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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 121 · 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 use the same load is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Plan
  5. 5.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a tape measure (b) a protractor (c) a spanner (d) a hand drill
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹80. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) computer (b) civil (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) change lots at once (c) repeat each test (d) hide a failed test
  9. 9.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the design notes? (a) team leader (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager
  10. 10.Which job is a spanner for? (a) measure an angle (b) check a shelf is level (c) tighten a nut (d) turn a screw
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) skip writing results (c) measure the same way (d) use the same load
  12. 12.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) dance (d) music
  13. 13.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) talk to someone far away (c) make power from sunlight (d) make water safe to drink
  14. 14.Which need does a dam meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
  15. 15.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) tester (d) materials manager
  17. 17.True or false: to play near a moving drill is safe. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  19. 19.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) builds a website (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs hearing aids (d) designs aeroplane wings
  20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  21. 21.🤝 A team plans for 30 minutes, builds for 30 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  22. 22.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make it better, retest (b) try it out (c) define the problem (d) fix the weak part
  23. 23.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) builder
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a train
  26. 26.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) computer (d) aerospace
  29. 29.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs hearing aids
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) put tools back after use (c) let adults use hot glue (d) run while holding tools
  31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) civil
  34. 34.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) plans a dam (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs factory machines (d) builds hospital scanners
  38. 38.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue

Answer key

  1. True
  2. No
  3. True
  4. Plan
  5. a protractor
  6. 25
  7. chemical
  8. repeat each test
  9. recorder
  10. tighten a nut
  11. skip writing results
  12. science
  13. talk to someone far away
  14. store water for summer
  15. True
  16. builder
  17. False
  18. Ask
  19. designs aeroplane wings
  20. poor teamwork
  21. 85
  22. define the problem
  23. True
  24. tester
  25. a train
  26. False
  27. True
  28. aerospace
  29. designs a gearbox
  30. run while holding tools
  31. a criterion
  32. a constraint
  33. computer
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. plans a dam
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a limit you must keep to

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