tempering follows hardening to