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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 263 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Test
  2. 2.True or false: to change lots at once is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) puts the model together (c) writes down results (d) runs the tests
  5. 5.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Test
  6. 6.True or false: to repeat each test is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Plan
  9. 9.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) one (c) none (d) all of them
  10. 10.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules (c) build it with straws (d) choose and draw one
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) carry 10 coins (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) spend at most ₹100
  12. 12.True or false: to put tools back after use is safe. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  14. 14.🧪 The first prototype held 50 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 150 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a coral reef (d) a ceiling fan
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  17. 17.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs electric motors (b) designs hearing aids (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs bicycle gears
  18. 18.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) safe (b) not safe
  19. 19.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) use at most 20 straws (c) fit on a school desk (d) float for 1 minute
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs factory machines? (a) computer (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) biomedical
  22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan
  23. 23.True or false: to check it against goals is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) plans a space mission (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs bicycle gears (d) builds hospital scanners
  25. 25.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to record every result? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  26. 26.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create
  27. 27.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Test
  29. 29.🤝 A team of 2 shares 4 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  30. 30.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Test
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) hold up 500 g (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  33. 33.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) a cap (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
  34. 34.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) turn a screw (b) make a hole in wood (c) tighten a nut (d) measure an angle
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  36. 36.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) builds rockets (b) designs hearing aids (c) writes app software (d) plans a dam
  37. 37.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “choose and draw one”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) load it with coins (c) strengthen the weak part (d) build it with straws
  38. 38.True or false: to measure the same way is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  40. 40.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make power from sunlight (c) talk to someone far away (d) keep food fresh longer

Answer key

  1. Test
  2. False
  3. True
  4. runs the tests
  5. Create
  6. True
  7. found in nature
  8. Plan
  9. one
  10. read the challenge rules
  11. spend at most ₹100
  12. True
  13. found in nature
  14. 100
  15. a coral reef
  16. made by engineers
  17. designs bicycle gears
  18. not safe
  19. good teamwork
  20. float for 1 minute
  21. mechanical
  22. Test
  23. True
  24. builds hospital scanners
  25. good testing
  26. Imagine
  27. False
  28. Ask
  29. 12
  30. Test
  31. finish in 40 minutes
  32. a criterion
  33. safety goggles
  34. turn a screw
  35. Ask
  36. designs hearing aids
  37. build it with straws
  38. False
  39. a constraint
  40. carry many people far

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