Design & TechnologyIsland School

Exam Prep/Past Papers

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Exam Preparation

Paper 1- How to answer paper exam paper

  • WARNINGNormally not enough time, so work on your speed.

  • Must add colour to the 2 main drawing questions

  • Learn the process/stages of vacuum forming for the process question

  • Ensure you evaluate when asked, correctly and not describe - positives and negatives

  • Describe with drawings the construction of project in the 2nd big question

  • Have a bank of criteria's and basic design shapes ready before the exam

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Image 3Paper 1 - Advice

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Paper3- How to answer paper exam paper

  • WARNINGAnswer only 1 of the last 3 questions in section B

  • Read the question twice

  • Write in full sentences

  • Never leave a question blank - have a guess

Past Papers

Click the links below to explore the past papers and mark schemes

Grade Boundaries

Overall (Paper 3) /200

A* 158

A 139

B 120

C 102

D 89

E 76

F 62

Paper 1/50

A* 40

A 35

B 31

C 26

D 22

E 16

F 14

Component 13

Paper3/50

A* 30

A 27

B 23

C 20

D 17

E 15

F 13

Component 33

Paper4/50

A* 33

A 30

B 27

C 23

D 20

E 17

F 14

Component 4 3

Coursework/100

A* 88

A 77

B 66

C 56

D 50

E 45

F 35

Component 05

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