- 4questions
- 35marks
- 10question parts
- 10micro-topics
What this paper tests
Mark distribution
- Production in theory26%
- People in theory23%
- People in context23%
- Process in context14%
- Product in theory9%
- Production in context6%
Hardest areas (by marks)
- 1.Forming techniques9 marks
- 2.The four pleasures6 marks
- 3.Anthropometric data6 marks
Question types
- outline40%
- explain / justify20%
- discuss20%
- write down / state10%
0% of parts are show / prove.
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Which topics dominate May 2017 Paper 2?
Production in theory 26% (typical 6%), People in theory 23% (typical 20%), People in context 23% (typical 6%).
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