CORE: Papers and Boards

Match the following names to the pictures:

• Mounting Board

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• Cartridge Paper

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• Sugar Paper

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• Corrugated Card

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• Tracing Paper

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Put this process of making paper into the correct order.

• The paper moves through a set of machine rollers to flatten the paper and remove left over water.

• Tiny wood chips are cooked in water and chemicals to make a mushy wood pulp.

• The pulp is poured through a filter or fine mesh.

• Cellulose fibres naturally join to form the paper’s structure.

What is the measurement unit for paper thickness?

• Millimeters (mm)

• Centimeters (cm)

• Micrometers (microns)

• Meters (m)

In regards to paper and card - what does GSM stand for?

• Grams per Square Metre

• Graphics and Size Measurement

• General Surface Mass

• Glossy Surface Material

Paper is considered card when it

(a)   220gsm.

• exceeds
• in less than
• is double

The largest size paper available is ​ (a)   measuring​​ (b)  

• 1m²
• A1
• A2
• A3
• 2m²
• 3m²
• A0

Mark the area of paper that is A3.

What is the purpose of coating paper?

• To make the paper thinner

• 
  To increase absorbency

• To reduce ink absorbency

• To decrease surface gloss

What is the source material for construction paper (sugar paper)?

• Wood pulp

• Hemp

• Cotton

• Bamboo

Tracing paper is ideal for making copies of drawing as it is very see through. Another word for 'see through' is: