plumiPolymers: OCR Level 1/2 Engineering Manufacture questions
Every OCR Level 1/2 Engineering Manufacture exam question on 2.3.2 Polymers, 2024–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 11 questions on Polymers, as a list
- June 2025, R014, Q12(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify one specific polymer material that would be suitable for producing the vacuum-formed hard hat. [1]
- June 2025, R014, Q12(a)(ii) (2 marks): State two typical forms of supply of the material identified in part (a)(i). 1 2 [2]
- January 2025, R014, Q9 (1 mark): Which material is a thermosetting polymer? (a) Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (b) High impact polystyrene (c) Polycarbonate (d) Urea formaldehyde [1]
- June 2024, R014, Q5 (1 mark): Which of these is a thermoplastic? (a) Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (b) Melamine formaldehyde (c) Polyester resin (d) Urea formaldehyde [1]
- January 2024, R014, Q4 (1 mark): Which of these polymers is thermosetting? (a) Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) (b) Epoxy resin (c) Polycarbonate (d) Polylactic acid (PLA) [1]
- January 2024, R014, Q7 (1 mark): Which of these is a property of polylactic acid (PLA)? (a) High brittleness (b) High conductivity (c) High ductility (d) High toughness [1]
- January 2024, R014, Q12(b)(i) (2 marks): Identify two properties of ABS that make it suitable for childrens’ toy bricks. 1 2 [2]
- January 2024, R014, Q12(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why the properties of ABS make it suitable for childrens’ toy bricks. [2]
- January 2024, R014, Q12(c) (3 marks): ABS is available in different forms of supply. State one form of supply that is suitable to manufacture the toy bricks and explain why your chosen form of suppl
- Specimen, R014, Q12(a) (2 marks): Explain one difference between thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. [2]
- Specimen, R014, Q12(b) (2 marks): Identify two polymers that could be used successfully in the vacuum forming process. 1 2 [2]
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