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Tuesday 19 June 201809:30 – 11:30

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General instructions• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.• This examination contains 14 questions. Answer all questions.• Answer the questions in the spaces provided. Answers written in margins or on blank pages will not be marked.• Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.

0175-501 JUNE 2018Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Floristry (540)Level 3 Floristry – Theory exam (1)

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1 Fill in the blanks on the following table. (For c and d, you only need to state one special treatment need or significant characteristic for each). (4 marks)

Cut flowers Genus Species/cultivar Natural seasonSpecial treatmentneeds/Significantcharacteristics

a)

Astantia Summer – AutumnCan be glued – long lasting

b)

sp Summer – Autumn

When flowers die,you can use theseed pods inarrangements

c)

Heliconia pendula Summer

d)

Aconitum napellus Summer

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2 Fill in the blanks on the following table.(For c, you only need to state one special treatment need or significant characteristic). (3 marks)

Cut foilage Genus Species/cultivar Natural seasonSpecial treatmentneeds/Significantcharacteristics

a)

andreanum All year round Waxy leaf

b)

tenax All year roundCan be used in leafmanipulation

c)

Triticum sp Summer

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3 Fill in the blanks on the following table. (For c, you only need to state one special treatment need or significant characteristic). (3 marks)

4 Describe how symmetrical designs are different from asymmetrical designs. Give two comments for each design category. (4 marks)

Pot plants Genus Species/cultivar Natural seasonSpecial treatmentneeds/Significantcharacteristics

a)

Begonia All year round

Attractive foliage.Needs to be watered

from the bottom

b)

sativus SpringSaffron is madefrom the stigmas

c)

Spathiphyllum wallisii All year round

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5 Using the image below, evaluate the design against the design schema. (4 marks)

Order category

Arrangement

Line direction

Placement of materials

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6 a) Name the following techniques: (4 marks)

b) Give one consideration for using a technique in a design. (1 mark)

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7 A customer has purchased a Phalaenopsis Orchid plant and has asked for some instructions on how to care for it.

Describe six plant care requirements for the Phalaenopsis Orchid. (6 marks)

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8 A customer wants advice on a planted display for an office.

Discuss • a recommended design that will be suggested to the customer• materials that will need to be provided to staff members to assemble the design• justifications for choice of inclusion of plant materials and sundries. (12 marks)

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9 You have been asked to create a fresh flower design for a children’s centre’s reception.

State two cut materials that you would avoid using. (2 marks)

10 Name and describe the botanical process that occurs in the stem of a plant. (2 marks)

11 Describe the difference between positive and negative tropism. (2 marks)

12 State two types of taxation that have to be considered when running a Floristry business. (2 marks)

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13 Complete the following SWOT analysis on a florist working from home; Give two examples for each. (8 marks)

14 A Floristry business is completing its year financial forecast. State what the forecast should include. (3 marks)

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