Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design 0400 — 2009 May/June Paper 3 · Variant 1
0400/31/M/J/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 (NF) T70072/2 © UCLES 2009 [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, candidates are required to submit up to three A2 sheets of supporting work. 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. * 4 9 7 4 3 5 4 8 1 3 * ART AND DESIGN 0400/03 Paper 3 Design Study 15 March–30 April 2009 10 hours To be given to candidates on receipt by the Centre. Candidates must have at least two weeks’ preparation time. www.XtremePapers.com
Question paper, page 2
2 0400/03/M/J/09 © UCLES 2009 1 Design using Lettering Design a logo for a company which organizes rambling, hiking, riding and climbing activities. The name of the company, TREK, must be included in your design. In addition show how the logo might look on a T-shirt or a hat. 2 Illustration and Calligraphy Either (a) Design the cover of a nature book entitled SHORESIDE, published by a company named Discovery. Use your own name as the author. Or (b) Using a calligraphic script with which you are familiar, write out the following verse and add a decorative border and/or an illustration. Sea Fever I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea’s face and a grey dawn breaking. John Masefield 3 Environmental / Structural Design From research of the forms and shapes of the sails, masts and rigging of yachts, design a fountain to be sited on the quayside of a marina. Show in a ground plan the placing of seating and plants in containers in the immediate area and include an artist’s impression of the fountain seen from the sea or river. 4 Interior Design Design a horizontal mural, to the proportion of 5 : 2, for a café named after one of the following civilizations: (a) The Aztec (b) The Byzantine (c) The Mughal 5 Fashion Design Design a costume for a performer in a production entitled ‘Night Creatures’.
Question paper, page 3
3 0400/03/M/J/09 © UCLES 2009 6 Fabric Design Design a repeat pattern for a headscarf or a necktie based on observations of knots or bows in ribbons, laces, straps or ropes. 7 Printmaking Make a print or a series of prints to illustrate the cover of a text book, based on one of the following subjects: (a) History (b) Music (c) Biology 8 Photography The curator of an exhibition requires images that celebrate the lives and customs of the people of your region, based on one of the following themes: (a) In the workplace (b) Children at play (c) Family celebration 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 images showing other possible angles and views must be included as part of the accompanying supporting work.
Question paper, page 4
4 0400/03/M/J/09 © UCLES 2009 BLANK PAGE Copyright Acknowledgements: Question 2b © John Masefield; verse from, ’Sea Fever’; The Society of Authors as the Literary Representative of the Estate of John Masefield. 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.
Mark scheme, page 1
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2009 question paper for the guidance of teachers 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, 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 May/June 2009 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: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0400 03 © UCLES 2009 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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