Part b

Q1b guidance

The second part of question 1 b) is always about joining, securing, fixing, holding, attachments to the ‘product’ - that you will be asked to design in part (c). This question is also worth 4 marks (8% of the total marks for the exam). The usual expectation is that you provide 2 ‘solutions / ideas’ or ‘answers’, each worth 2 marks. Combined with part (c) this represents 32% of the total marks.

It is important that you answer with quick, clear sketches using a fine line pen for clarity

You must annotate your sketch quickly

You should spend no longer than 6 minutes, ideally less(!), in total on this part b) of the question so you need to sketch quickly, but clearly!

Sketched responses can be in 2D or 3D

Practice example questions below. The more you practice, the better you will be on exam day! 

Put on a timer - ideally you are completing this part of the question in under 4 mins.