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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 147 · 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 branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) computer (d) aerospace
  2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a river
  4. 4.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) team leader (d) materials manager
  5. 5.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) writes down results (c) shares out the jobs (d) runs the tests
  6. 6.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 76 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  9. 9.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) chemical (d) electrical
  11. 11.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  13. 13.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) give up (d) Ask
  14. 14.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs artificial limbs. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) drive in a nail (c) check a shelf is level (d) cut a wooden plank
  17. 17.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) find the limits (c) try it out (d) redesign after testing
  18. 18.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.What does the builder do? (a) puts the model together (b) writes down results (c) shares out the jobs (d) keeps the design notes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure the same way (b) guess, do not measure (c) use the same load (d) repeat each test
  21. 21.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, it repeats (c) yes, only once (d) only for big jobs
  22. 22.True or false: a chemical engineer runs a fertiliser plant. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
  24. 24.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Plan
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) put tools back after use (c) tie back long hair (d) play near a moving drill
  29. 29.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a saw. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make it better, retest (b) check it against goals (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) find the limits
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, always (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, it works
  34. 34.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs artificial limbs (c) designs power lines (d) builds rockets
  36. 36.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  37. 37.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to redesign after testing is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) only talking fast (c) no drawings at all (d) secret notes

Answer key

  1. aerospace
  2. poor testing
  3. a mobile phone
  4. materials manager
  5. runs the tests
  6. Yes
  7. No
  8. good testing
  9. designs useful solutions
  10. electrical
  11. True
  12. good testing
  13. Improve
  14. True
  15. True
  16. smooth a rough edge
  17. redesign after testing
  18. True
  19. puts the model together
  20. guess, do not measure
  21. no, it repeats
  22. True
  23. Improve
  24. True
  25. True
  26. Plan
  27. made by engineers
  28. play near a moving drill
  29. Yes
  30. True
  31. find the limits
  32. made by engineers
  33. no, it breaks a limit
  34. False
  35. designs artificial limbs
  36. a road that floods
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. clear labelled sketches

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