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2002 MCAS Practice Questions
Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8
ANSWERS
2002, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8
Question 4: Multiple-Choice
Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Materials, Tools, and Machines - 1.3

Use the picture below to answer question 4.

Question 4 2002

In the manufacturing process of this four-legged wooden stool, each leg is angled 15° outward. Which tool or machine should be used to create the most accurate hole for each leg so the stool does not wobble when it rests on a flat surface?

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2002, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8
Question 6: Multiple-Choice
Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Engineering Design - 2.1

What is the first step in designing a product?

A. model a solution
B. communicate the solution
C. identify the need or want
D. build a prototype


Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
2002, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8
Question 14: Multiple-Choice
Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Construction Technologies - 5.3
Objective(s): Construction Technologies - 5.4

Steel is used for cables in suspension bridges because of its capacity for

A. tension.
B. torsion.
C. compression.
D. contraction.

2002, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8
Question 16: Multiple-Choice
Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Engineering Design - 2.2

Use the figure below to answer question 16.

Question 16 2002

What would you see from the top view of the object above?

A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
Answer 16 2002

2002, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8
Question 19: Multiple-Choice
Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Construction Technologies - 5.1

In the construction of a house, the words excavation, slab, and footing are associated with the

A. roof.
B. floor.
C. frame.
D. foundation.

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