Design Process & the Planning-Action-Reflection Cycle
Design Process & the Planning-Action-Reflection Cycle is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Design CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. The Grade 11 Design process cycle consists of planning, action and which third stage?
Reflection
Marketing
Manufacturing
Retail
Answer: Reflection — The design process is understood as an interrelated cycle of planning, action and reflection, meaning a designer often returns to earlier stages rather than moving in one strict direction.
Medium
2. A Grade 11 learner is given a written statement by their teacher setting out what must be designed and for whom. What is this statement called?
A brief
A maquette
A target market
A trend
Answer: A brief — A brief is a written statement, usually supplied by a teacher or client, that sets out what must be designed and for whom, forming the starting point of the design process.
Easy
3. What is a small-scale model used to test an idea physically before a final, full-scale product is made?
A maquette
A brief
A target market
A trend
Answer: A maquette — A maquette is a small-scale model that allows a designer to test proportion, construction or material choices physically before committing to a final, full-scale product.
