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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 238 · 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.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) mechanical
  3. 3.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) the youngest child (c) any child alone (d) a stranger
  4. 4.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) biomedical (d) computer
  5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer refines crude oil? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  6. 6.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
  9. 9.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  10. 10.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) computer (d) mechanical
  11. 11.🔧 Which tool would you use to cut a wooden plank? (a) a saw (b) a spirit level (c) a screwdriver (d) a hammer
  12. 12.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹156. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  13. 13.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) nothing (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
  14. 14.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to avoid testing (c) to decorate a room (d) to sell them at once
  15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a water filter (d) a coral reef
  16. 16.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs hearing aids? (a) civil (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a bicycle (c) a volcano (d) a banyan tree
  18. 18.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹82. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a river (d) a satellite
  20. 20.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use the same load? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  21. 21.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 200 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.True or false: a lift helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to clamp wood before sawing? (a) not safe (b) safe
  25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs power lines? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) electrical
  26. 26.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) clear labelled sketches
  27. 27.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “read the challenge rules” or “choose and draw one”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
  29. 29.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) build the model (c) ask who will use it (d) fix the weak part
  30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Test
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) computer
  32. 32.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) the final product
  33. 33.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a spirit level (c) a tape measure (d) a saw
  35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a bridge (c) a seashell (d) a river
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine
  37. 37.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) to use more paper (c) it looks busy (d) the first is wrong
  38. 38.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧪 The first prototype held 130 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 210 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  40. 40.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 220 g, design B held 170 g and design C held 270 g. Which design was the weakest? (a) design B (b) design A (c) design C

Answer key

  1. poor teamwork
  2. mechanical
  3. an adult
  4. biomedical
  5. chemical
  6. True
  7. good teamwork
  8. a lift
  9. 27
  10. computer
  11. a saw
  12. 30
  13. safety goggles
  14. to test ideas cheaply
  15. a water filter
  16. biomedical
  17. a bicycle
  18. 15
  19. a river
  20. good testing
  21. Yes
  22. False
  23. False
  24. safe
  25. electrical
  26. clear labelled sketches
  27. read the challenge rules
  28. civil
  29. ask who will use it
  30. Plan
  31. aerospace
  32. an early test model
  33. False
  34. a protractor
  35. a bridge
  36. Imagine
  37. to get reliable results
  38. False
  39. 80
  40. design B

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