AQA A Level 2025 Design and Technology 7552/1 Paper 1: Technical Principles + Mark Scheme (Merged)

A-levelDESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY:
PRODUCT DESIGN 7552/1 ACTUAL 2025
PAPER MERGED WITH MARK SCHEME




vincent marekia
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]

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A-level
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY:
PRODUCT DESIGN 7552/1 ACTUAL
2025 PAPER MERGED WITH MARK
SCHEME
Paper 1 Technical Principles


Monday 2 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
For Examiner’s Use
Materials
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For this paper you must have:
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l normal writing and drawing instruments l a scientific calculator.

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ate
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Please write clearly in block capitals.


Centre number


Surname _________________________________________________________________________


Forename(s) _________________________________________________________________________


Candidate signature _________________________________________________________________________ ____
I declare this is my own work. 3
Instructions l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing. l Fill in the boxes at
the top of this page. l Answer all questions. l You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. l If you need extra space for your
answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your
answer(s). l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.

Information l The marks for questions are shown in brackets. l The maximum mark for this paper is
120.




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0 1 1 Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
. Identify the specific material classification of nylon.


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0 1 2
. State two specific properties of nylon.
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Property 1 ________________________________________________________________________

Property 2 ________________________________________________________________________
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0 2 Use the information in Figure 1 to calculate the length of the cutter path shown.

Figure 1

Cutter path

R40




°120



Not drawn to scale.
All dimensions in mm

Show your working out.
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Length of cutter path ___________________________________ mm



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