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Design Technology HL
May 2026 · Paper 2 · TZ1

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  • 5questions
  • 64marks
  • 18question parts
  • 16micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Process in theory33%
  • Production in practice14%
  • Product in theory13%
  • People in theory11%
  • People in context9%
  • Product in practice5%
  • Product in context5%
  • Production in context5%
  • Process in practice3%
  • Process in context3%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Scale of production9 marks
  2. 2.Testing with CAD9 marks
  3. 3.The four pleasures6 marks

Question types

explain / justify: 56%outline: 28%write down / state: 11%list: 6%0%
  • explain / justify56%
  • outline28%
  • write down / state11%
  • list6%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate May 2026 TZ1 Paper 2?

Process in theory 33% (typical 17%), Production in practice 14% (typical 8%), Product in theory 13% (typical 11%).

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