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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 363 · 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.True or false: an aerospace engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to change only one thing? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  3. 3.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a screwdriver (b) a hammer (c) a spanner (d) pliers
  5. 5.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guess, do not measure (b) use a new load each time (c) hide a failed test (d) change only one thing
  7. 7.🧪 What is a prototype? (a) an early test model (b) the final product (c) a sales poster (d) a broken part
  8. 8.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🤝 A team of 3 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a coral reef (c) a cloud (d) a mobile phone
  11. 11.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  12. 12.What does the team leader do? (a) puts the model together (b) shares out the jobs (c) tracks what is used up (d) runs the tests
  13. 13.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which is the LAST step? (a) load it with coins (b) build it with straws (c) sketch three ideas (d) strengthen the weak part
  14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Create (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  15. 15.True or false: an aerospace engineer designs power lines. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) listen and ask why (c) ignore it (d) laugh at it
  17. 17.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) turn a screw (c) drive in a nail (d) measure a long length
  18. 18.True or false: a civil engineer designs satellites. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) only if it is red (d) yes, always
  20. 20.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to decorate a room (b) to avoid testing (c) to test ideas cheaply (d) to sell them at once
  21. 21.True or false: a biomedical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹78. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  25. 25.🤝 In a design team, who shares out the jobs? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) team leader (d) recorder
  26. 26.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) safe (b) not safe
  27. 27.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a flyover? (a) chemical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) aerospace
  29. 29.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a tunnel (d) a solar panel
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs bicycle gears? (a) biomedical (b) electrical (c) civil (d) mechanical
  32. 32.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) the youngest child (b) an adult (c) any child alone (d) a stranger
  33. 33.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Create
  35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a mobile phone (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
  36. 36.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to use a cracked tool? (a) not safe (b) safe
  37. 37.Which job does an electrical engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) designs bicycle gears (c) designs factory machines (d) designs power lines
  38. 38.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Imagine
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) record every result (b) repeat each test (c) hide a failed test (d) measure the same way
  40. 40.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Create

Answer key

  1. False
  2. good testing
  3. True
  4. a spanner
  5. True
  6. change only one thing
  7. an early test model
  8. False
  9. 40
  10. a mobile phone
  11. good teamwork
  12. shares out the jobs
  13. strengthen the weak part
  14. Plan
  15. False
  16. listen and ask why
  17. turn a screw
  18. False
  19. no, it breaks a limit
  20. to test ideas cheaply
  21. True
  22. 21
  23. a constraint
  24. made by engineers
  25. team leader
  26. not safe
  27. True
  28. civil
  29. designs useful solutions
  30. a water filter
  31. mechanical
  32. an adult
  33. True
  34. Imagine
  35. a coral reef
  36. not safe
  37. designs power lines
  38. Ask
  39. hide a failed test
  40. Improve

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