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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 364 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a banyan tree
  2. 2.True or false: to follow the plan to build is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a volcano (c) a river (d) a bicycle
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹35. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) civil (b) biomedical (c) chemical (d) mechanical
  6. 6.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
  7. 7.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to run while holding tools? (a) not safe (b) safe
  8. 8.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs buildings, roads and bridges? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) computer (d) civil
  9. 9.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) civil (b) aerospace (c) electrical (d) biomedical
  10. 10.🧪 Why repeat a test three times? (a) to use more paper (b) it looks busy (c) to get reliable results (d) the first is wrong
  11. 11.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) while running (b) points down, closed (c) by the blades (d) points up, open
  12. 12.True or false: a mechanical engineer designs knee implants. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) ask who will use it (b) build the model (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) redesign after testing
  14. 14.🤝 A team plans for 40 minutes, builds for 25 minutes and then tests for 30 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  15. 15.True or false: a microscope helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) pick the build order (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) think of wild ideas (d) find the limits
  17. 17.True or false: to hide a failed test is good testing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to drive in a nail, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) recorder (b) team leader (c) builder (d) materials manager
  20. 20.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Create
  21. 21.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
  22. 22.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧪 Three prototype bridges were tested with the same method. Design A held 240 g, design B held 290 g and design C held 190 g. Which design was the strongest? (a) design C (b) design A (c) design B
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Imagine
  25. 25.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs car engines? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) electrical (d) chemical
  26. 26.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering works on aeroplanes and rockets? (a) computer (b) chemical (c) civil (d) aerospace
  27. 27.Which job does a biomedical engineer do? (a) makes medicines in bulk (b) plans a power grid (c) designs artificial limbs (d) designs a flyover
  28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a coral reef (c) a lift (d) a mountain
  29. 29.True or false: to measure an angle, use a protractor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to play near a moving drill is not safe. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to listen to every idea is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  33. 33.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: an electrical engineer lays out a highway. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🤝 A team of 3 shares 18 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 6 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) carry 10 coins (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) float for 1 minute
  37. 37.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to test it only once? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  38. 38.True or false: to find the limits is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) recorder (d) materials manager
  40. 40.What does the tester do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) checks the goals are met (c) keeps the team on track (d) puts the model together

Answer key

  1. a banyan tree
  2. False
  3. a bicycle
  4. 20
  5. mechanical
  6. safe
  7. not safe
  8. civil
  9. biomedical
  10. to get reliable results
  11. points down, closed
  12. False
  13. brainstorm many ideas
  14. 95
  15. False
  16. find the limits
  17. False
  18. False
  19. materials manager
  20. Ask
  21. reach a top floor fast
  22. True
  23. design B
  24. Test
  25. mechanical
  26. aerospace
  27. designs artificial limbs
  28. a lift
  29. True
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a bridge
  33. False
  34. False
  35. 36
  36. be under 30 cm tall
  37. poor testing
  38. False
  39. builder
  40. checks the goals are met

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