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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 295 · 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 the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only on Sundays (c) no, it repeats (d) only for big jobs
  2. 2.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a gearbox? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) electrical (d) civil
  4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  5. 5.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹91. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs artificial limbs (b) lays out a highway (c) refines crude oil (d) designs school networks
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) record every result (c) use a new load each time (d) hide a failed test
  9. 9.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  10. 10.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) who won the match? (d) why is the sky blue?
  11. 11.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) safety goggles (c) nothing (d) sunglasses
  12. 12.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a paint factory (b) plans a dam (c) designs aeroplane wings (d) designs knee implants
  13. 13.True or false: a civil engineer plans a space mission. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What does the builder do? (a) keeps the design notes (b) runs the tests (c) collects the supplies (d) cuts and joins parts
  15. 15.True or false: a chemical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 24 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.True or false: to touch a hot glue tip is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹140. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  20. 20.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) define the problem (b) build the model (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) follow the plan to build
  21. 21.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) two (b) none (c) one (d) all of them
  22. 22.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs knee implants? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) computer (d) biomedical
  23. 23.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 250 g, 240 g and 260 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  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.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) grows crops
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run while holding tools (b) tie back long hair (c) wear safety goggles (d) let adults use hot glue
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) wear safety goggles (d) cut away from your body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) change lots at once (b) use a new load each time (c) hide a failed test (d) repeat each test
  30. 30.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
  31. 31.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a fridge (d) a solar panel
  33. 33.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) designs knee implants (d) lays out a highway
  34. 34.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose and draw one (b) sketch three ideas (c) read the challenge rules (d) strengthen the weak part
  35. 35.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) lays out a highway (c) builds hospital scanners (d) makes medicines in bulk
  36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹72. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  37. 37.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) a broken part (b) a sales poster (c) an early test model (d) the final product
  38. 38.True or false: to test it only once is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to give kind feedback is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use a tape measure. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. no, it repeats
  2. True
  3. mechanical
  4. good teamwork
  5. False
  6. 19
  7. refines crude oil
  8. record every result
  9. a limit you must keep to
  10. how can we build it?
  11. safety goggles
  12. plans a dam
  13. False
  14. cuts and joins parts
  15. False
  16. Yes
  17. True
  18. False
  19. 24
  20. brainstorm many ideas
  21. one
  22. biomedical
  23. 250
  24. Improve
  25. clear labelled sketches
  26. designs useful solutions
  27. run while holding tools
  28. touch a hot glue tip
  29. repeat each test
  30. not safe
  31. False
  32. a solar panel
  33. designs bicycle gears
  34. read the challenge rules
  35. builds hospital scanners
  36. 11
  37. an early test model
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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