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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 350 · 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 job is a spirit level for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) measure an angle (c) cut a wooden plank (d) make a hole in wood
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) civil (b) computer (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  3. 3.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs aeroplane wings? (a) biomedical (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) computer
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a banyan tree (b) a satellite (c) a railway track (d) a bicycle
  6. 6.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a tape measure (b) a saw (c) a hammer (d) sandpaper
  7. 7.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a telephone
  9. 9.True or false: an electrical engineer builds a website. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) play near a moving drill (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) tie back long hair
  11. 11.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
  12. 12.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs a metro tunnel. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) cut away from your body (c) use a cracked tool (d) wear safety goggles
  16. 16.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Plan
  18. 18.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 45 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  19. 19.True or false: to put tools back after use is safe. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) materials manager (c) tester (d) team leader
  21. 21.Which job is a hammer for? (a) drive in a nail (b) turn a screw (c) tighten a nut (d) cut a wooden plank
  22. 22.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to blame others for faults? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  23. 23.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) chemical (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) civil
  24. 24.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) laugh at it (b) walk away (c) listen and ask why (d) ignore it
  27. 27.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  29. 29.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) measure its performance (b) find the limits (c) check it against goals (d) make it better, retest
  30. 30.🧪 The first prototype held 190 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 250 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Test (b) Improve
  32. 32.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) not safe (b) safe
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a fridge (d) a dam
  34. 34.🧪 The first prototype held 230 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 380 g. How many more grams did it hold?
  35. 35.True or false: to change only one thing is good testing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  38. 38.True or false: to talk over others is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a bridge
  40. 40.True or false: a tunnel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. check a shelf is level
  2. civil
  3. aerospace
  4. found in nature
  5. a banyan tree
  6. a tape measure
  7. made by engineers
  8. a train
  9. False
  10. tie back long hair
  11. Create
  12. False
  13. False
  14. poor testing
  15. use a cracked tool
  16. poor testing
  17. Ask
  18. 85
  19. True
  20. tester
  21. drive in a nail
  22. poor teamwork
  23. mechanical
  24. Ask
  25. made by engineers
  26. listen and ask why
  27. True
  28. a limit you must keep to
  29. make it better, retest
  30. 60
  31. Test
  32. safe
  33. a dam
  34. 150
  35. True
  36. found in nature
  37. a road that floods
  38. True
  39. a waterfall
  40. False

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