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Junior Cycle Wood Technology: Design process & research

How often Design process & research comes up on the Wood Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2023.

Design process & research, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Design process & research.

(a)You measure your own school bag to help design a bag hook. This is an example of…
  1. Secondary research
  2. Primary research
  3. Evaluation
(b)Which of these is secondary research when designing a phone stand?
  1. Asking classmates how they use their phones
  2. Measuring the size of your own phone
  3. Reading reviews of phone stands online
(c)A short statement that sets out the problem to be solved and what the product must do is the…
  1. Design brief
  2. Cutting list
  3. Evaluation
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(a) Primary research

(b) Reading reviews of phone stands online

(c) Design brief

Your turn: Common Level questions on Design process & research.

Common Level

Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2023.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Q4a
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Design process & research questions

Design process & research, 3 marks

Why is a model or prototype often made before the final product?

  1. To avoid needing any sketches or drawings
  2. So the final product can be made in plastic
  3. To test size, shape and function cheaply
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To test size, shape and function cheaply

Models in card, foam or scrap wood let you check proportions, ergonomics and how parts fit, and spot problems before costly timber is cut.

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