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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 130 · 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.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  3. 3.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 25 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  4. 4.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) lays out a highway (c) makes medicines in bulk (d) writes app software
  5. 5.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) checks the goals are met (c) tracks what is used up (d) keeps the team on track
  6. 6.True or false: to list the materials is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 110 g, design B held 160 g and design C held 210 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design B (c) design C
  8. 8.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) to use more paper (c) it looks busy (d) to get reliable results
  9. 9.True or false: a civil engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
  11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a protractor (b) a tape measure (c) pliers (d) a hammer
  12. 12.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 320 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) computer (c) civil (d) aerospace
  14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) pliers (b) a protractor (c) a screwdriver (d) a spanner
  15. 15.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a hand drill. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) play near a moving drill (d) put tools back after use
  17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
  18. 18.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) builder (d) team leader
  19. 19.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to work alone (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to argue more
  21. 21.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Imagine
  22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
  23. 23.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a satellite (c) a volcano (d) a rainbow
  25. 25.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which job is a spanner for? (a) tighten a nut (b) measure a long length (c) grip and bend wire (d) measure an angle
  27. 27.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) run while holding tools (c) let adults use hot glue (d) cut towards your hand
  29. 29.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) keeps data safe online (b) refines crude oil (c) wires a new building (d) lays out a highway
  31. 31.True or false: to measure a long length, use a spanner. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job is a saw for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) drive in a nail (c) cut a wooden plank (d) measure a long length
  33. 33.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a spirit level (b) a screwdriver (c) a spanner (d) a hammer
  34. 34.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 320 g, design B held 220 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design A (b) design C (c) design B
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Create
  36. 36.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) spend at most ₹100
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) aerospace (b) mechanical (c) civil (d) biomedical
  40. 40.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) ask who will use it (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) fix the weak part (d) find the limits

Answer key

  1. a constraint
  2. poor testing
  3. 120
  4. makes medicines in bulk
  5. checks the goals are met
  6. False
  7. design C
  8. to get reliable results
  9. True
  10. Improve
  11. a hammer
  12. design A
  13. aerospace
  14. a protractor
  15. True
  16. play near a moving drill
  17. Plan
  18. team leader
  19. True
  20. many skills and ideas
  21. Imagine
  22. Ask
  23. False
  24. a satellite
  25. False
  26. tighten a nut
  27. True
  28. let adults use hot glue
  29. True
  30. lays out a highway
  31. False
  32. cut a wooden plank
  33. a spanner
  34. design B
  35. Test
  36. True
  37. False
  38. lift a cup of water
  39. civil
  40. fix the weak part

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