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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 123 · 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.🧪 The first prototype held 240 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  2. 2.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) clear labelled sketches (c) only talking fast (d) no drawings at all
  3. 3.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) writes down results (c) shares out the jobs (d) puts the model together
  4. 4.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 64 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) sandpaper (b) a hand drill (c) a hammer (d) a saw
  6. 6.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs artificial limbs? (a) civil (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  7. 7.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  9. 9.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a water filter
  11. 11.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs power lines (c) designs factory machines (d) plans a dam
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) leave tools on the floor (c) cut away from your body (d) wear safety goggles
  13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with straws (b) read the challenge rules (c) strengthen the weak part (d) sketch three ideas
  15. 15.True or false: a computer engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a hammer. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
  18. 18.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) sandpaper (b) a hammer (c) a screwdriver (d) pliers
  19. 19.True or false: a chemical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) fit on a school desk (c) use at most 20 straws (d) stand in a fan breeze
  21. 21.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a goal for success
  23. 23.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
  24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  25. 25.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, it works (c) yes, always (d) only if it is red
  26. 26.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) build the model (b) try it out (c) define the problem (d) measure its performance
  28. 28.True or false: to wear safety goggles is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) electrical
  31. 31.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) tester (d) builder
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Test
  36. 36.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the team names (c) the limits on money (d) goals a design must meet
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) stand in a fan breeze
  38. 38.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a hammer (b) a protractor (c) a tape measure (d) a spanner
  39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹121. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a river (c) a mountain (d) a water filter

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. clear labelled sketches
  3. puts the model together
  4. No
  5. a saw
  6. biomedical
  7. poor teamwork
  8. designs useful solutions
  9. False
  10. a bridge
  11. plans a dam
  12. leave tools on the floor
  13. Ask
  14. strengthen the weak part
  15. False
  16. True
  17. Test
  18. pliers
  19. False
  20. stand in a fan breeze
  21. True
  22. a limit you must keep to
  23. cross a wide river
  24. poor testing
  25. no, it breaks a limit
  26. False
  27. define the problem
  28. False
  29. good teamwork
  30. mechanical
  31. False
  32. True
  33. materials manager
  34. found in nature
  35. Plan
  36. goals a design must meet
  37. be under 30 cm tall
  38. a hammer
  39. 23
  40. a water filter

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