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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 152 · 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.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
  2. 2.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  3. 3.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs car engines. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a screwdriver (b) a saw (c) sandpaper (d) pliers
  6. 6.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) only talking fast (c) clear labelled sketches (d) no drawings at all
  8. 8.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a saw. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) designs school networks (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs factory machines
  10. 10.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) plans a dam (c) designs hearing aids (d) designs a metro tunnel
  12. 12.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) give up (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) hold up 500 g (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) spend at most ₹100
  14. 14.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) strengthen the weak part (b) read the challenge rules (c) load it with coins (d) build it with straws
  15. 15.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) recorder (d) builder
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a telephone (c) a tunnel (d) a fridge
  19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Plan
  20. 20.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) who won the match? (d) why is the sky blue?
  21. 21.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) listen and ask why (b) ignore it (c) laugh at it (d) walk away
  22. 22.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a power grid. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
  24. 24.Which job is a saw for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) cut a wooden plank (c) tighten a nut (d) measure a long length
  25. 25.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Test
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) chemical
  27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹60. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Create (d) Plan
  29. 29.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) tester
  31. 31.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  32. 32.🤝 A team of 3 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 8 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  33. 33.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) a cap (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  36. 36.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Imagine
  39. 39.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork

Answer key

  1. a limit you must keep to
  2. a criterion
  3. False
  4. True
  5. pliers
  6. False
  7. clear labelled sketches
  8. False
  9. designs school networks
  10. False
  11. designs hearing aids
  12. Improve
  13. spend at most ₹100
  14. read the challenge rules
  15. builder
  16. poor testing
  17. found in nature
  18. a water filter
  19. Plan
  20. how can we build it?
  21. listen and ask why
  22. True
  23. Test
  24. cut a wooden plank
  25. Ask
  26. civil
  27. 8
  28. Test
  29. No
  30. tester
  31. a constraint
  32. 32
  33. True
  34. safety goggles
  35. mechanical
  36. False
  37. True
  38. Imagine
  39. True
  40. poor teamwork

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