1. Saint Ambrose High School

2. 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.

3. Prisms and Pyramids Views – Standard Grade YEARSUBJECT ElevationPlanEnd Elevation DevelopmentTRUE SHAPE MARKS AVAILABLE % of DA mark available 1991 Pyramidgiven371014% 1992 1993 PyramidGiven771420% 1994 Pyramid4Given5913% 1995 Squ Prismgiven3531116% 1996 Prismgiven4Given5913% 1997 Hex Prism7Given71420% 1998 PyramidGiven8 61420% 1999 Rect PrismGiven8811% 2000 Rect Prismgiven 446% 2001 Rect Prismgiven5 51014% 2002 Pyramidgiven5431217% Hex Prismgiven3341014%

4. Saint Ambrose High School