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You have 10 minutes to read before you start the exam.  \n2. Write your Student Education Number (SEN) in the space provided on the top right-hand corner of this page.  \n3. Answer ALL QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.  \n4. If you need more paper to write your answers, ask the Supervisor. Write your SEN on all extra sheets used and clearly number the questions. Attach the extra sheets to the appropriate places in this booklet.  \n\n| STRANDS |  | Pages | Time (min) | Weighting |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| STRAND 1 | DESIGNING AND DRAWING | 2-5 | 37 | 20 |\n| STRAND 2 | TOOLS | 6-9 | 38 | 21 |\n| STRAND 3 | MATERIALS – WOOD\u003Cbr>MATERIALS | 10-12 | 32 | 18 |\n| STRAND 4 | PROCESSES – WOOD\u003Cbr>PROCESSES | 13-15 | 28 | 16 |\n| STRAND 5 | TECHNOLOGY | 16-17 | 18 | 10 |\n| STRAND 6 | VOCABULARY | 18-20 | 27 | 15 |\n| TOTAL |  |  | 180 | 100 |\n\nCheck that this booklet contains pages 2-21 in the correct order and that none of these pages are blank.  \nHAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION.  \nSTRAND 1 DESIGNING AND DRAWING WEIGHTING 20  \nFigure 1 :  BROKEN TABLE  \nSource: Getty images  \n1. Identify the furniture design problem shown in Figure 1.  \n_______________________________________________________________________  \n_______________________________________________________________________  \n2. A client would like to have a pot rack in the kitchen. It should have 4-5 shelves about 1 meter long with hooks for placing and hanging the pots and pans. The client’s budget is $250 to $350.  \nWrite a design brief for the situational problem.  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 1 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 3 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n3. Identify a suitable material for the pot rack in Question 2 which should be strong and affordable.  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\nFigure 2 : DAMAGED SOFA CHAIR  \nSource: Getty images  \n\n| SL 1 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n4. Identify ONE problem in the design of the chair in Figure 2.  \n______________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________  \n5. Describe the importance of the Evaluation Step in the design process.  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 1 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 2 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n6. Draw a freehand sketch of a traditional Samoan or cultural curving design on a post of a Samoan fale in the space provided.  \n| SL 3 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n7. Define the term 3rd angle projection.  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n8. Sketch a hidden line in the space provided.  \n| SL 1 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 1 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n9. Define the term close design brief.  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n10. Draw a line AB 100 mm long and divide it in the proportion of 3:4:2 .  \n11. Draw, label and link the three key parts of the design process.  \n| SL 3 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\nSTRAND 2 HAND AND POWER TOOLS WEIGHTING 21  \n12. Name the hand tool used to cut across the grain of timber.  \n13. Identify the tool shown in Figure 3 below. Is it a power or battery-operated tool? Figure 3 :  DRILL  \nSource: Getty images  \n14. Name the hand tool shown in Figure 4 below. Figure 4 : HAND TOOL  \nSource: Getty images  \n______________________________________________________________________  \n\n| SL 1 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 1 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 1 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n15. Describe the use of the tenon saw shown in Figure 5 below.  \nFigure 5 : TENON SAW  \nSource: Getty images  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n16. List TWO safety precautions when using the power tool shown. Figure 6 : POWER TOOL  \nSource: Getty images  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 2 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n| SL 2 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n17. Differentiate between a hand-rip saw and a power cross-cut saw.  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n18. Explain what a spirit level is used for.  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |","cbCaij8kMNkSJRf2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij8kMNkSJRf2","pdf",614682,21,"English","# Instructions\n# Strand 1: Designing and Drawing\n## Questions 1-11\n# Strand 2: Hand and Power Tools\n## Questions 12-22\n# Strand 3: Materials – Wood\n## Questions 23-26","[{\"question\":\"How much time is allowed for the exam, and what are the key instructions before starting?\",\"answer\":\"Time allowed is 3 hours and 10 minutes. 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