Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design 0400 — 2012 May/June Paper 1 · Variant 1

0400/11/M/J/12 · 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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Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design 0400 2012 May/June Paper 1 · Variant 1 question paper, page 1 of 2
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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 2 printed pages. DC (NH) 49309/2 © UCLES 2012 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education * 0 9 0 3 8 0 5 9 1 3 * ART AND DESIGN 0400/01 Paper 1 Observational/Interpretative Assignment June 2012 8 hours Candidates must have eight weeks’ preparation time. The examination can be scheduled at any time provided it is completed no later than 30 April. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number, name and question number on the labels provided and attach each one to 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 studies should be submitted. These supporting studies should be undertaken after receipt of this paper and prior to the examination. 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, place the final examination piece on top of the supporting studies and fasten all your work together in the top left-hand corner. All questions in this paper carry equal marks.

Question paper, page 2

2 0400/01/M/J/12 © UCLES 2012 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. Choose one question from either Section A or Section B. Whichever approach is selected, first hand studies from primary sources must be used as the starting point for the development of ideas. Section A 1 Fruit or vegetables and gardening tools placed in a setting of your choice. 2 Two wristwatches of different sizes or styles. 3 Partially-eaten cake on a plate. 4 A figure standing and holding a brush or broom as if sweeping the floor. Section B 5 Changed landscape 6 Folding structures 7 Style icon 8 Façades 9 Playing 10 Digital dreams

Mark scheme, page 1

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2012 question paper for the guidance of teachers 0400 ART AND DESIGN 0400/01 Paper 1 (Observational/Interpretative 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. • Cambridge will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2012 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 2012 0400 01 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2012 AO1 Gathering, recording, research and investigation (a) Investigate and research a variety of appropriate sources (b) Record and analyse information from direct observation and/or other sources and personal experience 20 AO2 Exploration and development of ideas (a) Explore a range of visual and/or other ideas by manipulating images (b) Show a development of ideas through appropriate processes 20 AO3 Organisation and relationships of visual and/or other forms (a) Organise and use the visual and/or other forms effectively to express ideas (b) Make informed aesthetic judgements by recognising the effect of relationships between visual and/or other forms 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, demonstrating practical, technical and expressive skills and intentions 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 20 100

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2012 May/June, Paper 1 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A69/100
C49/100
E29/100
F19/100