Name:________________________Class:____________________Date:_________

UNIT THEIMPORTANCEOFTECHNOLOGYIN Theme5

20 EVERYDAYLIFE InvestigatingTechnology

SECTIONA
Each question is followed by four options,
Instructions: A
,
B
,
C and
D
.
Choose the
correctanswer.

20.1TheLimitationsofHumansandDevicestoOvercomeThem

Activitythatcanbedone Activitythatcannotbedone
Memorize10telephonenumbers Memorize100telephone
numbers
Lifta10kgbox Lifta20kgbox
Swiminwater Flyintheair
Table1

1. WhatconclusioncanbemadefromtheinformationshowninTable1?
A Humanscandovariousactivities.
B Humanshavedifferentabilities.
C Humanshavelimitedabilities.
D Humanshaveextraordinaryabilities.

2. Whichofthefollowingdoes notshowtheuseoftechnology?
A B

C D


RocketHelicopter
HovercraftCommuter

3. Whichofthefollowingcanbeplacedintheabovegroup?
A Bus B Computer
C Tractor DRoad

4. UncleTohisafurnituremaker.Whataretheimportanttoolswhichcanhelphimdo
hiswork?
I Hammer
II Chisel
III Calculator
IVWheelbarrow

A IandIIonlyB IandIVonly
C I,IIandIIIonly D II,IIIandIVonly

Diagram1

5. Diagram1showsachildwhowishestoobserveabirdonatreeattheothersideof
theriver.Whichofthefollowingdevicescanhelpthechild?
A Binoculars
B Magnifyingglass
C Microscope D Telescope

6. Whichofthefollowingactivitiesinvolvetechnology?
I II

III IV


A IandIIonly
B IandIIIonly
C IIIandIVonly
D I,IIandIVonly

Diagram2

7. ThedeviceshowninDiagram2helpstoovercomethelimitationofthehuman
A brain.B body.
C eye.
D ear.

Diagram3

8. WhatisthedisadvantageofthedeviceshowninDiagram3comparedwiththe
humanbeing?
I Cannotthink
II Cannotdifferentiatebetweengoodandbadbehaviour
III Candoalotofworkquicklywithoutrest
A Ionly
B IIonly
C IandIIonly
D I,II,andIII


Diagram4
9. ThedeviceshowninDiagram4enableshumans
A toliftheavyobjects.
B toploughfieldseasily.
C tomovefast.
D toclimbhills.
10. Afarmerwantstopluckrambutansfromatalltree.Devicesthatcanhelphimare
I aladder
II alongpole
III arope
IV aknife
A IandIIonly
B IandIIIonly
C I,IIandIVonly
D II,IIIandIVonly

SectionB
Answer thequestions
all .

20.1TheLimitationsofHumansandDevicestoOvercomeThem

X
Y

Diagram1
1. Diagram1showstheuseofdifferentdevicestoovercomethelimitationsof
humans.
(a)NamedevicesXandY.
 X:______________________________________________________________
Y:______________________________________________________________

(b)Whydohumansneedthedevices?
______________________________________________________________

(c) Howarethedevicesusedtoovercomethelimitationsofhumans?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

(d) Foreachofthefollowinglimitations,statethedevicewhichcanbeusedto
overcomeit.

Humanlimitation Device
i.Inabilitytohearheartbeat

ii.Inabilitytosolvecomplicated
mathemiticalproblems
iii.Inabilitytospeakloudenough
tobeheardinahall
iv.Inabilitytospeaktoaperson
whoisfaraway

P Q R S

Diagram 2

2. Diagram2showsdifferentactivitiescarriedoutbyhumans.
a. i.Whichactivitiesinvolvetheuseoftechnology?
______________________________________________________________

ii.Explainyouranswerin(a)i.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

(b)Whichactivitiesdonotinvolvetheuseoftechnology?Why?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

(c) Explainthemeaningoftechnology.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Name:________________________Class:____________________Date:_________

UNIT DEVELOPMENTOFTECHNOLOGY Theme5

21 InvestigatingTechnology

SECTIONA
Each question is followed by four options,
Instructions: A
,
B
,
C and
D
.
Choose the
correctanswer.

21.1DevelopmentofTechnology
1. Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectsequenceinthedevelopmentof
technologyinwatertransport?
A Sampan
raft sailingboat
motorboat
B Sailingboat motorboat sampanraft
C Raft
sampan
sailingboat motorboat
D Motorboat sailingboat
raftsampan

Diagram1
2. Theinventionofwhichofthefollowingdeviceshasledtothedevelopmentofthe
cartshowninDiagram1?
A Woodenplank

B Wheel
C Engine

D Thetechniqueofbreedingcows

Raft
sampan
Xsteamboat


3. Theinformationaboveshowsthedevelopmentoftechnologyinwatertransport.
WhatisprobablyrepresentedbyX?

A Sailingboat

B Submarine
C Motorboat

D Oar

StonesConcrete
WoodenplanksSteel

4. Thedevelopmentoftechnologyhasledtotheuseofthematerialsshowninthelist
aboveinthefieldof
A construction.
B transport.
C communication.
D agriculture.
Diagram2
5. Diagram2showsavehicleusedinthepast.Whichofthefollowinginventionshas
enabledthemanufactureofcarstoreplacethevehicleshowninDiagram2?
I Petrolengine
II Railway
III Rubbertyre
A IIonly
B IandIIonly
C IandIIIonly
D I,IIandIII

Diagram3
6.
Diagram3showsthedevelopmentoftechnologyinbridgeconstruction.Inwhat
aspectsarethebridgesdifferent?
 I Inthematerialsused.
II Inthedesignofthebridges.
III Intheuseofthebridges.

A IandIIonly
B IandIIIonly
C IIandIIIonlyD I,IIandIII

Diagram4

7. Diagram4showstheearlyinventionofatoolforagriculture.Thisinventionshows
thathumansinancienttimes
A werenotgoodinagriculture.
B didnotknowtheuseofiron.
C livedinstonecaves.
D livedinforests.

Diagram5
8. Diagram5showsamodernmethodusedinagriculture.Thedevelopmentofthis
technologyenables
A watertobesaved.
B variousvegetationtobecropped.
C vegetablestobecroppedinbarrenlandsuchasadesert.
D labourcosttobecutdown.

Diagram6

9.
ThedevelopmentoftechnologyleadstotheinventionshowninDiagram6.This
inventionenableshumanstocommunicate
I withoutwires.
II morewidely.
III globally.
A IandIIonly
B IandIIIonly
C IIandIIIonly
D I,IIandIII
10. Whichofthefollowingdevelopmentsoftechnologygivesahighcropyieldofgood
quality?
A Tractor
B Irrigationchannels
C Harvester
D Chemicalfertilizer

Diagram7

11. TheuseoftheelectrictrainshowninDiagram7
I preventsnoisepollution.
II preventstheoccurrenceofflashfloods.
III reducestrafficjam.
IV reducesairpollution.
A IandIIonly
B IIandIVonly
C I,IIIandIVonly
D I,II,IIIandIV

21.3TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofTechnologytoMankind
12. Whichofthefollowingdoes not
givecontributiontoagriculture?
A Pesticide
B Vacuumcleaner
C Helicopter
D Dam

Telephone
 Satellite
Facsimile
SMS

13. Thedevelopmentoftechnologyshownintheabovelisthasbenefitedmankindinthe
fieldof
A communication. B transport.
C agriculture.D construction.

14. Technologycanbeharmfultomankindif
A itisnotdevelopedcontinuously.
B toomuchinventionsareproduced.
C itisusedforvariouspurposes.
D itisnotusedwiselyandresponsibly.

15.
Afactoryisbuiltnearariverandahousingarea.Thesideeffectswhichmayoccur
are
I noisepollution.
II airpollution.
III waterpollution.
IV trafficjam.
A IandIIonly B IIandIVonly
C I,IIandIIIonly D II,IIIandIVonly

16. Whichofthefollowinginventionsisharmfultomankind?
A Rocket
B Satellite
C Telescope D Nuclearweapon

17. Theinventionofvariousmodernmachinesenableshumanstominetheearths
resourcesfaster.Whatistheeffectofthisdevelopment?
A Thecostoftheearthsresourcesrises.
B Theearthsresourcesarerenewable.
C Theearthsresourcesgetusedupfaster.
D Technologydevelopsmorerapidly.

Fan
Airconditioner


18. Whichofthefollowingisthecontributionoftheinventionshownabove?
A Tomakeaplacemorecomfortable
B Toreducework
C Togiveentertainment
D Tosaveelectricity

SectionB
Answer
all
thequestions.

21.1DevelopmentofTechnology

Diagram1
1. Diagram1showsthedevelopmentoftechnologyinconstruction.
(a)PredictthetypeofhousewhichexistedbeforethetypeofhouseXwasbuilt.
______________________________________________________________

(b)State three
technologicalinventionswhichhaveenabledtheconstructionof
buildingY.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
(c) IfbuildingYisbuilttoreplacebuildingXonthesamepieceofland,explainthe
advantagesobtained.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

a. Thelistbelowshowssometechnologicalinventionswhichhavecontributedto
thedevelopmentinthefiledofconstruction

Steel
Crane
Helicopter

i. Whatisthedevelopmentinthefieldofconstructionwhichhasfollowed
the
technologicalinventionsabove?
______________________________________________________________

i. ii.Name two tallbuildingsinourcountrywhichwerebuiltbecauseofthe
aboveinventions.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________


aeroplane
rocket
spacecraft

Diagram2
2. Diagram2showsthedevelopmentoftechnologyinairtransport.
(a)State twoachievementsofhumanswhichhaveresultedfromthisdevelopment.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________

(b)Scientistsarenowmakinganefforttobuildspacestationsinouterspace.
i.Willthiseffortbesuccessful?Why?
______________________________________________________________

ii.State two
otherinventionswhichareneededtomakethiseffortsuccessful.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________

(c) Predictthefuturelivesofhumansifspacetechnologykeepsondeveloping.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

21.3TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofTechnologytoMankind

Diagram3
3. Diagram3showshowacommunityofpeoplelivedinancienttimes.
(a)Doesthistypeoflifestillexistnow?Why?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
(b) Assumethatdevelopmentoftechnologyhasnotoccurredandlifehasnot
changed.
i. Statehowyouandtheothermembersofyourfamilywillbelivingatthe
presenttime.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
ii. Willyoubehappyifyouandtheothermembersofyourfamilyliveinthat
way?Why?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
(c) State threetechnologicalinventionswhichthecommunityshowninDiagram3
needsthemost.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________

(d)Whyisthedevelopmentoftechnologyveryimportanttomankind?
 ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________