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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 283 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) use at most 20 straws (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) carry 10 coins
  2. 2.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) talk to someone far away (d) carry many people far
  3. 3.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs hearing aids. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) cut towards your hand (c) run while holding tools (d) clamp wood before sawing
  6. 6.True or false: to use the same load is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a rainbow (c) a cloud (d) a seashell
  8. 8.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹83. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  9. 9.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
  12. 12.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to carry scissors closed? (a) not safe (b) safe
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) test it only once (c) hide a failed test (d) repeat each test
  14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
  16. 16.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  17. 17.What does the tester do? (a) collects the supplies (b) keeps the design notes (c) runs the tests (d) shares out the jobs
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  19. 19.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) computer (d) mechanical
  20. 20.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) the tools you use (d) goals a design must meet
  21. 21.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs knee implants. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a banyan tree (c) a seashell (d) a ceiling fan
  24. 24.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) aerospace (b) computer (c) chemical (d) civil
  25. 25.📋 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) yes, always (d) no, it breaks a limit
  26. 26.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) hold up 500 g (d) use only paper and tape
  28. 28.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) define the problem (b) redesign after testing (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) brainstorm many ideas
  29. 29.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 360 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  30. 30.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) read the challenge rules
  32. 32.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a cloud (c) a rainbow (d) a coral reef
  34. 34.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs factory machines. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) only paints pictures (d) sells tickets
  36. 36.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 300 g, 200 g and 100 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a seashell
  40. 40.True or false: a biomedical engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. use at most 20 straws
  2. carry many people far
  3. False
  4. good testing
  5. clamp wood before sawing
  6. False
  7. a mobile phone
  8. 24
  9. poor teamwork
  10. made by engineers
  11. understands the problem
  12. safe
  13. repeat each test
  14. good testing
  15. Ask
  16. good teamwork
  17. runs the tests
  18. made by engineers
  19. mechanical
  20. goals a design must meet
  21. True
  22. False
  23. a ceiling fan
  24. aerospace
  25. no, it breaks a limit
  26. a criterion
  27. use only paper and tape
  28. define the problem
  29. 150
  30. False
  31. read the challenge rules
  32. Ask
  33. a lift
  34. True
  35. designs useful solutions
  36. Plan
  37. made by engineers
  38. 200
  39. a seashell
  40. False

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