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Junior Cycle Wood Technology: Design sketching & rendering
How often Design sketching & rendering comes up on the Wood Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Design sketching & rendering, Common Level(7 marks)
Quick ones on Design sketching & rendering.
(a)Adding colour, shading and texture to a sketch so that it looks solid and real is called…
- Crating
- Rendering
- Dimensioning
(b)In an isometric sketch, the horizontal edges of a box are drawn at what angle to the horizontal?
- 60 degrees
- 45 degrees
- 30 degrees
(c)Why are annotations added to a design sketch?
- To explain materials, sizes and features
- To replace the need for any drawing
- To make the sketch look darker and more 3D
Show the answers
(a) Rendering
(b) 30 degrees
(c) To explain materials, sizes and features
Common Level
Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q3d |
| 2025 | Q4e |
| 2024 | Q5d |
| 2023 | Q4d |
| 2022 | Q4d |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
Other Wood Technology topics
- Common tree species & uses
- Hardwoods & softwoods
- Marking out & templates
- Power tools & machines
- Seasoning & wood defects
- Wood finishes & preparation
- Woodwork joints
- Working drawings
- Workshop health & safety
- Chisels, planes & sharpening
- Cutting lists & costing
- Forestry & sustainability
- Tree structure & growth
- Adhesives & clamping
- Hand saws
- Nails, screws & fittings
- Photosynthesis & life cycle
- Shaping & edge mouldings
- Veneers, marquetry & laminating
- Carving & intarsia
- Manufactured boards
- Woodturning
- Design principles & ergonomics
- Design process & research
- Plastics & alternative materials
- Sustainable design & waste
- Timber conversion