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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) leave fridge door open (d) use old filament bulbs
- 2.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to change its colour (c) to make it brighter (d) to limit the current
- 5.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 6.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 7.🧮 A 10 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, blue, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 10.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) use LED lamps (c) leave the TV on standby (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 12.🧾 A family uses 150 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 13.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I × R (d) V = I + R
- 14.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) how much a part resists (c) the push of a cell (d) power
- 15.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 16.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) thermistor (b) potentiometer (c) resistor (d) LDR
- 17.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) use old filament bulbs (c) use daylight to read (d) switch off empty rooms
- 18.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 19.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 20.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 21.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) resistor (b) transistor (c) motor (d) LDR
- 22.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 23.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) use daylight to read (c) leave the TV on standby (d) leave fridge door open
- 24.What does a motor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) senses how hot it is (d) boosts a small signal
- 25.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 26.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
- 27.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 50 % (c) 25 % (d) 0 %
- 28.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) the push of a cell (b) power (c) how much a part resists (d) the flow of charge
- 29.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) fuse (b) thermistor (c) capacitor (d) motor
- 30.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 31.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 32.🧮 Five equal 250 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, grey, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 35.⚡ A 0.6 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 36.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 37.True or false: a resistor makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) make light (c) store charge briefly (d) measure heat
- 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, blue, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 40.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) stays the same
Answer key
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 10
- 6
- to limit the current
- saves electricity
- 9
- 175
- 7600
- anode (+)
- True
- use LED lamps
- 1050
- V = I × R
- power
- lights up
- potentiometer
- use old filament bulbs
- 20
- P = V × I
- 230
- resistor
- 0.4
- use daylight to read
- turns a fan or wheels
- cathode (−)
- energy used each second
- 5 %
- the flow of charge
- motor
- cathode (−)
- the one nearest an end
- 50
- 4.8
- 78
- 0.2
- ampere (A)
- False
- store charge briefly
- 16
- gets smaller
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