Tools & Measuring Instruments is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Electrical Technology CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is the specific function of a wire stripper, as distinct from a side cutter?
It removes insulation from a wire's end without cutting into or damaging the conductor strands
It only cuts wire, with no ability to remove insulation at all
It is used exclusively for bending conduit
It is a type of screwdriver used on cross-head screws
Answer: It removes insulation from a wire's end without cutting into or damaging the conductor strands — A wire stripper removes insulation from a wire's end without cutting into or damaging the conductor strands themselves, an important distinction from simply nicking through insulation with a side cutter.
Easy
2. Why must a file always be used with a proper handle fitted, never bare-tanged?
The sharp tang end can injure the user's hand if used without a handle
Files cannot cut material at all without a handle attached
A handle changes the shape of the file's cutting teeth
Handles are purely decorative and have no safety function
Answer: The sharp tang end can injure the user's hand if used without a handle — A file must always be used with a proper handle fitted, since the sharp tang end can otherwise injure the user's hand.
Medium
3. Name the tool used specifically to pull a cable through a length of installed conduit.
Answer: fish tape — Fish tape (or draw wire) is used specifically to pull a cable through a length of conduit.
