Cambridge A Level Art and Design 9704 — 2017 Oct/Nov Paper 1 · Variant 1

9704/11/O/N/17 · 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.

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Mark scheme2 pages

Answers below. Sit the paper first if you are practising.

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Question paper, page 1

* 8 8 4 2 2 8 8 0 5 2 * This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (ST) 134720/3 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level ART AND DESIGN 9704/01 Paper 1 Controlled Test October/November 2017 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 5 November 2017. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number, name and question number on the labels provided and attach to the top right-hand corner of the front of each sheet of paper. Choose one of the questions given overleaf from any of the sections. Your work for this paper may, but need not, be related to work submitted for Components 2, 3 or 4. Supporting work should 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 supporting 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 in the top left-hand corner with the Controlled Test examination piece(s) on top. All questions in this paper carry equal marks.

Question paper, page 2

2 9704/01/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 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 is intended for candidates who prefer a specific design brief. Section A 1 Tied up 2 Queuing 3 Surprised 4 Construct/deconstruct 5 Resplendent 6 Opposites Section B 7 A make-up bag, with contents spilling out, in front of a mirror 8 Preparing a fruit salad 9 A person fastening a shirt button 10 A sink or large bowl full of mugs, plates, saucepans and cutlery 11 Interpret the following proverb: ‘People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.’

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3 9704/01/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 Section C 12 Design a logo for a global delivery service called Nearfar Logistics. Show how the logo can be adapted for use on the side of a truck and for the back of a uniform. 13 Based on your own observational studies of fruit, design containers for three fruit juices: apple & mango, strawberry & pineapple, banana & coconut. 14 From your own studies of trees, branches, roots, vines or creepers, design two outfits for participants in a street carnival. 15 Design a floor covering and window-blind to be used in a music shop, based on your studies of musical instruments. Show how your final designs would look in context.

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4 9704/01/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 BLANK PAGE 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. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after the live examination series. 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.

Mark scheme, page 1

® IGCSE is a registered trademark. This document consists of 2 printed pages. © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level ART AND DESIGN 9704/01 Paper 1 Controlled Test October/November 2017 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 100 Published 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 should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2017 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.

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9704/01 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 2 of 2 Component 1: Controlled Test Assessment Objectives Response to Assessment Objectives Maximum Mark Personal Qualities (i) Individual, sensitive and creative response to stimulus. 25 (ii) Independence and confidence in concept and execution. Manipulative, Artistic and Analytical Skills (iii) Selection and control of media, processes and techniques. 25 (iv) Analysis from direct observation and personal experience. 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 Knowledge and Critical Understanding (vi) Analysis of the idea, subject or theme chosen; suitability of selection and ability to evaluate and communicate in a systematic way. 25 (vii) Critical judgement and cultural awareness and appreciation. Total 100

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2017 Oct/Nov, Paper 1 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A70/100
B60/100
C51/100
D43/100
E35/100