Product Evaluation module quiz: Singapore N(A)-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7055) quiz

Decide it works because you made it

Turn each specification point into a fair test and record a clear pass or fail

Ask only your teacher's opinion

Test only the cheapest point

They make the product cheaper

They remove the need to test

Each point gives a clear yes or no rather than an opinion

They change the colour

It is done quickly with no record

It is judged by appearance alone

It only checks the points that pass

It checks one point in a sensible, repeatable way under realistic conditions and records the result honestly

By letting real users try the product and asking honest questions

By guessing what users think

By only asking the designer

By ignoring the users

List it and stop there

Turn it into specific, realistic suggested improvements

Hide any negative comments

Use it to blame the user

Vague opinions are illegal

Opinions are always wrong

Useful data points to clear improvements, while vague opinion does not

Data is always positive

Read, Run, Repeat, Relax, Rest, Race

Rotate, Reverse, Resize, Reorder, Restart, Refund

Red, Round, Rough, Rich, Rare, Raw

Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle

Use less material and energy

Throw the product away faster

Make the product larger

Add more packaging

How long a product is on sale

The journey of a material from raw extraction through processing, use and disposal

The warranty period

The time taken to make one product

Because only disposal matters

Because the product never wears out

Because energy and waste are created at every stage, so the true impact is hidden if you look only at the end

Because cost is the only factor

Claim the product passed everything perfectly

Only describe how it looks

Avoid mentioning any faults

Record honest pass or fail results and suggest specific improvements for the weaknesses

Record it as a fail and suggest a realistic way to reduce the weight

Ignore it because the product looks good

Change the specification to 1.5 kg afterwards

Claim it passed anyway