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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 10 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: invention, branch, design step, limit or goal, testing, teamwork or tools. Use that lesson’s rule — the design process order is ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

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  1. 1.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Imagine
  3. 3.True or false: to record every result is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) turn a screw (b) measure an angle (c) cut a wooden plank (d) tighten a nut
  5. 5.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) yes, always (d) yes, it works
  6. 6.True or false: to use a new load each time is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) strengthen the weak part (c) load it with coins (d) choose and draw one
  8. 8.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) electrical (d) biomedical
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a telephone (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  12. 12.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs electric motors (c) plans a power grid (d) wires a new building
  13. 13.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 250 g, design B held 350 g and design C held 300 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design B (b) design C (c) design A
  14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a dam? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  16. 16.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to finish nothing (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) many skills and ideas
  18. 18.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) music (d) dance
  19. 19.True or false: to measure an angle, use a screwdriver. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) aerospace (b) electrical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  22. 22.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹89. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  23. 23.True or false: to find the limits is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a lift (d) a cloud
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) tie back long hair (c) wear safety goggles (d) leave tools on the floor
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) use at most 20 straws (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  27. 27.True or false: to cut away from your body is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.What does the recorder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) checks the goals are met (c) writes down results (d) runs the tests
  30. 30.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) tester
  32. 32.True or false: to define the problem is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Create
  35. 35.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹97. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  36. 36.True or false: an aerospace engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to use a cracked tool is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job is a saw for? (a) measure a long length (b) smooth a rough edge (c) check a shelf is level (d) cut a wooden plank
  39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) recorder
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. False
  2. Create
  3. True
  4. turn a screw
  5. no, it breaks a limit
  6. False
  7. load it with coins
  8. False
  9. True
  10. biomedical
  11. a lift
  12. designs a metro tunnel
  13. design B
  14. civil
  15. Improve
  16. True
  17. many skills and ideas
  18. science
  19. False
  20. a limit you must keep to
  21. aerospace
  22. 19
  23. False
  24. a lift
  25. leave tools on the floor
  26. use at most 20 straws
  27. False
  28. found in nature
  29. writes down results
  30. False
  31. team leader
  32. False
  33. mechanical
  34. Ask
  35. 27
  36. False
  37. True
  38. cut a wooden plank
  39. tester
  40. found in nature

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