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Free CXC CSEC Technical Drawing
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real CXC CSEC papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real CXC CSEC Technical Drawing paper looks like

Paper 1 (Section A)
60 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. 75 minutes. Tests knowledge across the whole syllabus.
Paper 2
Structured short-answer + 1 extended response question. Section A is compulsory; Section B has a choice. Approximately 2 hours 10 minutes.
School-Based Assessment (SBA)
Coursework component graded by the teacher, externally moderated. Worth ~20-30% of the final grade depending on subject.
Total exam time: ~3.5 hours across Paper 1 and Paper 2 sittings.
Grading: Grades: I (highest) to VI (lowest). A grade of III or above is typically required for further study.

Mini practice paper: 5 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Technical Drawing syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

A chord of a circle is best described as:

  1. a line that touches the circle at exactly one point
  2. the distance from the centre to the circumference
  3. the longest arc connecting two points on a circle
  4. a line segment joining two points on the circumference
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✓ Answer: D — a line segment joining two points on the circumference
A chord is a straight line segment with both endpoints on the circumference of the circle. A tangent touches at one point only. The distance from centre to circumference is the radius. An arc is a curved part of the circumference, not a chord.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

When constructing the circumscribed circle of a triangle, the centre is found by drawing the:

  1. perpendicular bisectors of each side
  2. angle bisectors of each interior angle
  3. altitudes from each vertex to the opposite side
  4. medians from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
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✓ Answer: A — perpendicular bisectors of each side
The circumcentre, which is equidistant from all three vertices, lies at the intersection of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides. Angle bisectors give the incentre (inscribed circle centre). Altitudes give the orthocentre. Medians give the centroid.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

A tangent to a circle meets the radius drawn to the point of tangency at which angle?

  1. 45°
  2. 90°
  3. 180°
  4. 60°
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✓ Answer: B — 90°
A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency, making a 90° angle. 45° is a common guess based on bisected right angles. 60° appears in equilateral triangle constructions and is sometimes confused here. 180° describes a straight line, not a tangent-radius relationship.
Q4 · Difficulty 3/3

Chord PQ is 24 cm long and is 5 cm from the centre O of a circle. What is the radius of the circle?

  1. 13 cm
  2. 11 cm
  3. 29 cm
  4. 17 cm
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✓ Answer: A — 13 cm
The perpendicular from the centre bisects the chord, creating a right triangle with legs of 5 cm (perpendicular distance) and 12 cm (half of 24 cm). Using Pythagoras: r² = 5² + 12² = 25 + 144 = 169, so r = √169 = 13 cm. Option A (11 cm) results from adding instead of using Pythagoras. Option C (17 cm) comes from adding 5 and 12 directly. Option D (29 cm) comes from adding 5² and 12² without taking the square root correctly.
Q5 · Difficulty 3/3

Two tangents are drawn from an external point P to a circle. If the angle between the two tangents is 50°, what is the angle subtended by the minor arc at the centre?

  1. 130°
  2. 230°
  3. 50°
  4. 100°
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✓ Answer: A — 130°
The angle between two tangents from an external point and the central angle of the minor arc are supplementary: angle at centre (minor) = 180° − (50° ÷ 2) × 2. Using the theorem: angle between tangents = 180° − central angle of minor arc, so central angle = 180° − 50° = 130°. Option A repeats the given angle. Option B halves it incorrectly. Option D gives the major arc angle (360° − 130° = 230°), which students sometimes select instead.
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CXC CSEC Technical Drawing FAQ

What does the CXC CSEC Technical Drawing exam look like?
The CXC CSEC Technical Drawing exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1 (Section A): 60 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. 75 minutes. Tests knowledge across the whole syllabus. Paper 2: Structured short-answer + 1 extended response question. Section A is compulsory; Section B has a choice. Approximately 2 hours 10 minutes. School-Based Assessment (SBA): Coursework component graded by the teacher, externally moderated. Worth ~20-30% of the final grade depending on subject. Total exam time: ~3.5 hours across Paper 1 and Paper 2 sittings.
Can I download a free CXC CSEC Technical Drawing past paper?
Real CXC past papers are published directly by CXC on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is CXC CSEC Technical Drawing graded?
Grades: I (highest) to VI (lowest). A grade of III or above is typically required for further study. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.