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Prisms and Pyramids Views

Prisms and pyramids are frequently encountered in the Standard Grade Graphics Communication course at General level, and are likely to be included in the final exam paper each year.

One or two of the usual orthographic views of Front Elevation, End Elevation and Plan will normally require to be drawn.

You may also be expected to draw a Surface Development or a True Shape of the object.

The following slide shows where these types of questions have been seen before, what parts needed to be drawn, and indicates how many marks were available for each part of the question.

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Prisms and Pyramids Views – Standard Grade

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YEAR SUBJECT Elevation

Plan End Elevation

Development

TRUE SHAPE

MARKS AVAILABL

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% of DA mark available

1991 Pyramid given 3 7 10 14%

1992

1993 Pyramid Given

7 7 14 20%

1994 Pyramid 4 Given 5 9 13%

1995 Squ Prism given 3 5 3 11 16%

1996 Prism given 4 Given 5 9 13%

1997 Hex Prism 7 Given

7 14 20%

1998 Pyramid Given

8 Given 6 14 20%

1999 Rect Prism Given 8 8 11%

2000 Rect Prism given given

given 4 4 6%

2001 Rect Prism given 5 given 5 10 14%

2002 Pyramid given 5 4 3 12 17%

Hex Prism given 3 3 4 10 14%

PowerPoint Presentation produced by John McRae, Nairn Academy 2003