Section 1-Materials & Components

Question 1

What are the measurements of A4 paper?

Answer 1

210x297mm

Question 2

Cartridge paper

Answer 2

Textured surface, good all rounder, sketching with pencils, crayon, pastels, inks and watercolours

Question 3

Solid white board

Answer 3

High quality bleached surface, good for printing, primary packaging

Question 4

Layout paper

Answer 4

Thin, translucent, sketching ideas

Question 5

Mount board

Answer 5

Mount drawings and photos , framing, presentation

Question 6

Bleed-proof paper

Answer 6

When ink is used on it, it doesn’t bleed

I.e used with felt tips and marker pens

Question 7

What are the measurements of A3 paper?

Answer 7

420x297mm

Question 8

Corrugated board

Answer 8

Secondary packaging, fluted inner core, sandwiched between two outer layers

Question 9

Tracing paper

Answer 9

Translucent, copying/tracing images

Question 10

Duplex board

Answer 10

Different colour and texture on each side, printing side is smooth, used in food packaging

Question 11

Grey board

Answer 11

Rigid, covered with paper, graphics are printed onto it, used for game boards, books

Question 12

Lamination

Answer 12

Adding another layer

Question 13

Aluminium

Answer 13

Keeps air out, flavours in, graphics can be printed on it, used for food packaging, recyclable

Question 14

Polythene

Answer 14

Can coat paper to make it waterproof

Used for paper cups

Question 15

Polystyrene

Answer 15

Stiff, lightweight

Used for mounting posters, models, foam core board

Question 16

Biodegradable

Answer 16

Something that rots away naturally

Question 17

Virgin paper

Answer 17

Made from new wood pulp

Question 18

Recycled paper and board

Answer 18

Paper and board that has been used, shredded and reformed

Question 19

Sustainable forest

Answer 19

Where for every tree cut down another tree is planted

Question 20

FSC

Answer 20

Forest Stewardship Council, a symbol which means that paper or board has come from a sustainable forest

Question 21

Sustainable packaging/cardboard

Answer 21

Making good use of packaging and not over packing something

Question 22

What is paper measured in?

Answer 22

Gsm(grams per square metre)

Question 23

At what weight does paper become board?

Answer 23

220gsm