Structures — IGCSE Design & Technology (0979) questions by topic
Structures questions in IGCSE Design & Technology cover classifying man-made and natural structures like a hot-air balloon, giving properties of acrylic that suit a whiteboard-pen rack or steel that suits suspension-bridge cables, and stating the turning-force term used to describe how a load acts on a structure.
Give, show, state, name and explain are the command words to expect, and marks here also run from 1 up to 25 across a task. The 6 questions on this page are all from 2025 papers. Work through each property-and-justification pair and submit your answer for instant marking, so you can see whether the stated property is actually linked to the structural demand rather than left as a general fact.
May–June 2025, Paper 32
Fig. 7.1 shows a strip of metal that has been work hardened. The bent strip of metal shows cracks at the outside of the bend, labelled 'cracks'. Explain what is meant by the term…
Answer this question and get it marked →Fig. 11.1 shows a design for a rack to hold whiteboard marker pens and a board rubber. The rack is made from 4 mm thick acrylic. Give two properties of acrylic that make it…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 42
Add two ticks (✓) to each item, A, B and C, in Fig. 1.1 to identify the type of structure and if it is man-made or natural. Fig. 1.1 is a table with columns A, B and C, each…
Answer this question and get it marked →Suspension bridges are often supported by steel cables. Give two properties of steel that make it suitable for use in cables.
Answer this question and get it marked →Fig. 3.1 shows a wooden structure. State the method that has been used in the wooden structure to ensure rigidity. Fig. 3.1 is a square wooden frame with two diagonal members…
Answer this question and get it marked →State what is meant by a 'moment' in a structure.
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