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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 135 · 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) keep ice for 1 hour (b) hold up 500 g (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) stand in a fan breeze
  2. 2.True or false: to use the same load is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) a broken part (c) the final product (d) an early test model
  4. 4.What does the materials manager do? (a) runs the tests (b) collects the supplies (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the team on track
  5. 5.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Imagine
  8. 8.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹45. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Plan
  12. 12.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) play near a moving drill (c) run while holding tools (d) leave tools on the floor
  15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a rainbow (d) a railway track
  16. 16.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a kind of glue (d) a limit you must keep to
  17. 17.True or false: a chemical engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) computer
  21. 21.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a tape measure (b) a screwdriver (c) a hammer (d) pliers
  23. 23.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) float for 1 minute (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  26. 26.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “strengthen the weak part” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) sketch three ideas
  27. 27.Which job is a spanner for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) turn a screw (c) tighten a nut (d) smooth a rough edge
  28. 28.🧪 The first prototype held 270 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 380 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  29. 29.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) safety goggles (c) a cap (d) nothing
  30. 30.True or false: a microscope helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, it works (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) put tools back after use (c) play near a moving drill (d) cut towards your hand
  33. 33.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹163. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  34. 34.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) the first is wrong (b) it looks busy (c) to get reliable results (d) to use more paper
  35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a lift
  36. 36.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip writing results (b) hide a failed test (c) use the same load (d) guess, do not measure
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) wear safety goggles (c) use a cracked tool (d) play near a moving drill
  39. 39.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to play near a moving drill? (a) safe (b) not safe
  40. 40.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) make power from sunlight

Answer key

  1. spend at most ₹100
  2. True
  3. an early test model
  4. collects the supplies
  5. True
  6. True
  7. Imagine
  8. True
  9. False
  10. 17
  11. Plan
  12. True
  13. True
  14. tie back long hair
  15. a railway track
  16. a limit you must keep to
  17. False
  18. True
  19. True
  20. mechanical
  21. False
  22. a hammer
  23. Yes
  24. found in nature
  25. be under 30 cm tall
  26. sketch three ideas
  27. tighten a nut
  28. 110
  29. safety goggles
  30. False
  31. no, it breaks a limit
  32. put tools back after use
  33. 29
  34. to get reliable results
  35. a lift
  36. poor teamwork
  37. use the same load
  38. wear safety goggles
  39. not safe
  40. make power from sunlight

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