Design & Technology Year 7 Assessment Spring 2022

What are the two types of metal?

• Thermo and Thermoset
• Ferrous and Non Ferrous
• Hard and Soft
• Laminated and Embossed

What finish is most suitable for wood?

• Varnish
• Powder Coating
• Ultraviolet (UV) Spot varnish
• Dip Coating

What are the two types of plastic?

• Hard and Soft
• Ferrous and Non Ferrous
• Thermo and Thermoset
• Heated and Non Heated

An example of a hardwood is OAK.

• True
• False

Softwood, such as pine is cheap to purchase due to to softwood trees growing quicker than hardwood trees, therefore it is more widely available.

• True
• False

When heated, Thermoset plastic will

• Melt
• Get softer
• Burn
• Dissolve

Which type of plastic can be reshaped and reformed?

• Ferrous
• Thermoplastic
• Thermosetting
• Non ferrous

What does CAD stand for?

• Computer Ability Design
• Computer Accuracy Design
• Computer Aided Design
• Computer Added Design

Which design process is described as "the process of continual improvement, of a concept, prototype, design or product"

• Iterative Design
• Interactive Design
• Eco Design
• Systems Thinking Design

Which design strategy is "a way of looking at design with a particular focus on the environmental impacts of the product during its whole"?

• Iterative Design
• Eco Design
• User centered Design