WorksheetsYear 7 D&T Assessment - May 2024
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name
4 lines
2.
Does a newspaper have a short or long life cycle?
a)
Short life cycle
b)
Long life cycle
3.
27. A designer is tasked with making a product suitable for a 5 year old. What might feature on the design specification?
Tick all that apply.
a)
Must have bright and bold colours
b)
It can be sharp
c)
The surfaces must be smooth
d)
It must be able to be cleaned easily.
4.
One benefit of using card modelling during the design process is....
a)
It is expensive and therefore you only need to do it once
b)
It is cheap and readily available, so you can make changes based on tests
c)
It is strong which means your model will last a long time.
5.
What is the correct name for the material below?
a)
Sand paper
b)
Abrasive paper
c)
Grit Paper
d)
Smoothing paper
6.
What is the correct name for this piece of equipment?
a)
Metal Ruler
b)
Ruler
c)
Safety Ruler
d)
Measuring Ruler
7.
What process is pictured below?
a)
Lamination
b)
Painting
c)
Varnishing
d)
Sanding
8.
You are about to saw some metal in the workshop. What should you do to keep safe?
(Tick all that apply)
a)
Tie hair up
b)
Wear goggles or safety glasses
c)
Wear an apron
d)
Work in silence
9.
What are the two types of metal?
a)
Thermo and Thermoset
b)
Ferrous and Non Ferrous
c)
Hard and Soft
d)
Laminated and Embossed
10.
What finish is most suitable for wood?
a)
Varnish
b)
Powder Coating
c)
Ultraviolet (UV) Spot varnish
d)
Dip Coating
11.
What are the two types of plastic?
a)
Hard and Soft
b)
Ferrous and Non Ferrous
c)
Thermo and Thermoset
d)
Heated and Non Heated
12.
An example of a hardwood is OAK.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Softwood, such as pine is cheap to purchase due to to softwood trees growing quicker than hardwood trees, therefore it is more widely available.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
When heated, Thermoset plastic will
a)
Melt
b)
Get softer
c)
Burn
d)
Dissolve
15.
Which type of plastic can be reshaped and reformed?
a)
Ferrous
b)
Thermoplastic
c)
Thermosetting
d)
Non ferrous
16.
What does CAD stand for?
a)
Computer Ability Design
b)
Computer Accuracy Design
c)
Computer Aided Design
d)
Computer Added Design
17.
Which design strategy is "a way of looking at design with a particular focus on the environmental impacts of the product during its whole"?
a)
Iterative Design
b)
Eco Design
c)
User centered Design
18.
Which production method is used in the production of house bricks?
a)
Batch Production
b)
Mass Production
c)
One off Production
19.
A school is looking to manufacture its new school uniform. Which production method would they use?
a)
Batch Production
b)
Mass Production
c)
One off Production
20.
What is the name of this tool?
a)
Smoothing Tool
b)
Sanding Tool
c)
Needle File
d)
Hack Saw
21.
What is the name of this tool?
a)
Coping Saw
b)
Junior Hack Saw
c)
Tenon Saw
22.
What are the benefits of applying finishes to materials?
a)
Protection, Increase Aesthetics, Increase Value, Decrease wear.
b)
Increase Value, reduce protection
c)
Increase value, decrease protection, increase Aesthetics
23.
What does the 'A' in Accessfm stand for?
a)
Accuracy
b)
Actual
c)
Aesthetics
d)
Accurate
24.
Which of these is NOT one of the 6 R's?
a)
Rethink
b)
Reuse
c)
Reduce
d)
Recycle
e)
Rename
25.
Which of these is a manmade/manufactured wood?
a)
Oak
b)
Pine
c)
MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard)
d)
Beech
26.
One benefit of using card modelling during the design process is....
a)
It is expensive and therefore you only need to do it once
b)
It is cheap and readily available, so you can make changes based on tests
c)
It is strong which means your model will last a long time.
27.
When investigating a product's journey from raw material extraction to disposal, it is called
a)
Cradle to Grave
b)
Born to Die
c)
Creation to disposal
28.
Which of these is an example of CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture)?
a)
Laser cutting
b)
Folding
c)
Gluing
d)
Stapling
e)
Bending
29.
What is a brief?
a)
A short description of the problem that needs solving
b)
A set of strict criteria that the designer must follow, for example, cost.
c)
A long explanation of how well the designer has thought about their target market
d)
A group of people that the designer wishes to sell to
30.
Which scale of production would be used in order to make this unique sculpture?
a)
Mass Production
b)
Batch Production
c)
One Off Production
31.
What material finish can be seen on this piece of jewellery?
a)
Varnish
b)
Wax
c)
Enamel
d)
Acrylic Paint
32.
What is this called?
a)
A former
b)
A shape
c)
A mould
33.
What is enamel made from?
a)
Powdered paint
b)
Powdered glass
c)
Crushed pencils
34.
Softwood is usually used to make cheap, flat-packed furniture.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Hardwood trees take (a) to grow than softwood trees
36.
Hard wood trees are often used to make (a) furniture
Choose from the below words
expensive
cheap
lightweight
colourful
37.
Where is the sprue on this mould?
A
B
38.
The technique used for filing is called draw filing.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
In 2D Design, the colour red indicates
a)
Engraving lines
b)
Cutting Lines
c)
Drawing lines
40.
Metal is a good conductor of
(a)
41.
When designing, it is important that a designer avoids....
a)
Drawing in 3D
b)
Adding colour
c)
Design fixation
d)
Design Filtration
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