Electronics Worksheet: Final Test
Remember (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: circuit, safety, formula, component, program, sensor or IoT. Use that lesson’s rule — complete loop, V = I × R, P = V × I, last command wins, true → if part. Safety answers are always: low voltage, dry hands, an adult, never the mains.
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- 1.Which of these is the input? (a) the pump turns on (b) a light level reading (c) an alert on the phone (d) the fan starts
- 2.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) by Wi-Fi (c) not joined (d) in parallel
- 3.True or false: a washing machine has no microcontroller inside. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) close the fridge quickly (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use daylight to read
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a room heater (b) a school bell (c) an electric iron (d) an electric kettle
- 6.Which drawing is the symbol for a voltmeter? (a) a straight line (b) a circle with V inside (c) many long-short pairs (d) a circle with A inside
- 7.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.True or false: to stop if a part gets hot is safe. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: if the switch is ON, the circuit is open and no current flows. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 17 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
- 11.🔋 On a cell, does “usually the black wire” mean the + end or the − end? (a) + (positive) (b) − (negative)
- 12.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
- 13.💡 A battery lights 4 identical bulbs joined in parallel. One more identical bulb is added in parallel. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) dimmer (b) brighter (c) the same
- 14.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 15.Which drawing is the symbol for a motor? (a) triangle against a bar (b) two or more cell symbols (c) a straight line (d) a circle with M inside
- 16.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔘 A cell, a bulb and switches A and B are joined one after another in a single loop (series). A is ON and B is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
- 18.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 1 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
- 19.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) thermistor (b) motor (c) LDR (d) buzzer
- 20.⚠️ Is it safe to throw cells in a fire? (a) not safe (b) safe
- 21.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 22.🔍 For a microcontroller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a fuse (b) an input (c) an output (d) a power source
- 23.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 24.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 25.💡 In a parallel circuit, one bulb breaks. What happens to the others? (a) they all go out (b) they explode (c) they get dimmer (d) they keep glowing
- 26.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚙️ What is an actuator? (a) an output that acts (b) a program (c) a battery (d) a sensor
- 28.True or false: to start a fan when hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 29.✏️ Why do engineers draw circuits with symbols? (a) symbols are heavier (b) to make it colourful (c) to hide the circuit (d) quick and clear for all
- 30.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to 4 side-by-side paths with one switch on each path — A, B, C and D (parallel). A is ON, B is ON, C is OFF and D is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
- 31.What does the microcontroller do? (a) shows data to you (b) stores data online (c) measures the real world (d) reads values, decides
- 32.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a good bulb and a switch that is ON. One wire has come loose from the cell. A gap in one wire is bridged by a dry cork. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
- 33.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 34.⚠️ Is it safe to climb an electric pole? (a) not safe (b) safe
- 35.True or false: a plain rectangle is the symbol for a resistor. (a) False (b) True
- 36.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 2 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
- 37.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) the final price (b) inputs and outputs (c) the box colour (d) nothing at all
- 38.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.🔋 Does a computer give electricity or use electricity? (a) uses electricity (b) gives electricity
- 40.Which of these is a risky habit? (a) change default passwords (b) set up with a parent (c) install software updates (d) tap unknown app links
Answer key
- a light level reading
- in series
- False
- leave the TV on standby
- a school bell
- a circle with V inside
- 0.75
- True
- False
- 289
- − (negative)
- an IoT device
- the same
- gets smaller
- a circle with M inside
- False
- Yes
- 0
- thermistor
- not safe
- anode (+)
- an input
- 3
- 460
- they keep glowing
- False
- an output that acts
- True
- quick and clear for all
- Yes
- reads values, decides
- No
- 50
- not safe
- True
- 0
- inputs and outputs
- 12
- uses electricity
- tap unknown app links
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