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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 169 · 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.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) tester (d) team leader
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) mechanical (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) civil
  3. 3.True or false: a biomedical engineer plans a dam. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a saw (b) a protractor (c) a tape measure (d) pliers
  5. 5.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
  6. 6.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
  7. 7.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) designs a gearbox (c) designs a paint factory (d) designs artificial limbs
  9. 9.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) ask who will use it (c) fix the weak part (d) measure its performance
  10. 10.True or false: a solar panel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Plan
  14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs electric motors? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) electrical
  15. 15.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a telephone (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
  18. 18.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) any child alone (c) a stranger (d) the youngest child
  19. 19.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a cloud (c) a banyan tree (d) a mobile phone
  22. 22.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) keeps data safe online (c) plans a power grid (d) designs a paint factory
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) hold up 500 g (c) float for 1 minute (d) fit on a school desk
  26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Test
  27. 27.🧪 The first prototype held 220 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  28. 28.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a computer engineer writes app software. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a civil engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) keeps the team on track (c) cuts and joins parts (d) writes down results
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  33. 33.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  34. 34.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Create”? (a) Imagine (b) Create
  35. 35.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹44. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a coral reef (c) a mountain (d) a cloud
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Ask (b) Create
  38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  39. 39.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) turn a screw (b) smooth a rough edge (c) measure an angle (d) measure a long length

Answer key

  1. team leader
  2. computer
  3. False
  4. pliers
  5. Ask
  6. how can we build it?
  7. False
  8. designs artificial limbs
  9. draw a labelled diagram
  10. False
  11. No
  12. True
  13. Improve
  14. electrical
  15. True
  16. good testing
  17. a tunnel
  18. an adult
  19. True
  20. designs useful solutions
  21. a mobile phone
  22. 36
  23. made by engineers
  24. designs a paint factory
  25. fit on a school desk
  26. Improve
  27. 40
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. runs the tests
  32. a constraint
  33. poor teamwork
  34. Imagine
  35. 13
  36. a bridge
  37. Ask
  38. Improve
  39. True
  40. smooth a rough edge

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