AQA 2024 A-level DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: PRODUCT DESIGN 7552/1 Paper 1 Technical Principles Question paper and Mark scheme Merged

AQA 2024
A-level
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: PRODUCT
DESIGN
7552/1
Paper 1 Technical Principles
Question paper and Mark scheme Merged

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A-level
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY:
PRODUCT DESIGN
Paper 1 Technical Principles


Wednesday 5 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
 normal writing and drawing instruments Question Mark
 a scientific calculator.
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Instructions 3–4
 Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing. 5
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
 Answer all questions. 6
 You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
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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 9
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
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 Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked. 12
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 The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 15–16
 The maximum mark for this paper is 120.
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0 1 Give three reasons why cellulose acetate is used in packaging.
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0 2 Analyse and evaluate the suitability of using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
for the manufacture of a construction worker’s helmet shown in Figure 1.
[6 marks]

Figure 1




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