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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 202 · 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) civil (b) aerospace (c) chemical (d) computer
  2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹87. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Create
  4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a river (c) a mobile phone (d) a seashell
  8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
  9. 9.🛠️ 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
  10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  11. 11.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “read the challenge rules”? (a) choose and draw one (b) load it with coins (c) sketch three ideas (d) build it with straws
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) cut towards your hand (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) put tools back after use
  13. 13.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) sketch three ideas (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
  14. 14.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
  15. 15.🧪 The first prototype held 80 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 140 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  16. 16.True or false: to run while holding tools is safe. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a train helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to let adults use hot glue? (a) safe (b) not safe
  19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Imagine”? (a) Ask (b) Imagine
  20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹42. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  21. 21.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) to work alone (c) many skills and ideas (d) to finish nothing
  22. 22.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) points up, open (c) by the blades (d) while running
  23. 23.🤝 A team of 4 shares 24 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) put tools back after use (d) play near a moving drill
  25. 25.True or false: a computer engineer builds a website. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) no drawings at all (c) clear labelled sketches (d) secret notes
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) test it only once (c) use the same load (d) record every result
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a fridge (c) a water filter (d) a microscope
  29. 29.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) not safe (b) safe
  30. 30.What does the recorder do? (a) puts the model together (b) collects the supplies (c) writes down results (d) keeps the team on track
  31. 31.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  32. 32.What does the recorder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) shares out the jobs (c) keeps the team on track (d) keeps the design notes
  33. 33.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) electrical (b) biomedical (c) aerospace (d) chemical
  34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a tape measure (b) sandpaper (c) a hammer (d) a spanner
  35. 35.What does the builder do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) runs the tests (d) checks the goals are met
  36. 36.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) cross a wide river (c) go through a mountain (d) keep food fresh longer
  37. 37.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.What does the team leader do? (a) collects the supplies (b) cuts and joins parts (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the team on track
  40. 40.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. aerospace
  2. 16
  3. Plan
  4. Create
  5. Ask
  6. a constraint
  7. a mobile phone
  8. designs useful solutions
  9. a road that floods
  10. a constraint
  11. sketch three ideas
  12. cut towards your hand
  13. build it with straws
  14. safe
  15. 60
  16. False
  17. False
  18. safe
  19. Ask
  20. 18
  21. many skills and ideas
  22. points down, closed
  23. 60
  24. play near a moving drill
  25. True
  26. clear labelled sketches
  27. test it only once
  28. a fridge
  29. not safe
  30. writes down results
  31. poor teamwork
  32. keeps the design notes
  33. electrical
  34. a spanner
  35. puts the model together
  36. keep food fresh longer
  37. False
  38. Yes
  39. keeps the team on track
  40. True

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