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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 259 · 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 check it against goals? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  2. 2.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Test
  3. 3.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 280 g, 110 g and 240 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹61. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Create
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) measure the same way (c) test it only once (d) record every result
  7. 7.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) build it with straws (c) strengthen the weak part (d) read the challenge rules
  8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) civil (b) mechanical (c) computer (d) aerospace
  9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Ask
  10. 10.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) only talking fast (c) no drawings at all (d) secret notes
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) measure the same way (c) use the same load (d) change lots at once
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a telephone
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) float for 1 minute (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) hold up 500 g
  14. 14.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) smooth a rough edge (c) measure an angle (d) grip and bend wire
  15. 15.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) computer
  16. 16.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a rainbow (d) a dam
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
  19. 19.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) writes app software (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs aeroplane wings
  23. 23.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  25. 25.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) yes, it works (d) yes, always
  26. 26.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
  27. 27.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) check it against goals (c) build the model (d) try it out
  28. 28.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with straws (b) load it with coins (c) read the challenge rules (d) strengthen the weak part
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change only one thing (b) hide a failed test (c) record every result (d) measure the same way
  30. 30.What does the tester do? (a) keeps the team on track (b) checks the goals are met (c) tracks what is used up (d) collects the supplies
  31. 31.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) use a cracked tool (c) carry scissors closed (d) run while holding tools
  33. 33.🧪 The first prototype held 190 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 230 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  34. 34.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
  35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a water filter
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  38. 38.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
  40. 40.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?

Answer key

  1. Test
  2. Imagine
  3. 210
  4. 28
  5. Create
  6. test it only once
  7. build it with straws
  8. aerospace
  9. Ask
  10. clear labelled sketches
  11. change lots at once
  12. a lift
  13. use only paper and tape
  14. check a shelf is level
  15. aerospace
  16. Imagine
  17. a dam
  18. Ask
  19. False
  20. made by engineers
  21. made by engineers
  22. writes app software
  23. True
  24. a dam
  25. no, it breaks a limit
  26. safety goggles
  27. build the model
  28. strengthen the weak part
  29. hide a failed test
  30. checks the goals are met
  31. True
  32. carry scissors closed
  33. 40
  34. not safe
  35. a water filter
  36. found in nature
  37. a criterion
  38. False
  39. designs useful solutions
  40. how can we build it?

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