2026 Grade 10 Wood Technology End of Term 1 Exam with Marking Scheme

• Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
• Total Marks: 70
• Number of Questions: 7 (Questions 1–7)
• Marking Scheme

It covers the following topics:

• Introduction to Woodwork (definitions, career opportunities in Kenya, and economic importance)
• Workshop Layout and Safety (features of a workshop, workshop sketching, PPE, and safety awareness)
• Hand Tools (marking, measuring, cutting, and holding tools; classification and sketching)
• Tool Maintenance and Storage (safety precautions, maintenance methods, and storage strategies)
• Timber Trees and Environmental Studies (growing process, cross-section of a tree trunk, and tree classification)
• Timber Processing (timber conversion methods like through and through, quarter, and tangential sawing)
• Timber Seasoning and Logging (methods of seasoning, importance of seasoning, and safe transportation of logs)
• Applied Projects and Entrepreneurship (wood selection for durability and promoting community development)
• Technical Drawing (orthographic and isometric projections)