Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test
Remember (Find the topic, use the formula): Find the topic and the formula: V = I × R, I = V ÷ R, R = V ÷ I, P = V × I, units = W × h ÷ 1000. Change mA to A and kΩ to Ω before using a formula. Check: put your answer back into the formula.
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- 1.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 2.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it lights brighter (c) it does not light (d) it changes colour
- 3.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) use old filament bulbs
- 6.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) large electric dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) light energy dial
- 7.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 10 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 volt
- 11.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 13.What does a buzzer do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) senses how bright it is (d) makes a beeping sound
- 14.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a resistor (c) a capacitor (d) a buzzer
- 15.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧾 A family uses 150 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 17.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) bigger (c) stay the same (d) zero
- 18.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 22 Ω, 22 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 24.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) gets bigger (c) becomes zero (d) gets smaller
- 25.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) diode (b) thermistor (c) capacitor (d) transistor
- 26.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the colour of light (c) energy used each second (d) the size of a cell
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the gold band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the widest gap
- 30.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) unplug idle chargers (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) switch off empty rooms
- 31.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 32.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) transistor (b) fuse (c) buzzer (d) capacitor
- 33.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) store charge briefly (c) spin a wheel (d) make light
- 34.True or false: to run fans in empty rooms wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔺 A 0.2 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 36.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) voltage (b) energy used each second (c) the flow of charge (d) current
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) leave the TV on standby
- 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, white, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I × R (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I + R
Answer key
- False
- it does not light
- 253
- anode (+)
- use LED lamps
- light-emitting diode
- 10
- 6
- 250
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- False
- may burn out
- makes a beeping sound
- a buzzer
- False
- 750
- bigger
- False
- 177
- 8
- False
- 15
- P = V × I
- gets smaller
- diode
- 18
- energy used each second
- 0.6
- the one nearest an end
- run fans in empty rooms
- ohm (Ω)
- capacitor
- store charge briefly
- True
- 0.1
- True
- voltage
- switch off empty rooms
- 29000
- V = I × R
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