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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 14 · 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 kind of engineer builds hospital scanners? (a) aerospace (b) chemical (c) mechanical (d) biomedical
  2. 2.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) find the limits (c) make a prototype (d) brainstorm many ideas
  3. 3.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
  4. 4.True or false: a chemical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, always (c) yes, it works (d) only if it is red
  6. 6.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) lift a cup of water
  8. 8.True or false: a civil engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a dam (c) a railway track (d) a lift
  10. 10.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the design notes (c) cuts and joins parts (d) collects the supplies
  11. 11.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs a flyover (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs satellites (d) wires a new building
  12. 12.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  14. 14.True or false: an electrical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹116. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  16. 16.🤝 A team of 4 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 4 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  17. 17.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📋 A constraint is … (a) a limit you must keep to (b) a goal for success (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
  19. 19.Which job is a hammer for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) cut a wooden plank (c) smooth a rough edge (d) drive in a nail
  20. 20.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) walk away (c) ignore it (d) laugh at it
  21. 21.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) give up (d) Imagine
  22. 22.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Plan
  25. 25.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) team leader
  26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  27. 27.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) redesign after testing (b) define the problem (c) try it out (d) dream up possible fixes
  28. 28.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹29. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  29. 29.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) writes down results (c) cuts and joins parts (d) tracks what is used up
  30. 30.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  32. 32.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  33. 33.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) ask who will use it (b) build the model (c) redesign after testing (d) pick the build order
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  35. 35.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) safety goggles (c) nothing (d) a cap
  38. 38.True or false: a civil engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) civil
  40. 40.🔧 Which tool would you use to turn a screw? (a) a spirit level (b) a screwdriver (c) a hammer (d) a saw

Answer key

  1. biomedical
  2. make a prototype
  3. safe
  4. False
  5. no, it breaks a limit
  6. True
  7. fit on a school desk
  8. True
  9. a river
  10. runs the tests
  11. runs a fertiliser plant
  12. True
  13. Test
  14. False
  15. 26
  16. 12
  17. True
  18. a limit you must keep to
  19. drive in a nail
  20. listen and ask why
  21. Improve
  22. True
  23. True
  24. Test
  25. team leader
  26. good teamwork
  27. try it out
  28. 9
  29. cuts and joins parts
  30. True
  31. found in nature
  32. poor testing
  33. build the model
  34. made by engineers
  35. True
  36. False
  37. safety goggles
  38. False
  39. civil
  40. a screwdriver

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