AQA GCSE Design and Technology Paper W June 2023 question paper

Which one of the following is a composite material?

Which one of the following statements is true?

Which one of the following statements is true?

Which one of the following is a thermoforming polymer?

Which one of the following is a working property of a material?

When manufacturers focus on the reduction of waste during production, it is called

What type of motion best describes the action of the sewing machine needle in Figure 1 when in operation?

Which one of the following is a feature of design in society?

Name the renewable energy source in Figure 2.

Identify the colour-changing smart material used in the thermometer below.

Name one manufactured board.

Explain one advantage of using manufactured boards.

Explain the term ‘planned obsolescence’.

Give an example of a product designed for ‘planned obsolescence’ in your answer.

Give two advantages of ‘crowd funding’.

Describe the direction and speed of movement of part C in the gear train shown below when gear A turns clockwise.

A clothing manufacturer is producing 1500 coats for retail. Each coat will need four buttons and one extra for a spare. Each button costs 14 pence.

What is the total cost of the buttons required to complete the order?

Show your working.

Give your answer in £s.

Give two aesthetic considerations when selecting materials and/or components to make prototypes.

The data in the table below shows the approximate percentage of vehicles sold in the UK in 2021 by the type of fuel/power they use.

Use the information in the table above to complete the pie chart.

Show your working.

Choose one commercial process from the table below.

Name a specific main material used with this process.

Name a stock form of the material used in your chosen process.

Give two reasons that make your chosen process suitable for commercial manufacture.

Five tools are shown below.

Name one of the tools shown.

Explain what the tool you have named in Question 19.1 is used for.

Give two safety points that need to be considered when using the tool you have named in Question 19.1.

Different products are made in different volumes using the production methods in the table below.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of manufacturing in quantity compared to producing a one-off item.

You should refer to the production methods in the table and give examples in your answer.

Describe how prototypes help designers to ensure a product is fit for its intended purpose.

Give examples in your answer.

The suitability for the user.

Ergonomics and anthropometrics.

The component below is to be manufactured with seven circular holes.

Each hole is:

• 7 mm in diameter

• equally spaced from each other and from each end of the component

• equally spaced from the top and bottom of the component.

What distance will the centre line need to be from either long side?

What is the required distance from the centre of one hole to the centre of the next hole to ensure the holes are equally spaced?

Show your working.

Work out the shortest distance between the circumferences of any two holes.

Show your working.

The holes are to be drilled 7 mm with a tolerance of ±0.5 mm. State the maximum and minimum acceptable diameters of the holes.

Explain why designers look at the work of others before creating new designs.

Explain how a user-centred design approach can ensure that products are fit for purpose.

Give examples in your answer.

Figure 3, shown below, is a drawing of a radio alarm clock.

Name the drawing technique in Figure 3 used to show details of the radio alarm clock.

Complete the drawing in Figure 3 by adding the correct detail to the side view.

Figure 4 shows a partially completed one-point perspective drawing of the radio alarm clock.

Complete the drawing using the given vanishing point marked by a cross.

Explain two advantages of using audio and/or visual recordings when developing design ideas.

Explain how each of the following issues may be considered before designing and manufacturing new products.