2025 Pearson
Edexcel GCSE
Design
Technology
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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Paper
Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes)
reference 1DT0/1A
Design and Technology
Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
centre number and candidate number.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must show all your working out with your answer clearly identified at the
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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, SECTION A
Core
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
Oak floorboards Tough
(1)
Wool gloves
(i) .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...
(1)
Urea formaldehyde picnic
plate
(ii) ........ .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...
(1)
Corrugated board
takeaway burger box
(iii) ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .
(1)
Brass door knob
(iv) ........ .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...
Figure 1
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, The oak floorboards are tough.
(b) (i) Explain one other property of oak that makes it a suitable choice of material for
the floorboards.
(2)
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(b) (ii) The oak floorboards cost £57.60 and cover an area of 1.44 m2. Calculate
how much the oak floorboards cost per m2.
(2)
Answer £ ...... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ...
(Total for Question 1 = 8 marks)
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Edexcel GCSE
Design
Technology
Paper 1A: January 1
Metals
QUESTION
PAPER AND 2025
MARKING
SCHEME
(MERGED)[Type
the document
title]
[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the [Type the
contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a document
short summary of the contents of the document.]
subtitle]
, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Paper
Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes)
reference 1DT0/1A
Design and Technology
Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
centre number and candidate number.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must show all your working out with your answer clearly identified at the
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
, SECTION A
Core
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
Oak floorboards Tough
(1)
Wool gloves
(i) .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...
(1)
Urea formaldehyde picnic
plate
(ii) ........ .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...
(1)
Corrugated board
takeaway burger box
(iii) ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .
(1)
Brass door knob
(iv) ........ .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...
Figure 1
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, The oak floorboards are tough.
(b) (i) Explain one other property of oak that makes it a suitable choice of material for
the floorboards.
(2)
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(b) (ii) The oak floorboards cost £57.60 and cover an area of 1.44 m2. Calculate
how much the oak floorboards cost per m2.
(2)
Answer £ ...... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ...
(Total for Question 1 = 8 marks)
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