This document consists of exam questions for a Design and Technology paper. It includes 3 design briefs with multiple parts to each question asking students to list requirements, develop ideas, choose a concept, detail a solution, specify materials, and outline manufacturing. The briefs involve storage for car cleaning supplies, a promotional product display, and a wind-powered garden focal point. The document provides guidance on answering one question and includes spaces for students to provide their responses.

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
*7546150826*
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 0445/11
Paper 1 Design October/November 2011
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the pre-printed A3 Answer Sheets.
Additional Materials: Standard drawing equipment
To be taken together with the optional paper for which you have been entered in one session of
2 hours and 15 minutes
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces on both printed Answer Sheets.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer one question.
Write/draw your answers in the spaces provided on the Answer Sheets.
You may use a calculator.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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1 Many people like to keep their car clean but have nowhere to store the equipment used.
Design a portable storage device that would hold the items shown.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a device that you consider to be important.
[4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two ways by which carrying handles can be made using
either wood, metal or plastic. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the device. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution in the school workshop. [6]

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2 A local shop intends to promote a DVD as ‘DVD of the week’ in an attempt to increase sales.
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Design a freestanding promotional display that could be placed at the entrance to the shop for this
purpose. The manufacturer of the display will send it to shops by standard post.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a display that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two methods by which card or other lightweight materials
can be made to fold easily. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the display. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method of producing a prototype of the display in the school graphics studio. [6]

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3 Many parks and gardens have a focal point to attract attention.
Design a focal point that would use the wind to generate movement and add interest to such a
place.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a focal point that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two ways of creating movement from the wind. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the focal point. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution in the school workshop. [6]

5. This document consists of 4 printed A4 pages and an Insert.
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International General Certificate of Secondary Education
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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 0445/12
Paper 1 Design October/November 2011
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the pre-printed A3 Answer Sheets.
Additional Materials: Standard drawing equipment
To be taken together with the optional paper for which you have been entered in one session of
2 hours and 15 minutes
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces on both printed Answer Sheets.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer one question.
Write/draw your answers in the spaces provided on the Answer Sheets.
You may use a calculator.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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1 Cotton reels soon get into a mess and the thread becomes tangled if they are not stored carefully.
Type A Type B
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Design a storage system to house a selection of cotton reels when not being used. The system
should hold at least 15 reels of Type A and 20 reels of Type B. All reels have an 8 diameter hole
running through the centre.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a storage system that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two ways in which items such as cotton reels could be held
in place in a storage system. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the storage system. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution in the school workshop. [6]

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2 It is often difficult to get young children to clean their teeth.
Design novelty packaging for toothpaste that would be interesting to young children and encourage
them to clean their teeth.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such packaging that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two methods by which card packaging could be made
interesting. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the toothpaste packaging. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method of producing a prototype of the novelty packaging in the school graphics
studio. [6]

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reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of
Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.
3 It can take quite a time to separate coins of different values so that they can be counted.
Design a device that would automatically sort coins into their different values.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a sorting device that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) List four properties / features that vary between different coins. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the sorting device. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution in the school workshop. [6]

9. This document consists of 4 printed A4 pages and an Insert.
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
*2916678860*
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 0445/13
Paper 1 Design October/November 2011
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the pre-printed A3 Answer Sheets.
Additional Materials: Standard drawing equipment
To be taken together with the optional paper for which you have been entered in one session of
2 hours and 15 minutes
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces on both printed Answer Sheets.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer one question.
Write/draw your answers in the spaces provided on the Answer Sheets.
You may use a calculator.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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1 Model making is a popular hobby for many people but there is often nowhere to work apart from
the kitchen table.
Design a work station that would be suitable for this hobby and could be easily transported and/or
stored.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a work station that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two ways in which a work station could be made more
compact for storage. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the work station. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution in the school workshop. [6]

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2 It is sometimes necessary to transport small pets from home to a veterinary surgery.
Design a low cost carrier for small pets that can be folded flat for storage when not in use.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a pet carrier that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two methods by which flat card can be strengthened. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the pet carrier. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable specific materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method of producing a prototype of the pet carrier in the school graphics studio. [6]

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reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of
Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.
3 It is often difficult and dangerous to reach fruit when it is time to pick it from the tree.
Design a device that could be used to pick fruit while standing on the ground without the need for
a set of steps.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a picking device that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two ways of adjusting the length of long items. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the picking device. [12]
(d) Evaluate your ideas and justify why you have chosen one idea to develop more fully. [8]
(e) Draw, using a method of your own choice, a full solution to the problem. Include construction
details and major dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest suitable materials for your solution and give reasons for your choice. [4]
(g) Outline a method used to manufacture one part of your solution in the school workshop. [6]