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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 256 · 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 design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
  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) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  3. 3.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  4. 4.What does the team leader do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) cuts and joins parts (c) writes down results (d) collects the supplies
  5. 5.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a paint factory. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) materials manager (d) tester
  7. 7.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Plan
  8. 8.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 320 g, 300 g and 340 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  9. 9.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹47. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) pick the build order (b) build the model (c) redesign after testing (d) fix the weak part
  12. 12.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) make it better, retest (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) list the materials (d) follow the plan to build
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a rainbow
  14. 14.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to put tools back after use is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
  17. 17.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) secret notes (c) only talking fast (d) no drawings at all
  19. 19.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
  21. 21.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
  23. 23.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) give up (d) Ask
  25. 25.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) store water for summer
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) electrical (b) aerospace (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a train
  28. 28.True or false: a chemical engineer builds rockets. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) record every result (c) change lots at once (d) use a new load each time
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  31. 31.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test it only once (b) guess, do not measure (c) hide a failed test (d) use the same load
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a dam
  34. 34.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) while running (c) points up, open (d) points down, closed
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) electrical
  36. 36.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 106 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.True or false: to check it against goals is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧪 The first prototype held 250 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 350 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  39. 39.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a seashell (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall

Answer key

  1. Improve
  2. no, it breaks a limit
  3. good testing
  4. keeps the team on track
  5. True
  6. tester
  7. Plan
  8. 320
  9. 21
  10. made by engineers
  11. build the model
  12. follow the plan to build
  13. a dam
  14. True
  15. False
  16. cross a wide river
  17. False
  18. clear labelled sketches
  19. True
  20. Test
  21. False
  22. a limit you must keep to
  23. True
  24. Improve
  25. see very tiny things
  26. mechanical
  27. a bridge
  28. False
  29. record every result
  30. made by engineers
  31. False
  32. use the same load
  33. a train
  34. points down, closed
  35. mechanical
  36. No
  37. False
  38. 100
  39. True
  40. a bridge

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