Cambridge A Level Art and Design 9704 — 2009 Oct/Nov Paper 1 · Variant 1
9704/11/O/N/09 · 100 marks · ≈113 min
The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.
Question paper4 pages




Mark scheme2 pages
Answers below. Sit the paper first if you are practising.


Paper as text
Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. SP (FF) T70099/2 © UCLES 2009 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number, name and question number on the top right-hand corner of the front of each sheet of paper. Choose one of the options given overleaf from any of the sections. Your work for this paper may or may not be related to work submitted for Components 2, 3 or 4. Preparatory studies must be taken into the examination room and must be submitted for external assessment together with your final examination work. The submission will be assessed as a whole. The preparatory work must consist of not more than four sides of paper (two sheets) no larger than A1 size on which smaller works may be mounted. You may work on smaller paper if you choose. The examination assesses your response to visual stimuli and involves direct observation from primary sources, recording, analysis and 2D and/or 3D development. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together at the top left-hand corner of each sheet. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. * 8 1 2 0 6 1 4 7 6 7 * ART AND DESIGN 9704/01 Paper 1 Controlled Test October/November 2009 15 hours To be given to candidates, at the discretion of the Art Teacher, on receipt by the Centre. Candidates must have at least three weeks’ preparation time. The controlled test can be scheduled at any time provided that it is completed no later than 30 November 2009.
Question paper, page 2
2 9704/01/O/N/09 © UCLES 2009 Choose one of the following questions from any section. Record, analyse and develop your ideas from direct observation and personal experience. Section A is appropriate for any Area of Study and may be chosen by any candidates, particularly those who prefer an open-ended starting point. Section B is appropriate for any Area of Study and may be chosen by any candidates, particularly those who prefer a specific starting point. Section C may only be chosen by candidates who prefer to be offered a specific design brief. Section A 1 Stacked and shelved 2 Playthings 3 Pulled apart 4 Companions 5 Sacred stones 6 On the edge Section B 7 Three or four plants of varying sizes which are in the process of being put into pots or containers. Next to the plants are a watering can, other gardening tools and a pile of compost on a newspaper. 8 An arrangement of several different items of footwear. 9 The whole or the upper half of a figure reclining on a low bed or a sun-lounger. 10 A selected view of an area where small boats are moored. 11 Interpret the whole or any part of this extract. ‘When the evening air began to cool and darkness slowly crept in, Ramos lit the camp fire and placed the grill over it, ready for cooking the fish they’d caught. As the rest of the family were gathering around the table, Wanda lit the spirit-lamp; it took no more than a few seconds before moths and other insects were attracted to it.’
Question paper, page 3
3 9704/01/O/N/09 © UCLES 2009 Section C 12 Using the trade name AROMA, design a logo for a company marketing tea, coffee and chocolate products. Show how your design will look on labels for packets and jars. 13 Design a poster for a Festival of Dance to be held in your district or region. Include essential information, such as the location, dates, times and venue. 14 Design a repeat pattern for wallpaper, textile hangings or banners to decorate the interiors of a chain of shops which sells a range of children’s toys. 15 From observations of fruits, flowers and vegetables, design the costumes for two participants in a carnival parade.
Question paper, page 4
4 9704/01/O/N/09 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. BLANK PAGE
Mark scheme, page 1
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2009 question paper for the guidance of teachers 9704 ART AND DESIGN 9704/01 Paper 1 (Controlled Test), maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination. • CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2009 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
Mark scheme, page 2
Page 2 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper GCE A/AS LEVEL – October/November 2009 9704 01 © UCLES 2009 Component 1: Controlled Test Criteria for Assessment All questions will be marked according to the four Assessment Domains of the Syllabus. Assessment Objectives Response to Assessment Objectives Maximum Mark (i) Individual, sensitive and creative response to stimulus. Personal Qualities (ii) Independence and confidence in concept and execution. 25 (iii) Selection and control of media, processes and techniques. Manipulative, Artistic and Analytical Skills (iv) Analysis from direct observation and personal experience. 25 Aesthetic Qualities (v) The recognition of contour, surface, shape, colour/tone, texture, pattern, structure, form and the relationships of forms in space, and their appropriate use. 25 (vi) Analysis of the idea, subject or theme chosen; suitability of selection and ability to evaluate and communicate in a systematic way. Knowledge and Critical Understanding (vii) Critical judgement and cultural awareness and appreciation. 25 Total 100
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2009 Oct/Nov, Paper 1 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.