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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 262 · 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 help a stuck teammate? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  2. 2.Which job is a protractor for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) measure a long length (c) tighten a nut (d) measure an angle
  3. 3.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) plans a space mission (c) designs school networks (d) designs hearing aids
  4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
  5. 5.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) recorder (b) tester (c) builder (d) team leader
  6. 6.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) builds hospital scanners (b) plans a power grid (c) designs car engines (d) makes medicines in bulk
  8. 8.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs aeroplane wings (b) builds rockets (c) designs a gearbox (d) designs a flyover
  9. 9.What does the team leader do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) checks the goals are met (c) keeps the design notes (d) shares out the jobs
  10. 10.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) go through a mountain
  12. 12.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) follow the plan to build (b) redesign after testing (c) try it out (d) brainstorm many ideas
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clamp wood before sawing (b) let adults use hot glue (c) play near a moving drill (d) carry scissors closed
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  15. 15.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 82 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) nothing (b) a cap (c) safety goggles (d) sunglasses
  17. 17.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Ask
  18. 18.True or false: to ignore the team plan is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  21. 21.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
  22. 22.🧪 The first prototype held 200 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  23. 23.True or false: to put tools back after use is safe. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) clear labelled sketches (b) no drawings at all (c) only talking fast (d) secret notes
  26. 26.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  27. 27.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) designs a metro tunnel (c) designs car engines (d) writes app software
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) measure the same way (c) change only one thing (d) repeat each test
  29. 29.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs car engines. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) not safe (b) safe
  31. 31.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a civil engineer designs a flyover. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a civil engineer designs bicycle gears. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
  35. 35.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to get reliable results (b) the first is wrong (c) to use more paper (d) it looks busy
  36. 36.True or false: to measure the same way is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) safe (b) not safe
  38. 38.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) by the blades (b) while running (c) points up, open (d) points down, closed
  39. 39.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) find the limits (b) follow the plan to build (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) make a prototype
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the same load (b) repeat each test (c) change only one thing (d) test it only once

Answer key

  1. good teamwork
  2. measure an angle
  3. makes medicines in bulk
  4. Ask
  5. tester
  6. True
  7. designs car engines
  8. designs a gearbox
  9. shares out the jobs
  10. False
  11. go through a mountain
  12. try it out
  13. play near a moving drill
  14. found in nature
  15. No
  16. safety goggles
  17. Ask
  18. True
  19. True
  20. poor teamwork
  21. safe
  22. 60
  23. True
  24. True
  25. clear labelled sketches
  26. Imagine
  27. writes app software
  28. guess, do not measure
  29. False
  30. not safe
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. carry many people far
  35. to get reliable results
  36. True
  37. not safe
  38. points down, closed
  39. brainstorm many ideas
  40. test it only once

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