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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 293 · 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.True or false: to cut towards your hand is safe. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) tie back long hair (c) wear safety goggles (d) let adults use hot glue
  3. 3.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) materials manager
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide a failed test (b) guess, do not measure (c) test it only once (d) use the same load
  6. 6.True or false: a civil engineer designs electric motors. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs a metro tunnel (b) designs car engines (c) designs a flyover (d) wires a new building
  8. 8.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  9. 9.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹88. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  11. 11.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  12. 12.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) leave tools on the floor (c) carry scissors closed (d) touch a hot glue tip
  15. 15.Which job is a saw for? (a) drive in a nail (b) cut a wooden plank (c) turn a screw (d) make a hole in wood
  16. 16.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) materials manager (d) tester
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  18. 18.🧪 The first prototype held 60 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 230 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  19. 19.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a sales poster (b) an early test model (c) a broken part (d) the final product
  21. 21.True or false: to blame others for faults is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “build it with straws”? (a) load it with coins (b) read the challenge rules (c) sketch three ideas (d) strengthen the weak part
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) use at most 20 straws (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) carry 10 coins
  24. 24.True or false: a computer engineer designs a gearbox. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
  26. 26.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs a flyover (c) writes app software (d) designs aeroplane wings
  27. 27.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Test
  28. 28.True or false: an electrical engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  30. 30.True or false: to make a hole in wood, use a hammer. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) float for 1 minute (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) be under 30 cm tall
  32. 32.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  33. 33.🤝 A team of 5 shares 25 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  34. 34.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer builds rockets? (a) biomedical (b) computer (c) aerospace (d) electrical
  35. 35.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) fit on a school desk (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) stand in a fan breeze
  39. 39.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) yes, always (c) yes, it works (d) only if it is red
  40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) team leader

Answer key

  1. False
  2. cut towards your hand
  3. False
  4. materials manager
  5. use the same load
  6. False
  7. wires a new building
  8. a constraint
  9. True
  10. 19
  11. poor testing
  12. Improve
  13. Plan
  14. carry scissors closed
  15. cut a wooden plank
  16. team leader
  17. made by engineers
  18. 170
  19. False
  20. an early test model
  21. True
  22. load it with coins
  23. carry 10 coins
  24. False
  25. reach a top floor fast
  26. writes app software
  27. Plan
  28. False
  29. found in nature
  30. False
  31. float for 1 minute
  32. poor testing
  33. 10
  34. aerospace
  35. No
  36. Imagine
  37. poor testing
  38. stand in a fan breeze
  39. no, it breaks a limit
  40. recorder

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