WorksheetsGCSE D&T Unit 5 - Revision
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the term social group refer to?
a)
People who socialise with each other
b)
People who have similar interests or education levels
c)
People who work together
2.
What does the term economic group refer to?
a)
People who share occupation, status and financial security
b)
People who have enough money to buy the latest products
c)
People who have a lot of money
3.
What does the term ethnic group refer to?
a)
People who live together
b)
People who identify with each other based on language, culture or beliefs
c)
People who originate from the same country
4.
What is the meaning of the term fair trade?
a)
Producers get exactly the same amount of wages
b)
Producers work long hours for low pay
c)
Producers get fair wages and decent working conditions
5.
What is the meaning of the term carbon offsetting?
a)
How to send all items to landfill
b)
Using biodegradable materials
c)
An action to counteract carbon dioxide production
6.
What does a carbon footprint measure?
a)
The amount of resources used to produce a product
b)
The amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the environment through an activity
c)
The amount of resources recycled after producing a product
7.
Which of the following is a source of renewable energy?
a)
Fossil fuels
b)
Solar energy
c)
Nuclear energy
8.
What is the advantage of using recycled materials when producing products?
a)
Using recycled materials is cheaper
b)
Using recycled materials speeds up production
c)
Using recycled materials results in less disposal to landfill and less harm to the environment
9.
What is the meaning of the term biodegradable?
a)
Can't be sent to landfill
b)
Produced by solar energy
c)
Capable of being decomposed by bacteria
10.
What does the term life cycle analysis mean?
a)
A process used to assess the environmental impact of a product
b)
The stages used to create a product
c)
Analysis of the life of a product
11.
What category of products does the company Gandys sell?
a)
Food
b)
Clothing
c)
Technology
12.
What does the term RRP stand for?
a)
Recommended retail price
b)
Shop price
c)
Retail regulation price
13.
What is the definition of a co-operative?
a)
A company or business that is owned and run by its members
b)
A company that makes a loss
c)
A charity that relies on donations to function
14.
What do the Swedish government offer their citizens to encourage them to repair products?
a)
Vouchers for repair shops
b)
Training to repair products themselves
c)
Half price VAT on repairs
15.
What is meant by the term 'ergonomic' design?
a)
A design that is the correct size
b)
Designing a product that is comfortable and functional to use
c)
A product that is made without being designed
16.
Why should designers analyse previous products?
a)
To copy ideas
b)
To see how they are made and can be improved
c)
To own the latest product
17.
What does the term aesthetics mean?
a)
The function of a product
b)
How a product works
c)
What a product looks like
18.
What does the term function mean?
a)
How a product works
b)
What a product looks like
c)
The size of a product
19.
What would make a product more environmentally friendly?
a)
Making it cheaper to produce
b)
Making it marketable
c)
Making it recyclable or repairable
20.
What should the analysis of previous products inform?
a)
Design specification and ideas
b)
Target audience
c)
Client
21.
Which of these is a scale of production?
a)
One-off
b)
Multiple
c)
Model
22.
What is a design specification?
a)
A set of instructions given to the designer by the client
b)
The details of a product's required characteristics
c)
Clear and detailed instructions for the manufacture of a product
23.
Who is responsible for investigating past work?
a)
Client
b)
Manufacturer
c)
Designer
24.
What can percentage profit be calculated from?
a)
Materials and machinery needed
b)
Function of a product
c)
Marketability
25.
What type of designer is Zaha Hadid?
a)
Fashion Designer
b)
Food Designer
c)
Architect
26.
What does the term sustainability mean?
a)
How long a product will last
b)
How quickly a product will have to go to landfill
c)
How much a product costs
27.
In what decade was Alessi founded?
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
28.
In what year was Apple's iPhone launched?
a)
2005
b)
2006
c)
2007
29.
What film was Pixar's first feature length computer-animated film?
a)
Toy-story
b)
Big Hero 6
c)
Wall-E
30.
Tesla is a company famous for developing which type of technology?<br />
a)
Diesel Cars
b)
Electric Vehicles
c)
:Lorries
31.
What is iterative design?
a)
A product is developed once throughout the design process
b)
A product is never changed throughout the design process
c)
A product is continually analysed, tested and revisited throughout the designing process
32.
What is an advantage of user-centred design?
a)
The user is not consulted during the design process
b)
The user is put at the centre of the design
c)
The user is only consulted at the end of the design process
33.
Which of these is NOT an advantage of collaboration when designing?
a)
It is a way to take ideas from others
b)
It is an excellent way of gaining feedback
c)
It can help overcome design fixation
34.
Which acronym represents seven thinking techniques to come up with new solutions?
a)
JUMPERS
b)
SCAMPER
c)
WHIMPER
35.
Why is an analysis of a design context so important?
a)
So a designer can gain a clear understanding of the design problem
b)
So the designer can test the models that have been produced
c)
So that the very best ideas can be sketched
36.
What is systems thinking?
a)
Understanding the user should be the focus of design
b)
Understanding the design is a circular process
c)
Understanding that a component is part of a larger system
37.
Which of these is NOT a method of testing?
a)
Destructive
b)
Developmental
c)
Non-destructive
38.
What shape in a flowchart represents an input?
a)
Rectangle
b)
Oval
c)
Parallelogram
39.
What is a freehand sketch?
a)
A drawing without guides
b)
A drawing using techniques such as third or first angle with dimensions
c)
A 3D representation of a design with no vanishing points
40.
What are the three stages of an electronic system?
a)
Information, action and order
b)
Input, process and output
c)
Idea, plan and design
41.
What is iterative design?
a)
The development of a prototype through testing, evaluating and refining ideas against the specification
b)
Producing lots of design models before creating a final prototype
c)
The process of developing your product against user needs
42.
What are annotations?
a)
The modelling of a design
b)
The labelling of a design
c)
The development of a design
43.
What are important things to consider when reviewing designs?
a)
Design brief, specification, user and expert opinions
b)
Annotations
c)
Freehand sketching, perspective drawing and schematic diagrams
44.
A model of a garment is called?
a)
A toile
b)
A prototype
c)
A breadboard
45.
What is 3D printing a type of?
a)
Isometric drawing
b)
Computer aided design
c)
Computer aided manufacture
46.
Why would a designer make a model?
a)
To visualise and test how a product looks and performs
b)
To sell the product before it is produced
c)
To test production methods
47.
How can electronic products be tested?
a)
A toile
b)
A prototype
c)
A breadboard
48.
Which testing method tests a product to its extreme?
a)
Destructive
b)
Non-destructive
c)
Market
49.
Which of these is NOT a method of communicating ideas?
a)
Annotated sketches
b)
Exploded diagrams
c)
User testing
50.
Why should a designer make a prototype?
a)
To calculate costs and profit
b)
To check all the components fit together correctly
c)
To select appropriate materials
51.
What angle does the oblique drawing style use?
a)
30
b)
45
c)
60
52.
What angle does the isometric drawing style use?
a)
30
b)
45
c)
60
53.
What is the name of the point where you draw the lines to for the pesrpective drawing style?
a)
Disappearing Point
b)
End Point
c)
Vanishing Point
54.
What is the name for a page of images to represent a certain theme?
a)
Picture Board
b)
Mood Board
c)
Collage
55.
Where are assembly drawings used?
a)
Flat Pack Furniture Instructions
b)
Detailed finished product drawings
c)
Product material drawings
56.
What does CAD stand for?
a)
Computer Aided Manufacture
b)
Computer Aided Design
c)
Computer Added Drawing
57.
What does CAM stand for?
a)
Computer Aided Manufacture
b)
Computer aided design
c)
Computer Aided Model
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