7 questions on GCSE design and technology

GCSE design and technology quiz

As exam season closes, the Magazine is inviting readers to see how they would fare in a series of curriculum tests. Questions are of a GCSE standard and supplied by BBC Bitesize. This week, it's design and technology - a subject that embraces everything from food science to textiles. You may turn over your papers... now.

1.) GCSE design and technology quiz

What does the 'e' on a food label mean?

1. Content is of an average weight
   
2. Content is an exact weight
   
3. Contents is of varying weight when raw and cooked
   

2.) GCSE design and technology quiz

Which four factors below affect the growth of micro-organisms?

1. Food, moisture, warmth, darkness
   
2. Food, time, pH level, darkness
   
3. Food, moisture, warmth, pH level
   

3.) GCSE design and technology quiz

Name this electronic component.

1. Thermistor
   
2. Thyristor
   
3. Transistor (NPN)
   

4.) GCSE design and technology quiz

And do you know what this represents?

1. Inverter
   
2. Operational amplifier
   
3. AND Gate
   
4. OR Gate
   

5.) GCSE design and technology quiz

In a resistor colour-code, what resistance value is indicated by brown, black, orange?

1. 1,000 ohms
   
2. 10,000 ohms
   
3. 100,000 ohms
   

6.) GCSE design and technology quiz

Which of these examples includes two primary research methods and one secondary method?

1. Questionnaire, interviews, image board
   
2. Product disassembly, interviews, supermarket survey
   
3. Interviews, internet, image board
   

7.) GCSE design and technology quiz

Why is lyocell fibre suitable for jeans?

1. It has a rough surface.
   
2. It's non-absorbent.
   
3. It has good drape.
   

Answers

1. It means the content is of an average weight and may be a couple of grams either side of the weight given on the packaging.
2. It's food, moisture, warmth and PH level.
3. It's an NPN transistor. Transistors amplify or switch electronic signals.
4. It's an inverter.
5. Brown, black, orange indicates a resistance of 10,000 ohms.
6. It's questionnaire, interviews, image board. The first and second are primary research methods and the third is a secondary method. An image board is a board which consists of images, textiles and other graphical content and is used as a frame of reference in design.
7. Lyocell is produced from wood pulp cellulose. It is soft, absorbent and has good drape, which means that it is flexible enough not to get creased when folded, and is resistant to wrinkles.

GCSE design and technology quiz

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4 - 6 : Dim

7 - 7 : Brilliant!

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