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AQA GCSE Design Technology Practice Papers (2017 Contexts)
2 practice papers with detailed mark schemes, available separately for AQA GCSE Food Technology, Graphic Products, Product Design, Resistant Materials and Textiles Technology.
Carefully tailored to mimic the format and style of the AQA examinations, these papers provide the vital exam practice your students need. Each paper covers a range of topics, with Section A questions supporting the 2017 examination contexts set by AQA.
- Detailed mark scheme includes example answers and marking guidance
The contexts for the 2017 exams (Section A) are as follows:
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AQA Food
Technology
Upside down desserts |
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AQA Resistant
Materials
Seating in public spaces for adults and young children |
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AQA Graphic
Products
Self-assembly decoration for a special event |
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AQA Textiles
Technology
Textile products inspired by the theme of India |
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AQA Product
Design
A children's day nursery |
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| Customer feedback from previous editions |
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| "Really good… quality questions and mark scheme provided. Ideal!" - K Preston, Customer of 2016 Textiles papers |
| "Up-date and relevant to the course, I have used [these papers] for over 3 years and our students have not failed through using them… It has aided my students to be able to see the exam layout and also the sort of content that might be in their paper.… Matched to the specification perfectly and this is why we repeat purchase each year" - J Chandler, Customer of 2016 Resistant Materials papers |
| "The papers were informative, linked to specification well and saved preparation time… It saves a lot of time, it's precise and the pupils like it." - L Curel, Customer of 2016 Resistant Materials papers |
| "Very helpful to see another viewpoints on exam topic. Well set out and relevant to the theme for the 2015 exam. Helpful general exam questions and good answers that students found easy for revision." - S Seyner, Customer of 2015 Textiles papers |
| "This is a good resource… resembles the exam paper, offers alternative questions and has the answers easily accessible… This is the most up to date resource available, cost effective and saves teachers lots of time." - J Benstead, Customer of 2015 Food Technology papers |
| "Brilliant - a superb resource which allows pupils a greater chance to improve their subject knowledge… Easy to follow and mimics the exam perfectly." - N Moores, Customer of 2014 Product Design papers |
| "Excellent resource. Realistic and very well presented, it resembles the AQA exam papers and provides [students] with much needed exam practice." - K Oates, Customer of 2015 Graphic Products papers |
| "Excellent, prepared students well for their final… Looked exactly like an AQA paper… Definitely buy it - you get two papers, good value for money" - A Colgan, Customer of 2015 Graphic Products papers |
| "Highly relevant to the theme of the examination – Saves time producing resources and has higher level of credibility than our resources…Clearly reflects the structure of the official GCSE paper and provides an additional layer of depth to our revision structure." - J Longridge, Customer of 2015 Graphic Products papers |
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