IGCSE Information and Communication Technology 0417 · Topic 13

Layout: past paper questions

5 real questionsasked in 2 of the last 10 exam series2019–2025usually: Describe, Give

Real questions on layout

The newest 5 of 5 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.

0417/11 · October/November 2025 · Q3a[5]
Describe five features of a well-designed report layout.
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0417/12 · February/March 2023 · Q12a[4]
Describe the design features that must be included to make the presentation appeal to the teenagers.
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0417/11 · May/June 2019 · Q10a[4]
Kaori is writing a school project about the history and origins of Dracula for her English Literature examination. Kaori has produced the text shown in Fig. 10.1. Her teacher has reviewed the project and thinks the layout of the document could be improved. Kaori has produced an improved version shown in Fig. 10.2. Desc...
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0417/11 · May/June 2019 · Q10b[4]
Describe the steps that Kaori took to edit the heading.
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0417/11 · May/June 2019 · Q10c[1]
When Kaori has completed the project, she notices that on one of the pages the last line of the paragraph has appeared on the next page. Give the technical term for this.
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What examiners said

This as a well answered question with many candidates achieving at least three or four marks in a topic they are familiar with. Some answers given were correct but were vague giving no reasons why they were important.
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0417/12 Q12(a) (Cambridge)

Questions relating to ‘Describe the steps«’ had been set many times before, but some candidates did not answer this part well. This part of the question produced answers that were simply describing the differences between the two sets of text rather than describing how the second example could be produced from the first.
— Examiner report, May/June 2019, 0417/11 Q10(a) (Cambridge)

Candidates answered this part to an equal standard as part (a).
— Examiner report, May/June 2019, 0417/11 Q10(b) (Cambridge)

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Practise layout

In the syllabus

1 0417.13.1.01 — Enter and modify text and numbers with total

Enter and modify text and numbers with total
accuracy Use editing techniques to manipulate text and numbers including highlight, delete, move, cut, copy, paste, drag and drop Place objects into the document from a variety of sources including text, image, screenshot, shapes, table, graph or chart, spreadsheet extract, database extract Wrap text around a table, chart or image including above, below, square and tight

2 0417.13.1.02 — accuracy Use editing techniques to manipulate text and numbers including highlight, delete, move, cut, copy, paste, drag and drop Place obje

accuracy Use editing techniques to manipulate text and numbers including highlight, delete, move, cut, copy, paste, drag and drop Place objects into the document from a variety of sources including text, image, screenshot, shapes, table, graph or chart, spreadsheet extract, database extract Wrap text around a table, chart or image including above, below, square and tight

3 Tables

Create a table with a specified number of rows and columns Place text or objects in a table Edit a table and its contents including insert row(s) and column(s), delete row(s) and column(s), merge cells Format a table including to set horizontal cell alignment (left, right, centre, fully justified), set vertical cell alignment (top, middle, bottom), show gridlines, hide gridlines, wrap text within a cell, shading/colouring cells, adjust row height, adjust column width

4 0417.13.3.01 — Create or edit headers and footers

Create or edit headers and footers
Align the contents of the header and footer consistently within a document including to left margin, right margin and centred within margins Place text and automated objects in headers and footers including file information, page numbering, total number of pages, date, time

5 0417.13.3.02 — Align the contents of the header and footer consistently within a document including to left margin, right margin and centred within margins

Align the contents of the header and footer consistently within a document including to left margin, right margin and centred within margins Place text and automated objects in headers and footers including file information, page numbering, total number of pages, date, time

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