Lesson T3.1.1

T3.1.1 Analysing the work of professionals Quiz: KS3 Design & Technology, Unit 3

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Lesson T3.1.1, Analysing the work of professionals: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Design & Technology (National Curriculum), Unit 3: Evaluate, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Why do designers analyse the work of past and present professionals?

    • To find out which designer earns the most money each year in the industry
    • To learn from their methods and broaden their own understanding
    • To copy their finished products exactly for a school project in class
    • To avoid having to research users for their own design in the project

  2. What is a useful question to ask when analysing a professional's product?

    • What problem does this product solve and how well does it do it?
    • Which shop sold the product first in the city centre during the launch?
    • How many years was the designer's office open for in the town centre?
    • What colour was the first version painted in the workshop by the team?

  3. Why might a designer study a product made by a famous engineer?

    • To pay the engineer a licence fee for the right to make a copy of the whole design
    • To prove that the product is always the best possible in every single way
    • To understand the design decisions and the materials that were chosen
    • To find out the engineer's home address for sending a letter by post to them

  4. A designer analyses a chair by a well-known designer. What should they look at?

    • Its materials, joints, comfort and how it is made
    • Only the price tag of the chair in the shop on the high street
    • Only the photograph of the designer's house on the company's website
    • Only the name printed on the chair's label on the underside

  5. Which is a benefit of analysing a professional's failed design?

    • It proves that failure is always caused by the users of the product
    • It means the designer can skip testing their own ideas in the project
    • It shows that failure is impossible in professional work and in class
    • It shows what to avoid and why a solution did not succeed

  6. What does it mean to analyse a product's function?

    • Examining how well it does the job it is intended to do
    • Listing the names of all the shops selling the product
    • Measuring how many pieces the product is made from only
    • Counting the number of times the product was photographed

  7. Why might a designer compare their work with that of a contemporary professional?

    • To find a designer who will publish their work for free online for the class
    • To decide which designer to avoid working with in any future project at all
    • To see how current designs respond to today's needs and technology
    • To avoid looking at any designs from the past century in the whole course

  8. Which of these is a key part of analysing a professional's work?

    • Considering the users, context and reasons for the design decisions
    • Counting how many years the designer has worked in the industry in total
    • Measuring the distance between the designer's home and their office in town
    • Checking the spelling in the designer's biography on the company website

  9. What is the purpose of recording notes when analysing a product?

    • To capture observations that can inform the designer's own ideas
    • To list the weather on the day of the observation for the whole study log
    • To create a long list of rejected sales slogans for the marketing team
    • To keep a record of the shop's opening hours for the whole week ahead

  10. A professional's chair uses a curved shape. Why might a designer analyse this shape?

    • To see how many different people have sat on the chair in the showroom
    • To find out how many staples were used in the upholstery of the chair
    • To understand how the shape supports comfort and ergonomics
    • To check whether the chair matches the room's wallpaper and paint

  11. Which skill develops from analysing professional work?

    • Typing speed for writing reports quickly
    • Critical evaluation of design choices
    • Ability to memorise the names of shops
    • Skill in using a pen with unusual ink colours

  12. Why should a designer consider the context in which a professional product was made?

    • The context has no effect on the design at all in any way or form
    • Context only matters for the packaging of a product when it is sold
    • Context is only needed when the product is sold in another country abroad
    • The constraints and resources of the time help explain the design

  13. What does a 'design review' by professionals usually focus on?

    • The number of meetings held over the project
    • How many colours the designers used in the office
    • Whether the design meets its aims and user needs
    • The cost of the office furniture in the studio

  14. Which is a useful method for analysing a professional's product?

    • Only asking friends what they think of its name and the packaging
    • Taking the product apart to see how its parts are joined
    • Only reading the front of the box it came in when it was bought
    • Only looking at the product's shadow on a plain wall in the workshop

  15. Why might a pupil study a professional's sketches?

    • To see how a professional develops and communicates ideas
    • To find out how many sketches the professional threw away
    • To find the professional's favourite pen colour
    • To check the paper quality used in a stationery shop

  16. What is a professional's 'brief' in a commercial project?

    • The timetable for when the office is closed for the public holidays
    • The client's requirements that set out what the design must achieve
    • The printed name of the company on its letterhead and business cards
    • The designer's list of personal hobbies and interests outside school

  17. Why does analysing a professional's work help a pupil's own designing?

    • It shows a range of approaches the pupil can adapt to their own problem
    • It replaces the need to research the users of the pupil's own product
    • It means the pupil can copy the work exactly without making any change
    • It guarantees the pupil's design will be sold to customers in the shop

  18. A professional's product lasted 20 years. What should a designer note about this?

    • The materials and construction that made it durable
    • The number of times it was photographed for a magazine
    • The number of years the product was in the shop window
    • The exact date when the designer was born

  19. Which question best evaluates a professional's design?

    • Does the design meet the user's needs in a clear and effective way?
    • Is the designer's name well known across the country in the industry?
    • Was the product photographed on a sunny day in a busy high street scene?
    • Did the designer use a particular brand of pen for all of the sketches?

  20. Why should a designer consider the views of others when analysing work?

    • Different perspectives can reveal strengths and weaknesses that one person might miss
    • Views are only needed after the product has been sold to all of the customers
    • Other views should always be ignored in favour of the designer's own opinion
    • Views only matter if they match the designer's first opinion about the work

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