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2023 AQA GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 8552/W Unit 1 Written Paper Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED] GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Unit 1 Written Paper£6.48
2023 AQA GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 8552/W Unit 1 Written Paper Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED] GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Unit 1 Written Paper
2023 AQA GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 8552/W Unit 1 Written Paper Question Paper & Mark
scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]
GCSE
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Unit 1 Written Paper
Monday 19 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use For this paper you must have:
• norm...
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2023 AQA GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 8552/W Unit 1 Written Paper Question Paper & Mark
scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]
GCSE
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Unit 1 Written Paper
Monday 19 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• normal writing and drawing instruments Section Mark
• a calculator
A
• a protractor.
B
Instructions C
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing. TOTAL
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book.
Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
• There are 20 marks for Section A, 30 marks for Section B and 50 marks for Section C.
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, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A – Core technical principles box
Answer all questions in this section.
Each of Questions 01 to 10 is followed by four responses, A, B, C and D.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to
select as shown.
0 1 Which one of the following is a composite material?
A Carbonfibre reinforced plastic (CRP)
B Graphene
C High impact polystyrene (HIPS)
D Titanium
[1 mark]
0 2 Which one of the following statements is true?
A Coal is used to generate hydro-electric power.
B Fossil fuels produce argon when they burn.
C Gas is a renewable resource extracted from the ground.
D Oil is extracted from the ground to produce petroleum.
[1 mark]
*02*
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 3 Which one of the following statements is true? box
A Batteries can be safely thrown away with household rubbish.
B Rechargeable batteries can only be used ten times.
C Toys that use batteries do not have any safety features.
D Zinc carbon batteries leak and corrode.
[1 mark]
0 4 Which one of the following is a thermoforming polymer?
A Epoxy resin (ER)
B High density polythene (HDPE)
C Melamine formaldehyde (MF)
D Polyester resin (PR)
[1 mark]
0 5 Which one of the following is a working property of a material?
A Absorbency
B Density
C Fusibility
D Malleability
[1 mark]
0 6 When manufacturers focus on the reduction of waste during production, it is called
A batch manufacture.
B flexible manufacture.
C lean manufacture.
D mass manufacture.
[1 mark]
Turn over ►
*03*
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, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 7 What type of motion best describes the action of the sewing machine needle in Figure 1 box
when in operation?
Figure 1
A Linear
B Oscillating
C Reciprocating
D Rotary
[1 mark]
0 8 Which one of the following is a feature of design in society?
A Focus on machines
B Focus on materials
C Focus on people
D Focus on resources
[1 mark]
*04*
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