Yr 11 S.2 Exam

Question 1

List the advantages of working in a team.

Answer 1

• Get feedback and bounce ideas off others instead of making decisions on heir own.
• Support and help one another.
• Team work will improve problem solving, reasoning, cooperative, speaking and listening skills.

Question 2

List the disadvantages of working in a team.

Answer 2

• Clash of ideas between members.
• Conflict between members can lead to work not getting done and a toxic working environment.
• Won’t do their share, leaving the others to pick up the slack.
• Take over and stop others from contributing.

Question 3

Define intellectual property.

Answer 3

Intellectual property is defined as ideas, info, and the many ways in which these can be expressed; it is the property of your mind or intellect.

Question 4

Explain how intellectual property can be protected.

Answer 4

• Copyright
  (protects the works that express ideas, not the ideas or concepts themselves. Intended for one-off artistic creations)
• Design registration
  (must be obtained before the design is seen publicly. Protects products intended for mass or low-volume production)

Question 5

Name the 3 parts to sustainability.

Answer 5

S.E.E

• Social
• Economic
• Environmental

Question 6

Name the factors of social sustainability.

Answer 6

• Social justice
• Community outreach
• Human rights
• Labour relations
• Diversity

Question 7

Name the factors of economic sustainability.

Answer 7

• Capital efficiency
• Risk management
• Innovation
• Growth enhancement

Question 8

Name some factors of environmental sustainability.

Answer 8

• Biodiversity (clearing land to make room for cotton fields, etc, leads to less biodiversity)
• Energy reduction
• Environmental research
• Clean air/water (use water-based dyes so the waste doesn’t contaminate the water supply)
• Recycling

Question 9

What is hazard identification?

Answer 9

Hazard identification involves recognising what it is about a piece of equipment or a process that might cause injury and listing the range of injuries that might arise from correct or incorrect use of it.

Question 10

List some hazards involved in textiles.

Answer 10

• Scissors (cut/stab yourself/others)
• Iron (burn yourself/others)
• Pins (prick yourself/others)
• Sewing machine (hair/jewellery/loose clothing could get caught, sew your fingers)
• Overlocker (hair/jewellery/loose clothes could get caught, cut your fingers)

Question 11

List some environmental ‘clothing design’ strategies for fabric and fashion.

Answer 11

• Durable
• Classic in styling (so it doesn’t go out of fashion quickly and be thrown away)
• Functional

Question 12

List some environmental ‘low-impact’ design strategies for fabric and fashion.

Answer 12

• Unbleached and chemical-free
• Undyed or naturally coloured where possible
• Bio-degradable dyes for colouring synthetic fabrics
• Components made form the same material for easy recycling
• Recycled materials

Question 13

List some environmental ‘components or notions’ design strategies for fabrics and fashion.

Answer 13

• Natural and renewable

- recycled or recyclable

Question 14

List some environmental ‘clothing production’ design strategies for fabrics and fashion.

Answer 14

• Minimise waste when laying out patterns
• Use of renewable or ‘green’ energy
• Simple machine processes that use less energy

Question 15

List some environmental ‘clothing use’ design strategies for fabrics and fashion.

Answer 15

• Durability(strength of the fabric and construction)
• Avoid fabric and construction that requires dry cleaning
• Provide good labelling for correct maintenance

Question 16

List some environmental “disposable’ design strategies for fabrics and fashion.

Answer 16

• Easy separation of different materials

- Systems for clothing and fabric recovery and reuse

Question 17

How can fibre producers and manufacturers become ‘greener’?

Answer 17

• Use sustainably sourced fabrics

- Use water-based dues so that the waste water doesn’t pollute the water supply when it’s disposed of

Question 18

What are the steps for writing evaluation criteria?

Answer 18

1. Ask the question
2. Why is it important?
3. How will you check at the end?

Question 19

List the things included in a design brief.

Answer 19

Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
Style?
Quality?
Budget?