Design and Technology ExamExam Structure
The
exam
has
3
Sections
Section
1:
Multiple
Choice
(10
marks):
Allow
15
minutes
Section
2:
Short
Answers
(15
marks):
Allow
35
minutes
Section
3:
Extended
Response
(15
marks):
Allow
40
minutes
The
exam
is
an
hour
and
a
half,
with
40
marks
total.
Allow
about
2
minutes
per
mark,
this
gives
you
about
10
minutes
left
over
to
check
and
refine
your
work.
This
means
that
you
can
practice
exam
questions,
by
downloading
questions
from
the
board
of
studies
and
test
yourself
to
the
time
limit.
Common Key words:
Most
commonly
occurring
key
words
What
do
these
words
ask
you
to
do?
Outline
Identify
Describe
Explain
Compare
Justify
Propose
Critically
Analyse
Analyse
Beware
of
questions
that
ask
you
to
do
things
beyond
the
scope
of
the
keywords
by
adding
other
important
words
to
the
questions.
Eg,
Select TWO factors from the diagram and
outline their impact
on successful innovation. You are also sometimes asked to
useexamples,
either from your project, the stimulus or knowledge. Ensure you take note of when this is asked.
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