2025 AQA A-LEVEL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: PRODUCT
DESIGN Paper 2 Designing and Making Principles Question
Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged) Tuesday 10 June 2025
[VERIFIED]
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY:
PRODUCT DESIGN
Paper 2 Designing and Making Principles
Tuesday 10 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
normal writing and drawing instruments Question Mark
a scientific calculator.
1
Instructions 2–3
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 5
the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
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). 7–8
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
9–11
to be marked.
12
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 13
The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 14
There are 30 marks for Section A and 50 marks for Section B.
15
TOTAL
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outside the
Section A – Product Analysis box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 Figures 1 and 2 show two pens.
Figure 1 Figure 2
Disposable polymer pen Refillable stainless steel pen
Figure 1 Figure 2
Material(s) used Thermoplastics Stainless Steel
Manufacturing processes used Polymer deformation Metal deformation
Compare and evaluate the two pens shown.
In your answer you should refer to material and design suitability for large-scale
production.
[12 marks]
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Do not write
outside the
box
12
Turn over for the next question
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outside the
box
0 2 Explain how testing would be used by a manufacturer to ensure all pens meet quality
control requirements.
[6 marks]
0 3 State two sustainability issues resulting from the use of oil-based inks.
[2 marks]
Issue 1
Issue 2
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DESIGN Paper 2 Designing and Making Principles Question
Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged) Tuesday 10 June 2025
[VERIFIED]
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY:
PRODUCT DESIGN
Paper 2 Designing and Making Principles
Tuesday 10 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
normal writing and drawing instruments Question Mark
a scientific calculator.
1
Instructions 2–3
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 5
the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
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). 7–8
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
9–11
to be marked.
12
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 13
The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 14
There are 30 marks for Section A and 50 marks for Section B.
15
TOTAL
G/KL/Jun25/G4006/V5 7552/2
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A – Product Analysis box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 Figures 1 and 2 show two pens.
Figure 1 Figure 2
Disposable polymer pen Refillable stainless steel pen
Figure 1 Figure 2
Material(s) used Thermoplastics Stainless Steel
Manufacturing processes used Polymer deformation Metal deformation
Compare and evaluate the two pens shown.
In your answer you should refer to material and design suitability for large-scale
production.
[12 marks]
G/Jun25/7552/2
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
12
Turn over for the next question
Turn over U
G/Jun25/7552/2
, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
0 2 Explain how testing would be used by a manufacturer to ensure all pens meet quality
control requirements.
[6 marks]
0 3 State two sustainability issues resulting from the use of oil-based inks.
[2 marks]
Issue 1
Issue 2
8
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