Explore HSC Year 11 Design and Technology practice exams and worked solutions

Two original synoptic practice exams and 12 separate 20-mark topic tests, with worked solutions. These are school-study practice resources, not official examination formats. Open any paper to see what it covers.

1. Original synoptic practice exam 140 marks · 15 questions · 3 sections
   • Design theory and practice, design processes and factors affecting designing
   • Design and production in domestic, community, industrial and commercial settings
   • Environmental and social issues in design
   • Creative and collaborative approaches to designing
   • Project analysis, design briefs and market research
   • Materials, tools, techniques, resources and safety
   • Evaluating design processes and outcomes
   • Project management
   • Communicating design ideas and solutions
   • Research methods and data in design
   • Manufacturing and production processes
   • Computer-based technologies in designing and producing
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2. Original synoptic practice exam 240 marks · 15 questions · 3 sections
   • Design theory and practice, design processes and factors affecting designing
   • Design and production in domestic, community, industrial and commercial settings
   • Environmental and social issues in design
   • Creative and collaborative approaches to designing
   • Project analysis, design briefs and market research
   • Materials, tools, techniques, resources and safety
   • Evaluating design processes and outcomes
   • Project management
   • Communicating design ideas and solutions
   • Research methods and data in design
   • Manufacturing and production processes
   • Computer-based technologies in designing and producing
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3. Topic assessment: Design theory, processes and factors affecting designing20 marks · 4 questions
   • Preliminary outcome P1.1: examines design theory and practice, and considers the factors affecting designing and producing in design projects
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4. Topic assessment: Design and production in different settings20 marks · 4 questions
   • Preliminary outcome P2.1: identifies design and production processes in domestic, community, industrial and commercial settings
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5. Topic assessment: Environmental and social issues20 marks · 4 questions
   • Preliminary outcome P2.2: explains the impact of a range of design and technology activities on the individual, society and the environment through the development of projects
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6. Topic assessment: Creative and collaborative approaches20 marks · 4 questions
   • Preliminary outcome P3.1: investigates and experiments with techniques in creative and collaborative approaches in designing and producing
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7. Topic assessment: Project analysis and market research20 marks · 4 questions
   • Preliminary outcome P4.1: uses design processes in the development and production of design solutions to meet identified needs and opportunities
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8. Topic assessment: Resources and safe practice20 marks · 4 questions
   • Preliminary outcome P4.2: uses resources effectively and safely in the development and production of design solutions
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9. Topic assessment: Evaluating design processes and outcomes20 marks · 5 questions
   • Preliminary outcome P4.3: evaluates the processes and outcomes of designing and producing
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10. Topic assessment: Project management20 marks · 5 questions
    • Preliminary outcome P5.1: uses a variety of management techniques and tools to develop design projects
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11. Topic assessment: Communicating design ideas and solutions20 marks · 5 questions
    • Preliminary outcome P5.2: communicates ideas and solutions using a range of techniques
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12. Topic assessment: Research methods and data in design20 marks · 5 questions
    • Preliminary outcome P5.3: uses a variety of research methods to inform the development and modification of design ideas
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13. Topic assessment: Manufacturing and production processes20 marks · 5 questions
    • Preliminary outcome P6.1: investigates a range of manufacturing and production processes and relates these to aspects of design projects
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14. Topic assessment: Computer-based technologies in designing and producing20 marks · 5 questions
    • Preliminary outcome P6.2: evaluates and uses computer-based technologies in designing and producing
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