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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 354 · 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 pliers for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) grip and bend wire (c) turn a screw (d) measure a long length
  2. 2.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) computer
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touch a hot glue tip (b) play near a moving drill (c) use a cracked tool (d) cut away from your body
  4. 4.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs power lines (b) designs satellites (c) builds a website (d) keeps data safe online
  5. 5.True or false: an electrical engineer wires a new building. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a mountain
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a seashell (d) a bridge
  8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Test
  9. 9.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “choose and draw one” or “sketch three ideas”? (a) sketch three ideas (b) choose and draw one
  10. 10.True or false: to check a shelf is level, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
  12. 12.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the FIRST step? (a) read the challenge rules (b) choose and draw one (c) load it with coins (d) sketch three ideas
  13. 13.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs bicycle gears (b) runs a fertiliser plant (c) wires a new building (d) writes app software
  14. 14.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: an electrical engineer keeps data safe online. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) grip and bend wire (b) check a shelf is level (c) turn a screw (d) smooth a rough edge
  17. 17.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) mechanical (d) chemical
  18. 18.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) secret notes (b) no drawings at all (c) only talking fast (d) clear labelled sketches
  19. 19.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  20. 20.True or false: to play near a moving drill is safe. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer makes medicines in bulk? (a) mechanical (b) chemical (c) electrical (d) civil
  22. 22.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) who won the match? (d) how can we build it?
  23. 23.True or false: to hide a failed test is poor testing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to measure the same way? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  25. 25.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) see very tiny things
  26. 26.What does the tester do? (a) runs the tests (b) shares out the jobs (c) tracks what is used up (d) puts the model together
  27. 27.Which job does an aerospace engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) writes app software (c) designs factory machines (d) plans a space mission
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) biomedical (d) chemical
  29. 29.True or false: a dam helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to sell them at once (c) to decorate a room (d) to avoid testing
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a lift (d) a dam
  32. 32.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
  33. 33.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Imagine
  35. 35.🤝 In a design team, who collects the supplies? (a) team leader (b) builder (c) tester (d) materials manager
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Create
  37. 37.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹26. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  38. 38.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1000 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.🧪 The first prototype held 210 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 290 g. How many more grams did it hold?

Answer key

  1. grip and bend wire
  2. civil
  3. cut away from your body
  4. designs power lines
  5. True
  6. a dam
  7. a bridge
  8. Ask
  9. sketch three ideas
  10. True
  11. a limit you must keep to
  12. read the challenge rules
  13. wires a new building
  14. False
  15. False
  16. smooth a rough edge
  17. mechanical
  18. clear labelled sketches
  19. 18
  20. False
  21. chemical
  22. how can we build it?
  23. True
  24. good testing
  25. make power from sunlight
  26. runs the tests
  27. plans a space mission
  28. civil
  29. False
  30. to test ideas cheaply
  31. a rainbow
  32. safety goggles
  33. True
  34. Test
  35. materials manager
  36. Imagine
  37. 6
  38. False
  39. Yes
  40. 80

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