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AQA GCSE Design and Technology Written Exam (8552/W) - 19th June 2023 [Exam Chat]

AQA GCSE Design and Technology Written Exam (8552/W) - 9th June 2023 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: Monday 19th June 2023/ AM
Length: 2h
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Reply 1
How was it
Product analysis was so good
Reply 3
Original post by Pwca
AQA GCSE Design and Technology Written Exam (8552/W) - 9th June 2023 [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam. Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck.

General Information
Date/Time: Monday 19th June 2023/ AM
Length: 2h


What was the answer for the gap between the holes i got 8mm
Original post by AD17YA
What was the answer for the gap between the holes i got 8mm


I got 8.875
was the answer to the distance between the two long sides 12.5?
Which way did the cogs turn?
Original post by Someoneelse1234
Which way did the cogs turn?


clockwise, slower than cog a?
Original post by Bernz007
was the answer to the distance between the two long sides 12.5?

That’s what I put
Original post by Someoneelse1234
Which way did the cogs turn?


Clockwise
what plastic was a thermoplastic? I didn't put either of the resins or porclain
Original post by Bernz007
what plastic was a thermoplastic? I didn't put either of the resins or porclain

HDPE was that an option?
I asked my teacher after and she said that
Original post by Someoneelse1234
HDPE was that an option?
I asked my teacher after and she said that



yes I put that, thanks!
Reply 13
Original post by Bernz007
what plastic was a thermoplastic? I didn't put either of the resins or porclain

HDPE - i memorised it as if the plastic has an ‘R’ of ‘F’ in its name then it is a thermoset, so hdpe was the only one left
Reply 14
what did everyone’s one point perspective of the alarm clock look like?
Reply 15
Original post by Bernz007
was the answer to the distance between the two long sides 12.5?

How did you get this? I quickly dismissed the question after staring at it with no idea, and feel a bit stupid rn
Original post by aIphabet
what did everyone’s one point perspective of the alarm clock look like?


I extended the lines up to the cross. Then I drew on a round oval shaped 3d button at the front. Then I sort of drew a box using the guide lines I had drawn up to the cross. Hard to explain.
Original post by JNB_006
How did you get this? I quickly dismissed the question after staring at it with no idea, and feel a bit stupid rn


25/2 (the total width/2 to give half the width, so the center)
Reply 18
Original post by Bernz007
I extended the lines up to the cross. Then I drew on a round oval shaped 3d button at the front. Then I sort of drew a box using the guide lines I had drawn up to the cross. Hard to explain.

thank you! that makes sense
Reply 19
Original post by Someoneelse1234
I got 8.875

Some of my friends got that as well because u did 120-7×7 = 71

71/8 = 8.875
But it said the distances are the gap between the centre of the circles and the ends, which i assumed were the gap between the ends and the centre of the ciecle not the circumference like you and others did but im not sure Some people in my class got what i did as well.

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