WoodWork 3, WASSCE (PC 2ND), 2018

Question 1

 

Construction of the following:

  1. 2 LAPPED DOVETAIL JOINTS
  2. 4 TAILS
  3. 4 SOCKETS
  4. 2 THROUGH DOVETAIL JOINTS
  5. 4 TAILS
  6. 4 SOCKETS
  7. 4 GROOVES        
  8. CUTTING AND FITTING PLYWOOD BACK
  9. FINISHING

Observation

 

The question was broken down into sections requiring different activities. The students were expected to construct a model of a speaker box.

  • Many candidates were not able to construct the lapped dovetail joints.
  • Most candidates constructed the through dovetail joint poorly.
  • None of the candidates made the groove.
  • All the candidates did not fit the bottom correctly.
  • The finishing work of all the candidates was poor.