DR YUSUF DADOO PRIMARY SCHOOL
NAME: ________________________ GRADE: 7
A/B/C/D
DATE: _________________________ DURATION:
1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
EXAMINER: MY GATHOO
MODERATOR: Y.MAYET
TERM 2: Control Test Memo
MARKS: /80
TECHNOLOGY
QUESTION ANSWERS MARKS LEVEL
QUESTION 1 1.1 B 6 1
1.2 A
1.3 A
1.4 C
1.5 B
1.6 C
QUESTION 2 2.1 F 5 1
2.2 A
2.3 E
2.4 B
2.5 D
QUESTION 3 3.1 A soccer ball½ 10 2
Solid and shell ½
B. Bicycle½ and frame½
C. A brick house½ and solid ½
D. An aeroplane½ and frame and
solid½
3.2 A structure is something that is
built, made or put together in a
particular way. It can be a strong
material and can support loads.
3.3 A ice hockey stick is an example
of a third class lever and a pair of
scissors is an example of a first class
lever.
QUESTION 4 4.1 Too many people have accidents. 9 3
People lose their lives because of
accidents.
4.2 1 It can get passengers out of
trapped vehicles.
4.2.2 It can save lives. Pneumatics or
pneumatic systems are machines that
are compressed air or gas. The air in
pneumatic systems is compressed
with a pump, e.g. a bicycle pump.
4.3.1 Fire fighters
4.3.2 Paramedics
4.4 Pneumatics or pneumatic systems
are machines that are compressed air
or gas. The air in pneumatic systems
is compressed with a pump, e.g. a
bicycle pump.
4.5 Hydraulic systems use liquids such
as oil and water, to work machinery.
On any construction site or repair
centre you will see hydraulically
worked machinery in the form of
bulldozers, front-end loaders, forklifts
and a car lift.
QUESTION 5 Design process: 11 3
5. I am making a cell phone tower It
must be disguised as something else.
( Any possible answer)
5.2 Ice-cream sticks, foil, cardboard,
wood, plastic straws, paint
(Any 3 materials mentioned)
5.3 It needs to have a pointing tower
that can accept signals and it should
be tied down with a cable stay or a
cable tie and it should be able to
carry a heavy load. It should be
environmentally friendly. It should be
sturdy and strong. It should have a
wide base or a smaller base. (Any
acceptable answer)
55. It should not topple over or fall
down easily. It must not be unstable.
The paint might not dry on time. The
tower might fall over.
QUESTION 6 Check the rubric 10 2
Used grey 2
pencil for the
drawing and
wrote an
interesting
heading.
Front, side or 1
top” view
shown.
Used different 3
types of lines
in sketch.
Added 4
materials, tools
and
measurements.
QUESTION 7 7.1 MTN, Vodacom, Cell C, Telkom or 12 3
any one mentioned.
7.2 Gallery, whatsapp, facebook,
camera, maps, google, calendar,
gmail, email, play store, youtube,
spotify, Instagram, Tik tok messenger
or any 3 apps mentioned.
7.3. When we make overseas calls,
both parties are allowing roaming to
take place. Roaming permits the
same phone to be used in various
countries. We can use whatsapp calls,
video calls and skype .
7.4
a) Landline phones are cheaper than
a cell phone package and is user
friendly.
b) Landline phones are used in
schools, offices and at home and you
pay monthly and their batteries don’t
run flat. Or any reasonable answer.
7.5
a) Some cell phones are very
expensive to buy.
b) You need to charge them daily and
you need a charger and charging
port.
c) They can break easily when they
fall and they don’t have a proper
screen protector. The signal from the
towers could be faulty. Any
reasonable answer.
7.6 Apple I-phone, Samsung, Huawei ,
Nokia, Oppo, LG or any other
make.
