Cambridge Assessment International Education
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 0445/11
Paper 1 Product Design October/November 2019
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the pre-printed A3 Answer Sheets.
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Additional Materials: Standard drawing equipment and coloured pencils.
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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 an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
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.
The total of the marks for this paper is 50.
This document consists of 4 printed pages and 2 A3 Inserts.
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Answer one question only on the A3 pre-printed answer sheets provided.
1 There is often nowhere to store wet umbrellas when travelling by bus on a rainy day.
Design a storage system, to be located on a bus, that will hold up to six wet umbrellas.
(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 places on a bus where such a storage system could be
located. [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 important dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest two 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. [6]
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2 Children often need to be given refreshments when they are travelling on a long journey by car.
Design point of sale packaging that will hold a bottle of water, a packet of crisps and a banana
so that they can be carried together by a child. The packaging should also act as a tray when the
child is eating in the car.
(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 ways in which handles can be created on packaging.
[4]
(c) Develop and sketch three different ideas for the 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 important dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest two 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. [6]
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3 Wheelchair passengers on trains are able to sit in a designated space. However, there is a danger
of the wheelchair moving even with its own brake on.
Design a system of holding a wheelchair, with the person sitting in it, in a fixed position while the
train is moving.
(a) List four additional points about the function of such a system that you consider to be
important. [4]
(b) Use sketches and notes to show two securing mechanisms that can be fastened and released
easily. [4]
(c) Develop and sketch three ideas for the 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 important dimensions. [12]
(f) Suggest two 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. [6]
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