Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design 0400 — 2010 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 1

0400/21/O/N/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.

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Question paper4 pages

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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

This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (NH) 34276/3 R © 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. All questions are for designs on paper. Candidates should not produce work on any other material. 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. * 6 6 4 5 7 9 9 5 7 5 * ART AND DESIGN 0400/02 Paper 2 Design Assignment November 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 31 October.

Question paper, page 2

2 0400/02/O/N/10 © UCLES 2010 1 Design using Lettering Design a logo for a health and fitness centre. The name of the chain, PACE, must be included in your design. In addition show how the logo might look on a sign board at the entrance or on a membership card. 2 Illustration and Calligraphy Either (a) Design the cover for a book entitled THE HIDDEN PAGODA, using your own name as the author. Or (b) Using a calligraphic script with which you are familiar, write out the following poem and incorporate it with an illustration and/or a decorative border. Bells of Grey Crystal Bells of grey crystal Break on each bough – The swans’ breath will mist all The cold airs now. Like tall pagodas Two people go, Trail their long codas Of talk through the snow. Lonely are these And lonely and I … The clouds, grey Chinese geese, Sleek through the sky. Edith Sitwell 3 Fabric Design Design a repeat pattern for shower curtains, based on one of the following sources: (a) Clockwork (b) Needlework (c) Fretwork 4 Fashion Design Design a costume for a futuristic fantasy character. The character has evolved from a combination of organic and machine forms.

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3 0400/02/O/N/10 © UCLES 2010 5 Interior Design Design one of the following for the entrance foyer of a Maritime Museum: (a) A stained glass window. Use a horizontal format of 3:2. (b) A three-dimensional water feature to be installed as a centrepiece of the foyer. 6 Environmental Design Design an outdoor eating area in front of a café or restaurant. Consider the placing of tables and chairs with sunshades on different levels of paving or decking, with shrubs and small trees in containers and retaining walls for plants. Show the layout of the main elements in a ground plan and a view of the area from an approaching path.

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4 0400/02/O/N/10 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. 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 October/November 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 October/November 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 – October/November 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 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A70/100
C49/100
E30/100
F20/100