2025 AQA A-Level DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: PRODUCT DESIGN 7552/1
Paper 1 Technical Principles
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A-level
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY:
PRODUCT DESIGN
Paper 1 Technical Principles
Monday 2 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
For Examiner’s Use
Materials Question Mark
For this paper you must have:
1
⚫ normal writing and drawing instruments
2
⚫ a scientific calculator.
3–4
Instructions 5
⚫ Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing. 6
⚫ Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 7
⚫ Answer all questions. 8
⚫ You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 9
the box around each page or on blank pages. 10
⚫ If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
11–12
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 13
to be marked. 14
15
Information 16
⚫ The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 17–18
⚫ The maximum mark for this paper is 120. 19
20–21
22–23
24
TOTAL
, 2
Do not write
outside the
box
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
0 1 . 1 Identify the specific material classification of nylon.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 2 State two specific properties of nylon.
[2 marks]
Property 1
Property 2 3
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
0 2 Use the information in Figure 1 to calculate the length of the cutter path shown.
Figure 1
Cutter path
R40
Not drawn to scale.
All dimensions in mm
Show your working out.
[3 marks]
Length of cutter path mm 3
Turn over for the next question
Turn over U
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, 4
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outside the
box
0 3 Explain why natural rubber is an appropriate material for the body of the hot water
bottle shown in Figure 2.
[6 marks]
Figure 2
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Paper 1 Technical Principles
Question paper and Marking scheme Merged
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 1 Technical Principles
Monday 2 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
For Examiner’s Use
Materials Question Mark
For this paper you must have:
1
⚫ normal writing and drawing instruments
2
⚫ a scientific calculator.
3–4
Instructions 5
⚫ Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing. 6
⚫ Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 7
⚫ Answer all questions. 8
⚫ You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 9
the box around each page or on blank pages. 10
⚫ If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
11–12
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 13
to be marked. 14
15
Information 16
⚫ The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 17–18
⚫ The maximum mark for this paper is 120. 19
20–21
22–23
24
TOTAL
, 2
Do not write
outside the
box
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
0 1 . 1 Identify the specific material classification of nylon.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 2 State two specific properties of nylon.
[2 marks]
Property 1
Property 2 3
G/Jun25/7552/1
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
0 2 Use the information in Figure 1 to calculate the length of the cutter path shown.
Figure 1
Cutter path
R40
Not drawn to scale.
All dimensions in mm
Show your working out.
[3 marks]
Length of cutter path mm 3
Turn over for the next question
Turn over U
G/Jun25/7552/1
, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
0 3 Explain why natural rubber is an appropriate material for the body of the hot water
bottle shown in Figure 2.
[6 marks]
Figure 2
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