plumiWasting processes: OCR Level 1/2 Engineering Manufacture questions
Every OCR Level 1/2 Engineering Manufacture exam question on 1.2.1 Wasting processes, 2024–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 24 questions on Wasting processes, as a list
- June 2025, R014, Q7 (1 mark): Which of these processes uses a cutting tool to remove material from a rotating workpiece? (a) Drilling (b) Laser cutting (c) Shearing (d) Turning [1]
- June 2025, R014, Q8 (1 mark): Which of these items of equipment do you need to create a screw thread? (a) Nuts and bolts (b) Saw and blade (c) Tap and die (d) Tin snips and guillotine [1]
- January 2025, R014, Q2 (1 mark): Which wasting process uses a thin beam to melt the material? (a) Filing (b) Laser-cutting (c) Milling (d) Turning [1]
- January 2025, R014, Q14(b) (4 marks): Describe four steps required to accurately drill the hole. 1 2 3 4 [4]
- January 2025, R014, Q14(c) (4 marks): Explain two safety measures that should be taken when drilling the hole. 1 2 [4]
- June 2024, R014, Q2 (1 mark): What type of process is shearing? (a) Forming (b) Joining (c) Shaping (d) Wasting [1]
- June 2024, R014, Q11(a) (2 marks): Add labels to the machine to identify the chuck and the column. [2]
- June 2024, R014, Q11(b) (3 marks): Identify three hazards when operating the machine above. 1 2 3 [3]
- June 2024, R014, Q11(c) (3 marks): State three different pieces of PPE that should be worn when using this machine. 1 2 3 [3]
- June 2024, R014, Q11(d) (2 marks): State two safety features you would expect to find on or near this machine. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, R014, Q14(c) (1 mark): State one machining process that could be used to manufacture the component in the orthographic drawing above. [1]
- June 2024, R014, Q14(d) (6 marks): Consider the following statement: Both a lathe and a press brake machine are needed to make the component in the orthographic drawing on Page 12. How far do you
- June 2024, R014, Q15(b) (1 mark): Identify one CAM machine that can be used for wasting processes, other than a multi-axis machine. [1]
- January 2024, R014, Q11(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify the machine in Fig. 2. [1]
- January 2024, R014, Q11(a)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why the machine is suitable for producing the component shown in Fig. 1. [2]
- January 2024, R014, Q11(b)(i) (2 marks): Identify part A and describe its function. Part A Function [2]
- January 2024, R014, Q11(b)(ii) (1 mark): Other than making sure the safety screen is down, identify one other safety measure that must be used for part A. [1]
- January 2024, R014, Q11(b)(iii) (2 marks): Explain why the safety measure you have identified in part (b)(ii) is important. [2]
- January 2024, R014, Q11(c)(i) (1 mark): Identify one task where safety gloves should be worn when using the machine. [1]
- January 2024, R014, Q11(c)(ii) (1 mark): State why it would not always be appropriate to wear safety gloves when using the machine. [1]
- January 2024, R014, Q14(c) (6 marks): Consider the following statement: A pillar drill and centre lathe are the machines that could be used to manufacture the slotted bracket shown in Fig. 5 with C
- Specimen, R014, Q1 (1 mark): What type of process is drilling? (a) Forming (b) Joining (c) Shaping (d) Wasting [1]
- Specimen, R014, Q11(a) (4 marks): Identify the four parts of a centre lathe that have been labelled in Fig.3. A B C D [4]
- Specimen, R014, Q11(b) (4 marks): State two safety precautions that you would take when using a lathe. For each safety precaution, give a different reason why it is needed. Safety Precaution 1 R
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