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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 209 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a mobile phone (c) a waterfall (d) a coral reef
  2. 2.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a ceiling fan
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) biomedical
  5. 5.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  6. 6.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) safe (b) not safe
  8. 8.What does the team leader do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) shares out the jobs (c) puts the model together (d) runs the tests
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) use the same load (c) record every result (d) guess, do not measure
  10. 10.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹41. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  11. 11.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  12. 12.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) by the blades (c) points down, closed (d) while running
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) cut towards your hand (c) cut away from your body (d) carry scissors closed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) put tools back after use (b) tie back long hair (c) use a cracked tool (d) let adults use hot glue
  17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a river (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan
  18. 18.True or false: a mechanical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) see very tiny things (c) cross a wide river (d) reach a top floor fast
  20. 20.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  21. 21.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) talk to someone far away (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
  22. 22.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to sell them at once (b) to avoid testing (c) to decorate a room (d) to test ideas cheaply
  24. 24.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a tape measure (b) a spanner (c) a spirit level (d) sandpaper
  25. 25.True or false: to measure its performance is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) safe (b) not safe
  29. 29.True or false: to cut towards your hand is safe. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) measure the same way (c) repeat each test (d) test it only once
  31. 31.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  32. 32.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) turn a screw (c) grip and bend wire (d) tighten a nut
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  34. 34.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) define the problem (b) check it against goals (c) fix the weak part (d) build the model
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  36. 36.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the limits on money
  37. 37.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) the final product (c) an early test model (d) a sales poster
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) measure the same way (c) test it only once (d) change lots at once
  39. 39.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🤝 A team of 4 shares 8 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 5 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?

Answer key

  1. a mobile phone
  2. True
  3. a banyan tree
  4. biomedical
  5. 20
  6. True
  7. safe
  8. shares out the jobs
  9. guess, do not measure
  10. 6
  11. designs useful solutions
  12. True
  13. points down, closed
  14. made by engineers
  15. cut towards your hand
  16. use a cracked tool
  17. a ceiling fan
  18. False
  19. cross a wide river
  20. a constraint
  21. make water safe to drink
  22. False
  23. to test ideas cheaply
  24. a tape measure
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. not safe
  29. False
  30. test it only once
  31. poor teamwork
  32. smooth a rough edge
  33. a telephone
  34. fix the weak part
  35. Ask
  36. goals a design must meet
  37. an early test model
  38. measure the same way
  39. False
  40. 10

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