Centre Number

Candidate Number

General Certificate of Secondary Education

2017

Engineering

*GEE31*
Paper 1
Assessment Unit 3

GEE31
assessing
Engineering Technology

[GEE31]
THURSDAY 1 JUNE, MORNING

TIME
1 hour.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces For Examiner’s
provided at the top of this page. use only
Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. Question
Marks
Answer all ten questions. Number
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INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES  2
The total mark for this paper is 80.  3
Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages
indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question.  4
Quality of written communication will be assessed in Question 10.  5
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10
Total
Marks
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1 (a) All the products below belong to a manufacturing sector.

Circle the two products that belong to the mechanical fabrication

sector.

You must only circle two products. If you make a mistake you must
clearly show which two products you have chosen.

© Ingram Publishing / Thinkstock © Devrim_PINAR / iStock / Thinkstock

© SergeyNivens / iStock / Thinkstock © NithidPhoto / iStock / Thinkstock

© Chaloemphan / iStock / Thinkstock © Wittybear / iStock / Thinkstock

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 (b) All the products below belong to a manufacturing sector. Examiner Only
Marks Remark

Circle the two products that belong to the engineering fabrication

sector.

You must only circle two products. If you make a mistake you must
clearly show which two products you have chosen.

© mihalec / iStock / Thinkstock © tatniz / iStock / Thinkstock

© bonottomario / iStock / Thinkstock © RakeshPicholiya / iStock / Thinkstock

© AnikaSalsera / iStock / Thinkstock © SafakOguz / iStock / Thinkstock

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2 Answer all parts of this question. Examiner Only
Marks Remark

Question Answer

(a) Name the tool shown below Name of tool

and state a practical use
for it.

Practical use

© Helinek / iStock / Thinkstock [2]

(b) Name the tool shown below
Name of tool
and state a practical use
for it.

Practical use

© the-lightwriter / iStock / Thinkstock [2]

(c) Name the tool shown below
Name of tool
and state a practical use
for it.

Practical use

© bee_photobee / iStock / Thinkstock

[2]

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 Examiner Only
(d) Name the tool shown below Name of tool
Marks Remark

and state a practical use

for it.

Practical use

© CCEA [2]
(e) Name the tool shown below
Name of tool
and state a practical use
for it.

Practical use

© CCEA [2]

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3 (a) Identify three robotic machines or systems that may be used in a Examiner Only

modern manufacturing environment. Marks Remark

1. [1]

2. [1]

3. [1]

(b) Outline two employee health and safety considerations when using
robotic machines or systems in an engineering company.

1.

[1]

2.

[1]

(c) Other than the cost of new machinery, suggest two reasons why an
engineering company may not introduce robotic machines or systems.

1.

[1]

2.

[1]

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4 (a) The list below shows four examples of processes used in engineering. Examiner Only
Marks Remark

 Annealing
 Casting
 Brazing
 Fasteners

Complete Table 1 below by matching the application with the correct

example.

Table 1

Application Example

Permanent joining of metals

Mechanically joining objects

together
Pouring a liquid metal into a
mould

Heat treatment of metals

[4]

(b) Modern materials are used in the production of various products. For
each of the following two products, name a suitable modern material
used in its production and outline one reason for using the stated
material.

(i) A plastic fizzy drinks bottle

Modern material [1]

Reason

[1]

(ii) Tennis racket

Modern material [1]

Reason

[1]

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5 Throughout the manufacturing process engineered products may go Examiner Only

through different stages. Examples are listed below: Marks Remark

 Material removal;
 Shaping and forming;
 Joining and assembly;
 Surface finishing.

(a) Name two machines that could be used in the material removal stage
in an engineering workshop.

1. [1]

2. [1]

(b) Identify two types of personal injuries that could occur when using a
metal vice during the shaping and forming of metal in a workshop.

1. [1]

2. [1]

(c) Explain why tolerances are important in the joining and assembly of
components of a motorcycle engine.

[2]

(d) State two surface finishing processes used on metal products.

1. [1]

2. [1]

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6 Fig. 1 below shows an electronic circuit which was designed using CAD.

© CCEA

Fig. 1

(a) Outline, giving two examples, how CAD has made the design and Examiner Only
Marks Remark
drawing of electronic circuits easier.

1. [1]

2. [1]

(b) Outline three ways in which CAM could impact negatively on an

automated production line.

1.

[1]

2.

[1]

3.

[1]

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7 (a) The steel tip of the screwdriver shown below is hardened and Examiner Only

tempered. Marks Remark

Tip
© neamov / iStock / Thinkstock

Fig. 2

Explain the terms hardening and tempering.

Hardening

[2]

Tempering

[2]

(b) Describe the following properties of materials and identify a material

which best represents the stated property.

(i) Malleability

[2]

Material [1]

(ii) Brittleness

[2]

Material [1]

(iii) Conductivity

[2]

Material [1]

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8 Modern technology is used in the car manufacturing industry to organise, Examiner Only

monitor and control production. Marks Remark

(a) Identify one example of modern technology, and explain how it helps
the following:

(i) Organising production

Example [1]

Explanation

[2]

(ii) Monitoring production

Example [1]

Explanation

[2]

(iii) Controlling production

Example [1]

Explanation

[2]

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 (b) Keeping up with competitors is always important in the engineering Examiner Only

sector. Marks Remark

Outline two alternative reasons why the development of new

technology is important for the car industry.

1.

[1]

2.

[1]

(c) Outline, giving two examples, how the introduction of automated

spraying of cars impacts specifically on employment trends.

1.

[1]

2.

[1]

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9 Fig. 3 below shows a car. Examiner Only
Marks Remark

© Vladimiroquai / iStock / Thinkstock

Separate car body panels

Fig. 3

Car body panels are usually made from pressed mild steel or aluminium
alloy.

(a) State one advantage, other than cost, of using an aluminium alloy
instead of mild steel for this purpose.

[1]

(b) State one advantage, other than cost, of using mild steel instead of
aluminium alloy to make car body panels.

[1]

(c) Fig. 4 below shows a Formula 1 racing car. Its body panels are
manufactured using modern materials.

© master-garry / iStock / Thinkstock

Fig. 4

Give two examples of how the use of modern materials has impacted
on the production of Formula 1 cars compared to the car shown in
Fig. 3 above.

1.

[1]

2.

[1]
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10 Modern engineering production methods make use of information, Examiner Only

communication, and digital technologies. Marks Remark

Focusing on three points, discuss how the use of ICT has impacted on the
communication and development of products between engineering
companies.

Quality of written communication will be assessed in this question.

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