Grade 7 Technology Term 3 Test 1 + Memo
About this resource
Help your Grade 7 learner prepare for their Term 3 Technology assessment with this 50-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test has a duration of 1 hour and focuses on electricity, magnetism, electromagnets, simple machines and the design process.
The test covers:
- Simple electric circuits
- Circuit components and symbols
- Cells, batteries, bulbs and switches
- Ammeters and voltmeters
- Electric current and resistance
- Conductors and insulators
- Series and parallel circuits
- Current and potential difference
- Drawing circuit diagrams
- Permanent magnets
- Electromagnets
- Factors affecting electromagnet strength
- Cranes and their uses
- Levers and pulleys
- Design briefs
- Specifications and constraints
- Designing safe and environmentally friendly products
The paper includes multiple-choice, visual identification, matching, circuit diagrams, design-based questions and practical application activities.
Learners complete a design brief for a children's toy that incorporates magnetism, while considering safety, environmental impact, specifications and constraints.
The test also includes a practical electromagnet investigation, where learners interpret results showing how increasing the electric current affects the strength of an electromagnet.
Total: 50 marks | Duration: 1 hour | Full memorandum included | PDF format.
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