Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Design and Technology COMPONENT 1: Papers and Boards QP JUNE 2024

Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Design and Technology COMPONENT 1:
Papers and Boards QP JUNE 2024
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COMPONENT 1: Papers and Boards




Instructions

•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,

•• Answer
centre number and candidate number.
all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided –

•• Calculators
there may be more space than you need.
may be used.

• You
Any diagrams may NOT be accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
at the endshow
must all your
of your working out with your answer clearly identified
solution.

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•• The total mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

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• Try
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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 (a) The materials that products are made from are chosen because of their properties.

Figure 1 shows a table of products.
For each of the products shown, give a property of the material it is made from that makes
the material suitable for the product.

The first one has been done for you.

Picture of product Material and product Property



Cast iron frying pan Hard




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Cotton bath towel

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Polyester resin earrings

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Copier paper

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Beech cooking spoon


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, (b) (i) The frying pan is made from cast iron. Cast iron is hard, therefore it does not scratch
easily.
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Explain one other advantage of using cast iron for the frying pan.
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(ii) Cast iron contains 2% carbon.
The cast iron frying pan weighs 3 kg.
Calculate how many grams of carbon are in the cast iron frying pan.
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Answer ....................................... grams
(Total for Question 1 = 8 marks)
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