1.2.1 Performance characteristics of materials

PAPERS: The largest size of paper stock forms is..

• A0

• A1

• A8

• A3

PAPERS: Commercial printers may work with ‘paper – untrimmed sizes’ - why is this?

• Allow for any colour bleeding from printing

• To be neatly trimmed for publishing

• To meet specialist printing jobs

PAPERS: Compliant materials can be:

• Scored, folded and cut with basic tools

• Easy to file and manipulate

• Always made from wood pulp

PAPERS: Which of the following can be used for sketching, quick ink, technical drawing and tracing?

• Layout paper

• Treated paper

• Water colour paper

• Tracing paper

PAPERS: Which of the following has these properties: Plain paper with a clear binder or dye layer applied to help hold the image on the paper surface

• Treated paper

• Mount board

• Cartridge paper

• Corrugated card

PAPERS: Paper thickness is measured in gsm (grams per square metre). True or false: the lower the GSM the more lightweight the paper?

• True

• False

PAPERS: Why is paper suitable for recycling? Choose two.

• It is from a natural source

• It will naturally biodegrade

• It can easily be made smaller

• It can be crushed and shredded

PAPERS: Which of the materials has these properties? Made up of two layers of paper with the exterior often coated to make it more water-resistant and to give it a glossy sheen and waxy feel

• Duplex card

• Metal effect card

• Moulded paper pulp

• Treated paper

PAPERS: Which of these materials has these uses: Spirit-based marker rendering

• Bleed-proof paper

• Water colour paper

• Mount board

• Layout paper

PAPERS: Which of these materials has these uses: protective packaging, model making, prototyping ideas, food packaging such as takeaway boxes

• Corrugated card

• Bleached card

• Foil-backed and laminated card

• Moulded paper