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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 151 · 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.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to finish nothing (c) many skills and ideas (d) to work alone
  2. 2.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
  3. 3.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) cuts and joins parts (c) keeps the design notes (d) runs the tests
  4. 4.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 230 g, design B held 180 g and design C held 280 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
  5. 5.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs bicycle gears (c) plans a space mission (d) designs school networks
  7. 7.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) computer (d) chemical
  8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Test
  9. 9.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) the final product (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) a broken part
  10. 10.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to put tools back after use? (a) not safe (b) safe
  11. 11.Which job is pliers for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) drive in a nail (c) tighten a nut (d) cut a wooden plank
  12. 12.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is safe. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mobile phone (c) a rainbow (d) a water filter
  14. 14.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Test
  15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a bicycle (c) a mountain (d) a waterfall
  16. 16.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) puts the model together (c) checks the goals are met (d) shares out the jobs
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) record every result (c) use the same load (d) change only one thing
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a long length, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a waterfall (c) a railway track (d) a satellite
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) cut away from your body (c) cut towards your hand (d) tie back long hair
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) hold up 500 g (d) use only paper and tape
  23. 23.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) wires a new building (b) plans a dam (c) builds hospital scanners (d) designs factory machines
  24. 24.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
  26. 26.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  27. 27.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) recorder
  28. 28.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs a gearbox (c) wires a new building (d) builds rockets
  29. 29.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹35. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  30. 30.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 180 g, design B held 130 g and design C held 230 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) hold up 500 g (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) spend at most ₹100
  32. 32.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Ask
  35. 35.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 100 g, design B held 200 g and design C held 150 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design C (b) design B (c) design A
  36. 36.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 58 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) fit on a school desk (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) carry 10 coins
  39. 39.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a solar panel (c) a dam (d) a train
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) carry 10 coins (d) roll at least 2 metres

Answer key

  1. many skills and ideas
  2. safe
  3. runs the tests
  4. design B
  5. False
  6. plans a space mission
  7. civil
  8. Create
  9. an early test model
  10. safe
  11. grip and bend wire
  12. False
  13. a rainbow
  14. Ask
  15. a bicycle
  16. puts the model together
  17. test it only once
  18. True
  19. Improve
  20. a waterfall
  21. cut towards your hand
  22. use only paper and tape
  23. designs factory machines
  24. True
  25. not safe
  26. no, it breaks a limit
  27. team leader
  28. wires a new building
  29. 30
  30. design B
  31. hold up 500 g
  32. True
  33. a dam
  34. Ask
  35. design A
  36. Yes
  37. False
  38. fit on a school desk
  39. a solar panel
  40. spend at most ₹100

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