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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 324 · 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) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Ask
  4. 4.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) recorder (d) builder
  5. 5.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) safe (b) not safe
  6. 6.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job is a protractor for? (a) measure an angle (b) turn a screw (c) measure a long length (d) check a shelf is level
  8. 8.🔧 Which tool would you use to grip and bend wire? (a) a tape measure (b) a spirit level (c) pliers (d) a screwdriver
  9. 9.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure an angle? (a) a protractor (b) a spanner (c) a screwdriver (d) a spirit level
  10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Test (d) Plan
  11. 11.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs factory machines (b) keeps data safe online (c) plans a dam (d) builds a website
  12. 12.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) drive in a nail (b) measure an angle (c) cut a wooden plank (d) smooth a rough edge
  14. 14.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) a saw (b) a tape measure (c) a screwdriver (d) sandpaper
  15. 15.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to leave tools on the floor? (a) not safe (b) safe
  16. 16.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  17. 17.True or false: a chemical engineer designs a gearbox. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Test”? (a) Create (b) Test
  19. 19.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) fix the weak part (b) ask who will use it (c) think of wild ideas (d) try it out
  20. 20.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 32 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a water filter
  23. 23.True or false: to use a new load each time is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) materials manager (b) recorder (c) builder (d) team leader
  25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
  26. 26.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  27. 27.True or false: to change lots at once is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat each test (b) use a new load each time (c) record every result (d) use the same load
  29. 29.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) keep food fresh longer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
  30. 30.🤝 A team of 2 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) hold up 500 g (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use at most 20 straws
  32. 32.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to repeat each test? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  34. 34.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points up, open (b) points down, closed (c) while running (d) by the blades
  35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a satellite (c) a volcano (d) a dam
  36. 36.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) tighten a nut (b) smooth a rough edge (c) turn a screw (d) measure a long length
  37. 37.🧪 The first prototype held 280 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 450 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  38. 38.True or false: to leave tools on the floor is safe. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job is pliers for? (a) tighten a nut (b) drive in a nail (c) make a hole in wood (d) grip and bend wire
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

Answer key

  1. good teamwork
  2. Imagine
  3. Plan
  4. recorder
  5. not safe
  6. True
  7. measure an angle
  8. pliers
  9. a protractor
  10. Test
  11. designs factory machines
  12. True
  13. smooth a rough edge
  14. sandpaper
  15. not safe
  16. a criterion
  17. False
  18. Create
  19. try it out
  20. Yes
  21. No
  22. a bridge
  23. True
  24. materials manager
  25. Improve
  26. poor teamwork
  27. True
  28. use a new load each time
  29. reach a top floor fast
  30. 15
  31. hold up 500 g
  32. True
  33. good testing
  34. points down, closed
  35. a volcano
  36. turn a screw
  37. 170
  38. False
  39. grip and bend wire
  40. made by engineers

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