Observation

Few candidates were able to:

-           state four uses of plywood in carpentry and joinery.  
-           sketch a cross-section of a five-ply plywood and label two parts.
However, most of them failed to:

• make an exploded pictorial sketch of a long and short shoulder mortise and tenon joint. 

The expected response to question 7 is as given below:
7. (a)    Uses of plywood in carpentry and joinery:

• construction of ceiling;
• construction of partition;
• construction of wall panelling;
• construction of wardrobes;
• construction of flush doors/panel doors;
• construction of formworks;
• construction of furniture.                                                                                                          

   (b)     Sketch of a cross-section of a five-ply plywood:   

(c)        An exploded pictorial sketch of a long and short shoulder mortise and tenon joint: