Career Technology 2026 Paper 2 - BECE
Career Technology Paper 2
Question 1
A group of unemployed mothers in your community have approached you to demonstrate the making of sweet pancakes for them to learn. Outline the recipe needed for making the sweet pancakes.
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Question 2
A couple had visitors unexpectedly during the weekend. They served queen cakes and fruit drink. Outline three reasons for the couple's decision to serve a fruit drink with the queen cakes.
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Question 3
Joana is using the freehand cutting technique to sew a shirt for her brother. State any three preparations to be done before the shirt could be ready for sewing.
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Question 4
As a Career Technology learner explain any two factors that can influence a school's choice of fabric for their school uniform.
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Question 5
A maidservant was asked to purchase a list of food items from the supermarket. When she entered the supermarket she noticed the shelf that had the food items was labelled food commodities. How would she differentiate between food commodities and food.
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Question 6
Akorfa went to a restaurant and insisted that a table should be set for her visitors. State two reasons why it is important to set the table.
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Question 7
The twins missed the lesson on sewing tools and equipment. As the class prefect list any three parts of the sewing machine to help the twins understand the lesson they missed.
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Question 8
Favour opened a new food laboratory in her community. List four types of accidents that could occur in the food laboratory.
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Question 9
Mrs. Owusu is a housewife and she wants to support her husband to take care of the home financially. She decides to establish a small-scale business in her area. Explain the first three steps involved in setting up the business.
(i) Step 1
(ii) Step 2
(iii) Step 3
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Question 10
In Mr Asare's home banku and okro soup is prepared every evening. His wife pays much attention to the cutting of the okro for the soup and this always delays preparation for dinner. State one design brief for the problem of eating late.
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Question 11
Figure 1 shows the sketch of two sheet metals joined together. Use it to answer the questions that follow.
(a)(i) Identify the type of joint used to join the sheet metals.
(a)(ii) List three tools for making the joint.
(b) Re-arrange the following steps for making the joint in a sequential order:
I. Hold down the plates with a rivet set;
II. Finish off the riveting with an appropriate hammer;
III. Separate plates and remove all burs;
IV. Mark out the holes to receive the rivet and drill;
V. Select a suitable rivet and insert it in the holes from the back;
VI. Remove the rivet set and use the face of the hammer to spread out the tail end of the rivet.
(c)(i) State two safety precautions to be observed when drilling the hole.
(c)(ii) State one reason why riveting was chosen as the best method of assembling the sheet metals.
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Question 12
Figure 2 shows the front view of a three-dimensional geometrical figure with a base diameter of 40mm and a height of 60mm.
(a)(i) Identify the name of the three-dimensional geometrical figure.
(a)(ii) Draw to full size in First Angle Projection the:
(alpha) front view;
(beta) plan.
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Question 13
Copy and complete Table 1 by providing one use and one care and maintenance for each of the following tools:
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Question 14
(a)(i) Make a sketch of a G-clamp and identify the frame and the fixed jaw.
(a)(ii) State one use of the G-clamp.
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Question 15
(b)(i) A cabinet maker is making wooden tables for a nursery school. Identify two suitable finishes that can be applied on the furniture.
(b)(ii) List two thinning agents used to dilute finishes to make application easy.
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Question 16
State three factors to consider when choosing a mechanism for a project.
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