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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 134 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) spend at most ₹100
  2. 2.True or false: to put tools back after use is safe. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.What does the recorder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) checks the goals are met (c) puts the model together (d) runs the tests
  4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Create”? (a) Test (b) Create
  5. 5.Which job is a spanner for? (a) drive in a nail (b) make a hole in wood (c) cut a wooden plank (d) tighten a nut
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a volcano (c) a ceiling fan (d) a bicycle
  7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
  8. 8.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a railway track (d) a bridge
  10. 10.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Improve
  11. 11.True or false: a chemical engineer designs factory machines. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) cut towards your hand (c) let adults use hot glue (d) run while holding tools
  13. 13.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) civil
  14. 14.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Create
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a telephone (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  16. 16.Which job is pliers for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) tighten a nut (c) make a hole in wood (d) grip and bend wire
  17. 17.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) safe (b) not safe
  18. 18.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) not safe (b) safe
  20. 20.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to work alone (d) to finish nothing
  21. 21.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs knee implants (d) designs aeroplane wings
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a cloud (c) a ceiling fan (d) a waterfall
  24. 24.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  26. 26.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) builder (d) team leader
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) builder (d) team leader
  29. 29.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
  30. 30.What does the recorder do? (a) writes down results (b) collects the supplies (c) tracks what is used up (d) checks the goals are met
  31. 31.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to give kind feedback? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a railway track (c) a bicycle (d) a mobile phone
  33. 33.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
  35. 35.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a satellite (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
  37. 37.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) build it with straws (b) strengthen the weak part (c) sketch three ideas (d) choose and draw one
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
  40. 40.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Ask

Answer key

  1. roll at least 2 metres
  2. True
  3. keeps the design notes
  4. Create
  5. tighten a nut
  6. a volcano
  7. Ask
  8. True
  9. a rainbow
  10. Plan
  11. False
  12. let adults use hot glue
  13. civil
  14. Imagine
  15. a train
  16. grip and bend wire
  17. not safe
  18. True
  19. not safe
  20. many skills and ideas
  21. designs aeroplane wings
  22. a criterion
  23. a ceiling fan
  24. False
  25. a criterion
  26. builder
  27. made by engineers
  28. tester
  29. Test
  30. writes down results
  31. good teamwork
  32. a rainbow
  33. False
  34. Ask
  35. True
  36. a cloud
  37. sketch three ideas
  38. made by engineers
  39. Imagine
  40. Ask

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