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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: Fixings & fastenings

How often Fixings & fastenings comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Fixings & fastenings, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Fixings & fastenings.

(a)Best way to fix an acrylic panel to a wooden base so it can be removed later?
  1. Nails hammered through the acrylic
  2. Screws through pre-drilled holes
  3. PVA glue on both surfaces
(b)Why is a hole countersunk before fitting a countersunk screw?
  1. So the screw cannot rust
  2. So the screw grips more tightly
  3. So the screw head sits flush
(c)An advantage of a nut and bolt over glue for joining two parts?
  1. The parts can be taken apart again
  2. It always weighs less than glue
  3. No holes need to be drilled
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(a) Screws through pre-drilled holes

(b) So the screw head sits flush

(c) The parts can be taken apart again

Your turn: Common Level questions on Fixings & fastenings.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1c(ii)
2025Q1d(i), Q2c(v)
2024Q1b(iii), Q1g(iii)
2023Q2b(ii), Q3b(iii)
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Fixings & fastenings questions

Fixings & fastenings, 2 marks

What does the nylon ring inside a nyloc nut do?

  1. Makes the nut lighter
  2. Insulates the bolt from current
  3. Stops the nut working loose
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Stops the nut working loose

The nylon insert grips the bolt's thread tightly, so vibration from a motor or wheel cannot shake the nut loose. It is a type of locknut, handy on moving axles.

Fixings & fastenings, 2 marks

Why is a washer placed under a nut?

  1. To lock the thread in place with glue
  2. To spread the load over a bigger area
  3. To make the bolt reach further through
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To spread the load over a bigger area

A washer gives the nut a bigger, flat area to press on. This spreads the force, stops the nut digging into wood or plastic, and protects the finish.

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