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THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
KENYA JUNIOR SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
KJSEA
912/1
PRE-TECHNICAL STUDIES THEORY
SAMPLE PAPER
January 2025
Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your name and assessment number in the spaces provided above.
2. Write the name and code of your school in the spaces provided above.
3. Sign and write the date of the assessment in the spaces provided above.
4. This paper consists of two sections: A and B.
5. Section A comprises Multiple Choice Questions.
6. Section B comprises Short Structured questions.
7. Answer ALL the questions in section A on the separate ANSWER SHEET provided.
8. Answer ALL the questions in section B in the spaces provided in this question paper.
9. Do not remove any page from this question paper.
10. Answer all questions in English.
For official use only
SECTION B
Task Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Question 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Candidate’s
Score per
Question
Max Score per
25 12 13
Task
Candidate’s
Score per Task
This paper consists of 12 printed pages.
Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that
all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
© 2025, The Kenya National Examinations Council
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SECTION A (30 marks)
Read the instructions carefully.
1. You have been given this question paper and a separate answer sheet.
2. Answer ALL questions in this section on the ANSWER SHEET provided, NOT in the question
paper.
3. Do all the necessary rough work in the question paper.
HOW TO USE THE ANSWER SHEET
4. Use an ordinary HB pencil.
5. Confirm that the answer sheet you have been provided with has the following:
YOUR ASSESSMENT NUMBER
YOUR NAME
NAME OF YOUR SCHOOL
NAME OF THE SUBJECT
6. Keep the answer sheet clean, dry and DO NOT fold it.
7. For each of the questions 1 – 30, four options are given. The options are lettered A, B, C and D.
In each case, only ONE of the four options is correct. Choose the correct answer from the
options.
8. On the answer sheet, the correct answer is to be shown by drawing a dark line inside the box in
which the letter you have chosen is written.
Example
In the Question Booklet:
13. Pre-Technical studies is one of the learning areas in Junior School. Which one of the
following represents the components of Pre-Technical studies?
A. Technical, Entrepreneurship and Business Studies.
B. Technical, Computer Studies and Business Studies.
C. Technical, Entrepreneurship and Computer Studies.
D. Technical, Information Technology and Business Studies
The correct answer is ‘B’.
On the answer sheet, in the set of boxes given for number 13, draw a dark line inside the
box with the letter D printed in it as indicated below.
13) [A] [B] [C] [D]
9. Your dark line MUST be inside the box.
10. For each question, ONLY ONE box is to be marked in each set of four boxes.
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SECTION A (30 marks)
Answer All questions in this section on the 5. A Grade 9 learner wants to cut a piece of
answer sheets provided. metal for a project. Choose from the
following, the appropriate tool to use for
cutting the metal.
1. Pre-Technical studies is one of the learning
areas in Junior School. The main reason for
learning Pre-Technical studies is to
A.
A. join tertiary college.
B. join university.
C. acquire practical skills.
D. be a good citizen.
2. A carpenter wants to cut a piece of wood for B.
a project. Which one of the following tools
will the carpenter use to mark the wood?
A. Tape measure.
B. Hand saw.
C. Pencil. C.
D. Steel rule.
3. All lines in technical drawing have a
specific use. Identify the type of line that is
correctly matched with its description.
D.
Types of line Description
A. Construction line Continuous thin line
6. Grade 8 learners visited a chemical
B. Centre line Continuous thick line processing factory. What precautions
C. Outline Thin short dashes should they take to prevent them from
inhaling chemical particles?
D. Hidden detail line Thin chain line
A. Wear safety gloves.
4. A school is planning to put up an outdoor B. Use safety goggles.
sculpture in the school park. Which C. Wear safety mask.
material is best suited for making the D. Use ear protection.
sculpture?
7. Concrete is widely used in construction.
A. Rubber. Which of the following is one of the
B. Steel. materials used for making concrete?
C. Plastic.
D. Bronze. A. Rock.
B. Cement.
C. Block.
D. Brick.
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8. A Grade 8 learner uses a jack plane for
planing a piece of wood. Which of the 13. Holding tools are used to make it easier
following is the correct way of protecting when working on certain tasks in the
the sharp edge of the blade of the plane workshop. The following are holding tools
when storing? Store the plane with the except
A. blade facing upward. A. pliers.
B. blade tightened. B. tongs.
C. body lying on the side. C. clamps.
D. blade flat on the surface.
D. screwdriver.
9. Ceramic materials are made from non-
metallic substances. Which one of the 14. Materials are recycled for management
following combinations consists only of purposes. The reason for recycling
ceramic materials? materials used for packaging is to
A. Clay, tiles, glass. A. safeguard human health.
B. Clay, tiles, concrete, glass. B. increase employment.
C. Glass, porcelain, rubber. C. reduce pollution.
D. Clay, tiles, stoneware, concrete.
D. reduce double handling.
10. A learner used the tool below to cut a
material for a project 15. Wood is classified into two categories as
hardwood and softwood. Which of the
following are characteristics of hardwood?
A. Broad leaves, slow growth, heavy
The material was __________________ weight.
A. pieces of wires. B. Needle-like leaves, faster growth,
B. manilla paper. heavy weight.
C. plywood. C. Broad leaves, faster growth, light
D. sheet metal. weight.
D. Slow growth, broad leaves, light
11. A fire outbreak occurred in a welding
workshop. The following are possible weight.
causes of the fire outbreak except
16. Mwakamu has completed college and
A. errors caused by workers. wishes to start a business. Which one of the
B. faulty energised electrical equipment. following characteristics should he have to
C. improper storage of inflammables. become a successful entrepreneur?
D. knowledge of handling fire.
A. Extensive formal education.
12. During a fire safety lesson, learners were B. Should be a risk taker.
discussing methods of putting off fire. C. Strong technical skills.
Which one of the following shows the D. Stability and wealth.
correct methods discussed?
A. Cooling, smothering, fanning.
B. Smothering, cooling, starving.
C. Interrupting, smothering, fanning.
D. Smothering, interrupting, supplying air.
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17. Halisi intends to establish a salon business 21. A small-scale retailer is located in a rural
in Jekali centre. Which of the following area. Which one of the following services
factors may discourage Halisi from locating offered by a wholesaler is the retailer most
the business at the centre? likely to benefit from?
A. Favourable government incentives. A. Convenient opening hours.
B. Good transportation network. B. Delivery of goods.
C. Low demand for the products. C. Advertising of products.
D. Low cost of labour. D. Credit facilities.
18. Mwalimu Enterprises which deals with the 22. Jambo wants to start a business with his
sale of stationery had the following savings but has no business ideas. Which of
balances as at 31st July 2024. the following is a source of business idea he
Ksh can use?
Furniture 150,000
Stock 83,000 A. Checking of risks.
Creditors 30,900 B. Making a plan.
Debtors 23,200 C. Counting the cost of things.
Vehicle 250,000 D. Studying the needs of people.
Which of the following represents the 23. The following pictures show computer
capital for the business? Kshs. input devices. Which one is a pointing
device?
A. 256,200
B. 250,000
C. 470,000 A.
D. 475,300
19. Sources of personal income are classified
into passive and active sources. Identify an B.
active source from the choices below.
A. Wages
B. Dividends C.
C. Interest
D. Rent
20. Wange and Betty went shopping. Wange
observed that Betty had an unethical D.
budgeting and spending practice. From the
following practices, identify what Wange
could have observed in Betty. She
A. balanced the income and expenses.
B. determined the amount to save before
spending it.
C. carried excess cash when going
shopping.
D. made a budget and strictly followed it.
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24. A trader plans to buy a portable computer B. Programming software.
with fast processing speed and large C. Application software.
memory capacity for video editing. The D. Communication software.
computer that is most appropriate for this
use is 29. A Grade 8 learner created the following
instructions using a visual programming
A. mainframe computer. application.
B. laptop computer.
C. Minicomputer.
D. supercomputer .
25. Grade 8 learners visited a workshop with
computerised machines. The following are
safety precautions they should observe
while in the workshop except
A. touching the machines.
B. limiting movements in the workshop.
C. asking for guidance.
D. operating the computers with
permission.
26. An entrepreneur prefers making money
transactions through a mobile phone.
Which one of the following measures can
the entrepreneur use to secure the
transaction details from unauthorized The instructions were meant for calculating
access? the
A. Installing an antivirus software. A. perimeter of a rectangle.
B. Backing up data. B. area of a square.
C. Using strong passwords. C. perimeter of a square.
D. Locking the mobile phone in a drawer. D. area of a rectangle.
27. A learner has been typing a document in 30. A Pre-Technical studies teacher displayed
small letters and wants to continue typing, the following icons in class. Which icon
but in capital letters. Which key on the would be used to retrieve a document in
computer keyboard should the learner word processing?
press?
A. Caps Lock.
B. Backspace.
C. Spacebar.
D. Enter. A B C D
28. A headteacher bought computer software to
use for typing letters and preparing school
budgets. Identify the category of computer
software that the headteacher bought.
A. System software.
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SECTION B (50 marks)
Answer ALL the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
31. State two differences between Technical Drawing and Artistic Drawing. (4 marks)
Technical drawing Artistic drawing
32. Scale drawings are used to present objects in full sizes, reduced sizes or enlarged sizes.
6 cm
12 cm
Reduce the rectangular shape above to a scale of 1:2 (3 marks)
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33. The picture below shows one of the tools used for general purpose.
a) Identify the parts labeled P and Q (2 marks)
P____________________________________
Q____________________________________
b) State two uses of the tool. (2 marks)
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34. Using recycled materials is important for preserving our environment.
a) Give two non-metallic materials that can be recycled. (2 marks)
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b) Name one item that can be made from each material in 34(a). (2 marks)
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35. Free hand sketches are drawings made without using drawing instruments. Make a free hand sketch
of a cube whose side is 3.0 cm in oblique projection. (4 marks)
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36. Seasoning is a critical step in preparing timber for use. State three reasons for seasoning timber.
(3 marks)
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37. In geometrical drawings, regular figures have shapes that have equal lengths of sides for
functionality. Construct a square of length 4cm. (3 marks)
38. Grade 7 learners visited a nearby town to study the production activities in two factories. State
two factors that the learners considered when comparing the size of the factories. (2 marks)
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39. Kamau, a fruit vendor, had the following balances for the year ending 31st December 2023.
Ksh
Revenues for the year 50,000
Cost of sales 20,000
Rent 6,000
Salaries 10,000
Transport expenses 1,500
Prepare a simple Income Statement for Kamau for the year ending 31st December 2023. (3 marks)
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40. Some businesses exploit consumers to gain more profits. State two ways in which the government
of Kenya protects consumers against such exploitation. (2 marks)
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41. Mwanesi is an upcoming entrepreneur specialising in juice processing. Outline two factors
Mwanesi should consider when selecting a suitable market for the juice. (2 marks)
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42. Abel plans to buy a smartphone worth Ksh.18,000 in four months. He has targeted to save at least
Ksh 5,000 per month to raise the amount required.
a) Use the information above to formulate Abel’s financial goals by filling in the following table.
(2 marks)
Goal Time frame Amount required Action plan
b) Outline one benefit that Abel will get from setting his financial goal. (1 mark)
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43. The deputy headteacher would like to display information stored in a computer during a parent’s
day meeting. State one computer hardware device that the deputy headteacher may use to display
the information. (1 mark)
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44. Match each of the following computer hardware devices with their respective category. (2 marks)
Device Category of device
Input
Storage
Output
45. Mwengo Company uses social media to network with its customers. Name two social media
platforms that the company may use. (2 marks)
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46. The following instructions were written to guide learners on how to start up a computer. They are
not arranged in the correct order.
(i) shut down the computer after use.
(ii) press the power button on the computer.
(iii) wait for the computer to start up.
(iv) use the computer to perform a task.
Arrange the instructions in the correct order. (2 marks)
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47. State one example of Visual Programming Application that can be used to create the instruction in
question 46. (1mark)
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48. Benard has realised that someone has created a social media account using his personal details.
State the type of online threat Benard is experiencing. (1 mark)
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49. Grade 8 learners prepared the following shopping list in a spreadsheet application.
A B C D
1 ITEM NAME UNIT NUMBER TOTAL
COST OF ITEMS COST
2 Ruler 50 5 250
3 Drawing book 100 10 1000
4 Pencils 30 5 150
5 Rubber 20 2 40
6 GRAND TOTAL COST
Write the formula that the learners would use to calculate the grand total cost in cell D6. (2 marks)
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50. A Pre-Technical studies teacher created the following instructions for determining learner's
achievement in an assessment based on the criteria:
Scores > 50: learner is meeting expectation.
Scores < 50: learner is approaching expectation.
Start
Enter score
If score > 50
Output X
Else
Output Y
End
Complete the instructions by writing the output.
X ____________________ (1 mark)
Y ________________ (1 mark)
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