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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 211 · 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 job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) builds rockets (c) designs electric motors (d) designs knee implants
  2. 2.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, it works (c) yes, always (d) no, it breaks a limit
  3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  4. 4.True or false: to check it against goals is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Create
  6. 6.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) measure an angle (b) cut a wooden plank (c) check a shelf is level (d) measure a long length
  8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Improve
  9. 9.True or false: to brainstorm many ideas is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) points up, open (c) while running (d) points down, closed
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) designs hearing aids (c) writes app software (d) designs knee implants
  14. 14.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) mechanical
  15. 15.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a tunnel (d) a train
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  19. 19.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: an aerospace engineer builds rockets. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 270 g, 150 g and 120 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  23. 23.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹61. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  24. 24.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What does the materials manager do? (a) runs the tests (b) shares out the jobs (c) collects the supplies (d) cuts and joins parts
  26. 26.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What does the recorder do? (a) tracks what is used up (b) writes down results (c) keeps the team on track (d) shares out the jobs
  28. 28.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 40 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) use only paper and tape
  30. 30.True or false: to agree before changing is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a lift (d) a tunnel
  32. 32.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) make it better, retest (c) build the model (d) dream up possible fixes
  33. 33.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) no drawings at all (c) secret notes (d) only talking fast
  34. 34.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) drive in a nail (b) make a hole in wood (c) cut a wooden plank (d) smooth a rough edge
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) use at most 20 straws
  36. 36.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) designs school networks (c) designs knee implants (d) designs a flyover
  37. 37.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1000 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.True or false: a mechanical engineer writes app software. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) builder (d) materials manager
  40. 40.What does the team leader do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) runs the tests (c) puts the model together (d) keeps the team on track

Answer key

  1. builds rockets
  2. no, it breaks a limit
  3. good testing
  4. False
  5. Plan
  6. True
  7. check a shelf is level
  8. Improve
  9. False
  10. points down, closed
  11. found in nature
  12. False
  13. writes app software
  14. mechanical
  15. False
  16. True
  17. a tunnel
  18. a train
  19. False
  20. True
  21. True
  22. 180
  23. 12
  24. True
  25. collects the supplies
  26. True
  27. writes down results
  28. 110
  29. stand in a fan breeze
  30. False
  31. a lift
  32. define the problem
  33. clear labelled sketches
  34. make a hole in wood
  35. keep ice for 1 hour
  36. designs a flyover
  37. Yes
  38. False
  39. tester
  40. keeps the team on track

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