Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design 0400 — 2008 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 1
0400/31/O/N/08 · 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 (CM) T44952/1 © UCLES 2008 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education 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. Answer one question. In addition to the examination piece, up to three A2 sheets of supporting work should be submitted. These should be the sheets of preparatory work undertaken after receipt of this paper. Candidates should refer to their preparatory work during the examination. All questions are for designs on paper. Candidates should not produce work on any other material. 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. * 9 5 9 7 9 5 5 5 6 9 * ART AND DESIGN 0400/03 Paper 3 Design Study 15 September–31 October 2008 10 hours To be given to candidates on receipt by the Centre. www.XtremePapers.com
Question paper, page 2
2 0400/03/O/N/08 © UCLES 2008 1 Design using Lettering Design a logo for an engineering company which specialises in bridge construction. The name of the company, SPAN, must be included in your design. In addition show how the logo might look on a business card or a company vehicle. 2 Illustration and Calligraphy Either (a) Design the cover of a tourist guide-book entitled, THE PLAINS OF AFRICA, published by a company named Time and Space. Or (b) Using a calligraphic script with which you are familiar, write out the following verse and add a decorative border and/or illustration. THE ZEBRAS From the dark woods that breathe of fallen showers, Harnessed with level rays in golden reins, The zebras draw the dawn across the plains Wading knee-deep among the scarlet flowers. The sunlight, zithering their flanks with fire, Flashes between the shadows as they pass Barred with electric tremors through the grass Like wind along the gold strings of a lyre. Roy Campbell 3 Environmental / Structural Design Design a three-dimensional memorial for the victims of a natural or man-made disaster. Use a specific geometric shape for the ground plan, consider the planting of trees and shrubs in the surrounding area and include an elevated view seen from an approaching path. 4 Interior Design Design a carpet for a square reception area of a luxury hotel, for which the interior is intended to reflect decorative motifs from one of the following ancient civilisations: (a) Egyptian (b) Greek (c) Mayan (d) Chinese 5 Fashion Design Design a costume for a dancer or performer in a production based on jazz and jive music.
Question paper, page 3
3 0400/03/O/N/08 © UCLES 2008 6 Fabric Design Design a repeat pattern for bed sheets and covers, based on observations of ferns and succulent or spiny plants. 7 Printmaking Make a print or a series of prints for the cover of a technical handbook based on one of the following activities: (a) Car maintenance (b) Weaving or Knitting (c) Cookery 8 Photography Images are required for the pages of a Fashion Magazine based on one of the following themes: (a) Stepping out (b) Putting on the style (c) After sundown You must process and print your own photographs One main and two supporting photographs should be submitted. All three studies may be mounted on one side of thin card not exceeding A2 in size. Alternatively, they may be contained in a clear plastic cover. Contact prints of negatives, or original digital imagery, showing other possible angles and views must be included as part of the accompanying preparatory work.
Question paper, page 4
4 0400/03/O/N/08 Copyright Acknowledgements: Question 2 (b) © Roy Campbell; The Zebras. 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 International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2008 question paper 0400 ART AND DESIGN 0400/03 Paper 3 Design Study (External), 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. All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills demonstrated. 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 2008 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses. www.XtremePapers.com
Mark scheme, page 2
Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2008 0400 03 © UCLES 2008 The assessment objectives in Art and Design are grouped under the following headings: A Knowledge with understanding B Interpretative and creative response C Personal investigation and development A KNOWLEDGE WITH UNDERSTANDING Candidates should be able to: 1 recognise and render form and structure; [15] 2 appreciate space and spatial relationships in two and three dimensions and understand space in terms of pictorial organisation; [15] 3 use chosen media competently, showing clarity of intention and be able to explore surface qualities; [10] 4 handle tone and/or colour in a controlled and intentioned manner. [10] B INTERPRETATIVE AND CREATIVE RESPONSE Candidates should be able to: 5 express ideas visually; [10] 6 respond in an individual and personal way; [5] 7 demonstrate quality of idea as seen by interpretation rather than literal description of a theme; − 8 make informed aesthetic judgements. [15] C PERSONAL INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT Candidates should be able to: 9 show personal vision and commitment, through a mature and committed response; [2] 10 research appropriate resources; [5] 11 assess a design problem and arrive at an appropriate solution; [10] 12 show development of ideas through appropriate processes, worksheets, etc. before arriving at a final solution. [3] Total Marks [100]
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2008 Oct/Nov, Paper 3 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.