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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 348 · 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.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 350 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer writes app software? (a) electrical (b) civil (c) aerospace (d) computer
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  4. 4.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change lots at once? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  5. 5.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: an aerospace engineer plans a dam. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “read the challenge rules”? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one
  9. 9.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs a gearbox (b) writes app software (c) builds a website (d) plans a dam
  10. 10.🧪 In a fair test, how many things do you change at a time? (a) all of them (b) two (c) none (d) one
  11. 11.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs factory machines (d) designs power lines
  12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a lift (c) a rainbow (d) a banyan tree
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) touch a hot glue tip (c) put tools back after use (d) cut away from your body
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut towards your hand (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) wear safety goggles (d) let adults use hot glue
  17. 17.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) give up (d) Ask
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Ask (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Create
  19. 19.True or false: to guess, do not measure is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧪 The first prototype held 130 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 230 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  21. 21.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) cross a wide river
  22. 22.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) lays out a highway (b) designs aeroplane wings (c) designs factory machines (d) designs electric motors
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer lays out a highway? (a) electrical (b) mechanical (c) aerospace (d) civil
  24. 24.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a dam (d) a river
  26. 26.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs knee implants (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) designs satellites (d) writes app software
  27. 27.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to skip writing results? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Improve
  29. 29.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) electrical (d) biomedical
  30. 30.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a protractor (b) a spirit level (c) a tape measure (d) pliers
  31. 31.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) find the limits (b) make it better, retest (c) dream up possible fixes (d) measure its performance
  33. 33.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
  34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a river (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
  35. 35.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a train
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use only paper and tape (d) lift a cup of water
  38. 38.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs satellites? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  39. 39.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 56 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a bridge

Answer key

  1. 180
  2. computer
  3. Create
  4. poor testing
  5. True
  6. True
  7. False
  8. read the challenge rules
  9. plans a dam
  10. one
  11. lays out a highway
  12. a lift
  13. Ask
  14. touch a hot glue tip
  15. a telephone
  16. cut towards your hand
  17. Improve
  18. Ask
  19. True
  20. 100
  21. talk to someone far away
  22. designs electric motors
  23. civil
  24. a criterion
  25. a river
  26. runs a fertiliser plant
  27. poor testing
  28. Plan
  29. biomedical
  30. a tape measure
  31. True
  32. measure its performance
  33. understands the problem
  34. a bridge
  35. True
  36. a water filter
  37. lift a cup of water
  38. aerospace
  39. Yes
  40. a bridge

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