AQA GCSE ENGINEERING 8852/W Unit 1 Written Paper Version: 1.0 Final *JUN238552w01* IB/G/Jun23/E10 8552/W QUESTION PAPER & MARKING SCHEME/ [MERGED] Marl( scheme June 2023

GCSE ENGINEERING 8852/W Unit 1 Written Paper Version: 1.0 Final *JUN238552w01* IB/G/Jun23/E10 8552/W For Examiner’s Use Section Mark A B C TOTAL Monday 19 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • normal writing and drawing instruments • a calculator • a protractor. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • 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). • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 100. • There are 20 marks for Section A, 30 marks for Section B and 50 marks for Section C. Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature I declare this is my own work. GCSE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Unit 1 Written Paper 2 *02* IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the Section A – Core technical principles box Answer all questions in this section. Each of Questions 01 to 10 is followed by four responses, A, B, C and D. For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer. CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown. If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select as shown. 0 1 Which one of the following is a composite material? A Carbonfibre reinforced plastic (CRP) B Graphene C High impact polystyrene (HIPS) D Titanium [1 mark] 0 2 Which one of the following statements is true? A Coal is used to generate hydro-electric power. B Fossil fuels produce argon when they burn. C Gas is a renewable resource extracted from the ground. D Oil is extracted from the ground to produce petroleum. [1 mark] 3 *03* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the box 0 3 Which one of the following statements is true? A Batteries can be safely thrown away with household rubbish. B Rechargeable batteries can only be used ten times. C Toys that use batteries do not have any safety features. D Zinc carbon batteries leak and corrode. [1 mark] 0 4 Which one of the following is a thermoforming polymer? A Epoxy resin (ER) B High density polythene (HDPE) C Melamine formaldehyde (MF) D Polyester resin (PR) [1 mark] 0 5 Which one of the following is a working property of a material? A Absorbency B Density C Fusibility D Malleability [1 mark] 0 6 When manufacturers focus on the reduction of waste during production, it is called A batch manufacture. B flexible manufacture. C lean manufacture. D mass manufacture. [1 mark] 4 *04* IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the box 0 7 What type of motion best describes the action of the sewing machine needle in Figure 1 when in operation? Figure 1 A Linear B Oscillating C Reciprocating D Rotary [1 mark] 0 8 Which one of the following is a feature of design in society? A Focus on machines B Focus on materials C Focus on people D Focus on resources [1 mark] 5 *05* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the box 0 9 Name the renewable energy source in Figure 2. Figure 2 A Solar B Tidal C Wave D Wind [1 mark] Turn over for the next question 6 *06* IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the box 1 0 Identify the colour-changing smart material used in the thermometer below. A Liquid crystal display B Nanomaterial C Photochromic pigment D Thermochromic pigment [1 mark] 7 *07* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the box 1 1 . 1 Name one manufactured board. [1 mark] 1 1 . 2 Explain one advantage of using manufactured boards. [2 marks] 1 2 Explain the term ‘planned obsolescence’. Give an example of a product designed for ‘planned obsolescence’ in your answer. [3 marks] Turn over for the next question 8 *08* IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the box 20 1 3 Give two advantages of ‘crowd funding’. [2 marks] Advantage 1 Advantage 2 1 4 Describe the direction and speed of movement of part C in the gear train shown below when gear A turns clockwise. [2 marks] 9 *09* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the Section B – Specialist technical principles box Answer all questions in this section. 1 5 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. [3 marks] Answer £ 1 6 Give two aesthetic considerations when selecting materials and/or components to make prototypes. [4 marks] Consideration 1 Consideration 2 10 *10* IB/G/Jun23/8552/W Do not write outside the 1 7 box 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. Percentage of vehicles sold in 2021 by fuel/power type Petrol 54% Diesel 10% Hybrid 17.5% Plug-in hybrid 7.5% Electric 11% Use the information in the table above to comp