Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design 0400 — 2010 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 1
0400/21/M/J/10 · 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 paper2 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 2 printed pages. DC (NH) 17384/2 © UCLES 2010 [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 two A2 sheets (four sides) of supporting work should be submitted. These should be the sheets of supporting work undertaken after receipt of this paper. Candidates should refer to this supporting work during the examination. Supporting studies must be taken into the examination room and must be submitted for external assessment together with the final examination work. The submission will be assessed as a whole. 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. * 3 1 7 6 6 3 7 3 7 5 * ART AND DESIGN 0400/02 Paper 2 Design Assignment June 2010 8 hours To be given to candidates on receipt or at the discretion of the Head of Art and Design. Candidates must have at least two weeks’ preparation time. The examination can be scheduled at any time provided it is completed no later than 30 April.
Question paper, page 2
2 0400/02/M/J/10 © UCLES 2010 1 Design using Lettering Design a logo for a chain of shops selling jewellery. The name of the chain, ONYX, must be included in your design. In addition show how the logo might look on a shop sign or a small newspaper advertisement. 2 Illustration and Calligraphy Either (a) Design the DVD cover for a film entitled BEFORE DAYBREAK, produced by a company named Enigma. You may work on a larger scale, but to the same proportions as a DVD cover. Or (b) Using a calligraphic script with which you are familiar, write out the following poem to be integrated with an illustration and/or a decorative border. Night Crow When I saw that clumsy crow Flap from a wasted tree, A shape in the mind rose up: Over the gulfs of dream Flew a tremendous bird Further and further away Into a moonless black, Deep in the brain, far back. Theodore Roethke 3 Fabric Design Design a repeat pattern for a sunshade based on research from animal or reptile markings. 4 Fashion Design Design the costume for a travelling street performer or entertainer, such as a Juggler, an Acrobat or a Magician. 5 Interior Design With reference to marine life, design a mosaic for the base of a distinctively shaped swimming pool. 6 Environmental Design Design an aviary, based on a hexagonal ground plan, to surround a pond and water cascade. Consider the placing of perches, platforms, trees, shrubs and plants. Show in an artist’s impression how your design will look from one side. 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 2010 question paper for the guidance of teachers 0400 ART AND DESIGN 0400/02 Paper 2 (Design Assignment), 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 2010 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 IGCSE – May/June 2010 0400 02 © UCLES 2010 AO1 GATHERING, RECORDING, RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION (a) Investigate and research a variety of appropriate sources (b) Record and analyse information from direct observation and personal experience 20 AO2 EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS (a) Explore a range of visual ideas by manipulating images (b) Show a development of ideas through appropriate processes 20 AO3 ORGANISATION AND RELATIONSHIPS OF VISUAL ELEMENTS (a) Organise and recognise the relationships of visual elements to contribute to the quality of the idea (b) Express ideas visually and make informed aesthetic judgements 20 AO4 SELECTION AND CONTROL OF MATERIALS, MEDIA AND PROCESSES (a) Show exploration and experimentation with appropriate materials (b) Select and control appropriate media and processes showing clarity of intention 20 AO5 PERSONAL VISION AND PRESENTATION (a) Show personal vision and commitment through an interpretative and creative response (b) Present an informed response through personal evaluation, reflection and critical thinking 20 TOTAL MARKS 100
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2010 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.