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Design/Technology Quiz - Designs and Plans (Questions)

This KS1 Design and Technology quiz helps children understand designs, plans, choosing materials and thinking carefully before making something.

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Fascinating Fact:

Designs can change if someone finds a better way to make their idea work.

In KS1 Design and Technology, children learn how to turn ideas into simple plans before making products. This topic helps pupils think about what they want to make, what materials they might use and how their design could work.

Key Terms

Design: An idea or drawing that shows what someone wants to make.
Plan: A set of steps that helps someone know what to do next.
Material: What something is made from, such as card, fabric, wood or plastic.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a design in KS1 Design and Technology?

A design is an idea, drawing or simple plan that shows what a child wants to make and how it might look.

Why do KS1 children make plans before building?

KS1 children make plans so they can think about their idea, choose suitable materials and understand the steps needed to make it.

What materials do children use in KS1 Design and Technology?

Children may use simple materials such as paper, card, fabric, glue, tape, boxes, straws or recycled items to make products.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

Ella is designing a box. She draws a box on a sheet of paper. What does she use to draw the box?

[ ]	A hammer
[ ]	A pencil
[ ]	A baking tray
[ ]	A sewing machine

2.

Ella finishes drawing the box. Then she colours it in. She uses a brush and _____ to colour it in.

[ ]	Paint
[ ]	Milk
[ ]	Lemonade
[ ]	Honey

3.

When Ella makes the box it will be in _____ dimensions.

[ ]	One
[ ]	Two
[ ]	Three
[ ]	Four

4.

Ella wants to put her shoes into the box. How high should Ella’s box be?

[ ]	1 cm
[ ]	20 cm
[ ]	1 metre
[ ]	10 metres

5.

Ella has to decide which material to use to make her box. Which one of these would be the most sensible material to use?

[ ]	Steel
[ ]	Cardboard
[ ]	Cloth
[ ]	Wool

6.

Katie is designing a cover for her English book. She wants the book to stay dry in the rain. Which of these materials should Katie choose?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Card
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Concrete

7.

Mohammed has designed a new drinks can. He is going to call it ‘Splash!’ He designs a ____ to advertise ‘Splash!’

[ ]	Map
[ ]	Logo
[ ]	Book
[ ]	Cupboard

8.

Sarah is an architect. She designs _________.

[ ]	Cars
[ ]	Logos
[ ]	Buildings
[ ]	Spoons

9.

Sarah builds ______ of new buildings so people can see what they will look like.

[ ]	Toys
[ ]	Models
[ ]	Poems
[ ]	Museums

10.

Sarah has designed a new house. She makes a model of the house. She shows it to people. A lot of people say that the house is too big. What should Sarah do?

[ ]	Ignore them
[ ]	Build the house anyway
[ ]	Design a bigger house
[ ]	Design a smaller house

Design/Technology Quiz - Designs and Plans (Answers)

1.

Ella is designing a box. She draws a box on a sheet of paper. What does she use to draw the box?

[ ]	A hammer
[x]	A pencil
[ ]	A baking tray
[ ]	A sewing machine

Can you draw a design for a box?

2.

Ella finishes drawing the box. Then she colours it in. She uses a brush and _____ to colour it in.

[x]	Paint
[ ]	Milk
[ ]	Lemonade
[ ]	Honey

What colours do you think Ella should use?

3.

When Ella makes the box it will be in _____ dimensions.

[ ]	One
[ ]	Two
[x]	Three
[ ]	Four

A drawing is two-dimensional. The actual, finished box is three-dimensional

4.

Ella wants to put her shoes into the box. How high should Ella’s box be?

[ ]	1 cm
[x]	20 cm
[ ]	1 metre
[ ]	10 metres

How high are your shoes?

5.

Ella has to decide which material to use to make her box. Which one of these would be the most sensible material to use?

[ ]	Steel
[x]	Cardboard
[ ]	Cloth
[ ]	Wool

Why does Ella choose to use cardboard?

6.

Katie is designing a cover for her English book. She wants the book to stay dry in the rain. Which of these materials should Katie choose?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Card
[x]	Plastic
[ ]	Concrete

Katie needs a material that is light but waterproof

7.

Mohammed has designed a new drinks can. He is going to call it ‘Splash!’ He designs a ____ to advertise ‘Splash!’

[ ]	Map
[x]	Logo
[ ]	Book
[ ]	Cupboard

What is your favourite logo?

8.

Sarah is an architect. She designs _________.

[ ]	Cars
[ ]	Logos
[x]	Buildings
[ ]	Spoons

What sort of building would you like to design?

9.

Sarah builds ______ of new buildings so people can see what they will look like.

[ ]	Toys
[x]	Models
[ ]	Poems
[ ]	Museums

How would you make a model of your house?

10.

Sarah has designed a new house. She makes a model of the house. She shows it to people. A lot of people say that the house is too big. What should Sarah do?

[ ]	Ignore them
[ ]	Build the house anyway
[ ]	Design a bigger house
[x]	Design a smaller house

Can you do a design for a new house?